http://aboutnewyork.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Everything about New York State en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:07:30 GMT 2010-01-08T22:07:30Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977984007&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Life-changing events, even bad ones, can be serendipitous. Things happen, even if we don’t know whether they’re good or not when they do. Sometimes it seems as if life twists and turns . . . Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:12:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977984007&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Richard Frisbie 2010-01-08T20:12:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974353&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Frugal Entertaining Even though these are difficult times for many of us, we still like to entertain our friends. Lately I’ve been thinking about how I can throw a party for 20 to 30 . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:26:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974353&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Richard Frisbie 2010-01-03T19:26:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970141&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace This restaurant. located on 109th Street near Broadway, used to be MUCH bigger.  When I went it, it was practically empty - but I guess I was early as more people came in later.  The cooking . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:36:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970141&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R. 2009-12-31T13:36:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968958&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace There are many things I like about living in New York.  I enjoy the art work in the subway walls.  Each station has its unique brand of art.  These are from 42nd Street Times Square walls. . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:54:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968958&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Gessy D. 2009-12-30T18:54:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965507&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace I kept waiting for the weather to get nice, so I could walk down Fifth Avenue and look at the Christmas lights.  Boy was it nice yesterday - highs in the 50's and bright sunshine... all the snow . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:22:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965507&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R. 2009-12-28T12:22:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960303&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace I spend at least 2-3 hours at the library - every day but Sunday. I use their free wi-fi for my netbook computer.  There are about 10 of us who are there daily - some I greet, some I chat with, . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:59:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960303&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R. 2009-12-23T13:59:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954708&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace I'm thankful for the many milestones I've reached in my life: My publishing company, Hope Farm Press & Bookshop is celebrating its 50th Anniversary My book store, Booktrader, . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:06:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954708&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Richard Frisbie 2009-12-19T17:06:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927435&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace The Food issue of the New Yorker Magazine (Nov 23rd) is fantastic! Hurry to pick it up before the new issue knocks it off the shelf. I just finished it this morning - it was so good that I devoured . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:12:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927435&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Richard Frisbie 2009-12-02T17:12:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977918979&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Does anyone know if there is a live webcast of the parade this year? i do not have tv and i would love to see the parade. if you know of a site please direct me to it. thanks Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:49:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977918979&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace regina k. 2009-11-26T13:49:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977917662&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Double Mascarpone & Cocoa Cheesecake The to-die-for recipe just got better! Some of you may remember the Cheesecake in almond tart crust recipe I posted a while back – if not – . . . Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:22:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977917662&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Richard Frisbie 2009-11-25T18:22:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977913852&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace I had my Happy Turkey Day last summer while visiting my brother in upstate NY. I was just enjoying the new day with a cup of coffee and all these guys came to visit. One female with a chick stopped . . . Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:52:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977913852&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Digital Diva S. 2009-11-23T15:52:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911886&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace I've tried to post for the past few days and whatever I've written has been lost... So, this will be a bit jagged: Went to see New Moon - it was if the movie were made from "Cliffs Notes" for the . . . Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:29:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911886&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R. 2009-11-21T20:29:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911828&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace     Italian Truffle Dinner 2009 “My Dinner With Ivana”   I’ve got to hand it to the Italians, they sure know how to party! Every year when . . . Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:03:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911828&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Richard Frisbie 2009-11-21T20:03:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977908738&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace My daughter visited us while my sister and I were camping this past summer. We always enjoy her visits. She is such an interesting and curious woman. We call her Mother Nature. The closest . . . Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:35:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977908738&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Digital Diva S. 2009-11-19T17:35:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977905257&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace from Time magazine - 50 best inventions This past summer, in a sixth-grade math class, New York City schools chancellor Joel Klein piloted a small program in which individualized, technology-based learning . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:41:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977905257&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R. 2009-11-17T19:41:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894613&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Many of small children in NYC are in the care of nannies during the day.  Many of these nannies, at least the ones on the upper West Side of Manhattan are Spanish speaking. What I've noticed more . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:09:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894613&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R. 2009-11-10T20:09:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977892502&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace I took a trip down memory lane this morning on Facebook. I logged on as usual-and scrolled down to see what my friends were doing.  WELL one of them had joined a certain group. I almost died.  . . . Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:37:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977892502&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace regina k. 2009-11-09T16:37:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977881268&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace author:  sigrid nunez Again, characters in a book who are about my age.  I remember all the historical allusions and references.  I remember going to college in the late 60's and the . . . Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:49:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977881268&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R. 2009-11-02T12:49:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876362&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace this is a small, hole in the wall Thai restaurant - the table tops are marble, the walls a soft gray... there's a niche with beautiful off white ceramics - the lighting fixture is made up of small bulbs . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:09:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876362&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R. 2009-10-29T19:09:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977870947&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace All Nighter? Oh yeah.Are you ready to throw a bachelorette party that your bachelorette will cherish for the rest of her life? New York city never sleps...What a blast! Have a great choice for food and . . . Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:14:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977870947&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace bachelorette parties 2009-10-26T19:14:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977867292&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Do you like martinis? Do you have a favorite female bartender who makes perfect martinis for you? The Relais & Châteaux boutique hotel group is looking for the best female martini . . . Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:39:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977867292&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Richard Frisbie 2009-10-23T20:39:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864894&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace When I left the library yesterday evening, I decided to eat dinner at a Chinese restaurant nearby.  (Ollie's on 116th and Broadway)  I usually get bean curd with broccoli and peanuts with brown . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:51:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864894&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R. 2009-10-22T12:51:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858486&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Life is a matter of inches. Tennessee - 3 am on country road somewhere between Gatlinburg and Knoxville. It is very dark - no stars or moon - the weather for the past week has been overcast . . . Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:04:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858486&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Terry A. 2009-10-18T04:04:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858087&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace I believe the idea was based on Paris, Je T'aime... love stories based in the city - with the city being an important backdrop. There are little stories, dealing with love - parent-child; husband-wife; . . . Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:18:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858087&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R. 2009-10-17T20:18:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977846004&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace I'm pretty! I remember a sleepover with three of my cousins, two archetypical boys and a tomboy. Even when I was four or so, I felt somehow different, and not simply . . . Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:51:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977846004&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Xen Q. 2009-10-09T15:51:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977845856&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace When I woke up to the news that our President, Barack Obama, had won the Nobel Prize for Peace, I was astounded. Thoughts of "It's too soon" quickly gave way to an acknowledgement of his accomplishments . . . Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:40:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977845856&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Richard Frisbie 2009-10-09T13:40:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841222&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Cohoes Falls is a waterfall on the Mohawk River shared by the towns of Cohoes and Waterford, New York, United States. Discovered by the indigenous Mohawk tribe, they called the falls Ga-ha-oose, which . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:53:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841222&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Christopher B. 2009-10-06T17:53:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977840774&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace After taking care of some chores yesterday, I stopped at McDonald's. I like their Egg McMuffin (without meat).  I'd tried their coffee a while ago - gave it a thumbs down.  I decided to . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:55:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977840774&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R. 2009-10-06T11:55:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841271&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace T he Italian Tou rism folks just invited me to the Adventures in Travel Expo t o atte nd a presentation on Sicily and the Aeolian Islands. I will be traveling with these folks to Venice . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:21:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841271&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Richard Frisbie 2009-10-06T18:21:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977839781&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Budget Travel just named the 10 coolest small towns to live in in the US. My hometown - Saugerties, New York - is on the list! No wonder. Last week we had what USA Today calls "One of the . . . Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:58:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977839781&grpId=3659174697250885&nav=Groupspace Richard Frisbie 2009-10-05T19:58:59Z