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"Imagine Swimming believes that the water is a place where children should feel at home. Our founders and teachers live this philosophy. The Imagine staff features former Olympic swimmers, national champions, triathletes, along with an international cast of aquatic enthusiasts devoted to passing along the skills of their favorite sport.
We are committed to creating classes where kids can feel at ease, where fear turns to joy, and where parents can look on with pride. With innovative teaching techniques, Imagine seeks to go beyond the traditional swimming class. The mission of Imagine is twofold: to provide complete safety and flawless stroke technique for every swimmer, and to foster the intellectual and emotional growth that only the water can offer.
With convenient locations throughout the city, Imagine offers the finest program for children's swimming in Manhattan."
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Penelope
| MNC review by cceatsnyc |
Jan 20, 2009 |
 Small and quaint, Penelope is always packed with young Murray Hillers who are looking for a relaxed and tasty meal. Located on 31st and Lexington, it is off the busy third avenue, adding to its more laid back scene. For dinner, be sure to sample the grilled sandwiches, the curried chicken salad, and of course, the house chicken meatballs. If you are looking for something heartier, comfort foods like macaroni and cheese, spinach pie, and chicken pot pie are rich and delicious staples.
When it comes to brunch, be prepared to eat - -after you wait, that is. The small restaurant often has about an hour wait, with not much inside room to sit and pass the time. If you are lucky you can snag a seat at the counter to eat or wait for your table to be ready. It’s worth it. The $13 price fix (with a bellini included), with pumpkin waffles, nutella French toast, and farmers market are really delicious.
Be sure to purchase a cookie or cake or other baked treat from the... |
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Bianca
| MNC review by cceatsnyc |
Mar 17, 2009 |
I kind of hate to talk about this place as I would rather keep it to myself, but something this good should be shared. Nestled into a small space at 5 Bleecker, close to Bowery, I will put it frankly: Everything here is good.
Share the Carciofi Fritti - fried baby artichokes with crispy parsley for $8. Light, crispy, delicious. Here, care is put into the food. The parsley, deliciously fried whereas other restaurants would sprinkle it on raw, shows that the detail matters with the food. Another good starter to share is the Fried Puffy Dough Rectangles for $9, with imported cold cuts and stracchino cheese. The Lasagnette Di Verdure, large enough to be a meal for one, is made of eggplant, zucchini and tomato tart with grated parmigiano cheese. For a light and fresh salad, try the Carciofini- thinly sliced artichokes with parmigiano cheese in a lemon dressing.
Pastas here are fabulous. Order the Raviolo Di Ricotta Con Burro E Saliva for only $9.50 with... |
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Paprika
| MNC review by cceatsnyc |
Mar 17, 2009 |
Those not in the know would walk right on by, but if you know of this place you are in for a treat. Paprika, located on St. Marks Place between First Avenue and Avenue A, is a local and casual Italian joint serving up tasty, moderate fare.
Start off with an order of the saffron risotto arancini balls. If you like saffron, which I adore, these are a must try. Crispy and bursting with the taste of saffron, these are a great way to start off any meal for only $7. Another popular starter is the Polenta Alla Griglia Con Fonduta Di Formaggio for $11- grilled corn polenta with three cheeses. Mild in taste with a light cheesy flavor, this is a well portioned starter to share.
Coming out of the kitchen all the time is the Ravioli Di Carciofi Con Pure Di Pomodori E Parmigiano which is homemade artichoke ravioli, mashed roasted tomato and parmigiano cheese ($13). Very popular here, I actually found the ravioli lacking in flavor as can be the case with these... |
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Friday, Feb 26, 2010
- Jon Zelazny |
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, Stanley Kubrick, 1968
8 1/2, Federico Fellini, 1963
PSYCHO, Alfred Hitchcock, 1960
A HARD DAY’S NIGHT, Richard Lester, 1964
THE WILD BUNCH, Sam Peckinpah, 1969
BONNIE & CLYDE, Arthur Penn, 1967
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, David Lean, 1962
LA DOLCE VITA, Federico Fellini, 1961
BLOW-UP, Michaelangelo Antonioni, 1966
THE APARTMENT, Billy Wilder, 1960
THE GRADUATE, Mike Nichols, 1967
WEST SIDE STORY, Jerome Robbins & Robert Wise, 1961
DR. STRANGELOVE, Stanley Kubrick, 1963
THE GREAT ESCAPE, John Sturges, 1963
THIS SPORTING LIFE, Lindsay Anderson, 1963
ROSEMARY’S BABY, Roman Polanski, 1968
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, John Frankenheimer, 1962
THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966
ANDREI RUBLEV, Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966
SCORPIO RISING, Kenneth Anger, 1963
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, Mike Nichols, 1966
THE HUSTLER, Robert Rossen, 1961
EASY RIDER, Dennis Hopper, 1969
SALESMAN, Albert & David Maysles, 1968
HUD, Martin Ritt, 1963
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, Fred Zinnemann, 1966
ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS, Luchino Visconti, 1960
TWO FOR THE ROAD, Stanley Donen, 1966
BELLE DE JOUR, Luis Bunuel, 1968
JULES AND JIM, Francois Truffaut, 1962
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING, Karel Reisz, 1960
RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY, Sam Peckinpah, 1962
MIDNIGHT COWBOY, John Schlesinger, 1969
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Robert Mulligan, 1962
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, Sergio Leone, 1969
PEEPING TOM, Michael Powell, 1960
EL CID, Anthony Mann, 1961
SWEET CHARITY, Bob Fosse, 1969
IVAN’S CHILDHOOD, Andrei Tarkovsky, 1962
THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL, Luis Bunuel, 1962
REPULSION, Roman Polanski, 1965
HARAKIRI, Masaki Kobayashi, 1962
Z, Costa-Gavras, 1969
JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG, Stanley Kramer, 1961
MEDIUM COOL, Haskell Wexler, 1969
POINT BLANK, John Boorman, 1967
DAISIES, Vera Chytilova, 1966
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, George Romero, 1968
THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY, Arthur Hiller, 1964
THE WAR GAME, Peter Watkins, 1966
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Thu, 02/25/10
Diane Letulle |
I saw the Trebuchet
Fiercest war machine
At a castle in Dordogne
And on the ground
Stone missiles
Heavy, round, potent
I thought about
The hardness
That sits inside of you
Launched defensively
It obliterates
The finer parts of us
No armistice is coming
The air carries martial drums
You horde your ammunition
Like a warlord under siege
Diane Letulle uses poetry to process powerful emotions. Her works focus on family and relationships, and she has published a number of poems on Open Salon. Passionate about wine and travel, Diane writes Wine Lover’s Journal and Manhattan Wine Examiner. She is working on a memoir about her journeys to the vineyards of Europe.
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| On The Beat |
| NYC Pet Peeve |
Fri, 02/19/10
Allison Langerak |
New Yorkers live in such close proximity to each other that we get real, unadulterated opportunities to observe each others behavior. In fact, we don't have a choice. Especially on the subway. If you're like me, you try as hard as you can to live in the bubble between your backpack and your book only letting your eyes venture out enough to find a seat. Sometimes, though, we forget our books and are forced to people watch to make our journeys pass by. In doing this I've noticed a disturbing trend: people leave their earbuds in constantly. I've seen a pair of friends having a conversation and one of the two is listening to music. If one of my friends did that to me I would get off at the next stop and never look back. What, my conversation skills are not entertaining enough for you? Even worse is seeing a couple in which one or both is wearing headphones. And the worst of all is seeing a mom or dad listening to music while their kids sit idly by wondering what they did...
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Thu, 02/11/10
Alyssa Yankwitt |
The precipice of our love
that right now dangles over me
promises
your breath will swim through my veins
like salt water;
your fingerprints will live like ghosts
crawling beneath my skin
and your name will fasten straight through
my heart like an eye hook.
Baby, your poems will fill up the empty spaces
of our breaking
once the air between us divides.
Our palms, their tangled lines unraveling
our mouths filling with each others’ lies.
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