January 11th, 2013.  It started out like any other Friday.  I snoozed my iPhone alarm the requisite 3 times, then got up to get ready for work.  Only to find this handwritten note scrawled onto a piece of scrap paper and taped to the wall:     Rolling my eyes, I thought nothing of it. [...]

As a blogger in NYC, I’m constantly on the hunt for quiet, non-distracting spots to read, research, and write.  Coffee shops can be a great go-to, but sometimes you need solitude without all the activity of your neighborhood spot…(not to mention the annoyed glances from the barista after you’ve taken up a table for hours [...]

This contest has officially ended.  A huge New York thank you to all who participated, and congrats to our winner, Mads!  Stay tuned for more exciting UsedYorkCity.com giveaways! We must have caught a severe case of spring fever over here at UsedYorkCity, cause we just can’t stop with the giveaways!  This time we’re delighted to be [...]

If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you’re well aware that my two favorite food groups are wine and cheese.  Two “groups” that, when enjoyed alone, are wonderful.  But when paired together with their perfect other half…orgasmic.  The perfect harmony and balance between the two is an example of two components coming together [...]

One of my favorite ways to explore different niches of NYC is through the myriad of classes available.  Whatever your fancy…fencing to fiction, cooking to crochet, you can bet that somewhere in this big city of ours there’s a class dedicated to just that.     I’ve been a student in classes ranging from wine [...]