Historic East Village Food Tour with James & Karla Murray: McSorley's Old Ale House in the East Village with our dog @hudsonpittienyc sitting outside on one of the 🍺barrels.

 We are happy to share that although McSorley's was forced to close for a few days, they are now again open for business. Please join us on Sunday, December 4th at 12pm as we lead a Storefront: A Historic East Village Food Tour for Untapped Cities. @untappedcities On this walking and tasting tour of some of our favorite East Village food establishments, you can discover the food, history, and diverse culture of our neighborhood while tasting delicious specialties from at least 6 different tasting stops. We will be stopping and talking about McSorley's interesting history but because this tour is open to all ages we cannot sample their beer 🍻  On this tour you will learn about the diverse German, Italian, Jewish and Ukrainian history of the East Village and try some fresh homemade mozzarella, drink an authentic New York City egg cream, taste a hot Ukrainian potato pierogi with toppings, sample a freshly baked Jewish sugar cookie, enjoy an authentic New York hot dog 🌭and tropical drink 🍹 and taste a freshly baked cannoli. Enough food will be sampled so that for most people lunch afterwards is not needed.  Tickets for this tour are $40 (food included) and can be purchased at:
http://untappedcities.com/storefront-a-historic-east-village-food-tour-with-james-karla-murray/

Profile Motel, NH

#neon #vintageneon

Three Lives & Company Booksellers, a small independent 📚 bookstore in Greenwich Village that was founded in 1978, shared some very good news with us.

Despite the building being sold recently to new owners, and the #storefront on a tenuous month-to-month lease, owner Toby Cox told us that he just signed a new lease and that their future is now safe and secure! We couldn't be happier for this #bookstore as so many independents have closed in recent years.

This photo from 2011 and full interview with Toby appear in our book "Store Front II-A History Preserved" (which they sell in the store). #shopsmall

Lower East Side Coffee Shop, East Village, NYC

Lower East Side Coffee Shop glowing in the evening. We love the oversize #neonsign in this #coffee shop ☕️ and were told by its manager that it brings in a lot of customers. This #neon beauty definitely attracted us to this #storefront. Photo appears in our book "New York Nights".

Hotel New Yorker, Midtown, NYC

#rooftop #nyc #hotelnewyorker

Sunset. Autumn, Central Park, NYC.

Circo's Pastry Shop is a family-owned business that was founded in 1945.

This Bushwick #bakery specializes in #Italian 🇮🇹 pastries and cakes 🍰 and their most popular item according to the second-generation owner Anthony Pierdipino is their "Cannoli a la Siciliana". Everything they sell is made by hand, on premises. In addition to their delicious pastries, we love their #vintage #neonsign that was recently restored (as seen in this photo). When we originally photographed the #storefront in 2004 for our book "Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York" their #neon sign with its unique #font and #script lettering was covered with wire mesh for protection reasons. A full interview with the 2nd -generation owner appears in our book too.