What goes up, must come down. . . although with rooftop view, and a yummy brunch, you may want to stay atop New York City for the entire day.  In a city where you can spend most of your days looking up at all the skyscrapers, it will be a pleasant change of pace to enjoy a delicious meal and a location that allows you to look down.
This summer, visitors and residents can retreat to the rooftops to not only take in spectacular views of our City from many different vantage points, but also enjoy some excellent food and drink,” …read more

If you are visiting New York and looking for an oasis in the middle of the city, check out 585-acre Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Many people who visit or move to NYC are surprised to find such an incredible park inside the busy borough.
Home to the Prospect Park Zoo, a 90-acre meadow, Brooklyn’s only forest and a 60-acre lake, it’s truly a green paradise. You can enjoy a day of fishing, birdwatching, picnicking and much more.
Prospect Park is also home to many outdoor concerts, nature tours, festivals, activities for kids, horseback riding, boating, sports and other outdoor fun. In the …read more

I don’t like television. I watch two shows when I catch them; What’s With That House (duh), and Ace of Cakes. But for a million bucks I can’t tell you their regular times. If I notice one is on I’ll watch a green home show. Other than that I just forget to watch TV.
Except… I take a break on Sunday night around 12 to 1am or so (I keep weird hours) and watch whatever is on for an hour. For the last few months that was the Food Network Challenge (I know, it’s like a disease). So, Amy …read more

Apparently, the housing market in New York City is really starting to heat up. Adam Dougherty, an artist who lives in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, recently put his backyard treehouse up for rent on the Craigslist web site.
Adam intended for the posting to have been a gag, but within a week, he’d received over 30 responses from interested renters, vacationers and even some prospective buyers. He was asking $150 for the rental. No mention of whether that was per week or month.
Article at wnbc.com is here.