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 temporary hospitals are starting to pop up all over NYC, from the Javits Center to Central Park, Mayor Bill de Blasio added to the list yesterday afternoon (March 31). At a daily press conference he announced that th...
Following suit from the U.K., Spain and Italy, NYC joined the world in thanking all of its essential workers with a round of applause on Friday (March 27). The city-wide clap was organized via social media and asked res...
Mayor de Blasio announced in a press conference this afternoon that Alternate Side Parking will be suspended for an additional two weeks, through at least April 14. He previously had only been suspending it for a few da...
You can’t go to the museum, but the museum can come to you! The Museum of Modern Art (better known as MoMA) has loads of online offerings, so you can still get your fill of art from your house while they are close...
The Brooklyn Museum has an amazing tradition: on the first Saturday of every month they are open until 11pm for an entirely free night of programming including art, music, dance and more. It’s an event most Brookl...
Though almost everything is NYC is closed (non-essential, that is), construction sites have remained open. Many New Yorkers were concerned because the industry involved groups of people in close contact, and also becaus...
In only one week’s time, the Army Corps of Engineers has transformed the Jacob K. Javits Center into four field hospitals to help support local hospitals with an overflow of coronavirus patients. It was officially...
Coronavirus has done a lot to disrupt our daily life in NYC, and if stopping at your favorite neighborhood bodega is one of those routines you’re really missing, have no fear. Thanks to a brand new app called My B...
Though the Empire State Building has been lit in its classic white since the coronavirus pandemic hit NYC, that’s about to change. The building managers just shared that they have a new plan for lighting up the to...
Sauce Pizzeria, which has locations in the East Village, Lower East Side and Herald Square, is making sure NYC medical workers get fed. And the best part? You can help! The newcomer pizzeria, known for its unique flavor...