I have never lived in The Big Apple, but after nine visits and spending my last four summers there, pretending to be a local, living in “my hood”, Nolita, I have picked up quite a bit of what to see, where to eat and what to…
There is a plethora of rooftop bars to sit back and admire New York’s amazing skyline. Here are some of my favourites in Manhattan and Brooklyn. 1. Mondrian Hotel 9 Crosby Street, Soho One of my favourite rooftop bars. Each year it changes its name and theme,…
Here are five top things I have learnt about visiting the city. 1. Don’t dress like a tourist One thing I noticed this summer in NYC, not many New Yorkers wear flip flops/thongs/ Havianas (depending what country you are from). The women all wear dressy sandals…
After all my visits to New York I still hadn’t visited the East Village until recently. Alphabet City had always been on my radar from many Law and Order SVU episodes (and not in a good way) and Tompkins Square Park and St Marks Place were fresh in…
A few months ago I woke to an email from Shell Azar, an interior designer at SAS Design Studio in New York City who had found my store thelensandi and asked to purchase one of my black and white Paris prints. The print was to be featured…