Oct 12 2008
Trattoria Dell’arte
A decent Tuscany restaurant adjacent to Carnegie Hall. I go there whenever I’m in the neighborhood. Food is very reliable and I like the way they serve wine by the glass.
Archive for the tag 'New York'
Oct 12 2008
Blessed in Triplicate
So three times‘ charm? Michael Rubens Bloomberg is seeking to be reelected for the third time as New York City mayor. Why bother to change the law? Run for president! Look at the two candidates on hand and the strange campaigns they run, I would love to vote for Bloomberg!! Lord, US is domed.
Oct 12 2008
爱在深秋 .. 依在深秋
爱在深秋 Love in the Late Autumn .. .. look at the color and the sky .. .. dont you just love New York?
My audience, ,, ,, I’ve been playing some pretty decent tennis lately. This weekend I served regularly and did fine.
Oct 12 2008
I love New York
Veniero’s and the downtown .. .. Frugal New York and 36 Hours New York City
Oct 12 2008
[You] go back to China
Before the concert at Carnegie Hall, I stopped by Trader Joe’s on 14th Street at 3rd Ave. I didn’t have much time having stopped at Veniero’s (14 numbers were waiting) too.
I have first shopped at Trader Joe’s was at Seattle, in a small shopping mall with plenty parking space. Never visited one in New York until [...]
Oct 01 2008
Go for it
Michael R. Bloomberg, who brought New York back to life after 9/11 is seeking his third term as mayor of New York. YESSSSSIR, you go skipper. We could use couple of more terms. I remembered when Ronald Reagan gave his exit interview with one of the major networks, he ruefully said, that he would, if [...]
Sep 29 2008
My constant companions
After a soaking wet weekend - three days in a row, I couldn’t wait to see a cerulean blue sky. Autumn in New York is very beautiful, so is in Beijing. It’s the hiking season, see the foliage!
Sep 27 2008
Spicy King 湖南湘菜馆
It’s the first in New York. Down to earth price, $20 for dinner, there isn’t much to write about, except the food is pretty good. 35-34 Farrington Street in Flushing, right off Northern Blvd. Street parking. The liver is good. 水煮鱼 isn’t as salty as Sichuan style, which is good.
Sep 25 2008
Final Week at Shea
Tuesday night Mets beat Chicago’s Cubs 6 to 2. It was an exciting game. Oddly enough, on a glorious day, the stadium wasn’t packed. I haven’t been to Shea for a while. Baseball isn’t my thing, way too slow. But I enjoy playing baseball or softball, used to play pick up games at Central [...]
Sep 23 2008
Liberty at MSG
Last Thursday WNBA New York’s Liberty beat Connecticut’s Sun. The Madison Square Garden got renovated few years back. The last few times we were there were all at the suit or box above. It’s ok place. But thought it would have been better. The Garden that night was not even half filled. Guess the [...]
Sep 19 2008
Kang Suh
Walking toward the Korean town from Penn Station, this restaurant is the first on your right. It uses Broadway as address rather than 32nd Street: 1250 B’way, New York, NY 10001. It opens 24 hours. The bbq beef was somewhat ok but the varied appetizers, for the most part, weren’t good, except the kimchi and [...]
Sep 18 2008
Lehman and Citi
This was taken on Monday Sept 15, the day Lehman Brothers went down made public. Will this still be a Citi Field when it completes, or when the first bat strikes the fast ball next season? Lehman used to be part of Smith Barney. Smith Barney is part of Citi now. The IB looks gloomy. Lehman Brothers’ [...]
Sep 18 2008
A mondern day party boss
Renda’s shuji 书记 Cheng Tianquan, the party secretary’s visiting New York so we had a dinner to greet him and his small entourage. He loves to talk and can talk.
First, Shuji is the one who sets policy and Xiaozhang 校长 (headmaster; principal; president; chancellor or whatever) is the CEO to carry out. He said he [...]
Sep 14 2008
A messy week ahead ..
So Lehman Brothers is going down, or belly up - LEH was once a solid performer in my portfolio. BoA just bought Merril Lynch, .. the weekend isn’t over yet. But it is over. A busy week on Wall Street, and bloody too.
Sep 12 2008
Asianized Veniero’s
My god, there wasn’t a line at Veniero’s but nonetheless a full house. And more than 70% were Asians :) I was one of them!
I got a small cheese cake and eight cannolis. King just got home from school with three buddies. The four little tall men wolfed down all of them with gusto and telling [...]
Aug 28 2008
Live, From New York, It’s (an Animated) Chinatown!
The Year of The Fish, a realistic portrayal of New York City’s Chinatown, in a animated movie opens tomorrow at Angelika Film Center in downtown, on Houston Street. I don’t go to Chinatown often, but this movie sounds interesting and could have dinner in Chinatown afterward?
Aug 25 2008
Airports
The wine bar at SEA, Seattle airport. How could it be? Those sleek life style thing should dotted ours. No disrepsect to others.
Are we ever, going to renovate the crumpling JFK, John F. Kennedy International Airport? Making it pleasing to the eye and functional? JFK was the first place I encountered when I came to New [...]
Aug 15 2008
Angelo and Maxie’s
Angelo and Maxie’s is a nice steakhouse on Park Avenue South at corner of 19th Street. It has high ceiling and the deco is subtle. The books add warmth to the 30ish retro atmosphere. The oysters and clams are fresh (Balthazar comes to mind). Porterhouse is tender. The restaurant has a decent size. What I don’t get [...]