Westside Story

Can I tell you...about the parks on the Westside Highway. Every weekend during Spring and Summer, hundreds of New Yorkers flock to any patch of green they can find to get a bit of sun, read, take a nap or picnic with friends. Personally, I love Central Park but it gets too crowded and a bit of a trek so the next best location is the Hudson River Park (Pier 45 & 46) on the West Side Highway.The piers get packed too but the "view" is well worth it. For one, it's near Chelsea and the West Village so you can already assume there will be some good eye candy. I don't have to explain why that is, do I?My friend Ward Kelvin, a seriously talented jewelry designer and Sartorialist regular invited me to have a picnic on a warm April Sunday. He conveniently lives a hop and a skip away from Pier 45. We positioned ourselves in front of the Richard Meier buildings and close to the Pier. This way we could watch the promenade on the boardwalk. Location is everything!People watching is one of my favorite things to do wherever I am. Street style is especially individualistic and ecclectic in New York City. Hello!
Another friend, fashion stylist Ron Laxamana, dropped by and hung out with us for a bit. We played Fashion Police and scored the Fashion Do's and Don'ts we saw on parade.
Time flies when you're a watching a fashion show, especially a good one.
I could have stayed there until sunset but Ward had other plans. He wanted to go sit in Abingdon Square Park in Greenwich Village. This is one of the most picturesque squares in the city ( Gramercy is my favorite but not open to the public) and one of the oldest. People were wandering in to sit on the benches or take pictures of the colorful tulips that were in full bloom.It was one of the quintessential New York moments and I count my lucky stars that I live in this amazing city!