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General Information • Landmarks Beyond the obvious crowd-pleasers, New York City landmarks Guggenheim (Map 17) is one of New York’s most unique are super-subjective. One person’s favorite cobblestoned and distinctive buildings (apparently there’s some art alley is some developer’s idea of prime real estate. Bits of old inside, too). The Cathedral of St. John the Divine (Map New York disappear to differing amounts of fanfare and 18) has a very medieval vibe and is the world’s largest make room for whatever it is we’ll be romanticizing in the unfinished cathedral—a much cooler destination than the future. Ain’t that the circle of life? The landmarks discussed eternally crowded St. Patrick’s Cathedral (Map 12). are highly idiosyncratic choices, and this list is by no means complete or even logical, but we’ve included an array of places, from world famous to little known, all worth visiting. Great Public Buildings Once upon a time, the city felt that public buildings should inspire civic pride through great architecture. Coolest Skyscrapers Head downtown to view City Hall (Map 3) (1812), Most visitors to New York go to the top of the Empire State Tweed Courthouse (Map 3) (1881), Jefferson Market Building (Map 9), but it’s far more familiar to New Yorkers Courthouse (Map 5) (1877—now a library), the Municipal from afar—as a directional guide, or as a tip-off to obscure Building (Map 3) (1914), and a host of other court- holidays (orange & white means it’s time to celebrate houses built in the early 20th century. -
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09_573837 ch05.qxd 12/14/04 11:17 PM Page 85 5 Family-Friendly Dining In the gastronomic universe, New revolving showcase of whipped York has a fair number of star-quality cream–topped desserts. A number of restaurants, but are they worth it if trendy retro coffee shops have opened you’re eating out with your kids? in recent years, adding upscale parent- Fuhgeddaboudit. Le Bernardin and pleasing food to the traditional menu Nobu be damned—what I look for of burgers, omelets, and grilled cheese these days is a restaurant that’s noisy sandwiches. and casual, where the service is rela- I’m not a big fan of eating at side- tively speedy, and where the menu walk tables—I’d rather get away from includes at least one or two items from traffic and exhaust—but as soon as the my kids’ major food groups: chicken weather warms up, many families opt fingers, burgers, pasta, pancakes, and for restaurants with sidewalk seating. pizza, any or all of which could come The open-air arrangement minimizes with a side of fries. You can find your child’s noise, provides endless plenty of such restaurants in New distraction, and makes messes less York, and they won’t cost you an arm important (there’s always a pigeon or and a leg. two around to peck up dropped DINING OUT WITH YOUR KIDS french fries after you’ve cleared off). You know a restaurant welcomes kids Knowing how many Manhattan when they’ve printed up a place mat restaurants don’t work for smaller chil- for young customers to color and dren, for the most part I’ve tried to when you get to keep the crayons steer you towards those that do, you’re given to color it with. -
September 2013 Full Board Minutes
THE CITY OF NEW YORK MANHATTAN COMMUNITY BOARD 3 59 East 4th Street - New York, NY 10003 Phone (212) 533- 5300 - Fax (212) 533- 3659 www.cb3manhattan.org - [email protected] Gigi Li, Board Chair Susan Stetzer, District Manager September 2013 Full Board Minutes Meeting of Community Board #3 held on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 6:30pm at PS 20, 166 Essex Street. Public Session: . Ann Mitcheltree: Spoke regarding the importance of union labor to city services. Dale Goodson: Speaking on behalf of Ave. A Neighborhood Assoc., clarified that his group is not a "one- issue" group but are misunderstood because they are only heard speaking against saturation of liquor licenses. Paul Seres: Spoke on behalf of the DL asking to meet with community group. Edwin Morris: Spoke to say that the DL is a good looking place with a lot of security and discipline. The management has been receptive to a lot of community pressure. Jonas Pelli: Speaking as Assistant Manager of the DL, spoke to say that they have accommodated community (including the hotel across the street) and invited community groups against the DL to speak with them. Morris Faitelewicz: Speaking as CB3 member and board member of a housing development, spoke against blocking curb cuts – he complained that drivers ignore them and police do not enforce the law. Vaylateena Jones: Speaking for LES Power Partnership, spoke regarding First Aid and CPR training (Friday 10/11 from 6:30-9:30). Also spoke to remind community that deadline for WTC Victims Compensation Fund is October 3. Ty Trippett: Spoke to thank SLA committee for denying renewal of the permit for the DL. -
New York Table of Contents
SUMMER 2011 Cheap Living... OPIA’s Guide to Affordable Housing, Transportation, Food, and Fun in Major Cities for HLS Students Spending a Summer Working in the Public Interest Published by: Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising Harvard Law School Pound Hall 329 Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 495-3108 New York Table of Contents Introduction 1 Housing 2 Transportation 3 Food 5 Entertainment 21 Cheap Weekends 24 Cheap Stuff 32 Congratulations! You’ve gotten a great public Cheap Living remains a work in progress. interest internship. You’re ready for the challenges Restaurants and attractions continuously open and and rewards of your job, but are you ready to close. If you notice any listing is out of date or if move to, navigate, and enjoy a new city on a you have suggestions or additions for future years, modest salary? please let us know! It can be difficult to live cheaply in some of the A very special thanks to all of the 1L Section Reps world’s most expensive (and exciting) cities, so who researched and wrote this year’s Cheap Living OPIA and the 1L Public Interest Section Guides. Even in the midst of exams, the Auction, Representatives have put together a guide to give Ames, and everything else that consumes 1L year, you a few tips on how to get by (and have fun) on they made time to make sure that their classmates a public interest salary. We’ll tell you how to find get the most out of their public interest summer safe, inexpensive housing, get around in the city, internship experience. -
May 2013 Full Board Minutes
THE CITY OF NEW YORK MANHATTAN COMMUNITY BOARD 3 59 East 4th Street - New York, NY 10003 Phone (212) 533- 5300 - Fax (212) 533- 3659 www.cb3manhattan.org - [email protected] Gigi Li, Board Chair Susan Stetzer, District Manager May 2013 Full Board Minutes Meeting of Community Board #3 held on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 6:30pm at PS 20, 166 Essex Street. Public Session: Kate Temple-West (Children's Magical Garden): Possible to keep garden where it is and maintain the space. Feng Chen (Children's Magical Garden): A high school senior who grew up using the garden and could not imagine not having the garden. Dalia Rodriguez (Children's Magical Garden): High school senior supporting garden Teresa Devore (Children's Magical Garden): Teaches across the street from the garden. She created a school project for the garden to clean it up, create multi-lingual signs for the garden and write letters to elected officials. Students learned English better and learned other hands-on skills in the garden. Emily Wiechers (Children's Magical Garden): Walks by the garden with her son when dropping him off for school. Her son was told he was trespassing when he went to ask what has happening to the garden. PS 20 has organized a fundraiser for the garden and there is a petition people can sign. Raymond Figueroa (Children's Magical Garden): President of the NYC Community Garden Coalition – we need community gardens for education, environmental stabilization and community stabilization. Community gardens help cultivate stewards for sustainability. Aresh Javadi (Children's Magical Garden): The garden has made me feel at home in this city. -
Arts & Entertainment • Restaurants Arts & Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment • Restaurants Arts & Entertainment • Restaurants Eating out in New York...why do we do it? Because mortar location, Daisy May’s BBQ USA (Map 11), (while garter-clad waitresses wearing vintage 7) (Korean); Nobu (Map 2) and about 40 others our kitchens are small, we’re too busy, and hey, co-owned by Adam Perry Lang (Le Cirque, Daniel, headwear sexily saunter around), and not caring (Japanese);) Babbo (Map 6), Felidia (Map 13), Il cooking is probably only 15% cheaper. Or at Chanterelle), has multiple street carts throughout at all what the food tastes like. Momofuku Noodle Mulino (Map 6), Sfoglia (Map 17), i Trulli (Map least that’s what we tell ourselves when we’re the city where you can fetch a hearty bowl of Bar (Map 7) and its new offshoot Momofuku 10), and countless others (Italian); Ghenet (Map 6) spending $81 on a hamburger (Old Homestead award-winning “Bowl’O Red” Texas-style chili for Ssam Bar (Map 6) lure in lovers of noodles and and Zoma (Map 19) (Ethiopian); Eight Mile Creek Steakhouse (Map 5). But even those of us who $7 and some serious ‘cue. Ethnic food has always all things porky, but of course don’t go to either (Map 6) (Australian); Balthazar (Map 6), Chante- love to cook can’t resist the allure of some of the been a great friend to eaters on a budget. Viet- if you’re in any kind of a rush. And for those of you relle (Map 2), Café D’Alsace (Map 17), La Lun- best and most varied cuisine in the world.