From the East End of Long Island, Claire grew up coming to NYC & now gets to write about the best city every day! Her favorite borough is Queens (living in Astoria for 5 years), & on weekends she can be found at a local brewery, new restaurant, or reading the latest mystery novel.
As we anxiously await this year’s tree arrival, we can look forward to the annual tree lighting ceremony that takes over West 49th and 50th streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues with tens of thousands of multi-color...
From the Park to the Palace (hotel, that is), these stops are perfect to add to your route as you explore all the holiday fun in NYC. And if you’re looking for more items to add to your itinerary, definitely check...
Every year, the New York Transit Museum collaborates with the MTA to roll out vintage trains for an old-timey commute in celebration of the holiday magic in NYC. The longstanding tradition, dubbed Holiday Nostalgia Ride...
While watching the Thanksgiving Day Parade you must have wondered about all the behind-the-scenes work needed to pull off the massive event–well, you can actually get a sneak peek of all that work at the annual Balloon...
Saks Fifth Avenue was the latest to join in with a grand reveal and very special celebrity guest appearance from Jennifer Lawrence! Following shortly after Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s holiday window…...
After the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade had to go through some changes during Covid–in 2020 the parade was mostly virtual, the route shortened to only a block, and it was taped ahead of time rather than being air...
Along with it already being Thanksgiving week, the unveiling of Macy’s holiday windows is a telltale sign that the festive season is in full swing–and now they’ve officially been unveiled! One of the key par...
With the return of the holiday season comes the city’s iconic holiday window displays, mostly down Fifth Avenue. Though Saks Fifth Ave is perhaps the most famous—and theirs will go…...
Industry City in Brooklyn opened its very own outdoor ice skating rink, tucked in between wintery restaurants and holiday markets. And it’s almost back for the season! The rink will open this Friday, November 17th...
We can’t believe we’re already beginning to make plans for the holiday season, and Central Park’s Wollman Ice Rink is now officially open for the season! Located at 59th Street…...