New York in the Rain
I’m not sure if it’s due to the fact that I just finished watching the entirety of Sex in the City (all 6 seasons in less than 2 months!), but New York is growing on me. I always forget what a big city it is (especially in comparison to my beloved Paris – the first big city I really learned). After hopping on the subway from Park Slope to the Upper West Side, I have no doubt this is where it was made chic to be fashionably late, although I’m sure for different reasons.
Despite it’s scale, it didn’t stop me from running into a friend from Paris outside the cafe where I had brunch or running into an old flame (ok, not really, but I did meet a couple that knew my crush from when I was 4 years old living in St. Paul). I quickly learned that you always have to have one eye open as I missed two celebrity sightings with the blink of an eye (the New Yorkers, although new to the city, caught them both). I love that in this city, like Paris, a simple pashmina can make any outfit, although unlike Paris, a to-go coffee is practically an accessory here. Even in a weekend plagued by rain, New Yorkers know how to make galoshes stylish. And as I learned from Carrie Bradshaw, despite appearing harsh at times, the city is still your friend.
A few other weekend highlights:
- Secondary Lives: Remixing the Ordinary – everyday materials rethought, at the [new] Museum of Art & Design
- Getting an insider look into Parson’s with Alex
- Dumbo Art Under the Bridge Festival
- Olafur Eliasson’s waterfalls in a misty night haze
- Seeing 2 pet pigs on a leash, only to be followed by the weirdest concert ever about bears and beards
- Chocolate cake at Cocoa Bar with Alex and Ian at midnight in Park Slope
- Brunch with the awesome Abbey at Good Enough to Eat
- A political fundraiser (incredible to see the involvement of young people!) and good times in Williamsburg
{top image by Alex!…others by me}
Jessie Cacciola
October 1, 2008 at 11:24 pm //
Oh my gosh, Anne–I love this post! I want to go home! xo
Wendy
October 2, 2008 at 3:37 am //
Love the photos of the waterfalls at night. Glad you had a good visit.
annamatic
October 2, 2008 at 12:52 pm //
i always completely miss the celebrity sightings. my friend had to point out that claire danes was sitting right behind me once. most of the time, new york natives just get annoyed when some famous person filming on their street is blocking their ability to get from point A to point B in a timely fashion. :-)
Caroline
October 3, 2008 at 9:06 pm //
What a beautiful and inspiring post…I really want to run away to New York now! Thanks.