My Urban Sherpa

Born in N.Y.C.

From the Big Apple talent pool: You have a rapper (L.L. Cool J, 1968), a tapper (Gregory Hines, 1946), and a curiosity trapper (Geraldo Rivera, 1943); a mocker (Don Rickles, 1926), a talker (Howard Stern, 1954), and a publicity stalker (Brooke Shields, 1965); a Superman (Christopher Reeve, 1952), a camera man (Allen Funt, 1914), a piano man (Billy Joel, 1949), a show-me-the-money man (Cuba Gooding, Jr., 1968), a secret agent man (Don Adams; 1926), a group of “Holy” men (Joey Bishop, 1918; Jack Lord, 1930; Christian Slater, 1969), and a Bowery Boy (Huntz Hall, 1919); a bad lieutenant (Harvey Keitel), 1939), a good nanny (Fran Drescher, 1957), and, of course, a Partridge (David Cassidy, 1950) in a pear tree.

Heavenly cheap eats

There has been a lot of talk lately about cheap eats. I’ve found, on this planet, that you get what you pay for. So cheap isn’t an adjective or an attribute that I value in association with food. But I would like to recommend a restaurant where the food is delicious, and as affordable for you and as it is for the planet! Zen Palate is my number one recommendation for excellent and inexpensive fare in New York (and now Princeton, of all places.)

The lunch special is an extremely generous portion of Sesame Medallions, Sweet and Sour Sensation, Shredded Medley … several excellent options for hot entrees and cold salads, and a pineapple or green tea ice tea – for $8.95. Served graciously with a smile inside, or outside at several café tables.

Casa de Rodriguez + My Urban Sherpa = Save in Style

Casa de Rodriguez offers My Urban Sherpa readers 20% off their fabulous handmade hats during the week of July 27th. For men and women, these hats make more than an outfit – the sheer fun of them will make your day!

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Casa de Rodriguez is located at 156 Stanton Street.

Register now for Spa Fair at Chelsea Piers: Tuesday, July 29

The Spa at Chelsea Piers will host its first-ever Spa Fair—from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Tuesday, July 29. The Spa’s expert staff and a team of product specialists from Dermalogica, SkinCeuticals, Thalgo, and Kiss My Face will extol the benefits of massage, skin care, and body treatments. Enjoy mini-spa treatments including chair and hand massage, foot exfoliation, and mini-facials.

Admission is free.

Spa Fair attendees are invited to a complimentary session at the Sports Center. Sand volleyball? Pick-up basketball? Vinyasa Yoga? (Chair massage and mini-facial to follow.)

Space is limited.

 

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Enjoy the day…

…by stumbling upon something magical.

“A Sealed Fate?”

Photographer Nigel Barker (of America’s Next Top Model), the Humane Society of the United States, and 401 Project present ‘A Sealed Fate?’

Photographs and a documentary of the short lives of baby harp seals victimized by the commercial seal hunt are on exhibit Friday, July 25 through Sunday, July 27 at 401 West Street, West 10th Street at 10th Avenue.

Shangri-La for less.

Shangri-La Day Spa offers My Urban Sherpa readers 10% off any of their already well-priced beauty and spa treatments. Choose from Tibetan or Seaweed Body Wrap, Salt Sea Scrub; Aromatherapy, Deep-Tissue or Swedish Massage; Anti-Aging, Anti-Stress, or Guinot Deep Pore Cleansing Facial.

Spend the day with the “Escape to Shangri-La” that includes a wrap, massage and facial.

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New York’s 3500 year-old “needle”

The next time you’re soaking in the history at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, don’t forget to take a stroll into Central Park for a visit with Cleopatra’s Needle (East Side Drive and 81st St.).

This 71 foot, 244 ton Obelisk was erected in Heliopolis (Egypt) around 1500 BC and later moved to Alexandria around 12 B.C. In 1879, it was shipped to the U.S. (another went to London, while a third is in Paris) as a gift where it stands tall as the oldest man-made object in Central Park.

The Pre-Metrocard Days of Yore

After a few dubious experiments, New York’s elevated train system began in earnest in 1879. Known simply as “The El,” this highly efficient mode of transportation came to symbolize early 20th century New York and was never fully replaced upon its dismantling between 1940 and 1955. Those in the outer boroughs, however, can still experience the ride.