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by Carla Zanoni December in New York City is a special time, ask any tourist and they’ll tell you so. But the locals truly know that its splendor is not limited to the Times Square lightshow and wonder of the Empire State Building bedecked in holiday glow. This year’s significant snowfall has made it even more enticing to strike out and meander the streets of the city in celebration of the holidays and their great feasts. Annie’s Voice What Life is this if so Full of Care We Have No Time to Sit and Stare? Annie is from Australia, but has spent part of her year in Northern Manhattan while visiting her family and grandchildren. Most recently she took her camera to document the close to one-foot of snow New York City was gifted with right before the holidays, providing us with a short and sweet synopsis of Inwood as Winter Wonderland. annielul.blogspot.com Polite New Yorker Matthew Sheahan's opinions, observations and outrages. Death Threats Welcome. Matthew Sheahan has lived in Inwood for many years and has witnessed many an event in Northern Manhattan. A little digging within his site reveals a nuanced look at this December’s snowfall with its foot of powder snow, complete with a collection of lovely photos showcasing the winter white, and his look at a real blizzard that hit the city in February 2006. Both truly showcase the beauty that is Inwood in the winter, one of New York City’s often-overlooked gems. politenewyorker.blogspot.com http://politenewyorker.blogspot.com/2006_02_01_archive.html My Latino Voice No snow wrap up here, but instead a nuanced look at what makes this holiday season in Washington Heights so special. My Latino Voice is a site that endeavors to give a comprehensive view of the full spectrum of experiences had by people in the Latin community. In this posting, Jenny Saldaña reflects on some of the fascination and culture shock she experienced when she left her childhood community of Washington Heights and went away to college. Fascinated by most, she sometimes stood horrified by the differences between the Christmas celebrations she enjoyed as a kid and that of the traditions her non-Hispanic friends revealed in their own homes. The horrors can be summed up in two words: No Pernil. mylatinovoice.com Follow Carla Zanoni’s blog “The Streets Where We Live,” www.wahi.typepad.com, to explore and stay connected to Northern Manhattan.
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