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Scenes from New York: On the Run

Sunday, April 29th, 2012
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Over the past several years, I’ve been amazed at how much of New York I’ve discovered during my daily runs. I found some fantastic restaurants,

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Woman Around Town Celebrates
Five New York Press Club Awards

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
by on Woman Around Town

The New York Press Club gathered on June 13 at the Water Club to honor great writing and Woman Around Town was among those singled

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Mole Mexican Restaurant—For Cinco de Mayo or Anytime

Thursday, May 5th, 2011
by on Dining Around

Away from the bustle of the city in a beautiful pocket of Williamsburg overlooking the East River is the fourth location of Mole, headed by

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New York Press Club Honors Woman Around Town’s Writers

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
by on Living Around

The Water Club was the perfect place for recognizing the winners of the New York Press Club’s 2010 Journalism Awards. Alix Cohen and Carol Toscano

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Woman Around Town: Carol Tweedy–Making People Strong

Sunday, March 21st, 2010
by on Woman Around Town

Carol Tweedy is a slim, active, high-energy person, as befits the Executive Director of Asphalt Green (AG), New York’s unique not-for-profit sports and fitness center

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Asphalt Green—An Oasis in Manhattan

Sunday, March 21st, 2010
by on Living Around

The Asphalt Green complex—two buildings linked by a green Super Turf athletic field—is a low-rise oasis amidst the Upper East Side’s high-rise apartment towers. Rimmed

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Queens’ Best Kept Secret—The Socrates Sculpture Park

Sunday, February 7th, 2010
by on Playing Around

The Socrates Sculpture Park is one of Queens’ best-kept (and free!) secrets. Located at the very tip of Long Island City, the park is open

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On the Waterfront: Photographs on the Edge

Friday, September 18th, 2009
by on Playing Around

The New York waterfront has been essential to the life of the city. It has also been the source of endless fascination for photographers, from

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