Tag: nyc
member name: Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R.
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June 22, 2007 09:40 AM EDT --
As I was eating in a small restaurant, a man and woman were finishing up their meal in the next booth.
They were getting ready to pay for their meal, each pulling bills out of a wallet. The woman's . . .
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July 06, 2007 03:32 PM EDT --
I went to work first - and clocked in. I met with the other teacher who was going. The students met us upstairs - we're hoping that others hadn't been turned away by school . . .
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July 24, 2007 01:13 PM EDT --
I left the house fairly early - about 8:30 a.m. First I went to my favorite breakfast place - what they call a "New York" omelet is spinach, broccoli and other veggies - there's a glass . . .
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February 09, 2008 06:16 PM EST --
Last Saturday we'd seen Asian artifacts at the Natural History Museum. During the week, one of the students who goes on these Saturday trips had been at the Chinese New Year's . . .
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March 15, 2008 05:55 PM EDT --
The weather in the spring in NYC can be VERY changable. One day in the upper 50s, the next with snow and freezing winds. So planning a trip to
the zoo is an iffy process. We watched the weather forcast . . .
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April 12, 2008 08:15 PM EDT --
All last week, we've been watching the local weather report - rain, heavy at times all day long, soaking rain, thundershowers the whole day, rain starting Friday and continuing through Saturday... . . .
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June 29, 2008 04:46 PM EDT --
That's what Fairway calls itself. It opened a store (super duper market) near me many years ago - I always tell myself to go there regularly, because when I go rarely I end up carrying home far too . . .
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January 25, 2008 11:43 AM EST --
After the noise of two nights ago, I did a LOT of research. I checked out many articles about apartment noise; I contacted a specialist in noise pollution; I talked with many people. One overriding theme . . .
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July 13, 2007 07:48 PM EDT --
Again we met at the school. This time there were five students - two new and one missing from last week. Some had their weekday transit passes, so were covered for getting to the trip . . .
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August 08, 2007 08:10 AM EDT --
I spend time going to movies and dinner with a man who is an Orthodox Jew. This means in order to eat dinner, we have to find Kosher restaurants.
There's one on 72nd Street on the north side . . .
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August 28, 2007 04:39 PM EDT --
I stopped at the Goodwill Industries store today.
I bought a cutlery organizer - I'll use it on the shelf below my computer for pens, pencils, etc. It fits nicely and keeps those things handy! . . .
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November 20, 2007 02:47 PM EST --
I've been to the restaurant before, with my movie buddy. This time I went alone. For some reason, there are a LOT of people eating there alone. The food is good and . . .
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January 05, 2008 01:20 PM EST --
I worked for three hours with one of my favorite students! ONE!
I coordinate the final exam for my science classes - photocopied, added a cover sheet, stapled...
I photocopied and stapled the final exam . . .
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April 07, 2008 05:07 AM EDT --
I finally got my taxes done! I got to the accountant's neighborhood feeling slightly anxious - I'd forgotten my checkbook AND his address. I kept circling around till I found his office. . . .
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August 06, 2008 06:08 PM EDT --
author John Mosedale
This writer had worked for CBS news for 30 year and retired about 10 years ago. Since he is also a New Yorker, a Manhattanite, I could relate not only to the free time, but to . . .
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December 06, 2008 07:29 PM EST --
At least in the Union Square area.
First stop was the west side - I mailed some books and went to B&N to buy the last book in the Twilight series. Oops - got the second one by mistake, so stopped . . .
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January 11, 2009 09:33 PM EST --
author: Ian Frazier
This book was nothing like I had expected.
Turned out to be a collection of articles by a magazine writer originally from Ohio. He lived in various places in New York and environs . . .
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February 14, 2009 02:24 PM EST --
My movie buddy and I decided to branch out and go to a museum exhibit. This one is precious - sweet, has a strong emotional impact, and you can take the kids!
Alexander Calder is the INVENTOR . . .
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November 10, 2009 03:09 PM EST --
Many of small children in NYC are in the care of nannies during the day. Many of these nannies, at least the ones on the upper West Side of Manhattan are Spanish speaking.
What I've noticed more . . .
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December 08, 2007 04:23 PM EST --
... to the museum
(American Museum of Natural History - www.amnh.org )
With four students and another teacher... I am so glad I'd bought the membership - family style - for two adults . . .
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