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Scavenger Hunt for Kids: Upper East Side, NYC

the bird feed nyc — Thu, 21 May 2015 15:31:50 +0000

I created this Upper East Side, NYC scavenger hunt for all the wonderful UES kids I know! Print a copy and explore the neighborhood! Can you find all 20?

Click the link below to download and print the free PDF.

Upper East Side, NYC Scavenger Hunt for Kids PDF

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Then and Now: Washington Square Park, Manhattan (April 16, 1936 & April 16, 2015)

the bird feed nyc — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 18:48:50 +0000

My favorite park, today and 79 years ago today!

Top Photo:
Washington Square, Looking North (April 16, 1936)
photo by Berenice Abbott source

Bottom Photo:
Washington Square Park, Looking North (April 16, 2015)
photo by Carina Zimmerman

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April 16, 1936

April 16, 2015

NYC Nostalgia: View of Lenox Avenue at 135th Street, Harlem (March 23, 1939)

the bird feed nyc — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 13:24:55 +0000

This picture was taken by one of my favorite photographers, Berenice Abbott, 76 years ago today!

View of Lenox Avenue, Harlem, at 135th Street, showing businesses, pedestrians and shoe-shine stand.
March 23, 1939 by Berenice Abbott

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Veggie Bliss: NYC Vegetarian Food Festival & The Seed Experience Pop-Up Market

the bird feed nyc — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 00:40:35 +0000

This past weekend I attended both the NYC Vegetarian Food Festival and The Seed Experience Market. I had such a great time, met inspiring people, tried amazing vegan food, and spent way too much money!

On Saturday, my business (TLB Music) joined The Solutionary School at the NYC Vegetarian Food Festival to lead a “Compassion Rocks” music class for the children at the festival. It was so much fun! We sang songs about animals, love, compassion, and world peace while the kids played on drums, shakers, and bells and we even drummed together on the Djembe:

Carly, Carina & Katia representing TLB Music at Veg Fest 2015

TLB Music Co-Founders, Carina & Katia

"Compassion Rocks" TLB Music Class at Veg Fest

Some of my favorite vendors at the NYC Veg Fest:

Green Mustache: These fruit & veggie smoothies disguise 2 cups of kale & spinach in yummy flavors like Strawberry Banana, Mixed Berry, and Carrot Ginger.
V-Spot: I’m obsessed with their Colombian empanadas & homemade salsa! This Brooklyn restaurant makes everything vegan: Philly Cheese Heros, Tempeh Tacos, Avocado BLTs, Chicken Parm Sandwiches and much more.
Heido-Ho: Shark Tank-approved out-of-this-world vegan cheese. They just started selling on the East Coast!
Gusto-Organics: This NYC restaurant recently went all-vegan! At the festival, everyone was raving about their mini seitan tacos with cashew cream and cilantro-avocado sauce. We all snuck one in before TLB’s class! Flavorful, spicy, and totally satisfying.
NotMilk: Fresh nut milk made and sold in NYC. They deliver “to your door on the day its made”!

Learn more about the NYC Vegetarian Food Festival here.

Me at The Seed Market!

Yesterday, I headed to The Seed Experience Market, a vegan pop-up market that just happened to be immediately next door to Veg Fest! This market is a vegan’s dream. There are cruelty-free beauty products, food vendors, yoga classes, workshops, and lots of like-minded people. I found myself buying so much more than necessary out of the sheer excitement of all the options. For lunch, I had the most amazing “Rasta Roots Slider” by Monks Meats. The sandwich: smoked jerk seitan, organic green meat radish, roasted organic red beets, pickled organic carrots & vegan mayo on an Eli’s slider ciabata. So good!!

Monks Meats "Rasta Roots" Slider

Some of my favorite vendors at The Seed Market:

Lagusta’s Luscious: Hands-down the BEST vegan chocolates I’ve ever tried. Their caramels, in particular, are to die for! My favs: Rosemary Sea Salt, Thyme Preserved Lemon & Maple Pecan.
Monks Meats: This company makes mouth-watering seitan that tastes incredible when grilled. I fell in love with this “meat” at Smorgasburg and know you’ll love it too!
Cheezehound: I’ve been searching for vegan cheese that tastes like brie for years without success…until yesterday! This artisanal nut cheese is so smooth and creamy- it’s everything I missed and remembered…without the dairy.
Tamerlaine Farm: This New Jersey Animal Sanctuary raises funds by selling handmade hot sauce! I purchased “Gabby’s Smoked Red”, a delicious sweet and smokey sauce with a spicy kick.
Sweet Maresa: I’ve driven hours to New Paltz to get these macarons: just like Ladurée but even BETTER: lavender, rose water, almond…all their flavors are divine. These are a vegan must-try.

Learn more about The Seed Experience here.

The Seed Experience Market (March 2015)

Lagusta's Luscious Chocolate

Cheezehound Peppercorn Nut Cheese

Sweet Maresa Macarons

Treats by Gone Pie

Southern Food by Sprouting Dreams

Cruelty-Free Soaps

Yoga Class at The Seed Market

NYC Nostalgia: Old Fulton Street, Brooklyn Heights {January 21, 1978}

the bird feed nyc — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:07:59 +0000

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Old Fulton Street, Brooklyn Heights
January 21, 1978 by Dinanda Nooney

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NYC Nostalgia: 56th Street and First Avenue {December 8, 1936}

the bird feed nyc — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 13:43:17 +0000

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Billie’s Bar, 56th Street and First Avenue, Manhattan
Taken December 8, 1936 by Berenice Abbott

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NYC Nostalgia: The Stoddard Theater on the Upper West Side {October 15, 1933}

the bird feed nyc — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:25:13 +0000

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This photo of the Stoddard Theater on the Upper West Side was taken 81 years ago today! The theater, located on Broadway and West 90th, opened as the “Standard Theater” in 1914 and was renamed “Stoddard Theater” when it turned into a movie theater in 1919. On this day in 1933, the marquee advertised Spencer Tracy and Colleen Moore in The Power and the Glory and movie ticket prices were 10 cents for children and 20 cents for adults! The Stoddard Theater closed in 1956 and the building (2431 Broadway) was demolished in 1986.

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NYC Nostalgia: Foundation of the Woolworth Building {October 6, 1911}

the bird feed nyc — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 14:00:26 +0000

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Foundation of Woolworth Building on October 6, 1911 (103 years ago today!)

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I ♥ NYC Street Art

the bird feed nyc — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:45:01 +0000

I love NYC street art. My Instagram feed is filled with photos of murals, graffitied walls, stenciled images, and wheatpaste stickers that I’ve snapped while running around the city. Today, I’m sharing some of my favorites. Click on each image for links to the artists’ feeds!

Wheatpaste and Graffiti (Fumeroism, Lajaxx, Uncutt Art) at 190 Bowery, Lower East Side

In Pursuit of Magic, Greenwich Village

Water Deity (Jeromy Velasco), Lower East Side

You Must Change Your Life (Flood), Lower East Side

You Go Girl & Uncutt Art at 190 Bowery

Calen Blake, COST, and ENX on Great Jones

Nolita Hearts

Mural in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Miishab and Lajaxx (Greenwich Village)

Seed Labyrinth at Laguardia Place

Beastie Boys Mural (Danielle Mastrion) on the Lower East Side

Love is Telepathic (Soho)

Wheatpaste in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Mural on Houston Street (Cope)

Lady Millard, Paul Richard, Fumeroism & ASVP Art on the Lower East Side

161 Essex on the Lower East Side

Photos by: Carina Zimmerman

Then and Now: Orchard and Rivington (1898 & 2014)

the bird feed nyc — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 20:32:39 +0000

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Top Photo:
Orchard Street from Rivington, Looking North (1898)
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Bottom Photo:
Orchard Street from Rivington, Looking North (June 6, 2014)
photo by Carina Zimmerman

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Orchard Street from Rivington, NYC (1898)

Orchard Street from Rivington, NYC (July 6, 2014)

NYC Nostalgia: Saturday Afternoon in Central Park (June 26, 1909)

the bird feed nyc — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:30:58 +0000

Saturday Afternoon in Central Park (June 26, 1909) by Power O’Malley for Harper’s Weekly
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NYC Nostalgia: June 14, 1938 in Harlem

the bird feed nyc — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 13:17:05 +0000

Harlem Street: II. 422-424 Lenox Avenue, Manhattan (June 14, 1938) by Berenice Abbott
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For more photos of 1930s NYC, check out my “NYC Nostalgia: Favorite Photos from the 1930s” post.

Snapshot: Houston & Bowery Wall by Cope2

the bird feed nyc — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 23:18:42 +0000

Houston & Bowery Wall by Cope2
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photo credit: Carina Zimmerman

Subway Riders, New York City: 1914 & 2014

the bird feed nyc — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 20:35:25 +0000

Francis Luis Mora, 1914

100 years later:

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Snapshot: Manhattanhenge at Union Square

the bird feed nyc — Sat, 31 May 2014 18:42:39 +0000

Manhattanhenge at Union Square (5/30/14)
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photo credit: Carina Zimmerman