by Helaina Hovitz | Jul 20, 2016 | Fashion, Featured, Lifestyle
How many times have you stuck your finger in your purse looking for your lipstick, only to find it uncapped, and all over your finger? A million, says Jennifer Kapahi, co–founder of the new beauty line, trèStiQue, which is based in Chelsea. “From an engineering...
by Helaina Hovitz | Jul 5, 2016 | Dining, Living
Once upon a time — about ten years ago, to be exact — the only local, pre-movie dining options you had were either Chevy’s or P.J. Clarke’s. Now, directly across the street from the Regal Battery Park City theater — and a new Mexican restaurant...
by Helaina Hovitz | Jul 1, 2016 | Culture, Living, Movies, Pets
I recognized Mervin The Chihuahua from a mile away, not only because I’d written about him before, but because that tiny little tongue — barely bigger than a pea — is unmistakable. It was 7:00 PM and the “Pet Carpet” was in full swing at the Crosby Street...
by Helaina Hovitz | Jun 30, 2016 | Culture, Dining, Events, Featured, Living
Looking to catch a break on a Tuesday? The Downtown Alliance is teaming up with 34 restaurants in Lower Manhattan to offer special discounts as part of GET LOW Tuesdays. Just enter your email here, and present the code at any of these participating restaurants. On the...
by Helaina Hovitz | Jun 27, 2016 | Dining, Events, Living
For us long-term Lower Manhattanites, watching the fireworks on July 4 has been a decades-long emotional roller coaster full of excitement, confusion, and disappointment. Year after year, they switch rivers from east to west, move them further uptown, cancel them...
