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The new Zara in FiDi (across from Fulton Transit Center) is now open

After some delay, New York’s newest Zara store opened today at 222 Broadway and Ann Street in the Financial District.

By stuart

November 10, 2015November 10, 2015

City Money

How much does it cost to take a Lyft from San Francisco to SFO airport?

I’ve taken Lyft to San Francisco International (SFO) a handful of times and though it’s not the cheapest way to get to the airport, it’s cost-effective for the great conveniences it provides.

By stuart

November 8, 2015November 15, 2016

City

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s addicting hazelnut powder now available to buy in-store

Rejoice! After years of customers begging, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf finally decided to sell their magic hazelnut powder!*

By stuart

November 4, 2015November 10, 2015

City Money

Get $50 off a Lyft from Las Vegas Airport to the strip with this promo code

Now you can officially take a Lyft from Las Vegas’ McCarran Airport to the Vegas strip – the first car sharing service to operate in Vegas.

By stuart

October 29, 2015November 15, 2016

City

Your MTA transfer doesn’t work for bus-to-bus transfers on same route

Whenever possible I plan my trip in a way that allows me to do what I need to maximize my $2.75 Metrocard fare.

By stuart

October 24, 2015October 24, 2015

City

Lyft retires $8 fares, teases new 50% promotion in “discount zones”

As quickly as $8 Lyft Lines replaced $5 Lyft Lines, they’re ending the more expensive promotion after just a couple weeks.

By stuart

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015

City

“Dockpocalypse” hits Citi Bike stations in East Village, Alphabet City

Living near the East Village, it’s not a rare occurrence to find the two Citi Bike stations nearest my apartment completely bare. When it happens, I have to walk to a station a couple extra streets to grab a bike.

By stuart

October 22, 2015October 23, 2015

City

Get 24 free months of Citi Bike by referring 24 friends

Are you considering Citi Bike? If you open a new annual membership, you can get a free month through if an active member refers you for a membership.

By stuart

October 21, 2015October 23, 2015

City

Yikes! Jeremy Lin sports “bowl cut” hairstyle at Hornets practice

While in China for the NBA Global Games, Jeremy Lin decided to wear his hair in a bowlcut at a Charlotte Hornets practice.

By stuart

October 10, 2015October 10, 2015

City Tech

Why you should take a Lyft (Line) from JFK to Manhattan

Those of you that read this site know that I prefer Lyft over Uber and specifically, the Lyft Line service is an efficient and reasonable transportation option.

By stuart

October 6, 2015November 15, 2016

City Tech

Lyft increases ‘Lyft Line’ fares to $8 in New York City

Lyft has been threatening to end their $5 Lyft Line promotion for a few months now and they’ve finally pulled the plug on the five buck fares in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

By stuart

October 5, 2015October 5, 2015

City Tech

I love using Lyft Line, but good luck getting a car during “Prime Time”

From the $5 hotspots to 10-minute match, it’s no secret that I much prefer Lyft Line over regular Lyft, and certainly over Uber.

By stuart

October 4, 2015October 24, 2015

City

Nespresso celebrates “National Coffee Day” with “Buy 10 Get 1 Free”

If you’re a member of Nespresso Club, you likely got the same promotional email I received this morning.

By stuart

September 29, 2015November 10, 2015

City New York

Goodbyes: Iconic Pearl City Mart to close massive SoHo store in December

Pearl River Mart is a three-level department store you wouldn’t expect to see on the busiest, most tourist-heavy, bustling street in the heart of Soho’s retail center.

By stuart

September 26, 2015September 26, 2015

City

That ‘Cienfuegos’ credit card charge may actually be ‘Mother of Pearl’

Did you recently notice a credit card charge for a merchant named “Cienfuegos” on your statement and don’t recall purchasing anything from a “Cienfuegos“?

By Benjamin Rose

September 22, 2015February 23, 2017

City

Lyft Line: When a car service is cheaper than the subway

Would you rather have a car pick you up from your home and zip you directly to your destination or take the subway? Usually the subway is cheaper than a private car, but with Lyft Line, the price difference isn’t much.

By stuart

September 10, 2015October 5, 2015

City

Did you get the dreaded “Looks like you’ve had a Citi Bike out for a while…” email from Citi Bike?

At 2:30 AM in the morning, I received the “OH CRAP” automated email from Citi Bike customer service telling you that something is amiss. You may have seen this subject line: Looks like you’ve had that Citi Bike out for a while…

By stuart

September 7, 2015October 21, 2015

City

What is considered downtown in New York? And where is midtown and uptown?

As with any large metropolitan area, there are invisible boundaries known only to the denizens of that city. In Manhattan, there are downtown, midtown or uptown designations, but no official borders, so where does each start and end?

By stuart

August 31, 2015September 1, 2015

City

Cheap and tasty rice noodle rolls from Sun Hing Lung Co

Cheong fun is a dish associated with dim sum. It’s normally found side-by-side with some of the more popular dim sum dishes like har gow, sui mai and char su bao.

By stuart

August 30, 2015August 30, 2015

City Culture New York

The A, B, C and Ds of ALPHABET CITY (the “Not East Village” song”)

Two years ago when I first moved to New York, Avenues A, B, C and D were talked about as if they were apart of the East Village. And I happily went along not knowing better.

By stuart

August 28, 2015September 1, 2016

City

I wish I never read that Gawker article about the Conde Nast executive and gay porn escort

A couple days ago, I read the now infamous Gawker article about the married executive and gay escort that is at the center of a firestorm of criticism against Nick Denton’s media website.

By stuart

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015

City New York

Citi Bike confirms locations for the 80 new stations in Upper West Side and Upper East Side

After much discussion and community input (complaining, letter-sending and yelling), a plan has been agreed on for the approximately 80 new stations planned for the Upper East Side and Upper West Side of Manhattan.

By stuart

July 10, 2015September 18, 2016

City

Finding “Sharer Zero”: How can I see who shared my Facebook post?

As the webmaster of a couple websites, there’s been a few occasions where I woke up to see a post was shared out on Facebook, went viral and my website traffic spiked from it.

By stuart

July 5, 2015July 28, 2016