Pavlo Mochi serves some of the best mochi in New York City.
When our correspondent Waso visited a mochi café in New York, he didn’t expect to be this impressed. What followed was less a review and more a love letter to Pavlo Mochi and its vibrant Ukrainian-inspired flavors. Mochi You Want to Share With the World I used to really love sweets, especially desserts until I…
An Ark at the Shed review
My short review of the show An Ark at the prestigious venue The Shed, which bills itself as “the first theatrical production created for mixed reality.” My expectations were high: The Shed clearly aims to set a new standard and present something not just ultra-technological, but a fresh take on AR/VR through bold, creative, and skillful blending…
Broadway Week in New York
From January 20 through February 12, NYC BROADWAY WEEK is back. In practical terms, this means you can catch a Broadway show — whether it’s something new or an old favorite — at nearly 50% off, or score a complimentary upgrade to better seats. Save these promo codes for NYC BROADWAY WEEK: NYCBW250 and NYCUP250….
Omi Art Park — a contemporary art park in New York State
It’s starting to feel like we’re putting together a guide to sculpture parks in New York State, which is a great excuse to stretch the geography beyond the star-powered city and into the much quieter state around it. After the epic Storm King and the clever, tongue-in-cheek Turn Park, we want to talk about Omi…
Pepsi-Cola Sign — New York’s main neon sign
If there were a list of 50 reasons to love American culture, it would definitely include a point about Americans’ love for large neon signs. And while everyone knows sign №1 — the undisputed leader in status and recognizability (of course, the Hollywood Sign) — we would give second place, despite strong competitors, to New…
Visiting White Rabbit’s Books
This is a children’s bookstore (with books in Hebrew, Ukrainian, English, and Russian) and a great place for meetups and engaging lectures. We got lucky: our correspondent attended a talk by Dmitry Popov, a curator at the Roerich Museum in New York. It was incredibly fascinating to immerse ourselves in the world of the entire…
Park Avenue in 1924
The photograph shows the new pedestrian zone on Park Avenue, which had just been redesigned in 1923–1924 after the New York Central Railroad tracks were covered with a concrete slab. Before 1913, trains ran along Park Avenue in an open trench — noisy, dangerous, and dirty. After the completion of Grand Central Terminal, the railway…
IAC Building — Frank Gehry’s first building in New York
You’ve probably heard that on December 5, 2025, one of the most striking, influential architects, Frank Gehry, passed away. History Interestingly, despite the fact that Gehry was born back in 1929, began building in the 1960s, and completed his iconic Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Walt Disney Concert Hall in 1997 and 2003 respectively, his first…
Storm King Art Center in New York
The Storm King Art Center in New York is more than 500 acres (just over 2 km²) of hills, meadows, and groves transformed into an open-air museum of contemporary art. Founded in the 1960s, it is now considered one of the largest and most influential sculpture parks in the United States. Here you can see…
New York’s neighbourhoods
As of today, New York City is crisp and clear, with temperatures hovering around –1 °C (31 °F) — a reminder that winter is starting to settle in. Below is a guided tour of some of the city’s most distinctive neighborhoods, arranged roughly by borough and vibe — from the shores of Brooklyn and New…
