Vanessa's Dumplings

I can quit whenever I want.

The Paris

60 years of fancy movies and fancy ladies.

Way to go F train

A farmer in Bangladesh was awarded a prize for killing over 83,000 rats...

"Hey, where's my prize?" said the F train.

Ah, come on guys!

Press play. My favorite part is 1912, but 1828 is nice too.  

Shine

I was all alone on the J train this afternoon and decided to sing really loud.

UCB

We saw Chevy Chase surprise host a free improv show at UCB last night. The only thing that sucked was that I couldn't eat him up.

Naïve Cliché Façade

When I'm riding the D train over the Manhattan Bridge, I like to pretend I'm some old-school city kid or aspiring boxer, but most of the time I look around to find none of that fantastical urban grit. All that is over for now.

Black Tie Gala

 Not too far beyond your less memorable dreams.

When I die

I'm going to ask God to let me be the one to hose down that street.

The View

I love to look up 2nd Ave from the tables at Whole Foods. A friend of mine who loves WF hates how it makes him miss the old (90s) New York.

Municipal Archives

   
 

The most fun you can have with your clothes on, to borrow a phrase.

Stuck

 

Go ahead, click to enlarge.

The Luncheonette

Found this one today at the end of my street. Don't ever leave me.

THE HEAT IS ON

Guilt-free rosy cheeks and tank tops until March.

$

I am not spending a single dollar until December 1st.

Martha My Dear

 

I met this amazing creature at Partners & Spade last week. She brought her own camera and went straight for the good stuff.

Bike Polo in the Median

I really admire people who are good at getting involved.

Tenement Living

I'm not being silly; I live in a tenement y'all! Back when all unpoor people lived in single-fam houses, apartment buildings were simply called tenements. It became a bad word because they were wretched. The first ones didn't have toilets or water and many didn't have windows. The second ones had more windows, but many were just to hallways and others looked out on shafts that were often used as a toilet/dumpster/pet cemetery. The third ones were a little better, but large families still lived in 350 square foot rat holes like mine. The beautiful facades and interior detail blow my mind, given that these buildings were designed to sardinify working-class immigrants. Still haven't been to the Tenement Museum and it's only two blocks away.

The Lower East Side in the 1890's.

I can see the Chrysler Building when I stick my head out my window and look north.

They were huge in the 70's

I took this  for an architectural survey of the East Village not knowing that it was once the back door of CBGB, where the picture from this album cover was taken. CBGB or CBGB's? I also saw the dad from The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players walking up 2nd Ave today. They mention CBGB in one of their songs and call it CBGB's.

   

Lye Berry

Pratt Library. Walky onny glass!

The Glory

The glory of 5th Avenue inspires even those on foot.