There’s snow place like NYC

New York City covered in snow is magical. The streets are quiet and empty, the parks a blank white canvas. But New York City in the aftermath of a snowstorm is a downright miserable place. That beautiful white, undisturbed snow soon gives way to black slush and mountains of ice on streets and sidewalks and […]

A soulful sax and a New York night memory

You never, like, ever, know what’s going to happen when you walk out the door of your NYC apartment. The City that Never Sleeps is also The City Where Literally Anything Can Happen. Take yesterday, for example. Prince and I set out on our morning walk, with both of us on super high alert because […]

Nikki & New York forever

Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the last time I left New York City. I took the photo above seconds after taking off on a flight to Charlotte, North Carolina, to visit my brother for a weekend of eating, imbibing and sibling revelry. Little did either of us know how drastically life would change mere […]

Brooklyn’s Waku Waku Festival Brings Japanese Pop Culture to Life

Note: This story originally published on TheBlot.com on Aug. 25, 2015. There is a term in Japanese called waku waku which means “dream-like excitement.” That dreamy feeling is going to come to life this weekend at several locations in Brooklyn during the inaugural Waku Waku +NYC festival, a two-day extravaganza of Japanese pop culture. Taking place Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 29 and […]

Flower freak

I haven’t been out and about the city (or anywhere else) much this summer because I’ve been a lazy curmudgeon who only runs on AC. On the rare occasions I do find myself out in the steamy streets, however, I am automatically drawn to two things: any dog I see and ditto for any flower. The […]

Glimpses of summertime

Ahoy there! (That’s kinda my new favorite way to greet, I find it very festive, even though it conjures up visions of that overused tiny anchor tattoo that I sheepishly admit I still like on people). Now where were we? Oh, yeah, I was going to do another one one my “here’s-what-I’ve-been-up-to-phlogs” because I’m a retched […]

Snippets of 2015 life

Well, it’s certainly been a while, yes? I’ve been trapped inside the tornado that has been my life ever since the holidays, which was right around the time I last posted. Nonstop work, the shitty winter weather, myriad little hiccups — like when my iPhone and trusty ol’ Macbook both decided to tap out not only in the […]

I heard it on …

Today’s “I heard it on …” nugget comes from the elevator of my office building. I often hear the darndest things being said in the lift of 40 Wall. Usually it’s sexual conquest talk from some of the douchey pig trader types who think they’re the next Patrick Bateman or Jordan Belfort, complete with the pinstripe suits, dated slicked-back […]

… and a Merry Christmas to all

Wishing you joy and happiness not just today — but always. Nikki

Welcome to the East Village

Yesterday, the fella and I found ourselves on the corner of East Houston and 1st Avenue. It was the early afternoon. The sun was shining, the sky was brilliantly blue, and the chilly air made our breath come out in puffs as we tried to figure out a place to have our first meal of […]