After-work crowds peruse the unique handcrafted gifts at the Union Square Holiday Market. ( Photo: Karen Rempel) Karen’s Quirky New York Hits the Union Square Holiday Market The Union Square Holiday Market is open again, and better than ever. Named best holiday market in America in 2023, according... News 19 Nov 2025 | 07:12
Karen Rempel points the way to Lucinda’s honky-tonk juke joint at 169 Avenue A. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky New York Gets a Little Bit Country at Lucinda’s Bar The East Village just got a double dose of country twang and redneck fun at Lucinda’s Bar at 169 Avenue A. Lucinda’s is a... News 08 Oct 2025 | 04:25
Quirky Karen Rempel outs her inner Miranda Hobbes at pal Carrie Bradshaw’s brownstone at 3 Gramercy Park West. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky NYC Mourns: And Just Like That, It’s Over Like millions of people, I eagerly devoured every episode of Sex and the City (SATC), which aired from 1998 to 2004. I even... News 10 Sep 2025 | 06:13
Lexington Avenue entrance of the Waldorf Astoria hotel’s landmarked exterior, with the two-story Lex Yard restaurant gleaming behind the windows on the right. ( Photo: Karen Rempel) The Newly Reopened Waldorf Astoria Hotel Woos and Wows The Waldorf Astoria hotel, occupying a full city block between Park and Lexington avenues from East 49th to East 50th streets,... News 20 Aug 2025 | 06:36
Karen Rempel gazes at the Hudson River from Pier 57 rooftop. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky New York Peers at Pier 57 with Rosé-Colored Glasses Pier 57, jutting into the Hudson River between Chelsea Piers and Little Island, has an extensive outdoor public space, though... News 13 Aug 2025 | 05:13
George Capsis celebrating his 92nd birthday with friends and family. ( Photo: Karen Rempel) Remembering George Capsis – The Voice of the West Village “Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” It was the end of a man’s life and downtown newspaper legend when family and close friends... News 11 Aug 2025 | 11:24
Karen Rempel frolics in the sprinkle pool at the Museum of Ice Cream. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky New York Screams for Ice Cream In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month. The third Sunday in July is National Ice Cream... News 17 Jul 2025 | 04:56
Karen Rempel & the Garment Worker. 2025 (left) & 2020. ( Photos: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky New York Revisits Her First Photo Shoot with Philip Maier What has changed in the past five years? One afternoon in the early days of the pandemic, I was chatting on Zoom with my... News 12 Jun 2025 | 05:45
1930s vibe at the Elizabeth Street Garden. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky New York Pleads for the End of Elizabeth Street Garden Elizabeth Street Garden News 23 May 2025 | 11:38
Karen strikes an elegant pose at Substation 235. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky Style Celebrates Art Deco’s Centennial One hundred years ago, on April 28, 1925, the Paris Expo (known to Francophiles as the Exposition internationale des arts... News 16 Apr 2025 | 06:41
At Helen Levitt’s doorstep. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky Style Honors Photographer Helen Levitt Who was the most influential street photographer you never heard of? In honor of Women’s History Month, I set out to answer... News 22 Mar 2025 | 05:14
Karen Rempel at the Time-Life Building. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky Style Is Mad for ‘Mad Men’ The award-winning popular drama Mad Men depicts the lives of advertising folk on Madison Avenue in New York in the swinging... Home 12 Feb 2025 | 06:33
Karen Rempel rallies at Cooper Union. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky Style, on Brink of Her Own US Citizenship, Visits Cooper Union I have exciting news! I recently passed the Naturalization Test for US Citizenship! I will be honored to swear allegiance... Home 19 Jan 2025 | 02:42
Pedi-cab Santa & Louis Vuitton luggage. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky Style Loves Christmas at Tiffany’s To prepare for my first trip to New York in 2014, I rewatched the essential Breakfast at Tiffany’s. When I got here, Tiffany’s... Home 18 Dec 2024 | 01:25
Singing to the sky at the pinnacle of the QM2. ( Photo: Andrin Issac) Karen’s Quirky Style Voyages on a Modern-Day Mayflower I have always been fascinated by the brave Pilgrims who risked everything for freedom. So this October, I took a trip on... News 20 Nov 2024 | 02:11
