Tagged With "Bronx"

Looks like a very enchanting exhibit. I really like the rectangles in the reflecting pool...clever design!

Now THIS is my idea of a great food tour! Wish I'd tagged along, and thanks for the advice on where to go for my favorite type of food.

Arthur Avenue is definitely a stop on my next NYC visit. Unfortunately my regional area has a dearth of generational family run restaurants and small butcher shops, bakeries and the like.

When my kids were younger, Arthur Avenue made a great end to a day at the Bronx Zoo or Botanical Garden...I'm glad it's still going!

Taking a step beyond just beefing up the number of tourists arriving, New York City's tourism promotion agency, NYC&Co. has developed a program to help businesses and attractions in all five boroughs be ready for the numbers. And they are impressive numbers. Last year 56.4 million visitors came to New York; the city is pushing to hit 67 million by 2021. The new program, called "Tourism Ready" builds on Brooklyn's success in branding and marketing itself; experts including former...

A winter walk takes Jonathan through an uncrowded park, and into an old-growth forest that mirrors what the area was like 300 years ago.

The Tortoise and the Hare mark the finish line of one of the most famous Cross-Country courses in the United States, in the Bronx, New York City.

Just some of the selection at Mike's Deli Tourists will go down to lower Manhattan looking for Little Italy, but those in the know will head to the Bronx. Just west of The Bronx Zoo is the Belmont neighborhood, and the heart of Belmont is Arthur Ave (...

  A Saturday trip to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx to see a Frida Kahlo exhibit took on a different cast when we realized that the Garden was also celebrating Halloween and the Dia de los Muertos. When we arrived, a variety of...

Water-up those taste buds! Stephanie Kalina-Metzger takes us on a food tour in the Bronx that makes you wish tagged along!

Two of New York City’s best kept secrets – Orchard Beach and City Island – have played an important role for families for generations.

Every year the NY Botanical Gardens turns the Haupt Conservatory into a model train holiday fantasy.

Jonathan L brings us a view of old and new in the South Bronx

Looks like a lot of fun!

I've been there in the past...it's great, but large-gauge models have never been my thing. But now that I know the display is built from garden scrap, I may have to take another look!

The trains are fun, but the buildings are really the show.

Jonathan L travels to his living room for some lovely sunrise light

One of Jonathan L's Bronx getaways, Van Cortlandt Park has deep historical roots as well as a variety of activities.

Every year the New York Botanical Garden puts together a special show that is on exhibit from spring to fall. This year's features glass artist Dale Chihuly.

Jonathan L takes us on a walk through New York Botanical Garden's yearly harvest festival

Pumpkin patches are great fun! When my kids were small, we used to enjoy exploring them -- your post brings back great memories.

Jonathan L takes us to see the holiday light show at the New York Botanical Gardens

Arthur Avenue is still home to many traditional Italian bakeries.

Jonathan L visits an Arthur Avenue institution in the Bronx's Little Italy

Jonathan L visits a wonderful art exhibition at the Bronx Museum of Art