Category Archives: New York Stories
A Giant Celebration!
by Karissa, Reservations Manager One of my fondest memories as a young girl was watching Giants Football every Sunday after church with my Grandpa! Now at the time I wasn’t quite as into it as my older brothers and my … Continue reading →
Filed under New York Stories, NYC Sports
Tagged as Eli Manning, Giants parade, Mario Manningham, Super Bowl Champions, Victor Cruz
Guest Blog: Jay-Z’s Newly Renovated 40/40 Club
From our friends at Nitetables Last week Jay-Z made headlines when daughter Blue Ivy — his first child with wife Beyoncé — came into the world. Now the music mogul is hours away from another newsworthy event: the rebirth of … Continue reading →
Filed under New York Restaurants, New York Stories
Tagged as 40/40 Club, Jay-Z, Nitetables
What’s your New York Resolution?
by Louise, Community Manager It’s 2012! Happy New Year! Whether you rung it in in the madness of Times Square, in the quiet company of loved ones, or something in between I hope it was a wonderful way to start … Continue reading →
Filed under New York Stories, NYC
Tagged as New Years Resolution, new york city, NYC
The Blind Leading the Blind
by Louise, Community Manager What would you do if you couldn’t see? How would your every day life be changed? We might think about this theoretically every now and then, but without being faced with the reality there is little … Continue reading →
Filed under New York Sightseeing, New York Stories
Tagged as Dialog in the Dark, South Street Seaport, Unique New York experiences
Be a kid again at The Lion King
by Louise, Community Manager Last night, three of us NYG-ers took a trip to the Minskoff theater to see The Lion King. The lights went down and the famous refrain “Nants ingonyama bagithi baba” (“here comes a lion”) rang out … Continue reading →
A Key West Sunset in New York
by Richard, CEO 1500 miles or so away from New York City lays the city of Key West, Florida. It’s a place of sun and beaches and ocean and lots and lots of places to have a drink. Just about … Continue reading →
Filed under New York Stories
October Snow
by Richard, CEO The weather forecasters get it wrong so often that when it happens like they predicated, it really is surprising. So it was this past Saturday. After being inside/underground for an hour, I emerged at 11AM on Saturday … Continue reading →
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The Bodies Exhibit
by William, New York Guest concierge Disclaimer: Contains some photos from the Bodies Exhibit which may not appeal to everyone. Proceed with caution! Since the dawn of time, the human species has been intrigued by exactly how our bodies work; … Continue reading →
Filed under New York Sightseeing, New York Stories
It’s true! New Yorkers are nice!
by Richard, CEO Like nearly everyone these days, I am attached to my smart phone – in my case an Android. So when I noticed that it had gone missing, I envisioned hours and days spent trying to duplicate what … Continue reading →
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Visiting the 9/11 Memorial
by Ash, New York Guest Concierge This past weekend, I had my first opportunity to visit the newly opened 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site with close family members. I am very fortunate that we reserved our tickets … Continue reading →
Filed under New York Sightseeing, New York Stories, NYC News and Information
Tagged as 9/11 Memorial, downtown NYC, september 11 memorial
