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Where to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on the UES

Written by Sean Creamer on March 14, 2012. Posted in Best of Manhattan, Dining Our Town, Dining west side spirit, Eat & Drink, Lifestyle, Our Town, West Side Spirit

There are plenty of Upper East Side watering holes where you can hoist a pint in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. We’ve gathered together some of the best neighborhood specials and checked out some on the other side of the park for Saturday’s celebration. Mad River Bar & Grille 1442 3rd Ave. (betw. 81st &
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Best of Manhattan 2011

Written by admin on February 10, 2012. Posted in Best of Manhattan

Recently, GQ named Brooklyn the “Coolest City on the Planet” for foodies. While we agree that the borough is first-rate in a number of things—hipster watching, finding a cheap apartment with antique molding—we are inclined to believe that Manhattan is still king. Brooklyn isn’t a cocktail that people in Idaho can order. Woody Allen has
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Best of Manhattan 2011: City Services

Written by admin on February 9, 2012. Posted in Best of Manhattan

Best Undiscovered Jewelry Shop: Reinerland Jewelry 162 Allen St. (betw. Rivington & Stanton Sts.), www.reinerland.com Housed in a shared space with fedora purveyor Charm NYC, Reinerland is the brainchild of husband-and-wife team Cristina Taranu and Reiner Mengesdorf. In 2006, they opened up shop on the Lower East Side, specializing in one-of-a-kind and custom jewelry with
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Best of Manhattan 2011: City Living

Written by admin on February 9, 2012. Posted in Best of Manhattan

Best Reason to Hail a Cab: The C Train Morning commuters are getting restless as they shift their weight back and forth on the Upper West Side’s 72nd Street subway platform, waiting for a train they feel may never come. “This just makes me crazy,” one woman exclaims, tapping a black patent leather heel and
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Best of Manhattan 2011: Arts & Entertainment

Written by admin on February 9, 2012. Posted in Best of Manhattan

Best Immersive Theatrical Production: Sleep No More 530 W. 27th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.) www.sleepnomorenyc.com Voyeuristic thrills. Venetian carnival masks. Wicked murderesses in bloodstained bathtubs. And that’s just the froth of the witch’s brew that Punchdrunk is serving up with Sleep No More, a Macbeth-inspired participatory theater experience that’s like nothing you would
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Best of Manhattan 2011: Eats & Drinks

Written by admin on February 9, 2012. Posted in Best of Manhattan

Shortest Reservation List for a “Dark Dining” Restaurant: Camaje 85 MacDougal St. (betw. Bleecker & Houston Sts.) www.camaje.com If dark dining isn’t on your bucket list yet, it needs to be. As simple as it sounds, the European craze of eating without vision is a kind of sensual journey in which the avid food appreciator
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Best of Manhattan '10: Services

Written by admin on October 27, 2010. Posted in Best of Manhattan, Special Sections

Best Cheap Gift Destination: Fish’s Eddy 889 Broadway, at W. 19th St., 877-347-4733 Need a quirky gift but don’t have the cash? Fish’s Eddy is still your place. The store has been a destination for decades, but may have been forgotten with all the new boutiques and chain stores that have moved in to hawk
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Best of Manhattan '10: City Living

Written by admin on October 27, 2010. Posted in Best of Manhattan, Special Sections

Best New Nabe Makeover: Nomad OK, we admit that we’re certainly biased with this category since our editorial office is located right in the middle of the area north of Madison Square Park. We can totally go for grunge, but this neighborhood was a sad place to spend at least nine hours every day. We
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Best of Manhattan '10: Arts & Entertainment

Written by admin on October 27, 2010. Posted in Best of Manhattan, Special Sections

Best Reason to Hate One-Person Shows: The Fringe Festival Ask any professional theater critic about the Fringe Fest, and you’re bound to get an eye-roll or a heavy sigh. The sprawling annual theater festival is increasingly a tedious exercise in public masturbation for its performers, most of which isn’t even titillating. The one-person shows are
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Best of Manhattan '10: Eats & Drink

Written by admin on October 27, 2010. Posted in Best of Manhattan, Special Sections

Best New Wine Bar: Tangled Vine 434 Amsterdam Ave., at W. 81st St., 646-863-3896 Head west, young man (and woman), and you will find a gem of a wine bar. The Tangled Vine opened last March with wine director Evan Spingarn in charge of the heavy menu laden with organic, biodynamic and sustainable wines, mainly
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