Comfort food taken to a new level
From their web site:
Located in the heart of Harlem, Red Rooster serves comfort food celebrating the roots of American cuisine and the diverse culinary traditions of the neighborhood. Named in honor of the legendary Harlem speakeasy, Chef Marcus Samuelsson brings his passion
for food to the neighborhood he calls home.
New York City Marathon
More than 2 million New Yorkers line the streets to watch more than 47,000 runners tackle this historic marathon. When it first began in 1970, the race looped around Central Park. When legendary race director Fred Lebow took over, he brought the race to the five boroughs, and it’s been thriving ever since.
‘Time’ weighs in on things to do
Some great ideas on places to go and things to do in the Big Apple:
http://www.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1843404,00.html
in the deed 
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