Deborah Koenigsberger is the owner of the French-inspired boutique, Noir et Blanc; the founder and CEO of the nonprofit, Hearts of Gold; and the passion behind its resale boutique store, The Thrifty HoG. She is a successful businesswoman who has… | Read full post.
New York City is carefully reopening and the sounds of building have never been more welcome. As NoMad construction begins to hum again, it’s encouraging to see two noteworthy projects progressing toward completion. Madison House and Rose Hill are soon-to-be-finished… | Read full post.
July 8, 2020
Mike’s NYC Tours Go Virtual for Month of July
With over 50 years in the Garment District, 18 years in real estate, and 21 years as a licensed tour guide, native New Yorker Mike Kaback is legendary for his tours of New York City. In the current coronavirus environment,… | Read full post.
July 7, 2020
New Outdoor Venue and Façade Improvement In NoMad
Outdoor venues in New York City have always been desirable. In the city’s new circumstances, that is certainly the case – now more than ever. All around the city, people are looking for opportunities to create more usable outdoor space…. | Read full post.
Everyone has implicit biases; they are often subconscious and long-standing. People are influenced by their upbringings and those around them, which lead our brains to make certain associations. These factors, along with large scale societal structures, influence a person’s ideas… | Read full post.
The culmination of 2020 Pride Month is this Sunday, June 28th, with the 50th anniversary of the NYC Pride March. This year we will be celebrating with a virtual march. In 1970, the first Pride March took place, and has… | Read full post.
Black Barn is just one of the NoMad favorites raring to start serving again and has announced that its great patio will open Tuesday, bigger than ever. Where else can you enjoy a view of Madison Square Park and pick… | Read full post.
No one can fully understand an individual’s or community’s experience unless they’ve lived it themselves. However, reading can help promote better understanding and provide perspective. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a research division of the New York… | Read full post.
June 23, 2020
Relief Fund for New York City Parks
New York City parks have been affected by a combination of coronavirus-related budget cuts and noticeable declines in private donations. Necessary cuts have reduced the Department of Parks & Recreation budget to levels not seen since the 1970s – a… | Read full post.
June 19, 2020
How to Help the Movement for Social Justice
Juneteenth – June 19th June 19th, also known as Juneteenth, is a day of celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. On this day in 1865, General Gordon Granger and thousands of Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas… | Read full post.