Review: the UPS store

I work as an actor and a writer, and i need to do things quickly and mail things often. Thankfully there is a UPS store here for me. They have Internet access for people who need to use a computer, and they have all the things you would expect them to have as a UPS store. The one thing they have which is an added bonus is; nice employees.

The staff is made up of two or three 20 somethings who all speak Spanish and English. But they are some of the nicest people I have ever met. They all do their job very well, and do it quickly. UPS has all their prices set so there is never any confusion over what something is going to cost. The prices are all decent too- and it is right next to the subway station and the Fine Fare on Broadway and Dyckman (200th).

So if you need to make copies or cut an 8x10. Head over there- they will treat you well and help get you in and out fast.

Total INK!

10 out of 10-- Ive never had a problem and it is always fast.

THE EMPTY CORNER

STARBUCKS STARBUCKS. PLEASE GOD LET IT BE A STARBUCKS.

So the south East corner of Broadway and Dyckman is vacant. I think that we need to fill it with something useful and wonderful and something that everyone should pass on their way to the subway in the morning. What better way to start your day than with a trip to Starbucks. So here is what I have done, and i urge you all to do! I have written several letters to Starbucks through their website. They have a section where you can request locations. How great is that?? So please if you want a Starbucks at 200th street-- visit the Starbucks website to help us get a decent cup of coffee in the morning. http://www.starbucks.com/

Review: Park View Cafe Restaurant

My good friends who live west of Broadway and whom I used to stay with on visits, brought me to this restaurant when I was thinking about where to live in New York.

It is called the Park View Cafe Restaurant and it sits one shop in on the north side of Dyckman and Broadway over looking the Ring garden.

Sidenote..... The Ring Garden could be very very cute and wonderful. It is the only key garden in Inwood, but it is so full of plastic chairs and is always cluttered with garden tools and crap that it is so messy that no one would even bother to sit around in it when it is open. With a little professionalism on behalf of the gardens it could hit full potential and truly be the "gem" it is described as being by the Ring folks. Anyway.. back to Park View.

So, things to know about this place. It is a diner atmosphere with good light and great music. They play a lot of Cole Porter and 30's and 40's standards. The wait staff is sweet and attentive and know all the regulars.

But the thing you must know-- is that the food is EXCELLENT.

The menu is amazing, and goes above and beyond most menus because when they say "Greek burger," it truly is topped with the biggest piece of delicious Feta cheese you will ever eat. The presentation is always amazing too and the french fries are similar to Burger kings--- which in my book is sort of great.

My favourite thing to get there is a chicken sandwich. It is always well cooked and not chewy, and comes on a really nice piece of what i recall to be foccacia.

The coffee is always good too.

It is honestly hard to complain about anything.

I did order the buffalo wings once, and I don't really care for the way that they cooked them. They were not as meaty as I had hoped- but they were okay. The blue cheese that came with them was thick and chunky and exactly what it should be for diner buffalo wing fare.

So really, this place is amazing and comfortable to stay in for a while. Good service, nice music and tasty food. That is all i really need up here-- and i have not found that anywhere else above 180.

It is not 24 hours, but it does deliver. So if you are in the area, stop by and pick up a menu. You will not be sorry you did.

Totally worth the INK. 9 out of 10.