Monday, November 9, 2026
NYC's Most EXPENSIVE Christmas Store Walkthrough Bergdorf Goodman Christmas Decor 2026
In this video, we go on a full tour of New York City's most EXPENSIVE Christmas store and see where billionaires go Christmas shopping in New York City.
We see all the exclusive Bergdorf Goodman Christmas decor, luxury holiday displays and ornaments in their Fifth Avenue New York City store.
Sunday, November 8, 2026
The Jazz Record Center, Chelsea, NYC
The Jazz Record Center has attracted devoted jazz fans since 1983 despite its out-of-the-way location on the 8th floor of a commercial building in Chelsea with no commercial signage. Thousands of vinyl records can be found once you open the door and are meticulously organized by owner Fred Cohen (seen in photo) in bins that sit on industrial metal shelving with handwritten dividers listing the artists names. A wide offering of rare and reissued jazz LPS, including a large selection of Blue Note records as well as CDs, DVDs, books, posters, magazines & enpgenera are also for sale.
Jazz Record Center 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” which is available at your local bookseller and online today.
Saturday, November 7, 2026
NYC Christmas 2026 Macy's Holiday Lane Full Walkthrough Best Christmas Decor 2026 Shop 4K
We show a full walk-through tour of Macy's Holiday Lane Christmas shop inside the flagship Herald Square New York City store which is open for Christmas 2026. We walk through the entire top-floor (9th floor) Christmas shop and visit every themed room to see the Christmas trees, ornaments, snow globes and home decor and the special MacKenzie-Childs holiday collection and also take a ride on Macy's 100-year-old vintage wooden escalators. -Filmed at Macy's Herald Square: 151 W 34th Street New York, NY on October 30, 2026.
O. Ottomanelli & Sons Prime Meat Market on Bleecker Street was founded in 1935 by Onofrio Ottomanelli, a butcher from Bari, Italy 🇮🇹 and is currently being run by his sons.
This wonderful shop is featured in our book "Store Front NYC: Photographs of the City's Independent Shops, Past and Present."
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Spring Lounge at the corner of Spring & Mulberry Streets in Little Italy of Manhattan.
Although this bar originally opened in the 1920s as an illegal speakeasy and still retains its original horseshoe-shaped bar, it wasn’t until the 1970s that it became known as Spring Lounge. For many years it has also been known as the Shark Bar thanks to a shark mural & taxidermied sharks adorning its walls.
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Spring Lounge is also featured in our book “Great Bars of New York City” and is one of the three bars we included in our book which opens at 8 AM (on Sunday it opens at 10 AM).
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Let us know if you have visited this neighborhood gem whose motto is “Life is Short…Drink Early”and despite its homey feel, has had its share of star visitors including singer John Mayer who was a longtime regular.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
We tour the new Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Shop!
We tour the new Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Shop in New York City Herald Square to celebrate the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In this 4K walk-through we see the amazing displays and merchandise including special limited-edition 100th Parade collectibles, apparel, ornaments, decor and collaborations including Disney Mickey Mouse & Friends, Marvel Spider-Man, Hello Kitty and Billie Brightpaw, the new balloon character debuting for the 100th Parade.
Monday, November 2, 2026
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Friday, October 30, 2026
New York City Bryant Park Winter Village 2026 Opening Day Walking Tour
NYC Christmas Market Filmed in 4K on October 28, 2026
In this video, we visit the Bryant Park Winter Village on Opening Day 2026 and highlight everything you can see and do, including ice skating on the rink and shopping at the artisan holiday shops and eating and drinking at the kiosks, lodge and restaurants. This year marks the Winter Village's 25th anniversary, with more than 180 vendors and New York City's only FREE-admission ice skating rink.
#newyorkcity #NYC #walking #walkingtour #Travel #BryantPark #Manhattan #Christmas #NYCChristmasmarket
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Shawn Dub @shawndub365. Human Head Records in our book Vinyl NYC
Shawn Dub @shawndub365. Human Head Records in Bushwick, Brooklyn is stocked with tens of thousands of affordable used vinyl records, including obscure, rare & hard-to-find titles across genres like soul, funk, disco, reggae, dub, jazz, Latin, hip-hop, dance, house and techno.
Although it has an understated facade on Meserole Street, @humanheadnyc interior is a crate-diggers paradise with $2 and $5 bins and new arrival bins organized by the date each title physically arrives at the shop.
Owner Travis Klein, who co-founded the shop in 2013, states that they consistently sell out & replenish their inventory within 6 months!
Shawn Dub @shawndub365 has been an essential member of the shop since 2014 & helps mold the shop’s 12-inch selection including its large collection of dance music.
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Human Head 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” which is available at your local bookseller and online.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Monday, October 26, 2026
Carmine’s Original Pizza 🍕 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Carmine’s Original Pizza 🍕 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. People always ask us what our favorite storefront photos we have taken are and we always respond that it’s a difficult question to answer as we have spent so many hours not only photographing thousands of mom-and-pop shops but also spending time with the owners conducting interviews to find out the history of their business as well as unique stories they share with us.
We photographed Carmine’s in 2009 for our book “Store Front NYC”. We miss Carmine and his delicious and affordable pizza 🍕 !
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Friday, October 23, 2026
Join us and Village Preservation - Greenwich Village Society For Historic Preservation as we speak about our most recent book, Counter Culture
Join us and Village Preservation - Greenwich Village Society For Historic Preservation as we speak about our most recent book, Counter Culture, and some of our neighborhoods’ and New York’s most iconic lunch spots such as B&H Dairy and Veselka.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 6:00 - 7:30PM
Free
Pre-registration required
Spanish Benevolent Society - La Nacional
239 W 14th St
New York, NY 10011
Peter McManus Cafe was established in 1936
Peter McManus Cafe was established in 1936 and has the distinction of being the oldest bar in New York City which has been in continuous ownership by the same family since its founding. This historic Irish bar is located on the corner of 7th Ave & 19th Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.
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One of the many unique features of Peter McManus Cafe is that it has stained-glass windows in its facade which were made by the famous Tiffany company in NYC and also has Tiffany stained-glass behind the bar. It is also one of the few bars in NYC with two original phone booths.
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Peter McManus Cafe is one of the many bars which we feature in our book “Great Bars of New York City” which is available at your local bookseller & online. Its memorable interior has also served as a beloved shooting location for numerous films.
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Let us know if you have visited this true family-owned NYC gem.
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Generation Records, the iconic vinyl record store in Greenwich Village
Generation Records, the iconic vinyl record store in Greenwich Village, is well-known for its huge selection of punk, hardcore, metal and rock LPS but also carries a variety of genres over its two floors. @generationrecords founded in 1992 by Chris Dunnigan is one of the fabulous NYC indie record shops which we feature in our book “Vinyl NYC: 33 1/3 of the Best Record Stores Across All Five Boroughs”.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Cafe Central, Vienna
Opened in 1876, Cafe Central, Vienna is located inside the Palais Ferstel. The café served as a meeting place for towering figures of literature, science, and politics including Leon Trotsky, Joseph Stalin, and Sigmund Freud. It is renowned for classic treats like Sachertorte, Apfelstrudel, and traditional coffee specialties like the Wiener Melange.
Monday, October 19, 2026
Caffe Capri in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Caffe Capri in Williamsburg, Brooklyn had the best iced coffee we had ever tasted. It was strong and flavorful! There was nothing better on a hot day to cool you off. Sadly this lovely family-owned #coffeeshop closed in 2015 after being in business since 1974.
We included this photo in our book “Store Front NYC” and also interviewed Joe (the co-owner with his sister-in-law Sarah) and asked him why their iced coffee was so delicious and he told us the secret was that he made ice cubes using espresso, not water…so that when the ice cubes melted, they would not water down the coffee. What a brilliant idea!
#jamesandkarla #coffee #coffeetime #coffeelover #coffeelovers #coffeelife #italian #italianstyle #storefront #williamsburgbrooklyn
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