Brooklyn Chatter

After three months of living the American Dream in New York City, I am back to reality in Paris, France. It feels good to be home surrounded by friends and family, but the power of New York City still stirs inside my gut. I feel the nostalgia. The atmosphere changes when you escape the energy of New York City and return to your home in another place. You see your hometown with new eyes and try to find smells, architecture, or surroundings that remind you of your adventure.

Wouldn't it be great if you could read a woman's email and online dating profile and discover who she really was before you even met her? Imagine the time it would save. A person's punctuation, vocabulary and even her grammar reveals a lot more than you think. Her writing, words, punctuation, and attitude can come across via email if you pay enough attention. Here is how you can identify the boring girl, crazy chick, sex addict, gold digger and the fun gal from their emails when online dating.

By Jon Davis This is exciting news for Brooklyn and Queens. Another movie studio has committed to the outer boroughs, bringing more jobs and prestige to New York City. The Real Deal recently broke the news that Apple is going to lease roughly 90,000 square feet of space for a new soundstage and production facility in Queens. It is reportedly one of the largest leases in Queens for all of last year. This news follows Netflix, which has agreed to build six sound stages in a warehouse in Bushwick.

I've lived in many cities around the world, but New York City is by and far the best city for cheap dates. You never know who you'll meet, regardless of whether you are on the subway or crossing the street. It's like New York City was created for flings. Even online dating is better in New York. You get more variety and the guys are better looking. Even the older guys in their 40s who send me messages aren't bad looking. And they're rich, making them more attractive.

Can you live on $10 a day in one of the most expensive cities in the world? I decided to give it a try. Here's my allocation by the day on what I spent money in NYC. On Sunday morning, I woke up and went to a late breakfast with my roommates. We walked over to Silver Spurs (771 Broadway, New York 10003). It was delicious, but I broke my budget before noon. I knew it would be a long day. Later that day: "Harry Potter: The Exhibition" at Discovery Times Square.

Can you look into someone's eyes and see her soul? I have wondered that many times as I have lost myself in strangers' eyes. Yesterday was no different. I met a foreigner who spoke another language, worshipped another God, ate different food, yet somehow we were connected. When she walked into the room, I caught myself catching her presence. Our eyes made contact as she committed to the table next to me. We talked about life in her land, customs in her home, faith in her God.

How does one live like a New Yorker? More importantly, why is everyone so jealous of how we live? Anyone who has lived in New York will tell you NYC is largely driven by sex, alcohol, power and money. Even during COVID, people are drinking and shacking up. The study out of the University of Canterbury in New Zealand found most people envy that lifestyle and even prefer sex and alcohol to kids.

It's safe to say dating remains the same regardless of where you live. A gold digger in London is no different from one in New York City; it's just that you're dealing with pounds rather than dollars. Being from New York, and living in Prague, I've been on a fair share of dates. Along the way, I learned it really doesn't matter where you live. Dating is just as mind boggling between the skyscrapers in Manhattan as it is on the cobblestone streets of Prague.

By Jon Davis "What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve." Napoleon Hill wrote that back in 1937 - long before Anthony Robbins and Zig Ziglar had entered the motivational stage. His most famous work of self-empowerment, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time no matter where you live. Hill was such a revolutionary thinker for his time and he influenced the most powerful and richest men in America.

Guys might think they can outsmart us women but when it comes to relationships, women have a sixth sense. We're clever and can see your philandering ways even if you think we are blind. It is even easier to catch a cheat after you've been dating for a long time. We learn your habits and overtime, and can tell when you are lying. I recently discovered my boyfriend was cheating on me. He tried to lie about it, but his stories and facts didn't line up. Here is how he got caught cheating.