Top 5 Hot Chocolate Spots

It is cold out there!  Time to cozy up on the couch, watch some movies, and enjoy the winter weather!  When you need some extra help warming up, here is NH’s picks for the Top 5 Hot Chocolate Spots on Long Island: (more…)

Reader’s Choice: What Do You Want To Read on NH?

Nassau Happening would like to show our appreciation to all of our lovely readers! To show our gratitude, we are going to let YOU (the reader) decide what you would like to read in Nassau Happening in 2012. Leave a comment below and tell us what you think we should write about, starting in January.  Do you love our (more…)

Southerner in the Suburbs Takes On LI Drivers

Ode to the Long Island Honkers

To all the drivers who speak with their horn,
Late at night or early morn;
Mid-day or in the rush hour mess,
Your frantic beeping lacks finesse.

In the South I have been accustomed to,
Billy-Bob or Esther Sue,
Honking to say “howdy” from across the way,
An embarrassing gesture, (to me anyway). (more…)

Top 10 Famous LI Locales

Long Island is known for many things, but what you may not know are the people and places that have become famous from LI.  Besides Mariah Carey, Billy Joel, Jerry Seinfeld, the Baldwins, and Lindsay Lohan, there are many other famous faces and places near your hometown.  Here’s our Top 10: (more…)

Southerner in the Suburbs, Part 3: Long Island Talk

“Lost In Translation”

My first week at my new job was fabulous!  Of course there is that overwhelming feeling when beginning a new job, but I find that I take in more than just learning my duties when I am around these people here in their everyday setting. They go about their habits and conversations as normal and they have no idea that each move they make, each catch phrase they use- is being observed by a Southerner as if she landed in outer space. Only instead of little green men or alien monsters, I see very friendly people that just have different habits than I am used to.

One phrase I have heard from different people is “Oy Vey” when someone is tired or exasperated. It is actually Yiddish, meaning “Oh Woe. Most of the people on Long Island speak well but a few people have a thicker accent and will add an “R” in a word that ends with an “ah” or an “aw” sound;  Cheetahr, Hallelujahr, Sawr, Coleslawr, Drawr… (more…)

Southerner in the Suburbs…Part 2

The Looking Glass

“Read the directions and directly you will be directed in the right direction.”

“I simply must get through!” (Alice)

“Sorry, you’re much too big. Simply impassible.” (Doorknob)

“You mean impossible?”

“No, impassible. Nothing’s impossible.”

After some months of living on Long Island, I finally am employed. I began my new job right after the July fourth holiday. It is a wonderful place to be and everyone I have met seems happy to be there. The place is open and spacious (…and I drool when I say this — ORGANIZED!). It’s called Kidz Therapy and it is located in Garden City, N.Y. (more…)

Southerner in the Suburbs: Part 1

There is no doubt about it: Long Islanders have a unique perspective, a unique attitude, and a unique approach to their daily lives.  So how hard would it be to move here and adapt to our beautiful land, traffic, raccoons, personalities, and way of life?  What do people think when they visit here for the first time?  Enter Jen Jeffrey, a southerner from Chattanooga, Tennessee who moved to Long Island a short time ago.  In this and many up-coming postings, she will give all of us a view into her perspective as a Long Islander as she appreciates and adjusts to life here.  No, there won’t be any shocking, “Wow, they have buildings here” entries; Chattanooga is not the boondocks people!  Just some insight into Long Island, from a “southerner’s” point of view.

“Encounter With a Thief”

From the day I moved to Long Island from my hometown of Chattanooga Tennessee, I have been fighting a losing battle. Oh, I plan to win and I will not give up; I just have to learn my opponent. The thing is; I feel that he has more intelligence than I do right now. I am not a sophisticated, worldly being. Oh, I know how to don a fancy dress, I listen to classical music and I know which fork to use; but I see things on a simplistic basis and I am afraid that in New York, even the raccoons have been around the block a time or two more than I have. (more…)

Long Island Fall Fun Guide

The weather is getting cooler, leaves are starting to fall, and that means it’s time to enjoy all that Long Island has to offer.  Here is our guide to everything you need to see and do this season.

Pumpkin Picking

Elwood Pumpkin Farm
Pick pumpkins in the field, Monday through Friday, 3-6 pm and Saturday and Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm.  They also have a corn maze and hay rides available.
1500 Jericho Tpk. Elwood, 631-368-8626

FW Schmitt Farms
One stop for everything fall fun!  Opening September 24, every weekend you can stop by for pumpkin picking, vegetable and food stands, hay rides, and a corn maze.  They also have giant slides, a petting zoo, bouncy houses, a playground, photo boards, and fall decorations.
Walt Whitman Road, Melville, 631-271-3276. (more…)

Fall Means…Apple Picking!

Once you are dressed in ready for fall (read our article on how to look your best here) your first stop should be some apple picking.  Since Long Island’s best orchards are in Suffolk, take a day trip with the whole family.  Here are our top spots:

Davis Peach Farm
After you pick apples, grab yourself some cider, fresh cut flowers, berries, fall decorations, apricots, nectarines, peaches, plums….and some Sangria mix too!
561 Hulse-landing Road, Wading River, 631-929-1115

Fort Salonga Farm
Pick up some of their homemade honey while you’re there.
30 Meadow Glen Road, Northport, 631-269-9666 (more…)

New Spots for Fall Fashion

It’s time to put away the flip-flops, bathing suits, and shorts and time to start thinking about updating your fall wardrobe with some new must-have items.  Luckily, many new shops have opened up in on Long Island to help you do just that.  Check them out and tell them that Nassau Happening sent you!

Americana Manhasset

Beauty Bar
Need a new look to complement your new wardrobe?  Let the experts here show you the latest in makeup, skin care, fragrance, and hair care.  Favorite brand as well as luxury unique finds are featured so you can find the perfect product for your every need.

Alice and Olivia
The celeb popular brand may cost you a few more dollars, but you’ll find truly beautiful, can’t-find-anywhere pieces that will be the perfect base for that high-low mix look everyone is going for. (more…)