We left off last week with me and Sarah Jessica Parker alone in an elevator, her a guest at an awards ceremony honoring Cynthia Nixon, and me a volunteer working the event. She had just told me that she loved my outfit, which included an oversized flower pin à la Carrie Bradshaw. The year was 2006…. Read more »
Since I have somewhat bashed JFK for its lack of signs it’s only fair that Miami gets a shout-out for its ill planning as well. At question here is the new $270 million central Rental Car Center or the RCC. In practice, the center itself is great. Sixteen rental car firms all under one roof…. Read more »
Ask a New Yorker: Pearl Duncan – historian, author, poet, adventurer, public speaker, genealogist, yacht racing writer… Pearl: Yacht racing writer. Ask a New Yorker: But can you dance? Pearl: I can dance. I use to do go -go dancing, when I was in school. I know I shouldn’t be telling these stories, but I… Read more »
Ask a New Yorker: What’s going on here? Tracy: I’m standing here at Occupy Wall Street in Liberty Plaza. Ask a New Yorker: Why? Tracy: Today and for the past few days that I’ve been protesting – I’ve been looking for a job. I made a sign that says,”Ph.D., Bio-medical scientist looking for a full… Read more »
At odds in the Big Apple: How accessible is the city that never sleeps? Before I begin on the contents of this blog, I hope you all had a fun filled Halloween. Throughout my life I have always prided my self on how many obstacles I have overcome. How I have learned to live my… Read more »
“Tommy, get my bag,” My grandmother barked. It was February 1965, I was 11. ‘Oh, Christ,’ I thought. Slowly, I made my way through the railroad flat looking for Nan’s pocketbook. The gang box weighed more than my little brother, and when I heaved the thing up, I imagined Nan in the audience on… Read more »
One of the first things that people ask when they take my tour is if I’ve met Sarah Jessica Parker. Actually, what they really ask is “Have you met her?”—that breathy her the only indication necessary to let me know just who they mean. SJP. Her. Celebrity sightings in New York are fairly common. Just… Read more »
Feel like getting in the mood for Halloween? Growing up in Manhattan, I took every opportunity I could to scare myself. I loved being spooked. I ate up every horror movie as a kid and listened to countless tall tales and read every ghost story on the planet. After all these years, there is only… Read more »
When you’re a tour guide in a city like New York, you often have to supplement your income with other jobs in order to pay the bills. As regular readers of “Almost Carrie” know, my primary job requires me to follow in the footsteps of Miss Bradshaw. What readers may not know however, is that my… Read more »
I got married in a BCBGMAXAZRIA party dress that I ordered online from Nordstrom’s for $288. Because my dress budget was low, my shoe budget was high. Until that point, the most expensive shoes I’d ever purchased were a pair of Steven by Steve Madden satin paisley d’Orsay pumps for $89.99, which I adored and… Read more »
