Marisa Tom | September 9, 2011 9:25 amThe narrow streets of the East Village are perfectly suited to housing blocks and blocks of boutiques and eateries. Storefronts jostle to offer the new, the vintage, the luxurious, the locally made, and the odd one-offs, all crammed side by side. In the second of many block excursions, I've challenged myself to all that East 7th Street has to offer and revisited some tried-and-true favorites.Read More
Marisa Tom | April 11, 2011 7:40 amFind your home away from home at this Upper East Side hot yoga haven. Owner Yanti Amos has created a place free of judgment, ego, and competition – kind of like the Cheers of yoga, where everybody knows your name. You'll find yourself among a tight-knit community of students and teachers constantly striving to learn, grow, and engage at Earth Yoga.Read More
Marisa Tom | April 8, 2011 8:40 amMovie weddings are often idyllic, picture perfect, and incorporate a "happily ever after" ending. But pair that with a New York City backdrop and sometimes you get something wholly different. Leave it to the movies to show us how this city creates truly memorable "marry me" moments.Read More
Marisa Tom | April 8, 2011 8:30 amNo, this is not your imagination playing Jedi mind tricks on you. It's really a larger-than-life neon yellow teddy bear chillin' in front of the Seagram Building (375 Park Ave.). If there's one thing we all need at the end of a long work week, it's a 23-foot-tall bear cub sculpture to ogle at.Read More
Marisa Tom | April 8, 2011 8:20 amHere's 15 eateries for A-list star sightings! — Eater NY
The infamous Bronx Zoo cobra gets a name — can you guess what it is? — Gothamist
Carrie Bradshaw may be an Upper East Sider, but SJP's heart belongs to the West Village — New York Observer
How NYC would be affected by a government shutdown — HuffPo New York
The latest on Nordstrom's charity concept store in SoHo — Racked NY
Hipster Jersey Shore?Read More
Marisa Tom | April 7, 2011 1:29 pmCheck out my new favorite website: I Heart NY Museums!
The genius creator of this site, Dan Nguyen, pulled together New York's most famous cultural centers (ie The Met, MoMA, Brooklyn Museum, the Guggenheim, and so on), as well as the city's famed zoos and gardens, and slapped them on a map. Why will this come in handy?Read More
Marisa Tom | April 6, 2011 1:49 pmWhat do you get when you combine a beauty editor-worthy sample closet with two recent Harvard MBA grads and a Conde Nast Traveler editor? New York City's latest startup success, Birchbox.com, a beauty lover's ecommerce dream. Cofounders Hayley Barna (pictured above, far left) and Katia Beauchamp teamed up with Mollie Chen (both pictured above, far right), now their director of content, to start an online beauty venture.Read More
Julia Millay Walsh | April 5, 2011 7:05 amWhen I discovered James Gulliver Hancock, an Australian-born illustrator in Brooklyn attempting to draw all the buildings in New York, I was blown away by his lively, beautifully detailed architectural sketches. I also thought, "This man must be absolutely mad." Naturally, I had to talk to him. Now I'm completely certain that the gentleman isn't cuckoo but utterly brilliant.Read More
Marisa Tom | April 1, 2011 8:30 amA deadly Egyptian cobra slithered out of safekeeping last week at the Bronx Zoo (2300 Southern Blvd., 718-220-5103). Good news is the snake was found yesterday. Even better news?Read More
Marisa Tom | April 1, 2011 7:11 amIt happens to all of us— more often than we'd like when we are out and about. But when nature calls, we must answer, and in the city, sometimes finding a public restroom is harder than you'd think! So in my hunt for the best bathrooms, I've taken into consideration cleanliness, décor (why not?), and proximity to populated areas.Read More
Marisa Tom | September 9, 2011 9:25 am
The narrow streets of the East Village are perfectly suited to housing blocks and blocks of boutiques and eateries. Storefronts jostle to offer the new, the vintage, the luxurious, the locally made, and the odd one-offs, all crammed side by side. In the second of many block excursions, I've challenged myself to all that East 7th Street has to offer and revisited some tried-and-true favorites.
Read More
Marisa Tom | April 11, 2011 7:40 am
Find your home away from home at this Upper East Side hot yoga haven. Owner Yanti Amos has created a place free of judgment, ego, and competition – kind of like the Cheers of yoga, where everybody knows your name. You'll find yourself among a tight-knit community of students and teachers constantly striving to learn, grow, and engage at Earth Yoga.
Read More
Marisa Tom | April 8, 2011 8:40 am
Movie weddings are often idyllic, picture perfect, and incorporate a "happily ever after" ending. But pair that with a New York City backdrop and sometimes you get something wholly different. Leave it to the movies to show us how this city creates truly memorable "marry me" moments.
Read More
Marisa Tom | April 8, 2011 8:30 am
No, this is not your imagination playing Jedi mind tricks on you. It's really a larger-than-life neon yellow teddy bear chillin' in front of the Seagram Building (375 Park Ave.). If there's one thing we all need at the end of a long work week, it's a 23-foot-tall bear cub sculpture to ogle at.
Read More
Marisa Tom | April 8, 2011 8:20 am
Here's 15 eateries for A-list star sightings! — Eater NY
The infamous Bronx Zoo cobra gets a name — can you guess what it is? — Gothamist
Carrie Bradshaw may be an Upper East Sider, but SJP's heart belongs to the West Village — New York Observer
How NYC would be affected by a government shutdown — HuffPo New York
The latest on Nordstrom's charity concept store in SoHo — Racked NY
Hipster Jersey Shore?
Read More
Marisa Tom | April 7, 2011 1:29 pm
Check out my new favorite website: I Heart NY Museums!
The genius creator of this site, Dan Nguyen, pulled together New York's most famous cultural centers (ie The Met, MoMA, Brooklyn Museum, the Guggenheim, and so on), as well as the city's famed zoos and gardens, and slapped them on a map. Why will this come in handy?
Read More
Marisa Tom | April 6, 2011 1:49 pm
What do you get when you combine a beauty editor-worthy sample closet with two recent Harvard MBA grads and a Conde Nast Traveler editor? New York City's latest startup success, Birchbox.com, a beauty lover's ecommerce dream. Cofounders Hayley Barna (pictured above, far left) and Katia Beauchamp teamed up with Mollie Chen (both pictured above, far right), now their director of content, to start an online beauty venture.
Read More
Julia Millay Walsh | April 5, 2011 7:05 am
When I discovered James Gulliver Hancock, an Australian-born illustrator in Brooklyn attempting to draw all the buildings in New York, I was blown away by his lively, beautifully detailed architectural sketches. I also thought, "This man must be absolutely mad." Naturally, I had to talk to him. Now I'm completely certain that the gentleman isn't cuckoo but utterly brilliant.
Read More
Marisa Tom | April 1, 2011 8:30 am
A deadly Egyptian cobra slithered out of safekeeping last week at the Bronx Zoo (2300 Southern Blvd., 718-220-5103). Good news is the snake was found yesterday. Even better news?
Read More
Marisa Tom | April 1, 2011 7:11 am
It happens to all of us— more often than we'd like when we are out and about. But when nature calls, we must answer, and in the city, sometimes finding a public restroom is harder than you'd think! So in my hunt for the best bathrooms, I've taken into consideration cleanliness, décor (why not?), and proximity to populated areas.
Read More
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