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Mike  De Carlo's avatar

Really enjoyed this piece, so well written. 👍

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Yolanda Edwards's avatar

thank you Mike!!

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The Island Hopper's avatar

I really enjoyed this. :) Please write about upstate NY too!

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Yolanda Edwards's avatar

deal!

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Kim West's avatar

We lived in NYC for ten years pre kids. I always thought it would be nice to go back again post kids.

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Laura Baggett's avatar

Thank you for living out my (Day) dream of one day returning to NYC! Can't wait to hear of your new adventures.

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Charlotte's avatar

Bonjour, toujours un vrai plaisir de vous lire, I can practice my English et j’en profite pour découvrir toujours un peu plus de vous et de vos aventures . Vivre à NYC : a dream !!

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JRL's avatar

Across the pond on the UWS and love being uptown. The proximity to Central Park, classic restaurant/museums and the community of people you feel a part of again is a dream that we get to live everyday.

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LESLIE T's avatar

Loved reading this and congrats on the holy grail of a rent controlled apartment, on the UES no less! Wow! I still mourn the loss of my grandmother's apartment in Peter Cooper Village that we hung onto a for a few years after she passed but ultimately gave up; boohoo!

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Dianna Cohen's avatar

Really enjoyed this one :)

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Michael Rudoy's avatar

I just moved from Brooklyn and feel the exact same way

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Ethan Floyd's avatar

Thank you for sharing this! I am in just my 3rd year of living in NY and this winter has me feeling a bit disenchanted but this letter just sparked some joy for me!

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Betsy Ennis's avatar

The UES is also cleaner!

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Danielle Oke's avatar

Such a great story! It's always great to have a place to really call home!

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David Rossiter's avatar

Congratulations!

I really wanted to thank you for the beautiful and happy memories that you have unearthed with this story. I was down there from ‘91-‘95. The area around St. Mark’s Place was my home away from home. Special dinners at Yaffa Café (I still have a book of matches!) dancing in the rain in Tompkins Sq. Park, late nights at The International and too much time spent at Café Sin-é down the street from you.

So thank you again and many new and happy memories for you both.

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Yolanda Edwards's avatar

thank you! i'm sure we passed each other on st mark's place back in the day!

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Margaret Csala's avatar

Welcome to the UES! If you ever come further east, Gazette on York Ave is a new and wonderful spot for dinner or a glass of wine.

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Yolanda Edwards's avatar

Oh thank you for the rec! I didn't know about it and it looks great!

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Margaret Csala's avatar

Their food is uniformly excellent and it's a lovely, cozy space. Yorkville is a great neighborhood in many respects (especially Schurz Park!), but is a bit of a restaurant desert, so we hope Gazette will thrive.

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Danae Oratowski's avatar

I look forward to hearing about your adventures in NYC. Please keep in mind residency requirements for a rent controlled apartment.

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Christine levy's avatar

Do you offer Green Wood Cemetery tour?

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