As 2025 winds down, I decided to look back at my most recent city adventures.
There was a cross-town jaunt on Bleecker Street, which began with a trip to Casa Magazines in the West Village to purchase the latest Hotshoe magazine (featuring Stephen Shore!) and ended on the Bowery at Rainbow Restaurant Supply in search of an egg slicer.
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| Landmarked 625 Broadway © Chelsea Pathiakis |
Then, there was a Christmas Eve tourist-destination outing with my family. Among other things, we wandered the Union Square Holiday Market and caught this moment.
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| Pigeon on Washington © Chelsea Pathiakis |
And finally, this past weekend, a trip to the American Museum of Natural History to look at all the gems and minerals (my favorite!), a long-overdue visit to my favorite Vietnamese restaurant in the Village, and a Washington Square Park tree viewing along the way.
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| Christmas in Washington Square Park © Chelsea Pathiakis |
