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Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 28 Sep

Adams is no longer running for mayor of NYC. We are left with Cuomo and Mamdani on the left and Sliwa on the right. I don’t know if there are any other candidates on the ballot besides them but if either Cuomo or Mamdani get...

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We now have to compost in NYC

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 9 Oct 24

In NYC, people can use their existing garbage bins with an attached lid but come 2026 people will have to buy an official Department of Sanitation bin. I don't see any benefit for me to get that bin. The one I...

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A waterfall in NYC

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 30 Sep 24

I found this little gem when I was browsing the web not long ago. Have wanted to come here for a while. Finally, I made it here, taking my mom with me. Who would’ve thought that in such a busy city in between two buildings there...

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Restaurant week is coming up

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 14 Jul 24

Restaurant week is going to start soon here in NYC. A three-course dinner (appetizer, main course, and dessert) is $45/person + tax and tip. Drinks or coffee/tea not included. You can go to expensive restaurants and try their food...

restaurant week

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Love Goddess @LoveGoddesss29 (71) • United States 23 Nov 23

Wishing you all a happy and safe Thanksgiving! Enjoy the food, family and fun! I'm preggo with food as we speak! Also watched the Macy’s 97th Thanksgiving Day Parade and was so stoked to see En Vogue, Bel Biv Devoe, Brandy and...

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happy thanksgiving

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Restaurant week is here

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 28 Jul 23

Restaurant week started in NYC. It actually lasts for a whole month. August 20th is when it ends. You get a two-course lunch for $30 or a three-course dinner for $45. This doesn't include tax and tip. This is not a bad deal at...

restaurant week

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Waterfall and Little Island in NYC

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 14 Jun 23

Yep. There is a waterfall in NYC. It is located in Greenacre Park on Manhattan’s east side between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. I did not know this until recently. Want to make it out there soon and take a look. There is also a new...

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Memories Always Shine

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (97912) • Daytona Beach, Florida 4 Jun 23

I was busy as usual getting ready for a work week with writing and blogging. I was preparing an article about Bruce Springsteen and came across one of his latest songs. From his 2020 album the song is “I’ll See You in My Dream”. I...

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Thirty years

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 15 Nov 22

November 16th will be my anniversary of moving to the US. I came here in 1992 so that makes it thirty years living in this country. When I first moved here with my family we lived in Brooklyn, NYC. Then my parents bought their...

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9/11 Patriot Day - may we never forget

Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 13 Sep 21

I know I'm a bit behind ... but a few days ago was the 20 year anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center. I think everyone who is old enough remembers what they were doing. I was 19 and we lived on the farm where I...

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Vaccine mandate in NYC

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 17 Aug 21

My in-laws are having a 40th wedding anniversary in September. They were gonna do a party at a restaurant to celebrate and invite many people there. But now that's not gonna happen since our mayor (de Blasio) decided that he is...

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Car patrolling for looters and those engaging in criminal behavior

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 4 Jun 20

In Brooklyn (NYC) and maybe even in other boroughs of the city groups of people are getting together to car patrol the streets during evening and even night hours. They are supposed to look out for those that throw bricks, break...

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My MetroCard is about to expire and it still has a balance on it

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 24 Jan 20

I have a balance on my MetroCard but the card expires on the 30th. Before, I used to put the card into the MetroCard vending machine to add money to it and it would not allow me to do it as it is soon to expire; but then it would...

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As a member of the NYC public library I can go to museums and other places for free

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 11 Jan 20

In NYC, if you are a member of the public library system you can get a culture pass and go to museums, public gardens, and some other places for free. And you can bring another person along with you. My mom told me about it just...

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this was the view out the window of the office I was in

Scott Andersen @DocAndersen (54399) • United States 26 Nov 19

yes, in NYC around the 50th floor. We got there looked out and this is what we saw. So I captured the picture. A long family joke is that the Statue of Liberty is actually really small!!! (it isn't) I have to say I love NYC!...

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It's restaurant week here in NYC

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 31 Jul 19

It's restaurant week here in NYC. You can do lunch (2 courses for $26) or dinner (3 courses for $42), tax and tip not included. This is only Monday - Friday. Some places may do Sunday as well. Saturday is not eligible, which sucks...

restaurant week

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Free (bus) transfer vanished after I refilled my MetroCard

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 29 May 19

I went to Whole Foods Market yesterday and before exiting the train station I was going to refill my MetroCard because the balance was getting pretty low. But then I decided not to do it and wait until I was on the way back home...

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What it feels like ?

Kuttu @Kuttu_007 (1939) • India 28 May 19

Hey friends...hope you guys are doing fine.. ok being an Asian I'm always curious to know that what it feels like to live in the Western part of the world, specifically America...? It's like my dream world...there is Hollywood,...

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The Korean War

Lee Boueri @CoachME (139) • Sydney, Australia 8 Mar 19

I never knew this existed till I went to NYC. It's a memorial to the soldiers that fought in the Korean war. It's located in Battery Park, on the outskirts of the financial district. It has the flags of every country that fought...

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Squirrel v possum

Lee Boueri @CoachME (139) • Sydney, Australia 28 Feb 19

On my last visit to NY I went for a walk in Central Park and was surprised to find squirrels living in the park (photo). In my city of Sydney we have a "central park" called Hyde Park and you often see sights like this and you...

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