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  • REPORTERClaudia Diaz

I’m a Professor of Spanish Literature and Theater at NYU but I’m originally from California. I enjoy taking long walks in my free time and New York City always offers something new around every corner…I simply love it! My favorite season in the City is the Fall because of the trees changing color in Central Park and Halloween which is my favorite holiday. Through my blogs I’d like to make people interested in visiting the city and my neighborhood, Brooklyn, and I’d like to show people a new perspective on the Big Apple, from a resident’s point of view.

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  • 2019.07.09
  • Light up the fireworks…and the BBQ!
  • July 4th is the most important day in the history of the United States and it coincides with the Declaration of Independence, which was signed on the 4th of July in 1776 and which sanctioned the independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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  • 2019.06.11
  • Dessert par excellence in New York City: the baked Cheesecake
  • The most famous New York dessert is the cheesecake and the cheesecake is obviously a cake made of cheese and there are myriads of different variations of it. The most famous version, the one to which all others are inspired to is the New York cheesecake, made of a base of digestive biscuits and butter and a thick layer of cream of fresh cheese with eggs and cream.
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  • 2019.05.14
  • Looking for the Easter bunny in New York City …
  • April and the Spring time are a call for celebrations in New York City.And, although Easter is not a particularly heartfelt holiday in New York City, like any other festive occasion, the city offers events to make children and adults have fun and make you live an unforgettable time.
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  • 2019.04.23
  • A close eye on the Oculus!
  • The ‘new’ New York Oculus, better known as the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, is the lower Manhattan rail hub, located between tower 2 and tower 3 of the rebuilt World Trade Center.
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  • 2019.03.07
  • Deli-cious Delis!
  • More so than elsewhere in the United States, New York City is a mecca for sandwich lovers and delis traditionally were ‘born here.’ Ideal for a quick and tasty lunch (and New Yorkers are always in a rush and on the go), there is nothing better than a Delicatessen.
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  • 2019.02.22
  • The temple of music
  • The Radio City Music Hall in New York City, better known as The Showplace of the Nation, is one of the city's and the country’s most famous and iconic theaters, located within the prestigious Rockefeller Center in Manhattan.
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  • 2019.02.08
  • Burger - King of NYC
  • It is well known that New Yorkers madly love burgers and, after New York style pizza, I believe that burgers are the most popular food choice by New Yorkers.
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  • 2019.01.31
  • The Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum
  • The Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum, opened in 1982, is a museum dedicated to American military and maritime history with various exhibits and vehicles used during the Second World War, including a submarine, an aircraft carrier, hunting equipment and helicopters.
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  • 2019.01.17
  • Not only skyscrapers…
  • When people think of New York, they associate it only with skyscrapers, but, actually, the Big Apple is dotted with many green spaces which allow residents and tourists alike to relax, stroll, play sports or sunbathe in the warmer months.
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  • 2018.12.06
  • Come meet the MET!
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is usually simply called the MET by Americans.It is much more than a museum, it is an extraordinary collection of works of art from all over the world (a place where works of art also include a whole Egyptian temple or a complete Renaissance room), and also a center of excellence for art studies, a place of important exhibitions and even a place for researchers.
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  • 2018.12.03
  • All for Yoga, Yoga for all
  • Living in New York City, for many New Yorkers, means working hard, eating organic products and keeping fit.If you think of America as a country of overweight people, coming to NY you'll have to change your mind!
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  • 2018.10.23
  • The spookiest month
  • October is Halloween month, the most awaited festival of the year by New Yorkers and Americans. Halloween in New York is not just the masked parade of the 31st - which is truly unmissable for any good New Yorker (or visitor) who likes Halloween - but it’s rather an atmosphere that runs throughout the month of October.
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  • 2018.09.13
  • Naked Cowboy, a New York legend
  • If you have been to New York City, you surely have visited Times Square.And there you may have seen “The unofficial New York Tourism Ambassador,” perhaps the most recognizable character in the City and one of the many attractions of the Big Apple (almost to the level of the Statue of Liberty!): the great performer, the Naked Cowboy.
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  • 2018.09.05
  • Bushwick, where walls come alive…
  • Although when people think of New York think of its nightlife, its iconic attractions such as Central Park and Times Square and think of an urban concrete jungle, the Big Apple is a cultural center with no competitors in the United States and art is all around the place.
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  • 2018.08.08
  • Floating fun places in the Big Apple
  • We often forget that New York is a city facing the sea and that Manhattan is an island and even that the boat is one of the best ways to discover the city differently and spend time in a totally exotic way.
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  • 2018.07.30
  • Blog NYC
  • If during one of your trips to Manhattan Island you get lost in the area south of Broome Street and east of Lafayette, you might think that you are in a completely different country.
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  • 2018.07.19
  • Amish Culture in New York City
  • When we mention New York City and New York State we don’t immediately make the connection with the Amish culture but, today, over 10,000 Amish live in this area, which has seen a significant and increasing Amish presence since the 70s.
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  • 2018.07.02
  • Jazzing it up in New York
  • New York goes hand in hand with the History of Jazz. New York is still today the Mecca of Jazz music and, although many historical places have closed down over the decades, new jazz clubs have opened their doors for the first time and other older clubs have reopened trying to find the authentic ‘jazz soul’ of their origins.
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  • 2018.06.04
  • Meatpacking: show your coolness!
  • You've seen it at least a million times, in crazy movie scenes, or parading behind the city's most fashionable New Yorkers, in the television series Sex and The City (Samantha lived here in the third series): the Meatpacking district is the ‘sensual-chic’ district of New York City.
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  • 2018.04.27
  • Miss Liberty and its replicas
  • A blog about New York City is not complete if The Statue of Liberty is not mentioned. Symbol of political freedom and democracy and located in the New York City harbor, the statue is the unofficial entrance to the City from the ocean, welcoming immigrants then and visitors now, coming from all around the world to have a bite on the Big Apple.
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  • 2018.04.13
  • The Strand, 18 miles of books in the heart of the City.
  • New York City is an amazing place, everybody agrees on that.You can never get bored in the City, yet I think New York is at its best when the tulips and the cherry trees are blooming in the spring and people finally take off the scarves and the heavy jackets and enjoy the outdoors. Everything seems wonderful also in the summer and in the fall. Until the rain starts.
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  • 2018.03.30
  • Bagel, the typical New Yorker breakfast
  • The first bagel I ate in New York City was when I sat down to have breakfast in a little bar in Soho, more than ten years ago, on my first trip to the city. I was about to order some toast with my coffee, when I saw a girl eating a bagel and remembered that it’s the staple ‘bread’ in the City.
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  • 2018.03.14
  • Williamsburg and Greenpoint
  • Williamsburg, the most modern neighborhood in New York, is part of Brooklyn and it’s where you go nowadays if you want to find hipsters at their peak.First of all I must say that Williamsburg has become so popular and so hipster only in recent years so you can still find streets in which Orthodox Jews live and others in which the hipster culture is developing. Curiously, the border between one area and another is almost non-existent, although the contrast couldn’t be greater.
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  • 2018.02.28
  • Attending a Gospel Mass in Harlem
  • Unlike downtown New York City, where everything has been commercialized in an exuberant way, the Gospel masses in Harlem have remained as they once used to be and they haven’t lost their essence.They are still an important part of the African-American culture and attending one is key to understand at least part of this culture.
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  • 2018.02.16
  • Home run!
  • In America, it is important to show passion in everything that you do. Americans fill stadiums and arenas (sometimes up to several times a week) regardless of the team playing, because Americans are always happy to attend sporting events, not only as spectators but as active supporters.
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  • 2018.02.02
  • Weather, all year round
  • I know that talking about the weather is boring and often predictable, but let me tell you that there is nothing predictable about the Big Apple’s weather and only by living here one can understand how in New York City the weather can change from one moment to the next.
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  • 2018.01.16
  • New York, a city to “bite on”
  • New York is a fast-paced city but it can as well be a city of eternal contemplation. It is the city par excellence, ideal for those who love the eclectic lifestyle and the loss of any reference point. And although my story begins like this today I wish to talk about food because in New York it would be nice to be hungry at any time.
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  • 2017.12.28
  • Not just Times Square…
  • New Year’s Eve is celebrated in every country in the world, in different time zones and with different traditions, depending on the cultural background of each place. In the United States there are many customs to say goodbye to the old year and toast the arrival of the new one.
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  • 2017.12.13
  • Five, four, three, two, one...magic!
  • The Rockfeller Plaza, nestled in a universe of lights and colors, is full of people crammed in every corner of the street, under the starry sky of New York, everybody is counting down to the beautiful lighting of the world's most beautiful tree: the Rockfeller Center’s traditional Christmas tree.
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  • 2017.12.06
  • Running up the top of NYC
  • With its over 200 miles of coastline, some of the world's most famous urban parks and many initiatives inviting its residents to keep fit, New York is a great place to run. The five districts offer so many tracks that it is difficult to choose one, both for the landscape and for the experience itself.
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  • 2017.11.22
  • ‘MoMa, crazy and modern, just like NYC’
  • New York is full of museums, so much so that a long stretch of Fifth Avenue has been renamed as Museum Mile. There are all kinds of art galleries, museums and art spaces in town, from the Museum of Natural History to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but also a myriad of smaller underground venues.
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  • 2017.11.07
  • WHY IS THE FLATIRON BUILDING SO FLAT?
  • When talking about iconic buildings in New York, it's not difficult to fall into the trap of retelling stories everyone knows so today I wish to present the largest iron that you will have the opportunity to see in your life if you visit our wonderful city: The Flatiron Building in Manhattan.
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  • 2017.10.17
  • REMEMBERING 9/11
  • The World Trade Center area, known as Ground Zero after the September 11th attacks, is located in Lower Manhattan. As probably everyone around the world knows, during the morning of Tuesday, September 11th, 2001, two hijacked planes crashed on the Twin Towers, which after some hours collapsed, killing almost 3000 people.
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  • 2017.09.26
  • “Grand Central Station: a melting pot within a melting pot”
  • Grand Central Station is not an unknown place. Almost all visitors to New York decide to take a trip to what is one of the most famous places in the city, highlighted as fabulous in almost all guidebooks. New Yorkers alike come here often to catch a train to Pennsylvania or New Jersey or just to grab a quick bite (since it hosts great food venues).
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  • 2017.09.01
  • “United Nations: the Headquarters for peace”
  • Contrary to what New Yorkers say when they joke about it, the United Nations headquarters are not designed to torture us with traffic jams whenever a General Assembly is organized. In fact, this very important organization was founded at the end of World War II by the winning countries with the aim to maintaining peace in the world and preventing future wars.
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  • 2017.08.08
  • Partying with the Great Gatsby
  • The Great Gatsby, the character created by Scott Fitzgerald would be the perfect host of the Jazz Age Lawn Party in New York City which is held here every summer. It is a journey back in time to discover and enjoy the 1920s atmosphere in southern Manhattan.
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  • 2017.07.28
  • It's all about the books
  • We can see a library as a place where to borrow or return a book, a place where to read our favorite newspaper or magazine, do some research, study or connect to the internet (for free).
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  • 2017.07.14
  • Staten Island
  • Everybody knows about Manhattan, most know about Brooklyn and the Bronx, many know about Queens but not many know about Staten Island, the fifth of the New York boroughs.Staten Island, as the name wants it, is an island just in front of the Manhattan peninsula.
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  • 2017.06.30
  • Brooklyn Museum
  • I think that a true gem in the neighborhood where I live, Brooklyn, is the amazing, yet underrated, Brooklyn Museum of Art.
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  • 2017.05.19
  • A gem for gourmands: the Chelsea Market
  • The Chelsea Market in New York is located in the homonymous neighborhood of Chelsea, in the lower west-end of Manhattan and it’s very close to some of the main attractions of the City (such as the High Line, which I previously described).
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  • 2017.04.17
  • Under the limelight of Broadway
  • When talking about the Broadway Theatre District and Times Square, we think of musicals, theatres, lights and thousands of visitors who spend hours just looking around to take photos of the lit screens!
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  • 2017.03.21
  • Ellis Island
  • These days the migration topic is a hot one all over the world so, upon advice of a friend, last weekend I decided to visit Ellis Island,
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