New York

Pros: Great Time To See Changing Of The Leaves
Cons: None

Review Topic:  Practical Information

The annual fall foliage soon will be starting here in upper NY, through the Adirondacks, just north of here. Now that the cooler weather is upon us now, the leaves have started to turn a...

Pros: In Midtown - Near Everything - Great People Watching!
Cons: Skip the Shrimp!

After a sitting for four hours in a financial analytical software course, a friend and I decided to take a leisurely lunch before returning to the office (OK! To pick up our cars, not go back in and work!). My friend, DC, is a gourmet cook who loves...

Pros: Casual atmosphere, great pizza, inexpensive
Cons: Parking difficulty at peak times

Located in the Armory Square district of Syracuse, New York, Da Vinci's is a great stop for great pizza or some other Italian specialties.

While my son and I have only frequented the cafe a few times, each time I plan to order something...

Pros: new places, new sights, new surroundings
Cons: leopard thongs

Warning number 1: This is an actual travel diary, of sorts, so don’t expect the history of Ithaca, or Cornell University, or even Chai, as I don’t know anything about that stuff.

Warning number 2: As this is an actual travel...

Pros: Special, great dinner, nice scenery
Cons: no instructions in the bathroom

It all started our first Christmas together. Hubby got me an electric razor. How romantic it wasn't. So in the years since he tries to do really special things. This year was no exception - for my birthday present this year he booked a dinner cruise on...

Pros: Great group of people, good food
Cons: The no-shows, the smoke cloud.

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Review Topic: Events
Yes, I was one of those who agreed to go to a White Plains Get together (on 10/14/00) and actually went! Yes, yes, people have reasons, emergencies, lives....

Pros: Good fun, had a good time
Cons: none

Review Topic:  Restaurants

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Pros: So good they did indeed name it twice!
Cons: Taxi drivers can be unaware that they named it at all!

Why did I wait so long to get to New York? And why did I have to come home so soon? I've just returned from taking a Nibble Out of the Big Apple where (and I whisper this to you because I didn't actually have the "right" visa) I went to make a film for...

Pros: It's all here. Culture, entertainment, great food, shopping, history, etc.
Cons: Your feet won't thank you for all the walking. Some parts kind of dirty.

New York City is a magical place. There is just something about it that gets inside of you once you look out the window while you are landing. The tall skyscrapers, the statue of liberty, it just gets inside of you once you look out the window. This IS ...

Pros: World class sculptures and beautiful gardens; a great way to spend an afternoon outside.
Cons: Tourists get all the best picnic spaces; and if you're going to litter, will you at least make it a PEPSI can and not the other guy's?

For lack of a better place to put this opinion, I have filed it under ‘New York State Parks,’ although this is one of the few good things in the state of New York that Rudy Giuliani can't try to take credit for.

No, this unnatural wonder is...

Pros: Excellent service and desserts. Very good fresh ingredients. A classy place.
Cons: A little expensive, but worth it for the quality. There is smoking inside.

*Note: as I've already used up my Albany and Hudson Valley spaces, I put this review under the general New York heading.*

Hey, New York's a state? Yes, believe it or not, there's more to New York than the infamous city. In fact, the state of...

Pros: Lots of fun! Great food!
Cons: Miss them already! Hubbys face on the way home!

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions
The day STARTED out innocently enough! I arose at 10AM, did chores, showered, had lunch....but wait! The Day had finally arrived! The...

Pros: Joining Epinions just may be life threatening
Cons: But who cares?

Review Topic:  Restaurants

Restaurants
Dooley Mac's Publick House (Irish Pub/Restaurant)
179 Mamaroneck Ave.
White Plains, New York
(914) 428-0211

October 14, 2000, I was a guest at my first...

Pros: So many things to see and do
Cons: Expensive and dirty

I just got back from a 5 day trip to New York and
Philadelphia. I stayed in New York a bit over 2 days
with my Brother and his Girlfriend who live in Astoria.
This was my first time to New York and I actually
think I saw 98% of...

Pros: TIME SPENT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY
Cons: -

My favorite holiday,hmmmmm, now I could be very traditional and cite Christmas and it would be fitting. Fitting because the look of rapture, innocence and pure joy that my 3 year old daughter has on her angelic face as she rounds the corner from...