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Karen's New York Love Affair – Karen Rempel's Art and Stories
Karen Rempel's Art and Stories
The first night I ever set foot on the soil of NYC, a Sunday in October 2014, as soon as the taxi brought me from La Guardia to the Washington Square Hotel , I dumped my bags and raced over to the Blue Note on West 3rd Street. I loved jazz, and I’d heard of this club, mostly because of its name-sharing with Blue Note Records (no connection, I learned much later during a talk at the Blue Note hosted by Village Preservation ).
But on October 26, 2014, I was devastated to eagerly walk up to the entrance just before midnight and be told they were closing. Oww!!! New York closes down at midnight on a Sunday night? For real?? Luckily I discovered Groove at the end of the block and danced to live funk music with NYC students for a few hours before grabbing a slice at Ben’s (with cauliflower and broccoli on it!) and heading back to the hotel. I remember sitting at a window overlooking an airwell on the fourth floor in the hotel and eat
The Village Sun - Real News for the Community
Karen's New York Love Affair – Karen Rempel's Art and Stories