The NYC Nomad

I love this project.  I moved from Midland Beach to Tompkinsville in Staten Island on Sunday.  Thanks for the ride, Laura!  I went from living with a couple in their 20′s to a couple in their 70′s (well, Alan actually just became a UFO – more on this later).  My new room was the Verazanno [...]

Graphic Credit:  Juli Sombat from Red Hook It’s been quite a year since I packed up, hit the road, and decided to become an urban nomad.  I’ve lived in over 35 neighborhoods in and around NYC and recently hit my fifth borough (Staten Island, at last!). I’m celebrating by having a get together at Idle Hands Bar (which has over 50 beers [...]

Stayed With Laura and Abe, who enabled my first trip to Staten Island.  They were complete strangers and read the article in the New York Times.  I met them on the Upper West Side on Sunday (where Abe grew up) and we drove back to their home in Midland Beach.  And it is a home.  I [...]

The Basilio Inn is perhaps Staten Island‘s oldest restaurant.  It’s celebrating its 90th year, and  the nomad sponsored dinner was here on a Friday evening.  The food was superb, particularly the Penne alla Norma.  They also had two excellent lamb dishes.  The restaurant is located in an old Carriage house and certainly has an old [...]