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.
Even during this challenging time, it’s spring and that means there are still signs of new life! In its fluffiest, most adorable form: newly hatched penguin chicks. Along with its general animal updates, The Bronx...
After convention centers and sports complexes, now NYC Parks are becoming spaces to construct temporary hospitals. Last week tent hospitals were being constructed in Central Park, and this week the city’s third la...
Full refunds, not vouchers! As people rush to cancel or rebook their flights this month and in the coming months due to COVID-19, many have run into the issue of airlines not being very…amenable…to refunding...
The NYPD and other government agencies have been patrolling NYC Parks and streets to warn people if they’re not practicing safe enough social distancing measures (at least six feet apart), and now they will fine p...
In Governor Cuomo’s press conference this morning, he said that data showed the coronavirus curve is potentially flattening right now. He started off explaining that the number of NYC deaths has been effectively f...
If you’re on the hunt for a little extra greenery in your day, this map from the NYC Parks Department shows where every single tree on NYC streets is planted. The NYC Street Tree Map is the “the world’s most...
To help encourage social distancing, the NYC Parks Department has launched a new platform called “Parks at Home.” Although NYC Parks are still open are people are allowed to get some fresh air each day, some...
Although The Bronx Zoo is closed to the public, the dedicated zookeepers are still there caring for the animals everyday. And lucky for us, they’ve been posting the most adorable updates on their Instagram! ItR...
New Yorkers are all coming together to help fight coronavirus, and that includes hotels as well. What started with the Four Seasons Hotel on 57th Street, has expanded to include many other NYC hotels. The Four Seasons i...
Although you can’t go the library to pick up books anymore, you can still get lots of reading done while you’re at home! It’s all thanks to the New York Public Library’s e-book reader app, Simply...