Sombrero

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Tucked between a Swiss and an Italian restaurant, Scent Elate brings Eastern spirituality to the neighborhood. With the doors swung open, the aromas were an enticing trail that led me into this tiny boutique packed with an array of incense, candles, soaps, oils and lotions. Scent Elate also has books … read more
“We plant, we learn and we see the sun,” read the sign that caught my attention before I even looked inside the fence and noticed the garden. The Marian S. Heiskell Garden opened in 1997, named in honor of a woman who worked tirelessly to preserve New York City. Marian Heiskell sat on many boards and … read more
The impressive Art Deco architecture and design of the Belvedere Hotel’s exterior lingers on from its original construction in the 1920s, although the interior was completely renovated in 2012.
The Midtown West School (PS 212) and the Professional Performing Arts High School cohabitate in the same grand Beaux-Arts building, which housed PS 17 until 1989.
Opened in 1990, the Professional Performing Arts High School has been a magnet for performing artists from grades six through twelve. It counts Britney Spears, Alicia Keys, Claire Danes and Jesse Eisenberg among its alumni.