New York – life after five

living in new york city

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019Allie Zerby

Four years ago, I moved to NYC from Colorado with a car packed full of clothes, my laptop, and a whole lot of expectations. While I loved the five years I spent in Colorado, I craved a faster pace of life. I figured since I had an itch to live in NYC, I owed it to myself to test it out, and there is no better time to do so than in your twenties.

While I was growing up on Long Island, I made frequent trips to the City, but it is hard to truly know what it is like to live here until you actually do it.

Everyone’s New York saga is different, but for me personally, the realities of moving to the City have exceeded all of my expectations. Read more →

eating guide to the upper east side

March 26, 2017March 26, 2017Allie Zerby

The restaurants here in New York serve some of the best food in the world. With the vast number of restaurants I knew that I could not do the City’s food scene justice in one blog post so for this entry I am going to focus exclusively on those in my neighborhood, the Upper East Side. This is by no means an exhaustive list but these are the spots that Gregg and I find ourselves going back to again and again because the food is so incredibly good. So, here is my quintessential dining guide, but I’d love to hear about your Upper East Side favorites in the comments to discover a few new ones, so share away!