Uraniumfish's Local Profile

Local expert in New York

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December 2009

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69 Reviews View All

Central Park, New York, New York

5/5Excellent

“Relief from urban life”

We can be grateful for many years to come that city planners more than 200 years ago had the foresight to plan a large public place like Central Park into Manhattan's quickly developing landscape. Who...Full review

Sutton Place, New York, New York

5/5Excellent

“Perfect place to be rich”

It must be great to have so much money that you get to literally buy your own quiet corner in dense and crazy, perennially congested and noisy Manhattan. That's essentially what the elite wealthy resi...Full review

Kips Bay, New York, New York

2/5Poor

“Not much of a real hood”

It does get worse aesthetically in Manhattan than Murray Hill, and it is called Kips Bay. Unlike Murray Hill, which is merely dowdy, Kips Bay just goes the way of plain old ugly. It's a high-rise extr...Full review

Murray Hill, New York, New York

3/5Average

“The dowdy Manhattan middle class”

For some reason Murray Hill has a reputation for being the dowdy, residential neighborhood among its more sterling and elite neighboring areas, like Gramercy Park. It's true that residence here is a b...Full review

Madison Square, New York, New York

4/5Good

“The park is the centerpiece”

Madison Square as a neighborhood per se has historically shrunk and been replaced by the Flatiron District. It is probably most memorable for the fact that Madison Square Park and Madison Square garde...Full review

Flatiron, New York, New York

4/5Good

“Hangout and bar scene neighborhood”

All the things that make the Flatiron District an attractive place to visit make it an unattractive place in which to live. It is heavily trafficked by pedestrians and vehicles alike, and bordered by...Full review

East Village, New York, New York

4/5Good

“The rabble-rousers and artists all grown up”

I don't need the East Village to be edgy in order to appreciate it, and I don't especially miss the pre-teen punks with purple hair (most recently replaced with Emo kids) that loiter around in the bar...Full review

Greenwich Village, New York, New York

4/5Good

“One big NYU campus”

I used to live in Greenwich Village, and though I enjoyed my time there, I'm also relieved I don't live there any more. Too many NYU students, a situation which is only tolerable if you are an NYU stu...Full review

West Village, New York, New York

5/5Excellent

“Never goes out of style”

What makes the Village perpetually excellent is it small old houses on narrow-cobblestoned streets. Yes, it's true that Greenwich Village is no longer the bohemian capital it was in the time of Edna S...Full review

NoHo, New York, New York

4/5Good

“Well, there's Astor Place”

Noho exists and I know because I saw a sign hanging over Broadway, somewhere below 14th Street, that said, “Welcome to Noho.” That bit of affirmation notwithstanding, I am suspicious of this area real...Full review

Nolita, New York, New York

5/5Excellent

“Neighborhood close to my heart”

I live in Nolita, so I'm partial to it in every way. I love that it's relatively quiet, while being in the middle of absolutely everything, with Houston to the North, Canal Street to the East, and the...Full review

Little Italy, New York, New York

3/5Average

“Little Italy does not exist”

Little Italy exists only in the mind of some marketing person somewhere who has heavy financial investments in the restaurants that line Mulberry Street. I live in Nolita and I can't tell you the numb...Full review

Chinatown, New York, New York

4/5Good

“Biggest Chinatown in the world”

I get certain staples in Chinatown, and alas, it means every once in a while I have to brave the medley of crowds, fishy smells, criminal dealings, and tourist kitsch that is Chinatown. For example, M...Full review

Tribeca, New York, New York

4/5Good

“It's those lofts”

Tribeca, how do I love thee, let me count the ways--is it those big boxy buildings, the corrugated ceilings, the truly downtown attitude, or the fact of spotting Robert De Niro going to the grocery st...Full review

Financial District, New York, New York

4/5Good

“The epicenter”

I'm somewhat in love with the Financial Center, though it is an unlikely love. What seems so striking about the area is its crazy drama: the sheer contrast of skyscrapers next to the solitary figure o...Full review