The New York Post featured an unusual trend that’s happening among some space-strapped New Yorkers. They’re coming up with creative ways to store their personal belongings. These people are called “kitchenistas,” because they use their kitchen cabinets, ovens, dishwashers and refrigerators to pack away their shoes, pocketbooks and other articles of clothing that the typical Manhattan apartment has little closet space [...]
Everyone was famished on Sunday afternoon. We all knew we wanted to go eat, but like practically every Sunday, some Magpies were up for lunch, while others were just…well…up. So where can you go to eat, when you all can’t decide what you all want to eat?? EJ’s Luncheonette, on Third Avenue between 73rd and 74th Streets. It’s the perfect go-to diner because [...]
The hottest accessory that you can have this spring season? It’s up in the hair. Gone are those neat, tiny braids that framed the face last year – this season, they’re big, bold and messy! It’s a very ”boho” twist on the traditional french side braid. From the runways in Paris to those in New York, the side braid was the [...]
The celebrity-favorite Gemma, on the corner of 3rd Street and Bowery, is a destination where you can eat (really, really good food), drink (great specialty drinks or wine from their vast wine collection), and be merry (cause they don’t rush you out and there’s always a chance you’ll spot some celeb!) – all in one night. [...]
Cole Haan and Soles4souls have teamed up to help the world one shoe at a time. From March 19-29, when you donate your new or gently worn shoes (any brand) at any Cole Haan retail or outlet store, or make a $10 donation online, you will receive 20% off your entire purchase. Locations in the [...]
We Magpies were so impressed with the adorable cookie creations at Eleni’s Bakery in Chelsea Market. She’s designed whimsical and artfully-decorated cookies for every occasion. She even has an assortment of fashion-inspired cookies for stylish girls of all ages! If you don’t like the shade of lipstick or eyeshadow you bought – you get to eat it instead! And that goes for [...]
Harriet Magpie has received many requests for a weekly heads up on sample sales that are going on around the city. Though we would like to feature only those sales that are worthwhile, it’s hard for us to check them all out to help you avoid those warehouses filled with last year’s duds. However, since some sales do turn out successful, and we are [...]
Free ice cream makes even the cloudiest days sunny! Be sure to stop in at any of the participating locations listed below to get your free favorite-flavored ice cream cone at Ben and Jerry’s. Boy, do these guys know how to clear up a really cloudy day?! * 104th and Broadway * 222 East 86th St, between 2nd and 3rd * [...]
Nothing is better than a bagel-to-go on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Murray’s Bagels on 6th Avenue near 13th Street is one of our favorite places, since it has consistently good bagels and a true New York feel (including that ol’ No Toasting rule – which only applies in places where bagel purists feel the bagel should be [...]
Take a scoop of freshly churned, creamy vanilla ice cream, and sandwich it between two homemade chocolate chip cookies, and then try to take just one bite…Exactly! It’s impossible! Words cannot express how delicious Ronnybrook’s homemade chipwiches are to eat. So if these pictures start to make your mouth water, just follow the rest of the devoted fans and moo-ve on down to [...]
François Payard, chef and owner of François Chocolate Bar in New York, is organizing the first annual Macaron Day in NYC, today(!), Saturday, March 20, 2010. Macaron Day NYC is inspired by and will coincide with the 5th annual Jour du Macaron in Paris. NYC Macaron Day will feature 13 of some of the best bakeries all [...]
Okay, okay, so it might sound redundant to say that we love Danal, a charming little bistro on 5th Avenue between 12th and 13th Street, that serves brunch. ‘Cause in case you haven’t noticed, we Magpies are always going out for brunch, have gone to lots of really good places, and usually eat the same exact thing when we go out to eat. [...]
If you haven’t noticed by now, overalls are making a big comeback – but we’re not talking about the overalls of the nineties, in that thick heavy blue denim with wide legs and utilitarian metal clasps. The overalls for Spring/Summer 2010 have been retooled, redesigned, (and, oh so) refined into something that can be worn [...]
It’s St Patrick’s Day! Everything’s going to be looking really green today…and everyone will be eating a lot of green too – and we’re not talking salads (thank goodness!). The Treats Truck will be parked at 45th street and 6th avenue and promises to be stocked with lots of green treats to satisfy any Irish (or honorary Irish) sweet tooth. But if [...]
We Magpies have wanted to try Cookshop for brunch forever. So when some California Magpies came to visit New York, we knew that this was the perfect place to go. We heard it gets really packed around noon – so we dragged ourselves out of bed and trudged over to 20th Street and 10th Avenue around 11 [...]
We always get a kick out of the clever shade names that OPI is forever coming up with to match their incredible nail colors (e.g., You Don’t Know Jacques, Lunch at the Delhi, A Good Man-darin is Hard to Find, etc). We were recently wowed when OPI teamed with Dell to come out with computers that matched [...]
We Magpies went shopping at Barney’s on 61st Street and Madison the other day. Even though we pride ourselves on being price conscious shoppers, it’s still fun to go through the racks at Barney’s searching for something that might be on sale. And boy, that takes a lot of time and energy. Needless to say, we came up empty-handed, [...]
Fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen’s final collection was presented on Tuesday, as part of Paris Fashion Week. The patterns cut for the 16 looks included in the collection, as well as the concept and design of the Fall 2010 line, were all done by McQueen himself, prior to his February 11th death. Inspired by the Old [...]
Yay!! Spring is finally here! And the one way we know that besides the slight hike in temperature is the abundance of feminine florals being shown in the spring collections now in the stores. We at Harriet Magpie love what we’ve seen and welcome a change from the closetful of black clothes we’ve been staring at all winter. Head to toe, from underwear to outerwear, everything’s coming [...]
After a busy day of shopping in Soho we Magpies decided to grab a little something to eat. We ended up (as usual!) at 40 Carrots, in Bloomingdale’s. While on line trying to make a decision on what flavor yogurt we should have, a heavenly aroma overtook us. And then, we spotted them – a [...]
