When you travel, you might forget to pack your workout clothes. Not to worry. W Hotels is joining with Puma athletic clothing to offer a new line of gear called TrainAway. Beginning May 31, you can buy Puma jackets ($135), shirts ($50), shorts ($55) and sneakers with a hidden slot for a key card ($140)…
If you’re looking for unusual ice cream flavors, try The Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory in New York’s Chinatown. It features a Black Sesame ice cream, as well as other exotic flavors like Avocado, Wasabi and Taro, plus Oreo Cookie, Butter Pecan and Mint Chip. Check out their funky Web site. A: 65 Bayard Street…
Prada. Tiffany & Co. Saks Fifth Avenue. Bergdorf Goodman. FAO Schwartz. And Apple Computer? If you think I’m mixing apples and oranges, look who just opened its newest retail store last Friday in Manhattan on 59th & Fifth Avenue. The store, Apple’s 147th, will feature a 32-foot glass cube entrance, a glass-and-steel circular staircase, 24-hour…
Want to start your vacation in style? Shiny black town cars and stretch limos are so yesterday. Literally. Starting today, US Helicopter, a company, based in Bridgeport, Conn, will offer hourly service, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport (6 East River Piers), and East 34th Street Heliport (499 East. 34th Street…
Each November, the Marriott Marquis Hotel at New York’s Times Square hosts the 8th Annual Chocolate Show. Last year, it included a Fashion Show where 22 pastry chefs and chocolatiers created unique, delicious and wearable fashions for models in a benefit bash. Some of the taste-tempting treats included Chocolate Passion Ravioli with Ricotta Souffle Fritter,…
For decades, the Waldof-Astoria Hotel was the place to stay in New York City for stars, the nouveau riche and anyone with class. Now, Hilton Hotels Corp. will create a new luxury brand using the name as the “Waldorf-Astoria Collection” to identify the Manhattan property plus three resorts Hilton has acquired the rights to manage….
I’m pretty lucky. Of all the times I’ve been to New York over the years for business or pleasure, only once did I witness a strike. And it was for sanitation workers, in winter. So while piles of garbage bags were on every curb throughout Manhattan, they didn’t stink like they could have in the…
Tired of the same old, same old in upscale cross-Atlantic flights? Try Eos, a new airline for discerning travelers offering daily flights between NYC’s JFK and London’s Stansted International. It launched in October, offering 21 sq. ft. of space per passenger and plans to give Virgin Atlantic and British Airways a run for their money…
I’ve ridden in a Lincoln Towncar, a Limo and dozens of Yellow Cabs in Manhattan. Except for the sidewalk gawkers trying to stare through the smoked windows of the first two, they’re all pretty much the same. But now, there’s OZOcar –– calling itself New York’s first and only eco-luxury car service. With the entire…
At the colorful Dévi Restaurant on E. 18th Street near 5th Avenue, fushion cocktails like the Gin Petal are $12. The wait staff are dressed in matching saffron-colored costumes. And the celebrity chefs Suvir Saran and Hemant Mathur from India have taken authentic subcontinent dishes a bit more upscale with specialties like Manchurian cauliflower, tandoori…
There are neighborhood street festivals. Then there are annual street festivals that draw 1 million people. And the 78th Annual Feast of San Gennaro is definitely the latter. In fact, it’s New York City’s oldest, biggest and best one, converging on Little Italy to honor the patron saint of Naples. It’s got parades. It’s got…
In traffic signage, yellow usually means caution. But in New York City, thanks to a Massively Authored Art Project (MAAP), every Yellow Arrow tells a story as they’re popping up all over the five buroughs to identify unique or interesting locations in “the secret New York.” From PSFK: In a high tech twist, when you…