Non-Touristy Chinatown
There are five Chinatowns in New York. The most famous and the one visited by tourists is, of course, Chinatown in Manhattan. However, if you want to try authentic Chinese […]
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All That Jazz
New York is famous for its jazz clubs; it is full of places where you can listen to live jazz. Among the classics are Blue Note, Birdland, and Garage in […]
New York according to Kamila Slawinska
The article below is the english translation of the Polish interview. Please see the original interview at littletownshoes.com (link) “There is no other place in the world that would attract […]
Celebrating with an Italian style.
I think people living outside their native home countries either adapt to their new country by assimilating up to the point that they almost forget their roots, or overzealously cultivate their native traditions. In fact, it is difficult to find an immigrant community […]
A Taste of New York City
Well, I had to come to New York to learn about a traditional food from my hometown Bialystok- Bialys. Ironically, today, Bialys are better known to millions of New Yorkers […]
New Yorkers still need your help
My husband, Robbie, travelled to the Rockaways today to drop off much needed supplies. Below some photos and latest news written by him: “Power is back on in nearly all […]
NYC’s Hurricane Cuts City in Half…in many ways.
Before moving to the US from Poland, I didn’t fully grasp the scope of inequality that existed in New York. New York, one of the wealthiest cities in the US, […]
Latest from NYC
Some latest news from Manhattan written by my husband this morning: “Just biked into work. Downtown traffic is a mess, no traffic lights working, very few cops monitoring intersections. Debris […]
Day after Sandy
Landscape after the hurricane is still depressing. From intense flooding to power outages, from a subway system to hospitals losing generator power. Manhattan is without electricity and hot water. There […]
The city that never sleeps in darkness
New York looks like a picture from an apocalyptic movie. We went for a short walk to the Brooklyn Bridge and found ourselves in the film “I am Legend.” Empty […]
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