Kora (bakery in Sunnyside) has a pomegranate cheesecake Danish that i had to fight my toddler for

My toddler asked for a kiss last night at bed. He said, "Mama, you smell like butter. Also me?" Which is his way of saying, "stop holding out on me"

UGH...

The "close door" button in the elevator is nonfunctional. My toddler has internalized this and started telling people in the elevator that it's a placebo button (we live in NYC)

Ink, Blood, Sister Scribe is a bit of all 3 and an excellent debut novel. Portrait or a Thief is a fun mystery. And Heir is in the fantasy realm. An "oldie" is The Beach which, if you haven't read, you should

I recently read Babel and really enjoyed it. I promise to go to my corner book store in NYC!

YouTube has the AP red carpet stream

Sicilia Osteria (West) is also great for shareable stuff and is always a crowd pleaser

Kung Fu Kitchen if you're on the West side, Mari.ne Hand Rolls if you're on the East side (and they like sushi).

I also like those things, but I have a toddler. Things we both enjoy:
* Carb crawl at bakeries (LES has several great ones)
* Dumpling crawl through Chinatown
* Queens Night Market
* Walk the High Line early AM
* Natural History Museum
* Botanical Gardens
* Ride on top of the double decker bus