West Harlem is home to fantastic restaurants and bakeries, beautiful churches, unique architecture, inspiring street art, and a bustling 125th Street complete with musicians and the legendary Apollo Theater. It’s an exquisite neighborhood, alive with soul and energy. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Here is a photographic tour of the vibrant
New York City
Dancing Ivy on Bond Street
One of the best things about living in New York is finding art in unexpected places. Bond Street is a cobblestone street in NoHo that dons patterned sidewalks (pictured below) and is itself a work of art. After dining at Il Buco recently, I noticed something I previously had not. On the exterior of 24 Bond,
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New York City
Lower East Side, New York City
I love the Lower East Side. It’s not a conventionally beautiful neighborhood, but if you open your eyes, there is unconventional beauty all around you. Spraypaint, graffiti, scaffolding – it all creates a character that is distinctively unique to the Lower East Side. As one of Manhattan’s oldest neighborhoods, the Lower East Side is rich
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Europe
Milan, Italy
Love Milan. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, a shopping arcade in central Milan adjacent to the Piazza del Duomo. In the Fashion District, even the street lights are fashionistas! This fashionable light installation was part of the LED light festival in Milan from December 2010 to January 2011. The urban installation, titled Leri, Oggi, Domani (translated