Kit and Carol on the Road

We chose to rent an apartment in NY rather than stay in a hotel. Our apartment was on the 4th floor, facing the street at W 104th off Broadway. It was a large studio apartment with decent sized kitchen and bathroom. We weren't allowed to have guests which was a downer. Also it was pretty hot most of the time as our windows faced south. But we loved the neighborhood. There were grocery stores in every block with fruit and veggies on the street and wonderful goodies inside. We had hoped to eat "in" most of the time but ended up eating out with friends most nights. A bagel shop was very close and a French bakery up the street. The grocery stores were mostly open 24 hours and even the local hardware store opened at 7 in the morning. We quickly found a neighborhood pub --a bit of a dive but with local character. It was like Cheers in that there was a regular group of locals who were there every day--and dogs, and kids came in and out. We had our beer break here most every afternoon. We found a jazz club just up the street and a French Brazilian restaurant where we ate with friends. The subway was less than a block away and the #1 train took us nearly everywhere we wanted to go. Or we could walk down to the park and take the B train. Central Park was an easy walk East--through the Housing Authority Projects. In the other direction (West) the neighborhood was quiet and dignified and Riverside Park provided a nice walkway. Even though there was a lot of street noise this was a peaceful Oasis compared to Midtown.