Greek In the Big Apple

After a long absence many moves and changes and interesting shifts in the journey I'm back to writing again about the many and colorful adventures in the big apple. I must apologize but after seven months of being homeless and living from couch to couch and from spare bed to spare bed thanks to some extremely loving and generous people I finally found a place to call home a steady warm and quiet place to call "la residence" for the time being. I have unpacked my bags, hung my pictures and post cards and put away my suitcases for only a trip or two near by. It has taken me a while to sit down and start writing about this increasingly interesting neighborhood, because I'm also trying to explore as I go. The story of how I came to know this part of the city started 15 years ago when I first moved to New York after my college studies, to pursue my arts administration career. (now long gone but of course never forgotten)  That first visit to NYC also started my ever gro...

The New York Summer its a mystery, a great story, the stuff made of legends,  and a humid hot smelly sticky mess, and I'm here for it all. I have been here for most of July much like last year, but this year I will be taking it all in and enjoying every moment and every event that the Big Apple has to offer. Open air concerts, walks in the park, free Shakespeare plays in lovely cool afternoons,  amazing sunsets, beautiful people dressed to impress, going to bars and restaurants and pure summer madness NYC style. No its no Mediterranean island but here I am for the first time in many years,  and sharing it with some great new and old friends. My new neighborhood, in the East Village is a vibrant party after 6pm on most days but on the weekends its overflowing with energy. Bars, restaurants, hot summer days, and breezy evenings with open air movie nights at the park. Streets are overflowing with people every weekend enjoying their break with a cocktail or two and some ...