Hello, everyone! Writers have done it from time immemorial, and the French have made an art of it. And what is that? Flanerie, the noble art of walking the city. Any great city will do, but for me Paris and New York are the lodestars of my life, the sources of inspiration for my blog Desperately Seeking Paris. Come, walk with me!

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Posts tagged Meatpacking District

Breathless at The Whitney

When the Whitney Museum of American Art came into view, it, quite literally, took my breath away. Designed by the world-famous architect Renzo Piano, the museum -- all steel and glass, all light and air-- is a beauty. With its welcoming plaza andterraces extending from the fifth and sixth floors over the High Line, the Whitney climbs and soars above a lively neighborhood scene on Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking district. What a welcome change for what's widely-regarded to be an unsurpassed collection of modern and contemporary art. And what a fitting tribute.

Art in New York, French Restaurants '15-16Barbara DonskyNovember 15, 2015Ada Louise Huxtable, Arshile Gorky, Bagatelle, Georges Bellows, Gloria Vanderbilt Whitney, Meatpacking District, Renzo Piano, Robert Moses, The High Line, Whitney Museum Comments

Très Chic Boutique: Niquea.D

New York is treasure trove of unforeseen pleasures and serendipitous surprises, not least of which is a chic boutique, Niquea.D on the Upper East Side. It seems that in this great city, all you need do is turn a corner to find a store you’ve never laid eyes on before or a bakery that's an offshoot of its Parisian parent. So it was with Niquea.D.

French FindsBarbara DonskyDecember 14, 2014Charity Events, Finding Paris in New York, Meatpacking District, Niquea-D, NYC Boutiques, Upper East Side Comments