Pick and Eat - Fast, Fresh, Healthy! After what seemed an eternity for New York City time, Pick and Eat (Fresh, Natural, Fast) finally opened a few weeks ago at 4179 Broadway (177th and Broadway). I had walked past this place many times goofing on the name with my daughters. Now, like many men, I listen to my wife’s taste in restaurants somewhat – as we have what can be called mildly different... 

Miranda Cosgrove will be at the Beacon Theater Feb 5th Teen sensation Miranda Cosgrove is heading to the Upper West Side this weekend.  First, the star, whose rise to fame included starring roles in Nickelodeon hits Drake & Josh and iCarly and whose music career has further skyrocketed her fame, will take the stage at the Beacon Theatre (Broadway at 74th) tonight for a show.  Then, she heads... 

Mike's Bagels - Washington Heights - to reopen this week after devastating fire. Washington Heights residents are rejoicing the fact that bagels will soon make a comeback to Upper Manhattan as the owner of Mike’s Bagels, the bagel shop that was shuttered after a fire in late November 2010, is in preparations to reopen this week. For over two months owner Mike Nikolaj has been working with a crew... 

Manhattan Guidebook - Alphabet City - Avenue B and East 8th Street Alphabet City is a neighborhood located within the Lower East Side and East Village in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is also known as Loisaida, a Spanglish adaptation of ‘Lower East Side’. Its name comes from Avenues A, B, C, and D, the only avenues in Manhattan to have single-letter names. It is bordered by Houston...