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About cara protzko

A wanderlust at heart, I believe there is no better city to explore than NYC. With so much culture to experience, both old and new, my mission is to share my under the radar findings to enhance the experiences of the locals and the full-time NYC wanderers. I want my experiences and this blog be your go-to place for insider tips as you travel and explore this great city.

a flip book underground

The days I take the Q train into Manhattan, I see a series of paintings on the wall behind the columns that are supporting the subway tunnel between DeKalb Ave and before heading above ground to go over the Manhattan … Continue reading

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sleep by night, dance by morning

Typically in NYC, when a group of people are dancing at 7am it’s at a party that has carried over from the night before and they have yet to get to sleep.  That wasn’t the case this past Tuesday.  My … Continue reading

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sugar and the sphinx ….

updated 6/1/14 – and now for my review Taking advantage of a gorgeous Saturday morning, I arrived at the Domino Sugar Factory at 11am, 1 hour before it was supposed to open, still to be the 10th person in line. … Continue reading

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Kidney for Kinsey

Delighted to be walking in honor of Kinsey on her 6th birthday.   Her biggest present is the selflessness of her donor.  Kinsey was diagnosed out of the blue in January with end-stage kidney failure, a rare and fatal disease.  She … Continue reading

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Sakura Matsuri

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Is anyone going? With the weather predictors forecasting a very hot and very rainy summer and hearing that there is nice weather ahead for the weekend, why not spend the a day among cherry blossom trees at the height of … Continue reading

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Candy makes everyone smile

Around 10pm Tuesday night, my husband and I hailed a taxi. I went around the back to enter on the right side and noticed a ton of candy spewed across the back console of car. I thought, “oh, that was … Continue reading

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“this land is your land” or shall I say water

On the first gorgeous day in Manhattan, having no where to be after work, I did what every New Yorker does during the first week of Daylight Savings Time – WALK and loved it! On my journey home, I passed … Continue reading

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gotham west market

With the first inkling of reprieve from the brutally cold weather, it was time to get out and check out something new and different.  First, it was heading to the 17th Street and 10th Avenue Equinox location for a TRX … Continue reading

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it’s never too late for christmas lights

{written in 2014, however all info is still very much valid} My husband found an article in the Industry Magazine about a “Christmas Lights Tour” through Dyker Heights and put it in his back pocket to surprise me at a later … Continue reading

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view of times square

Last Friday, my husband and I had a reason to celebrate.  (No Mom, I’m not pregnant). I had read about this bar that overlooked times square and it didn’t scream “impossible to get into” to me.  We had some Midtown … Continue reading

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