CONTACT
by MELODY ANGELES
You know what they say about New York City "If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere". It is a place of opportunity. Just ask the heaps of people who are tempted to move here and the millions who are already here despite the crowd and the cost which are most often overlooked because the pros are too hard to resist.
No matter which neighborhood or borough you live in, #NYC always has something to offer no matter what time it is, all year round - day in, day out. You can go on for months not going to the same restaurant twice. You can walk to Times Square every single day and you would never have the same experience. The art and culture scene are just unmatched. From the museums, to the gorgeous libraries, to the broadway theaters, to the night life, there is no reason to stay home and do nothing in the city that never sleeps.
Then the pandemic hit. New York City became the epicenter of the #Covid-19 virus. In one instant, the city that never sleeps took a pause, a long pause... People who are transplants cried their way back home and us real New Yorkers resiliently stayed and hoped for the best.
Months went by and all I can do was stare at the walls of my place. I'm lucky enough that I live in a spacious 3 bedroom & 2 bath near Central Park. A walk in the park kept me sane. But being at home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week I couldn't help but notice every uneven wall, all the chipped paint, the unmatched pillow cases, the rusty nails on the chair. I had the urge to fix everything, to paint all the walls, to change my whole interior.
And then just like that, REIMAGINING SPACES was born.