In my five years in the “real world” (not the one slated to take place in Brooklyn; that is far from “real” - and watching it is far less tolerable than sitting in a cubicle all day), I’ve found myself adjusting to the little quirks of growing up. But one of the things I was most surprised by was my sudden turn-around in my opinion of summer.

I hereby declare that after years of wrangling with this issue, summer is my least favorite season.

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I can’t move right now. I feel as though I’m weighed down by something. I feel like someone dropped a weight on my stomach. I don’t even want to think of getting out of my chair. I’m tempted to flop right out of my seat and fall asleep on the floor underneath my desk.

If you’ve had this feeling before, it’s probably because you eat too much. And if you know the food coma as well as I do, then you probably have a favorite food that brings it on. You might know to avoid that food for the most part and only eat it sparingly. (Key example: Chipotle. Do you really want to know how many calories are in that burrito?)

Today, I decided that today was a street meat day.

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I have a confession to make.

No, actually, I have a proclamation to make. I will shout it from the rooftops.

I hate Sex and the City. With a burning passion.

And if half of the women in this city felt the same way that I did, this city would be a much better place to live.

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I feel like I may be the only adult under the age of 30 who listens to the radio in New York City. One of the problems is that most New Yorkers don’t utilize the one mode of transportation that practically necessitates using the radio: a car. I wake up to the radio in the morning, listen to it at work, and even have a radio in the shower. I live and die by the news and weather on 1010 WINS, while other New York transplants don’t even know what 1010 WINS is.

One complaint about radio as a medium is that corporate giants have destroyed it. That may be true when you compare today’s radio to that of 25 years ago, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have any bright spots. Thanks to the addition of high-definition radio subchannels, terrestrial radio is becoming increasingly diverse.

So, for those unfamiliar with radio in New York or its latest developments (perhaps you haven’t turned on a radio since you listened to Z100 when you were 16), here’s a rundown of what’s happening on the radio dial, after the jump.

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It’s starting to get warm outside, and to me, there’s nothing better than a nicely charred burger off the grill that you can chase with an ice-cold beer on a warm spring day. Maybe that’s just me. But I can assure you that’s not an exaggeration on my part - just ask my waistline.

The problem in New York is that there are plenty of great burger places and plenty of great beer places, but rarely do the two meet. There is one way around this: make a plan. Here are a few of those plans to enjoy a great beer and a great burger.
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Today is Earth Day - the day when we guilt ourselves into reusing that cup at work and not running the water while brushing our teeth. While New York is getting dirty in some other ways, the talk of “going green” lately has been deafening. It’s a wonder that New Yorkers aren’t doing simple things that would not only cut back on our use of resources, but also save money. It all starts at your local bodega.

I don’t know how many times I’ve been offered things I don’t need. Even worse, I don’t know how many times I’ve had to specify to the cashier that I don’t need a bag. It should go without saying. Here are some simple guidelines that I think every bodega in New York should adopt. Not only will they save the earth, but they will save them money, which could be the biggest motivator of all.

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Hi there. I’m Chris, the East Village Idiot, and another new face on the neighborbee blog team. I’ll be your Manhattan correspondent, so if you’ve got any tips, drop me a line at chris [at] neighborbeeblog dot com.

There’s a stereotype that seems to permeate New York: New Yorkers are impatient people. It seems to be confirmed quite frequently. As subway passengers, we instinctively stretch their necks over the tracks to see if a train is coming, even when new electronic signs tell us the wait time until the next train. We are perfectly willing to mow down a throng of tourists on a sidewalk just to get by pedestrians that don’t keep our pace. We get cranky when our doctor makes us wait for an hour. We will not wait for anyone.

Despite all this, we will wait for some things. Mainly, New Yorkers will wait for food. And they will wait a long time.

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