BY ELISSA STEIN  |  Last summer, with a fair amount of fanfare, a successful European espresso bar chain established its first outpost in New York City. Reportedly spending thousands upon thousands of dollars on renovations, Segafredo opened its sleek, upscale doors, planning to make a splash in the Village. Locals knew better. At the first [...]

BY MAEVE GATELY  |  Halfway down 14th St., between Fifth and Sixth Aves., a nondescript door leads up two flights of stairs, past a bartending school and onto a landing. The sign on the door reads, “Paragraph: Workspace for Writers.” Tucked away from the sirens and the grime of the busy thoroughfare, this is a place [...]

BY REY MASHAYEKHI | As a born-and-bred New Yorker who became one of America’s first and greatest literary icons, Washington Irving’s legacy is ever present. Stories like “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle” are firmly embedded in the popular consciousness, while terms like “Gotham” and “Knickerbocker” are inescapably associated with Irving’s hometown. [...]

BY REY MASHAYEKHI  |  Since it first opened 12 years ago, Lehamim Bakery has become famous in Tel Aviv for the delectable creations of its founder, Uri Scheft. Scheft, an Israeli national born to Danish parents, learned the art of baking bread in Europe, and caused a mild sensation upon returning home to open a [...]

BY MAEVE GATELY  |  Last Wednesday, the Union Square Greenmarket was “on a rampage.” So said GrowNYC volunteers, who were showcasing ramps, a wild, young green vegetable that only grows for three weeks a year. Like a cross between leeks and garlic, ramps resemble spring onions and can be eaten raw or in pasta, or used [...]

Sitting not far from Union Square’s Gandhi statue, a group of Hare Krishna joyfully sang and played their instruments on a recent evening. The music repeatedly ebbed and flowed from slow drones to ecstatic crescendos.

BY HEATHER DUBIN  |  The quest to find a room in Downtown Manhattan just got a whole lot easier thanks to the recent openings of the Jade Hotel and the Hyatt Union Square, along with the completion of renovations at the W New York – Union Square. In its second month of business, the Jade [...]