New York Cliché

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20-something stuggling actress trying make it in all the ways that everyone else wants to make it in New York City. Humorous personal essay about odd jobs, odd encounters, dating, theater- stories meant to elicit a "That's so New York."

New York Cliché

Boating in Central Park is SO FUN

You can never run out of things to do in this city: it’s a New York cliché, a New York reality. I lose respect for anyone who finds themselves bored while in the four boroughs (you’re allowed,...

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Saturday Night Heels: Bling It On and Win with Hpnotiq

When I think “Saturday night in NYC” the first two things that come to mind are alcohol and high heels. Tonight, all over the city, you will find women in the most glam shoes you can image, sipping...

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Sometimes It’s a Long Trip to “I Love You”

Some people plan romantic moments to say “I love you.” Some people blurt out the words in a moment of spontaneous passion. Then there is yours truly, who shows up unannounced with a half-empty box...

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• If I Don’t Say “I Love You” My Brain Will Explode

I can not pinpoint the moment I realized I loved Harry*. But soon every time I saw him it became more apparent. I was finally in love for the first time, at the ripe old age of 26! At last I can...

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5 Years Ago: NYC Dating Initiation

You tell people you’ve lived in NYC for five years and you feel their attitude towards you shift. There’s a new level of respect, sometimes a palpable feeling of admiration, and always the look of...

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• My Boyfriend Is Gonna KILT Me

I am so looking forward to summer. To rooftop bars, outdoor movie screenings, beach days. To gin and tonics and mojitos becoming my drinks of choice. To blackberry season, tomato season, and slices...

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• A Former Usher’s Tips for Getting Shakespeare in the Park Tickets

Shakespeare in the Park is one of the things I look forward to most about NYC summers. The Public Theater, one of the most reputable companies in NY, offers FREE world class theater every year in...

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Starting the Summer Single? Create a Match.com Summer Singles Event and Win!

Show me someone who is single in New York City and hasn’t tried, or at the very least considered, online dating. Since I moved here 5 years ago, this method of meeting people has evolved from...

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Anthropomorphizin-g: A Trip to the Bronx Zoo

It finally feels like spring. In the words of George Harrison (whose song popped up just as I sat down to write- the Pandora gods are smiling at me), “it’s been a long, cold lonely winter.” Ask any...

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Other NYCs: The Successful Transplant

Every time I leave my apartment, I realize the chance of running into someone I know. It is a New York City phenomenon, one that is hard to believe until you experience it. “It’s a small world”...

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Remember That Time I Moved To New York?

At the end of the month, I will celebrate five years of living in New York City. Five years! I’ve lasted five years! That’s half a decade! Perhaps I will scream these words from the top of the...

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Bikini Season Comes Early: Out In Public In a Bra

Bikini season is just around the corner. Says every women’s magazine currently in distribution- 5 Essential Pieces of Hot Bikini Body Wisdom, The No-Diet Bikini Secret, The Best Swimsuit for Your...

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I Have a Boyfriend: Cue Freak Out

I have a boyfriend. I have a boyfriend. I have a boyfriend. I have a boyfriend. I have a boyfriend. Nope, no matter how I say it, it feels weird. I don’t know how to have a boyfriend. I have been...

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Beauty, Hope, and Love Have to Win. Right?

What a strange week. I can’t recall a time when the contrasts between hate and beauty, fear and hope were so stark. The media swirls with stories of hate. We anxiously await stories from Boston,...

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One Day Without Shoes

Today, I was anything but a New York cliché. Today, I took my shoes off on the New York City streets. Okay, not quite. I took my shoes off in Tompkins Square Park and walked its asphalt paths. The...

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Other NYCs: The Super Cool NY Native

It’s easy, especially as an adult, to think I have enough friends. Or take it even farther, I have too many friends. After a life time of making friends, who now in adulthood live near and far, the...

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Spring Celebrity Sightings (Sorta)

It finally feels like spring! The temperature hovering around 70°, flowers in bloom, and leaves popping out on trees. Everyone in NYC wants to be outside today. Even high-profile celebrities. Ok...

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• Chinatown Adventures of a Former “Token White Girl”

Chinatown will always hold a special place in my heart. Growing up in San Francisco, I lived 5 blocks away from the heart of Chinatown. I knew the best places for dimsum (like Chinese tapas), how...

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NYC Easter Parade: I’m All Smiles

Have you ever wanted to feel like a celebrity? Glamorous attire, the flash of hundreds of cameras, pose after pose; people begging to take your picture, clamoring for interviews. Before yesterday,...

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Easter My Way: Beer, Bonnets, NYC Bhangra

Just in time for Easter, spring flowers pop up in planters on NYC streets! Happy Easter weekend! Are you celebrating? As a 20-something, agnostic who was raised Episcopalian, I never quite know...

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“Heard NY” at Grand Central: Now I Want A Pony!

I never asked for a pony for Christmas. And you call yourself a cliché? Why didn’t I? Is it because I had a greater sense of reality than many of my peers? My three person family lived in a one...

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The Macaron Adventure of a Lifetime

Wednesday was a brilliant day for a myriad of reasons: 1. It was the first day of spring! 2. The sky was clear and so blue and sunny, the 40º weather didn’t matter. 3. My roommates and I all had...

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• Macaron Day NYC

I don’t know how much longer I can take it. The first day of spring is two days away, yet winter seems unending. It snowed all day Saturday. The current 10 Day forecast shows nothing close to 50º....

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Beware the Ides of March

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. This cliché needs an update. I propose: March comes in like your uncle (the one who drinks too much and the rest of the family suspects he’s...

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Other NYCs: A New York Newbie

I moved to NYC at age 21. Think that’s young? So did the entire city. My first year I recall being called a baby easily more times than I had in infancy. “You’re 21!? Oh my God, you’re a baby!” Now...

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Bag a British Bloke with Cockney Rhyming Slang?

Ladies love men with accents. It’s a cliché, one so grounded in reality that a dating website called iloveyouraccent.com actually exists. Anyone who has read my dramatic Safa Boy Saga (and if you...

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Missed Connections NOT Missed Give-away Announcements!

Happy March 1st! I’m so glad February is over as it holds the title of “My Least Favorite Month of the Year”. There was something in the last week of February that just took it out of me. I got a...

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Romance, Missed Connections, & Sophie Blackall

NYC has an unquestionable romantic allure. This is the city of carriage rides in Central Park, the top of the Empire State Building, and ice skating in Rockefeller Center. I confess I am a...

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One Giant Leap Towards Cat Lady Cliché

Her appearance is disheveled. There is but one brush in this home and all inhabitants share it. Her person (and the entire contents of her apartment) is covered in a fine layer of hair. Grains of...

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New York Cliché

Boating in Central Park is SO FUN

Saturday Night Heels: Bling It On and Win with Hpnotiq

Sometimes It’s a Long Trip to “I Love You”

• If I Don’t Say “I Love You” My Brain Will Explode

5 Years Ago: NYC Dating Initiation

• My Boyfriend Is Gonna KILT Me

• A Former Usher’s Tips for Getting Shakespeare in the Park Tickets

Starting the Summer Single? Create a Match.com Summer Singles Event and Win!

Anthropomorphizin-g: A Trip to the Bronx Zoo

Other NYCs: The Successful Transplant

Remember That Time I Moved To New York?

Bikini Season Comes Early: Out In Public In a Bra

I Have a Boyfriend: Cue Freak Out

Beauty, Hope, and Love Have to Win. Right?

One Day Without Shoes

Other NYCs: The Super Cool NY Native

Spring Celebrity Sightings (Sorta)

• Chinatown Adventures of a Former “Token White Girl”

NYC Easter Parade: I’m All Smiles

Easter My Way: Beer, Bonnets, NYC Bhangra

“Heard NY” at Grand Central: Now I Want A Pony!

The Macaron Adventure of a Lifetime

• Macaron Day NYC

Beware the Ides of March

Other NYCs: A New York Newbie

Bag a British Bloke with Cockney Rhyming Slang?

Missed Connections NOT Missed Give-away Announcements!

Romance, Missed Connections, & Sophie Blackall

One Giant Leap Towards Cat Lady Cliché

A Vicarious Valentine’s Day

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