Places to go | Folks to know – NYC
Foodies that haven’t yet made it over to Txikito (pronounced chic-kee-toe) should make the trip. Txikito pays homage to the food and cooking techniques of the Basque region in Spain. Where’s Basque you ask?
There it is! Txikito introduced the city of New York to the food from this region and one restaurant reviewer says…
With Txikito, [owners] Raij and Montero show they are masters of using unusual (at least in this country) Spanish ingredients.
Must-Haves: Albondigas, patatas mentaiko, bocata, arraultza
Price to enjoy Txikito: $25 to $50 a person
240 Ninth Avenue | New York NY 10001 | 212-242-4730
In the New York City area and in need of some interior design help? Contact our NYC-based designer, Krissy Stecyk at krissy (at) vastuny (dot) com.
“Follow the iron track road” on the High Line
save the tracks mural
Since the late 1800s locomotives have revolutionized the way American goods are transfered to and from cities all across the country. Most factories were located in dense, urban areas and trains had to have access to them. In NYC, the authorization of street level train tracks in the late 1800s and early 1900s seemed to be a solution to connecting the railroads and factories but caused severe traffic hazards. In light of 10th Avenue’s nickname “Death Ave,” the New York City and state council, as well as the New York central railroad, agreed to fund a project that would elevate these railways above street level.
high line prime
old high line
The proposed project stretched 13 miles along NYC’s west side and upon completion, eliminated street level train traffic. For almost another two decades the High Line, as it was called, provided the industry of New York an efficient way to move goods in and out of the city. The life of the High Line came to a slowing end due to the unstoppable growth of the Interstate trucking agency in the late fifties. By the late 1980s the last delivery was made by a High Line train and the railway was closed. The High Line would rot in the NYC skyline for more than 20 years before talk of a reuse project began. Read more
New York Week Recap
In case you missed it, last week was New York week here on Design Clique. Here’s what we talked about…
- We now have a NYC-based interior designer – Krissy Stecyk! Read more…
- New York’s finest…artisans! Read more…
- It only takes a New York minute. Read more…
- Krissy says… Read more…
- Places to go | Folks to know – NYC edition. Read more…
Krissy says…
Who is Krissy and why should you care about what she has to say? Krissy is a NYC-based interior designer for Vastu. Once a month we will check in with a Vastu designer to hear their thoughts on design, trends, tips, etc. So, Krissy says…
Vastu is expanding to the Big Apple!
We have an announcement to make…
It’s New York week here on Design Clique!
In keeping with our excitement about a New York City-related announcement coming up in a few hours, we’ve decided to dedicate this week’s blog posts to the Big Apple.
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