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Doughnut Plant: Where the Best Doughnuts in NYC Grow!

Doughnut Plant: Where the Best Doughnuts in NYC Grow!

DOUGHNUT PLANT LOWER EAST SIDE 379 Grand Street, between Essex and Norfolk Hours: Every day 6:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. Cash only Phone: +1-212-505-3700 CHELSEA HOTEL 220 West 23rd Street, btwn 7th & 8th Aves. Hours: Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. Credit cards accepted Phone: +1-212-505-3700 Tucked away on a busy street...

The Haier Building: Where You Can Bank on a Good Time!

The Haier Building: Where You Can Bank on a Good Time!

In the middle of Manhattan, just a short walk from Herald Square and Penn Station is the Haier Building.  Formerly the headquarters of the Greenwich Savings Bank in New York, the Haier Building is one of New York City’s lesser known structures, but it is one of the more elegant in its design and history. Originally, the Greenwich Savings Bank, which was based...

Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal

One of America’s most famous train stations can be found in the middle of downtown Manhattan at the corner of 42nd St. and Vanderbilt Avenue.  That iconic station is Grand Central Terminal. Since 1913, Grand Central Terminal, or just Grand Central, has been providing commuter rail service to New Yorkers, natives of upstate New York, and natives of Connecticut...

The Australian NYC: Down Under, Downtown!

The Australian NYC: Down Under, Downtown!

I have found a beautiful oasis in the heart of midtown Manhattan.  A place that makes me feel homesick for my other favorite place on Earth.  No, not Disney World or Cedar Point.  A place where kangaroos are on money, rugby fans revel, and coffee is served strong with a cube of lamington.  A place where there’s a Safeway on the corner and a Woolworth’s...

Dining Down Under in Downtown Manhattan!

Dining Down Under in Downtown Manhattan!

While New York City is indeed a melting pot of cultures and cuisines from around the world, there is one particular country that is widely overlooked in the culinary world: Australia. Tucked away on a little corner in Manhattan’s Lower East Side is the Tuck Shop, a little restaurant that deals exclusively in Australian food.  That’s right, food from...