Antonino Zito and his wife, who emigrated from Palermo, Sicily founded this iconic bakery in 1924 and lived in an apartment behind it where they raised three sons...

 

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Bailey’s Corner Pub, York Avenue, Upper East Side, NYC

Bailey’s Corner Pub on York Avenue in the Upper East Side has been in business since the early 1950s and is one of the “under-the-radar” neighborhood gems we included in our book, “Great Bars of New York City”. 

The back bar is believed to have been constructed in the early 1900s and once sat in a restaurant across the street from Bailey’s. 

Let us know if you have visited Bailey’s and seen its gorgeous wooden bar.

Our book VINYL NYC: 33 1/3 of the Best Record Stores Across All Five Boroughs features Academy Records on E. 12th Street in the East Village, which has been in business since 2001.

Academy sells both new and secondhand vinyl in a well balanced variety of genres including jazz, rock, hip-hop, house and punk.

Kamienica Pod św. Florianem (Tenement House of St. Florian), Kraków.

The building was originally constructed in 1785 and was heavily burned and destroyed during the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.

Pat & Sons Salumeria, South Richmond Hill, Queens 2009 which appears in our book STORE FRONT NYC.

 

Whether you are a Knicks 🏀fan or a FIFA ⚽️team supporter and plan to watch a game at your local bar, we are highlighting the departed Sportsmen’s Club in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.

 

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Rain. Paris.

 

White Horse Tavern, NYC

White Horse Tavern in the West Village, which has been in business since 1880, is one of the many bars which we feature in our book “Great Bars of New York City”. 

Not only is it one of the oldest continuously operating pubs in New York City, which even operated as a speakeasy during Prohibition, it also is remarkable in that it is located in one of the few wood frame structures remaining in New York City and also has much of its original interior. 

Superior Elevation Records in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Superior Elevation Records in Williamsburg, Brooklyn carries a wide variety of mostly used vinyl, including sought after hip-hop, R&B, soul, funk, reggae, house & disco and has a comfortable listening lounge up front. Also check out the $5 latin bin! 

Superior Elevation Records is one of the fabulous NYC indie record stores which we feature in our book “Vinyl NYC: 33 1/3 of the Best Record Stores Across All Five Boroughs”.

Madison Square Garden glowing in radiant orange and blue as New York City celebrates the Knicks’ historic NBA Finals run.

 

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7B Horseshoe Bar

The storefront where
7B Horseshoe Bar aka Vazacs is located was originally opened in 1935 as a neighborhood catering spot know as Vazac Hall & after transforming into a bar it was known simply as Vazac but in more recent years has also taken one of its three names from the street corner it resides on at the corner of 7th Street and Avenue B & the long horseshoe shaped bar running down its center. 

Musicians and celebrities who have frequented the bar include Iggy Pop and members of the Strokes who both lived nearby. 

Let us know if you have been to this fabulous neighborhood spot which we included in our “Great Bars of New York City” book.

The sgraffito and lunette paintings on the left building were made around 1580.

The arcades under the modern cornice are painted with a Renaissance series called "Lifecycle" which represents ten stages in the life of man, from boyhood to death. Czech Republic.

We featured the iconic, long-standing A-1 Record Shop (located at 439 East 6th Street) in our book, Vinyl NYC: 33 1/3 of the Best Record Stores Across All Five Boroughs.

A-1 Record Shop was established in 1996 and is highly regarded by DJs, producers, and crate-diggers for its extensive collection of secondhand and reissued records.

To celebrate National Donut 🍩 Day today, we are highlighting Donut Pub!

 

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NYC, not that long ago...

 

The Redeye Grill on 7th Ave in Midtown, which was a favorite restaurant spot of audiences attending performances at Carnegie Hall across the street, will sadly permanently close on July 12th after 30 years in business.

 

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Prague. The Vltava is the longest river in the Czech Republic.

 

Hungary

 

Historic Chelsea diner, Star on 18 is permanently closing its doors tomorrow Sunday May 31st.

 

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At 680 years old, zum Eulenspiegel Restaurant is the most original tavern in the historical town centre of Salzburg.

 

To say a final goodbye to Two Boots Pizza Ave A location, please join everyone at the shop for a “Celebration of Life” on Friday, May 29th from 7-10 PM and stay tuned for more information on the search for a new space in the East Village.

 

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The construction of Vienna’s Stadtbahn around 1900 was a milestone in Vienna’s development towards becoming a modern metropolis.

The two pavilions at Karlsplatz are among the best-known buildings of Viennese modernism.

In honor of Memorial Day today, we are highlighting a very patriotic 🇺🇸 bar in New York City, Old Town Bar on 18th Street near Union Square

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Join us for the Miami Air Show Day 2!

Join us for the Miami Air & Sea Show!

Cozy Soup ‘n’ Burger the iconic Greenwich Village diner which has been in business for 54 years has sadly announced that it will be permanently closing its doors on June 21st.

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After the abrupt closure of Caputo’s Bake Shop, we are happy to share that Sam’s Restaurant, the old-school Italian pizzeria restaurant on Court Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn which was founded in 1930, is getting a “refresh”

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Walk beautiful South Pointe Park and Miami Beach with us watching the cruise ships depart...

 

Rush Hour, Krakow

At 16 Bolesława Limanowskiego on the right, in the historic Stare Podgórze neighborhood of Kraków, is Bar Mleczny Krakus, a classic Polish milk bar. It offers traditional Polish home-cooked meals at very affordable prices.

 

Caffe Reggio in Greenwich Village was founded in 1927...

 

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Rain. Le Consulat, Paris. It was a popular haunt for painters like Picasso, Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec, and later, Hemingway.

 

Join us for the Fort Lauderdale Air Show Day 2!

Join us for the Fort Lauderdale Air Show!

Remembering Bleecker Street Records in New York City

 

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