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Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Black Tie Ball after party

October 9, 2015 / / 1 Comment

Remember last week when I told you I was invited to check out the Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Black Tie Ball after party? It was an after party for a gala honoring former mayor Michael R. Bloomberg that served as a fundraiser for my beloved Brooklyn Bridge Park. Well, the party was last night, and it was a ton of fun! The weather was beautiful — I was glad I had my sweater and wore tights but otherwise it was super comfortable and wonderful to be outside. And the fundraiser brought in $1,000,000 for the park — such a win for a space that hosts so many fabulous free events!

I was able to bring a friend of mine as my plus one, so we arrived a little before the party started and hung out on the pier, looking at the gorgeous sky line. I took some photos but didn’t manage to get a good one of one of my favorite moments of the night: spotting a few paper lanterns floating up into the sky and across the water toward Manhattan.

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Hamilton Broadway musical – review and discussion

October 7, 2015 / / 1 Comment

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, or have talked to me in real life, you know that I’ve been a tiny bit obsessed with a new musical called Hamilton, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also stars in the show as Alexander Hamilton. The show’s premise? The life (and death) of founding father Alexander Hamilton, told through a variety of musical styles (from Broadway to hip-hop, with a whole lot of other influences and a ton of references), performed by a diverse cast.

If you live here in NYC, Hamilton has become ubiquitous — everyone is talking about it. The show ran at the Public Theater, off-Broadway, this winter into spring, and opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theater this summer. I bought tickets to see the show at the Public way back in December, and in early March, just before seeing it, I bought tickets to see it on Broadway in August. All of us who have been following the show knew before we saw it that something special was happening here.

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BBP Gala 2014 © Julienne Schaer

Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Black Tie Ball After Party preview

October 1, 2015 / / 2 Comments
BBP Gala 2014 © Julienne Schaer / courtesy Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy

I talk about Brooklyn Bridge Park a lot here on the blog. I also go there a lot, especially with people who are visiting from out of town. Why? Because it’s pretty much the best place in Brooklyn to look at the Manhattan skyline. It makes the “I’m in NYC” feeling so real it’s almost unreal. I mean, are those buildings and bridges really there, or am I just imaging them, conjuring them up from the movies?

So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that when I was asked if I’d like to get a press pass to and write about an event next week that supports the park (and takes place there!), I said yes. I’ll be heading to the after party for the Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Black Tie Ball. The ball itself is honoring former mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, so I’m hoping to get a glimpse of him and some of the other notable guests at the after party. I will also be eating dessert and dancing while staring at the NYC skyline, no big deal.

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Top 5 reasons I know it’s fall (and a recipe)

September 29, 2015 / / 0 Comments

5. The calendar told me so.
4. I wore jeans and a sweater to the park on Sunday and I was still a little cold.
3. My television shows are back.
2. I saw an actual pumpkin on someone’s front stoop.
1. I baked chocolate chip cookies from scratch for no reason on Saturday.

My apartment stayed fairly cool this whole summer (don’t ask me how, that wasn’t true the last two summers) but I still didn’t do much baking. When I did, it usually involved pre-made cookie dough that I’d bought to eat and then baked after convincing myself I really shouldn’t eat ALL of it. So when I got the urge on Saturday to bake, I picked up some supplies and whipped up the delicious chocolate chip cookies you see above.

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Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park — Sunday, October 4

September 25, 2015 / / 0 Comments

I have a lot of favorite places in New York. Some of them I go to all of the time and others I don’t get to visit nearly enough. The Cloisters in Ft. Tryon Park falls into the second category — I can’t remember the last time I was there! In case you haven’t heard of The Cloisters, it’s an offshoot of the Metropolitan Museum of Art which features art and architecture (including the building itself, which was assembled from time-appropriate elements) from the medieval period. The Cloisters is a gorgeous space — I wrote a few years ago about visiting a musical installation that was there for a while — and the artwork is stunning. If it’s been on your list for a while and you haven’t gone, may I recommend Sunday, October 4? Because if you happen to go that day, you’ll also get to experience the annual Medieval Festival in Ft. Tryon Park. I’m hoping to be there, too! And speaking of things that are coming up, don’t forget about square dancing this weekend in Bryant Park!

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Marshalls, TJ Maxx, and Bed Bath & Beyond

September 22, 2015 / / 1 Comment

Confession: 99.9% of the time I do not miss living in suburbia, but every once in a while, for a minute or two, my hometown looks pretty good — and not only because I miss my family and friends who still live there. Why? Well, its easy proximity to my favorite fall activities tops the list. But second on that list: the fact that all the stores you might need for inexpensive apartment stuff are just a quick car ride away. Soon after I moved here, I discovered the next best thing: the Marshalls/TJ Maxx/Bed Bath & Beyond complex on 6th Avenue at 19th Street in Manhattan.

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