NEW YORK | Happiness Archive

Steven Hansen

Oct 92 min read

700+ Neighbors Nosh, Connect at City’s Longest Table

A potluck lunch was held in Chelsea last Sunday and 700 or so neighbors showed up! It was the third annual “Longest Table” party in New...

Steven Hansen

Aug 272 min read

Secret NYC: Discover the City’s Most Lavish Loo

When you’re in New York City and you really need to find a toilet, you don’t have many reliable options. You could sashay into a busy...

Steven Hansen

Jun 192 min read

Just Need to Hit the Road and Chill?

During the 2020 Covid pandemic lockdown months, when a nervous trip to the grocery store or a walk around the block were our only...

Steven Hansen

Dec 24, 20232 min read

Launch Your Dreams Sky High on New Year's Eve!

You can hold your wishes for a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2024 deep in your heart, OR you can have them released high above Times...

Steven Hansen

Jul 27, 20233 min read

Chilling Out On the ‘Sky Porches’ of New York

The dog days of summer right now have many of us zipping between the air-conditioned sanctuaries of home-car-office-supermarket-home in...

Steven Hansen

Jun 23, 20232 min read

Meet the Green Lady of Brooklyn

Summer has risen over New York City gently, gliding on the wings of a delicate springtime. Temps have been mercifully mild. Blue skies...

Steven Hansen

Jan 9, 20235 min read

They Survived the Test of Time

Don’t be surprised if somebody wishes you “Happy Old New Year!” on Saturday. That’s because the official first day of the year on the...

Steven Hansen

Jan 19, 20222 min read

Really Underground Book Reviews

Any book that can hold the attention of a New Yorker riding a jam-packed subway car that's screeching and lurching through the bowels of...

Steven Hansen

Mar 23, 20211 min read

The Urban Interventions of Robert Janz

International artist Robert Janz considers himself a poet. “Poetry freshens words, changes their context and what they point to,” he...