Despite a lot of its most famous shows (Friends, Seinfeld, Taxi) being filmed in warehouses in Los Angeles, New York City has made the most of its use as a setting in TV and films. Or, at least, entrepreneurial locals have done. Kenny Kramer (Larry David’s ex-neighbour, the “real” Kramer who inspired the character) offers weekend tours of famous spots from Seinfeld.
Friday 04 March 2011
Last spring I spent some time in the US looking at birds in Washington DC and New York City. That's not such an improbable idea as it may seem, for both metropolises harbour parks with wonderful wild bird populations, especially in May, when I was there: Washington has Rock Creek Park, a 2,000-acre stretch of natural forest to the north of the city centre, while New York's Central Park is an 800-acre green glade in the forest of skyscrapers.
Sunday 27 February 2011
Sunday 20 February 2011
Saturday 19 February 2011
Chivalry isn't dead here in New York – it's just very cold. Yesterday I tried to hail a taxi, slipped on the ice, and scraped my hands on the pavement. A man nearby took one glance at me, opened the door of the cab and got in. I can't say I blame him – it was the first available taxi I had seen in 15 minutes.
Sunday 13 February 2011
Turns out that Billy Joel wasn't wrong: there is such a thing as a New York state of mind, as I discovered when I was there last week on holiday. My boyfriend and I met up with some expat friends and some natives, in part because we wanted to see them, butalso so we could feel slightly superior to all the other tourists we saw shivering in Central Park buggies and taking pictures of office blocks with their cameras pointing to the sky.
Friday 04 February 2011
Leighton Meester doesn't listen to any compliments given to her.
Friday 04 February 2011
Thursday 03 February 2011
A beastly brouhaha has erupted at the Dakota Building, arguably the snootiest and most self-regarding apartment building in all of Manhattan, after one of its long-time residents filed a lawsuit this week accusing its managing board of straying beyond the bounds of familiar snobbery into outright racial discrimination.
Tuesday 25 January 2011
A woman who raised a child stolen 23 years ago from a hospital in New York is in custody and due to face kidnapping charges.
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Former Manchester United forward Eric Cantona has joined the New York Cosmos as their new director of soccer.
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Stranded passengers turned terminals into open-air hotels as they waited for planes to take off and land on plowed runways after a massive blizzard sucker-punched the northeastern US during one of the busiest travel days of the year.
Tuesday 07 December 2010
BMF is the UK’s biggest and best loved outdoor fitness classes
Tell us how you plan to make today delicious and you could win a £50 M&S gift card.
Add another string to your bow with Rosetta Stone, whether it's Spanish, Italian or Mandarin...
Find out how Nook® is supporting the Evening Standard's Get Reading campaign - and your chance to win one.
Follow The Standard's campaign to get London's children reading - and experience this unique event at Trafalgar Square on 13 July.
Win anything from gadgets to five-star holidays on our competitions and offers page.
Watch the best in the business world give their insights into the world of business.
