Montauk Point Lighthouse was the first lighthouse in New York State, and is the fourth-oldest active lighthouse in the United States. The tower is 110 ft. high, and the current light is the equivalent to approximately 290,000 candle power, flashing every 5 seconds and can be seen a distance of 17 nautical miles. Construction on the lighthouse was authorized by the...
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...
Situated in the neighborhood of Bensonhurst in south Brooklyn lies an oasis of pizza and spumoni. Since 1939, L&B Spumoni Gardens is a favorite Italian pizzeria that offers all sorts of Italian eats, from pizza to pasta, and everything in between. What this place is most famous for is their signature Sicilian style pizza and homemade spumoni. What began in...
New York City is a cornucopia of famous landmarks, big and small. And one of the most famous can be found at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in the neighborhood of Flushing, Queens. Actually, it’s more like, world-famous! The giant steel globe, known only as the Unisphere. The Unisphere, also known as the Globitron, is a 12-story stainless-steel model of the...
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...