Category: Streets of NYC
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Winter snuggles
January is, for many, a bleak month. The holidays are over; it’s cold, grey, and missing the warmth of festive anticipation. I’ve always loved it, though—not just because it’s my birthday month, but because it brings a sense of fresh air and quiet possibility, a feeling that anything could begin. If you’re firmly in the…
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Reflections
This is my last post of 2025—and what a year it has been. So much happened: travel to faraway and beautiful places, returns home and reunions with old friends, great times with new ones, and busy work schedules made easier by fun and relaxing weekends. There were ups and downs, as there always are, but…
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The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
I kept my best Christmas picture for last: the famous tree at Rockefeller Center. I managed to catch a short window in the run-up to Christmas and ran over during a work break to see it. Even on a weekday, at a very random time, it was already crowded with people. So yes — I…
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Hot chocolate with a kick
This Saturday I popped by a Baileys pop-up — the tasty, creamy liquor that’s especially famous during the holidays. I had a hot chocolate with Baileys and whipped cream on a very cold December day, surrounded by fairy lights and Christmas trees. A nice little warm-up. It reminded me of all those beautiful Christmas markets…
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Underground Stage
So much can happen in New York subway stations, and it’s not uncommon to have musicians performing. But the other day, it felt like one station briefly turned into its own small stage, making room for a particularly nice performance. The duo was set up on the platform. One of them was mixing really cool…
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Rubber Ducks
Today’s find: a duck library. A bright red metal box attached to a street sign, similar to the little free book libraries, except this one is filled with miniature rubber ducks in various shapes, forms, colors and “costumes”. I assume the idea is the same: take one, leave one. Just with toy ducks. I still…
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Day of the Dead Ofrenda
Following yesterday’s post about pan de muerto, I came across a stunning Día de los Muertos ofrenda at Hudson Yards today. The ofrenda was framed by cascades of vibrant cempasúchil (marigolds) and flanked by elegantly dressed Catrinas — their painted faces and traditional dresses forming a beautiful tableau against the bluest autumn sky. An ofrenda…
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Joint Effort
Only in New York: where a prison-style bootcamp gym called Conbody takes the top floor, and right underneath it sits a cannabis shop named Conbud. Just rewind a few years and cannabis is exactly the thing that could have landed you in prison in the first place. To me, it’s such a contradiction—work out while…
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Peekaboo
This view from Washington Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn, is one of New York’s most photographed. The Manhattan Bridge lines up perfectly between the red-brick warehouses, and if you look closely, the Empire State Building peeks through its arch, framed beautifully. I like the area—even though it’s touristy, it feels calmer than Manhattan. Cobblestones add charm,…
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New York Fashion Week goes Underground
This year, New York Fashion Week spilled into the subway. It probably wasn’t even an official show, but that’s the charm—people just jumping on the excitement wagon. The looks ranged from sculptural headpieces to barely-there outfits, all paraded through a station hallway like it was the most natural runway in the world. Super weird, especially…
Josephine in New York City 