So what’s it like to be a New Yorker in California?  In July, Melissa and I packed up a rental truck and drove 3000+ miles across these United States — all the way from New York to California. It was quite an experience. And now we both live on the same side of the country — namely [...]

LA Adventure 5: Baseballpalooza has been going great! Melissa surprised me this weekend with some awesome birthday surprises for my 30th birthday! On Friday, she threw me a surprise dinner at Yang Chow’s in Hollywood (yum… slippery shrimp!) with all of my favorite California people, including Nicole, Meg, Lexi and Marco, and Briya along with [...]

Well it was bound to happen — a complete redesign of CityCynic.com. And you’re looking it at. This very site has gone through many different looks throughout the years, since I started blogging back in 2000. What you see here is the design I am most proud of, not only because it is the most [...]

Being a native New Yorker, I often get asked WHY I love New York so much. Its usually a tricky question to answer, especially if the person asking hasn’t lived in New York themselves. Or I just show them this: That right there is why I LOVE NEW YORK so much. :)

The other night I had dinner at Cheeburger Cheeburger, a restaurant that let’s you create your own cheeseburgers and shakes. Apparently, they’ve been around for 23 years, however only 2 of those in the New York area. I ordered a cheddar cheeseburger with lettuce, onion, chopped garlic, artichoke hearts, and BBQ sauce. Delicious!

Today is Election Day — a day when Americans exert their founding-fathers-given (or suffrage-given, depending on one’s gender) right to vote. Sure its a midterm election, but its important nonetheless. I voted this morning before work with my sister and my dad. New York State switched to new paper/scantron ballots from the old metal machines [...]

November is National Blog Posting Month, or as people in the know call it, NaBloPoMo. Blogging once a day, every day for a month is something I’ve done here at CityCynic.com before, sometimes not even during November. But November is the tradition. And since another very talented blogger, Miss from JustOneMiss.com, literally challenged me to [...]

CBS’ new sitcom $#*! My Dad Says starring William Shatner is based on the Twitter account of Justin Halpern, who lives with his 89-year-old father. The show’s premiere brought in 12.5 million viewers last week. Maybe that’s why CBS is planning another TV show based on a Twitter account, @shhdontellsteve. That one is about a [...]

Going to Medieval Times in New Jersey is a family tradition for my Dad’s birthday every June. This year was no different and we found ourselves in Northern Jersey cheering on the Red & Yellow Knight, while we consumed a meal fit for a nobleman of a half chicken, a rib, potato, tomato bisque, garlic [...]