New York

Pros: Great views and greenery in Manhattan
Cons: An overlooked area

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Traditionally, for many New Yorkers, Manhattan ended at 96th Street, where the tony Upper East and Upper West sides gave way to Harlem. Despite this imaginary boundary, the West Side, along...

Pros: Beautiful and enchanting great family vacation
Cons: We live to far away to see it all on one trip!

As you drive along the coastline of the St Lawrence River on the Seaway Trail's scenic byway you will experience the beauty and the enchantment this coastline has to offer.

In the summer of 1997 I was visiting with my daughter while they were...

Pros: Food, pizza in particular, lovely ladies, nice hotel service
Cons: People shoot you, pollution is very bad.

I needed a break from all my stress, so I decided to move to the take a trip to the great state of New York. I had a friend in queens so that's where I flew. I met my friend and got settled in. I will tell you three things about New York, or maybe...

Pros: Everything - It Was Astounding!
Cons: HUNGER!

OK! There's been tons written about the Woodstock Concert of 1969, but only about the CD's or Movies or Documentaries....Well, here's the story from someone who was there.....

To begin with, the hype prior to concert was enormous! I believe...

Pros: good food, good prices, great food, great atmosphere
Cons: could have more vegetarian items.

There is a very quaint restaurant in a very little town in the heart of New York State called Penn Yan. Where is this small town called Penn Yan? It is at the north tip of Keuka Lake, one of upstate New York's Fingerlakes. The restaurant is on route...

Pros: It was a good occasion to meet other Epinioners
Cons: We got lost on the way

Review Topic:  Restaurants

On Saturday October 14th,I decided to join my sisters Deeljea and Sj1and0 in attending the Epinions gathering in White Plains, NY. The gathering was to be held at Dooley Mac's Publick House which is an...

Pros: Great location on the campus of Cornell University; great food; clean rooms; good service and parking
Cons: Not a lot of fancy amenities

When my fiancé told me we would be spending Valentine’s Day night at Cornell University, I was confused. We are not graduates of Cornell, had never been to Cornell, and didn’t know anyone studying at Cornell.

“You mean we’re staying in...

Pros: It's New York!
Cons: I don't see any

Well after dozens and dozens of visits, I'll break it down:

PEOPLE
New Yorkers have an unfair reputation of being rude people. They are not. Busy? Yes. Oblivious? For sure. But not rude. In actuality, they are very helpful and...

Pros: dog-friendly, relaxing, secluded, EXCELLENT website
Cons: a few rooms need updating, if you need more structured activities, go to Mohonk Mountain House

My dog is 10 years old, and he's gotten more and more clingy in his old age. If we pull out even our overnight bags, he gets very depressed. If he sees us taking out the Big Luggage, forget it. He follows us around and gives us the saddest doggy eyes you...

Pros: Great Prices, Very Clean, Great Family Fun!
Cons: It's In The Middle Of NothingVille!

Looking for something to do last night, I called up a friend to ask her if she'd like to go to the Drive-In theater with me.

I'd never been to this particular one before and so I had to ask her for directions.

We left...

Pros: Aura, memorabilia, great exhibits
Cons: I wish it was larger.

I just got back from vacation which is the reason I haven't written or rated any epinions in the last week but I'm now back and excited to get to work writing about my experiences.

One of the most enjoyable was our visit to...

Pros: 40 - 50 different varieties of wine.
Cons: There are no cons to a Wine Trail!

I recently went went on the Cayuga Lake Wine trail, here up in the upstate New York Fingerlakes Region. I can't believe I have lived in New York State all my life and have never been on a Wine Trail. A week after I went on the trail, a friend came...

Pros: Fall Foliage and Parks are Amazing!
Cons: Many towns have seen more prosperous times

One of my favorite spots in the Northeast to enjoy fall is the Finger Lakes in western and central New York. The region consists of a half-dozen or so long slender lakes nestled among large rolling hills, many covered in hardwoods that turn all of the...

Pros: pleasant drive away from the city
Cons: not so pleasant to drive in winter

I have lived in Rochester, NY for over 20 years. It is on Lake Ontario which is good, but the terrain is very flat, something I don't care for. My solution is a quick drive to the Finger Lakes. The Finger Lakes are surrounded by hills(not quite real...

Pros: Lots to do, natives are nicer than they want you to believe.
Cons: You better like walking, pal.

This past Easter marked my fourth trip to the wild and wonderful New York City. Every time I am there, while I am getting lost on the subway, or walking twelve blocks, or standing shoulder to shoulder in Times Square, I curse the place and insist I am...