Archives October 2016 | New York Lifestyles Magazine

Jacques Pépin A Recipe For The Good Life

By Clint Brownfield · Photography by Tom HopkinsA few weeks before we spoke with world-renowned French master chef Jacques Pépin, he had spent a week in California’s Napa Valley, participating in a food and wine festival. Soon after, he made a pit stop at his Connecticut home, where he and his family have lived since...

October Calendar

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The Fine Art Of Photography

By James MaherIn the book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane Jacobs explained the aura of street life in her iconic quote about New York City: “Its essence is intricacy of sidewalk use, bringing with it a constant succession of eyes. This order is all composed of movement and change, and although it is life...

Hidden Caribbean

By Patricia Canole
They say good things come in small packages. In the sultry Caribbean, this could well mean tiny islands, “wrapped” in gentle waves of sapphire blue water and “tied” with long, curvy baby-powder-soft strands of sand. We love Young Island and Kamalame Cay. Never heard of them...

Welcome To Branson USA

By Clint Brownfield
Perhaps it’s time, more than ever, to think about spending your downtime right here in the good old USA. Someplace like the Ozark Mountains where it’s perfect for all ages—and romantic, too. But sometimes New Yorkers are a bit fuzzy when it comes to world-class destinations west...

Fall Into The Woods

By Patricia Canole · Photos Courtesy of the National Park ServiceIt’s time to fall in love and experience our country’s majestic beauty in one of these American beauties. Nothing stirs the senses and soothes the mind like nature, and whether it’s mountaintops and rushing rivers, or rocky wilderness coastlines that make your heart skip a beat...

Wine Trails Of The Hudson Valley

By Jeff and Stephanie Sylva · Photos Courtesy of Shawangunk Wine Trail
With a crisp chill in the air and autumn leaves surrounding your every step, it’s a perfect day for a drive along country roads and valleys of vineyards. Could this be Napa? Think again. It’s the little known 80-mile-long trail called the Shawangunk Wine Trail (SWT). Comprised of a...

Postcard from New Orleans

By Patricia Canole
The joy of Dixieland jazz in the French Quarter, the spicy aroma of Cajun fare, the sweet aroma of sugar-coated beignets--what’s not to love about New Orleans? Whether you call it the Big Easy, NOLA or Crescent City, this iconic piece of Americana on the mighty Mississippi is the place to enjoy—again and again...

One West End

By Jack Bruckland · Photos Courtesy of DBoxOne West End, developed by Elad Group and Silverstein Properties, is the pre-eminent residential tower rising on Manhattan’s West Side at the corner of 59th Street and West End Avenue. The 42-story tower is the first and tallest condominium to come to market within the rising new...

Instrata Nomad

By Daniel J. BollingerWelcome to Instrata NoMad, a 50 story high-rise building with 392 apartments located at 10 East 29th Street in the heart of NoMad (North of Madison Square Park). Bordering some of the city’s great areas including Union Square, Gramercy Park, Midtown, and Park Avenue South...

The New Face of Downtown Brooklyn

By Daniel J. BollingerCity Point Brooklyn is a three tower development in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn (DoBro). The complex is the largest food, shopping, and entertainment destination and includes residential and office space located along Brooklyn’s busiest retail corridor at the corners of Flatbush and Fulton...

Greetings From Asbury Park

By Neal SrokaStanding in front of his hometown crowd at a packed MetLife Stadium, Bruce Springsteen approached the microphone to introduce his next song, "My City of Ruins." "I originally wrote this song for my adopted hometown, Asbury Park," he belted out which was met with thunderous applause. "The town," he said, "has suffered so long and is...

Real Estate Spotlight

By Daniel J. BollingerMeet Dan Flanigan, Chair of the 180-lawyer Real Estate & Financial Services Dept. and Managing Partner of the New York office of Polsinelli, an Am Law 100 firm, with more than 800 attorneys in 19 offices nationwide...

Fall Foliage In Vermont

By Cecilia RuaneDriving through Vermont is a scenic experience any time of year, but the Fall Foliage season is the all-time favorite for many when Mother Nature puts on a colorful show. Beautiful scenes of mountains and trees can be taken in from either of the state’s two highways...