Welcome to Sarah's New York Times (and NYC!) Adventure

My coronavirus-hijacked NYC trip has finally come to a close, but although the city shut down on me, I was still able to take some lovely...

It is a fundamental law of the universe that the Junior’s Cheesecake restaurant on 45th Street in NYC cannot be empty — ever. That’s like...

Current mood: I want to punch everything. But the day didn’t start out that way! Let me tell you how it got to this point. It was another...

I started off my Saturday morning bright and early with a 9 a.m. Joint Journalism and Communication History Conference presentation on...

In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m still here! After all my shows were canceled when Broadway went dark on Thursday and nearly every museum...

I’m back! Sarah’s NYC Adventure makes a brief return this week before a longer resurrection when I start my tenure as a New York Times...

Clearly, I had a fairy godmother slipping me some Felix Felicis this summer.

Technically I did *most* things in NYC for the first time this summer -- it was my first visit -- but here are 20 of my absolute favorites.

Whether it’s your first visit or your 50th, here are some of my top picks for fun, unique things to do in NYC.

I ate my way through NYC this summer -- the final tally was nearly 100 weird, wacky, and wonderful dishes -- and now you can read about...

I’ve been busy writing some fascinating freelance pieces this fall, but, as per usual, you can’t read them until November, December,...

1. Glenda Jackson How I met her: I waited for her at the Cort Theatre stage door after seeing her in “King Lear” during my first week in...

Long time, no see! I promised you a series of Top 10 NYC highlights posts last month, but then got diverted with a few freelance...

I’m choosing to think of this entry as my “Last Day in NYC — For Now” post rather than as a final farewell. There are still so many...

I’d been looking forward to today from the second I arrived in this city. I didn’t know what day it would be, but I couldn’t wait to see...

I’d write that this was another big day, but every day this week is a big day. So how about a star-studded one? First up was my...

First, an update: I didn’t, as you probably noticed, see a Broadway show with Jesse Green tonight. Due to unforeseen circumstances, he...

Today marked the start of my last week at The New York Times (well, kind of, depending on if you count the Saturday and Sunday I worked...

I leave New York in five days. That sentence is painful to type. Today involved me packing up my dozens of playbills and tickets into a...

Today was the big day: My Red Sox-Yankees face-off at Yankee Stadium! Unfortunately, it didn’t end so well for the Sox, who lost the...