Project Post: 10 NYC Fun Facts You Didnt Know About.

10 Fun Facts You Didnt Know About NYC.

New York City is one of the most amazing cities in the world. Here are some fun facts to make you say "wow".

1. There are 6,374.6 miles of streets in New York City.

 2. The Brooklyn Bridge was the first bridge to be lit using electricity.

3. More than 250 feature films are shot on location in New York City each year.

4. New York City has 4,000 street food vendors.

5. The Federal Reserve Bank on New York’s Wall Street contains vaults that are located 80 feet beneath the bank and hold about 25 percent of the world’s gold bullion.

6. 36% of the current population of New York City was born outside the United States.

7. The Dutch supposedly bought Manhattan from its Native American inhabitants for about $24 worth of trinkets. ( bet their pretty mad about that sale now)

8. New York's Yellow Cabs are yellow because John Hertz, the company's founder, learned from a study that yellow was the easiest color for the eye to spot. He was right.

9. More than 18,600 restaurants and eating establishments do business in New York City, and the average cost of a dinner in 2006, according to the Zagat Survey, was $39.43. That includes a drink, tax and the tip

10. The New York City subway system runs 26 routes with 6,200 subway cars that stop at 468 different subway stations.

Project Post: Hurricane Sandy

    Weather you live in the NorthEast or not im sure youve herd of Hurricane Sandy and all of its damages it has left in peoples homes and hearts. Lets take time out of our regular day and pray for all of those people who have lost it all and are still suffering. Trust me I was a bit skeptical on how hard she was going to hit since last year everyone went all out for tropical storm Irene, and nothing but heavy rains and a couple of trees falling. The day before the storm hit my parents and i preped our house for the storm, since its under construction we had to tie down a couple of things in our backyard very last minute. As soon as the wind started hitting at least 40 miles per hour things started flying our neigbors tree fell within minutes and all the things we tied down were already starting to flop over. As me and my brother went to the backyard to fix a couple of material the gate started tilting back and forth, so we just gave up and came inside, when we walked into the house the door slammed open letting hundreds of leaves in the house. With that said we had no other choice but to sit in the house and watch Family Guy, through out the night the light kept dimming and the with was so strong the rumors of it sounded like a lion were defiinately true. Hopefully we live in the North Bronx so little if no damage was made. But its really shocking and a sad to think that our neigbors ( new jersey...lower manhattan...brooklyn...staten island...long island.... and queens) lost many homes and people are living in shelters, or withough electricity. Believe it or not Sandy has affected millons, situations like this are just not expected in the north east. It has trully humbled millions of families, we now have an idea of what people in 3rd world countries feel on a daily basis. My beloved follower please do not hesitate to donate to the Red Cross or any org that are helping out people get thru Sandy... Its going to take time but little by little we will get back to normal. The Northeast stays Strong.

Project Post: Cafe Habana

          So theres a thing about me.... Im a sucker for good food. So bad that i tear a little in my eye if the plate is to dye for... So when my girlfriend told me that her best friend had invited us on a double date to this cool Cafe in Soho I was all in. Im not going to lie we were a bit concened on the parking and the price of the spot, we are college students so we really cant throw down hundreds on meals lol. But after 10 minutes of searching for parking and 15 minutes of waiting in line to get in...believe me it was all worth it. Since the restaurant is in Soho it is a bit small seats about 30-40 people. Its quite crowded so you will have butts in your face as people try to walk to the bathroom or the door so only go there if its casual and definately not in groups of more than 4. As a starter her best firends boyfriend Wanthony suggested the corn on the cob. But ladies and gents this was no ordinary corn on the cob it was grilled to perfection with creamy cheese sprikled over it and a bit of spicy delight, believe me if i knew these were going to be as good as they were I would have ordered 6, and for 4.25 for two you cant go wrong.

     The corn wasnt the only good thing about this place their drinks and food are too, their cocktails are so strong your sure to get a buzz and trust me mixing Jarritos into a margarita is just wrong (orange soda with half a cup of tequila who does that???)  After a little talking and making fun of the girls because they couldnt finish their drinks our entree finally came. Sweet rice with grilled shimp sauted in lemon and pepper ohh it was so good i cried a bit (no lie)... O Cafe Habana you were so good to us ( but not literally because the waitresses were a bit iffy lol. An awesome double date with great foodwhat more can a man ask for?