by Downtown Magazine | Aug 8, 2016 | Health, Travel
Not all hotels have a gym, and few of the ones that do in Manhattan can truly call theirs a “fitness center.” In the case of Westin Hotels & Resorts, their gyms are known as “WestinWORKOUT fitness studios” and aim to provide guests with...
by Helaina Hovitz | Aug 2, 2016 | Health, Sports
“If you see people doing Acro Yoga in the park literally anywhere in New York City, and you ask, ‘Where can I learn this?’ You’re going to hear ‘Warrior Bridge.’” Sean Langhaus, 27, has done a lot more than creative a communal space for yoga, martial arts, and...
by Downtown Magazine | Jul 27, 2016 | Dining, Health, Nutrition
Calorically-rich and temptingly mouth-watering foods like doughnuts, pizza and bagels are part of what make New York City, well, New York City. But no one likes the guilt-laden feeling after you lick the last bit of shiny grease from your fingers. Skinny Pizza...
by Downtown Magazine | Jul 7, 2016 | Culture, Dining, Nutrition
I go through my days eagerly awaiting my next meal. I eat dinner, go to sleep, then fall asleep dreaming about food. Whether it is an expertly crafted medley of grape-nuts, corn flakes, blueberries and yogurt, or a gourmet plate of pasta, I spend an exorbitant amount...
by Downtown Magazine | Jun 30, 2016 | Culture, Dining, Entertainment, Nutrition
Growing up on a vegetable farm, what I ate for dinner was directly based on what page the calendar was turned to. As March emerged from the heavy gloom of western grey skies, my plate began to once again have color. The first handfuls of spinach, a gift from warmer...
by Downtown Magazine | Jun 22, 2016 | Events, Fitness, Living
City of Water Day, our region’s largest waterfront festival, returns Saturday, Jul. 16. This annual celebration of the New York and New Jersey waterfront area offers waterfront activity fairs at both Governors Island and Hoboken’s Maxwell Place Park, in...
