I was deeply confused the first time I attempted to buy a cookie from Burrow. According to Yelp, the French pastry shop was located on 68 Jay St. in DUMBO, so I headed to the address, expecting to ...

The Uncommons staff operates the only game café in Manhattan, merging together the quintessential coffee shop with a game store. Shelves, which line its walls and extend from the floor to the ceil...

Gary had just finished shining a man’s shoe when I approached to ask if I could take his picture. He was sitting on a metal chair, which he had set up right next to his shoe shine stand outside the...

9 Ways to Enjoy Bike Month in New York City

When I first encountered a solar-powered trashcan in Midtown, I questioned its purpose. Was there really a need to power a garbage bin with the sun?

One of my favorite things to do is to wander aimlessly. When you explore without a direct agenda, you come across cool things like this time capsule:

Long Island City is far from the industrial wasteland it used to be. Although it was once home to many factories and commercial buildings, it has since transitioned into the thriving residential ne...

Whenever I crave a bowl of noodles, I always head to Chinatown or Flushing. In these predominantly Chinese neighborhoods, you can find lots of restaurants that sell authentic hand-pulled noodles, k...

I met Jason Duval in Times Square. He stood by the red bleacher seats and held a portable speaker in his left hand, which played music at a low volume. Nearby, people scurried around in the “fuck o...

Robert John Burck doesn’t wear a button down to work. His uniform of choice is a pair of cowboy boots, a hat, some tighty whities and a strategically placed guitar that dangles in front of him to g...

In a world dominated by technology, Stephen Powers has seemingly revitalized the old school art of sign painting. It all began when he realized that the hand-painted signs at Coney Island were bei...

The East River Ferry isn’t typically a place associated with art. Yet, every time I board a vessel, a different photography exhibition is on display. Currently, the ferry is showcasing the third i...

It was an impulsive decision, which I fully blame on JetBlue for forcing me to make. Last year, there was a one-day special for one-way flights to anywhere in the U.S. for $31. I couldn’t think of...