summer brunch

somewhere in the upper west side - [map]
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Fresh from the farmers market.
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hello! ding dong!

the book of mormon | eugene o'neal theater | 23o W49th St - [map]
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Go see it if you can!
This is the most fun I have had at a musical (and I am not a fan of musicals).
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwqZudRk-8Y&feature=related
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afternoon in soho

somewhere in soho - [map]
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old & new

bowling green | financial district - [map]
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lonely shoes

brighton beach | brooklyn - [map]
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Poor little shoes... alone with the ocean...
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the fishing lesson

brighton beach | brooklyn - [map]
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beach conversation

brighton beach | brooklyn - [map]
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I wonder what that conversation was about. Probably in Russian.
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surf rescue

brighton beach - [map]
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battery park

battery park - [map]
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yum!

dovetail | upper west side - [map]
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raspberry vanilla bavarian
peach-thyme sorbet
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battery park

battery park - [map]
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times square by night

times square - [map]
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Q1: How can you get tired of that view?
Q2: How many taxis in this picture?
Q3: How many tourists in this picture?
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1 centre street

1 centre street - [map]
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pretty little thing

auréole | 135 W42nd St | [map]
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Fig tart
toasted almond ice cream, balsamic caramel
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Ah restaurant week... a good excuse to try a few nice restaurants, serving pretty little things.
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please refrain from sitting on the succulents

wave hill - [map]
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On these chairs, you do not sit.
(as opposed to yesterday's chair)

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a lounge chair with a view

wave hill - [map]
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And what a view: a beautiful, serene garden ; exuberant mixed borders/herb garden ; the breathtaking Hudson River , ...
The perfect setting to catch up on that summer reading!
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Here's what you can admire when you sit on this one:



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Insider tip: it is free on Saturday before noon. For New Yorkers that is. For the others, it is worth the contribution to support a local public park. And such a pretty one, that is.
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nyc bouquet

wave hill - [map]
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in da bronx

wave hill - [map]
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Ok, ok, it's Riverdale. But it is the Bronx.
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j'suis la plus belle!

The little fourteen-year-old dancer - Edgar Degas ca. 1879- bronze, partly tinted, with cotton skirt and satin hair ribbon
Metropolitan Museum of Art - [map]
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"I'm the prettiest around!" is what I always thought she was thinking.
With that poise and attitude, who would disagree?
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a beautiful sunset

midtown manhattan - [map]
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star-bangled celebration

avery fisher hall | lincoln center - [map]
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happy birthday, america!

junior's cheesecake | grand central station - [map]
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Happy fourth!
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serenade under a tree

wave hill - [map]
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park avenue & 40ish - [map]
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building reflection

park avenue & 40ish - [map]
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