Filter by our Side PicksI began my meandering in the mostly residential east side of 28th Street and was instantly intrigued by Suits and Skirts. Opened recently by three young guys from New Jersey, this cleaners has adopted a greener approach … read more
The name, the color scheme, the flyer: it all caught my attention, and I had to have a conversation with the gentlemen at this cleaners. It is not everyday that one finds three childhood friends from Princeton, New Jersey, who decide that a great entrepreneurial idea might be to open a cleaners. Well … read more
For a small church tucked away on 28th, Our Lady of the Scapular has quite a history. Building began in 1865 after having been designed by James Renwick, the architect of famed St. Patrick’s Cathedral. From 1868-1879, Constantino Brumidi, whose work also shows in the United States Capitol building, … read more
My husband and I discovered a market called Kalustyan’s when we first lived in the city, over thirty years ago, however, they have been a staple on Lexington Avenue since 1944. It is a terrific place to find all kinds of interesting Middle Eastern and Indian ingredients at very low prices, but it was … read more
Having had an excellent dining experience at Pippali on 27th Street, we were eager to eat at Pradeep Shinde’s well known Chennai. We stopped by for the economical lunch ($8.95) one day where we found all of the dishes on the buffet to … read more
Having lived in England for a year and a half, I entered The Churchill with a huge smile on my face…and left still glowing. A quintessential, dark-paneled British Pub that opened at the end of 2011, there is a large bar, an extensive beer list and homey English classics, including fish and chips and … read more
For half a century, Kessler’s has been mixing the tasteful with the everyday for its midtown east clientele…and delivering sterling results. According to owner Steven Kaiden, “we are completely focused on the neighborhood,” drawing local business people by day and a loyal crowd from the many … read more
In the middle of the east side of Manhattan, where large windows offer views of 28th Street, sits a tasty envoy from the Middle East. Opened by a husband and wife team in the spring of 2011 after a fire destroyed their previous location on 39th, Byblos is a Lebanese restaurant, with an emphasis placed … read more
Erected in 1904, the Prince George served for many years as a luxury hotel in the heart of the City. Over time, however, it fell into disrepair. Common Ground, an organization founded with the goal of supporting homeless people, bought the building in 1999 and refurbished it to provide hundreds of housing … read more
Fabio Camardi – the charming owner both of this restaurant and Mercato on West 39th Street – announced as we walked inside his brand new restaurant that it had taken two years to complete his renovation. He went on … read more
