A few days ago, I nearly rammed into a tree because I was texting while walking, leaving me extremely embarrassed. My entire face turned red, and I looked up, expecting everyone around me to be laughing hysterically. But life went on as though nothing hilarious had just happened. Everyone else was too busy texting as…
Stroll down the dairy aisle at your grocery store and you’ll see colorful stacks of Greek yogurt on the shelves, calling out for you to buy them. Although Greek yogurt has actually been around for many years, it has only recently surged in popularity. Now part of the healthy food craze, the trend is present…
Five Pointz graffiti center, one of the largest collections of street art in the world, will be demolished by the end of this year in order to put up two residential towers, according to the Long Island City Post. “Five Pointz was a really awesome experience that my Arts in New York City class told…
The English Premier League is only 7 weeks into its long and arduous season, but yet so much has happened. One of the biggest clubs in all of Europe has fallen off the map, while another has embraced low expectations to soar to the top of the table. There has been controversy, upsets, and all…
I left my Biology lecture early to head to the beautiful music building, the Samuel J. and Ethel Lefrak Concert Hall, on September 24. The program had already begun and I silently entered and walked up to the top right section. The impressive 487-seat recital hall at Queens College was mostly full, but not with…
On an exceptionally sunny and warm first day of autumn, book lovers from all over the city came to Brooklyn for the eighth annual Brooklyn Book Festival. Brooklyn’s enthusiastic Borough President, Marty Markowitz, created the event to celebrate local writers, though it has expanded to include writers from outside the borough. At “Bookend” events, held…
On February 5th, 2012, the New York Giants were making their way through the Canyon of Heroes in Manhattan, celebrating their fourth Super Bowl victory in the franchises’ history and their second in five seasons. They had a star quarterback in Eli Manning, a stud defensive line anchored by veteran Justin Tuck and All-Pro Jason…
When you walk up to the third floor of the Time Warner Center, you notice one thing, besides the view. In the very middle of the floor is a Bouchon Bakery Café, and all the way to the left is Bouchon Bakery. Ever since I discovered this gem in Columbus Circle, Bouchon has become my…
As I’m sure many other Macaulay students have been told in the past, the city is our campus. While this idea offers us unparalleled access to the innumerable happenings in New York City, traveling around the city can be quite hectic. Case in point: this past summer. Between morning classes at Queens, an internship in…
The idea was born, as most questionable ideas are, late at night. My roommates—Laura and Shannon—and I decided to go on a one-day dessert tour of Manhattan, stopping at all the bakeries and sweet shops that we had always wanted to try. The rules were simple: we would buy and split one item from each…
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