I’m Heidi — a freelance art director and photographer here in NYC. I also started The Unemployed Tourist with my friend Deb. In between gigs, I spend lots of time in Midtown. That’s where I live. I must admit, it’s…
Author Archives: Heidi
Come on and take a free ride.
GO ISLAND HOPPING THIS FRIDAY. Feel like taking a bike ride? Why not do it on this once deserted island? Just a few minutes from Manhattan on a free ferry, Governors Island is the place to be this summer. There’s a…
Posted in Culture, Travel Leave a comment
Yet another sticky situation.
GET A TASTE OF THE SWEET LIFE. Walking by, you might think this place is a science lab. But don’t be fooled, it’s much sweeter than that. This wacky, artisinal candy shop, started in Barcelona, is quite something. Stop by and…
Posted in Eats Leave a comment
Where Harry met Sally.
PEOPLE WATCHING JUNKIE? CHESS JUNKIE? JUNKIE? After over a year of renovations, the new and improved Washington Square Park has finally opened. The lawns are bigger. The benches are cleaner. And the fountain has been moved (slightly) and rebuilt. Come…
Posted in Culture Leave a comment
Chicks for free.
TAKE THE F TRAIN TO 1697. Did you know there’s a historical working farm in NYC? Complete with livestock, planting fields and a greenhouse complex, it’s owned by the NYC Department of Parks, so you’re helping to run it. You…
Posted in Culture, Travel Leave a comment
