Located in Brooklyn and stocked with an incredibly large selection of yarn, needles, and anything else you could possibly want related to the hobby. If they don't have it, the store is more than happy to order it as well!

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This large, clean laundromat is open 24 hours a day, so you can do your own laundry or drop it off whenever you have time. Detergent and fabric softener are available for purchase, as are ice cream and other snacks. A handful of TVs, [more...]

What better way to say, "I love you forever" than by writing it on yourself. Forever. Johnny Depp and Angelina style. This place is clean, very friendly, and them made me feel right at home for my first time.

Come to this quaint, waterfront town for boat rentals/charters, to witness an active seaport, and to play on the beaches. If it's too cold for the beach, visit the antique shops, auctions, museums, and historic homes. If you feel like [more...]

Want to whisk her away for the day? This adorable waterfront community is known for glorious seafood restaurants and boating. There is a seaport museum (if that floats your boat), great small town shopping, and miles of lovely little [more...]

Catapano Dairy Farm has the most scrumptious and freshest Goat Cheese, yogurt, goat milk, skin care products, and education about goat dairy Farming. Yummy, lovely, and educational!

475 Riverside Dr
212/870-2931

This is an Ecumenical church headquarters with art galleries, concerts, educational programs, tours, and worship services. If you both feel like you should be going to church, but can't find a [more...]

Green-Wood cemetary, the resting place of Basquiat, Leonard Bernstein and a half million others. They offer fascinating walking tours in which you can learn about the sculpture and amazing history of this beautiful and slightly spooky, [more...]

Take a hot air balloon ride instead of the standard Autumn drive to take in the colors and sites of the Northeast. You can request a champagne flight, and sunrise and [more...]

This is a TEN day event - go day to day, for a weekend, or for all ten days. It's one big festival with food, drink, dance, theater, costumes...

The highlights of the weekend are the murder mysetery dinners (with wonderful [more...]

My boyfriend had a conference in Newark, of all places, last weekend. I promised him I would go to keep him company - both of us expecting that there would be nothing to do but hide in the hotel. But I actually had a great weekend. I [more...]

Our last weekend away was in North Adams - a four hour drive from the city. Mass MoCA has a "training ground for democracy" - a kind of avant-garde fun house that is one of the more amazing exhibits I've seen. After that, take full [more...]

Watch the sun go down behind NYC then settle in for a movie on the grass. It seems to be a local secret (sorry locals). You can buy food there, but not drinks. In fact they prohibit drinking in the park and seem somewhat serious about [more...]

On the first Sat after June 21, venture to the Coney Island Boardwalk for the giddiest parade ever. Participants dress like mermaids and King Neptune and stroll [more...]

Late March of every year you can see this "patriotic nod to the old country from floats of pseudo-classically dressed Hellenes." When Independence Day falls in the Orthodox Lent, the parade is shifted to April or May. It usually kicks [more...]

Festival of the Feast of San GennaroThis is a joyful event in honor of the patron saint of Naples, held along Mulberry St. The saint's statue is carried through the [more...]

In August of each year, got to this website to find some more information about Harlem Month. This is a month-long celebration of African, Caribbean and [more...]

Fleet Week is the annual welcome of sailors. There are all kinds of activities and events at the Intrepid Air and Space Museum every May. [more...]

Look out for announcements every April, when, at midnight some night, the animals from Ringling Brothers' Barnum & Bailey Circus parade to Madison Square Garden. It's a great, late night sense of the old carnival atmosphere.

For those who don't know, the Apple Store on Fifth Ave is a 24/7 shopping bonanza for Apple lovers and haters alike - let's face [more...]