Spring in Central Park, New York

Note: Every time I write a post about NewYork City, I have Carrie Bradshaw's voice in my head narrating at the start of every episode of Sex and the City. Don't judge me. If you know what I mean, then have fun reading the post with Carrie's voice in your head.

New York City - Ah, spring is finally here. After that snowless winter made more cold by my semi-lifeless love life, spring is finally upon us. The birds are singing, flowers are blooming, skirts are rising, smelly hipsters are wearing tank tops that show off their ribs and unwashed arm pit hair and the gloves have started to come off. Spring truly is prettiest in a city known not just for its dizzying skyscrapers but also for its park. And spring is best served in the mothership of all parks - Central Park. Fun fact: this shiz covers 843 acres of land. I tried to bike around it once and I almost died. Also, I was invited by some stranger to come with him to some secluded bush. I had to decline, of course, since I'm not squirrel nor a rabbit.

Why I Love Grand Central Station (and why you should visit it)

I do not exaggerate when I tell you that I am in love with NYC's Grand Central Station. I've always been a country boy, having grown up a mere 10 steps from a farm. As a kid, I'd wake up, go outside to buy taho and be welcomed by farmers bringing their carabaos and goats to graze. In the afternoon, as the sun began to set, the carabaos and the farmers would be making their way home with us kids trying to ride the animals' backs. Anyway, nostalgia seems to have thrown me off track.

As I was saying, I love GC for many reasons, which I'm about to share with you - whether you like it or not.

Arthur Ave.: The Bronx's Land of Wonders

Who likes eating?  I do! I do!

Hey kids!  Today, I want to share with you a little slice of my everyday life in New York City.  Now, I know that "New York City" usually evokes the hustle and bustle of Midtown Manhattan:  images of bumper-to-bumper traffic, the lights of Times Square, Central Park, and Lincoln Center likely come to mind.  But forget about that for a minute.  As experienced NYC travelers know, there's so much more to see and do in the Big Apple, especially outside of Tourist Central (which living in NYC makes you hate very quickly), and especially outside of Manhattan.  Cross the bridges, folks!

Across one of those bridges, you'll find a wonderful little Land of Wonders, the Little Italy of the Bronx:  Arthur Ave., a place that the Italian immigrants and their ethnically Italian children and grandchildren will tell you is "the real Little Italy" of NYC.  But as we'll see, there's even more to Arthur Ave. than the Italian fare it has to offer.

So, let's work our way down the street and see what we find!