This a fascinating time for a Harlem weekend of early morning church services, midday chicken and waffles, afternoon shopping, evening bar-hopping and late-night jazz.
Weekend in New York: Wine Bars
New York City can lay claim neither to popularizing the modern wine bar nor bringing it to America, but the last 25 years have been good to wine lovers in the city.
Weekend in New York: Museums
The Whitney Museum of American Art has a coming exhibit on Picasso, but fans of his will be delighted to check out the other Picasso collections and exhibitions in town.
Weekend in New York: San Gennaro
There will be less crowded celebrations for this year’s Feast of San Gennaro in the Bronx and Brooklyn, alternatives to Manhattan’s Mulberry Street.
Weekend in New York: Hot Spots
Getting what you want when you visit New York City can take serious planning.
Weekend in New York: Times Square
Even the most jaded have to admit that soaking up the neon anarchy and peering up at the huge television screens is pretty cool.ml
A Mambo King in His Twilight
In midcentury, the city swirled to an infectious Latin beat. On one man’s remarkable tapes, now seeking a permanent home, the orchestras …
Impromptu Classroom
To Brazilians, the boats that chug up and down the Solimões River are the Greyhound buses of the Amazon: the only affordable way to visit relatives or travel on business.
36 Hours in Philadelphia
HUNTS POINT; The Humble Apostrophe Becomes a Noble Cause
Sister Miriam Thomas is a woman possessed by the possessive.