New York City Archives - A Leslie Wong Blog https://www.lesliewong.us/tag/new-york-city/ The blog of a Leslie Wong Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:41:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.lesliewong.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/favicon-100x100.pngNew York City Archives - A Leslie Wong Bloghttps://www.lesliewong.us/tag/new-york-city/ 32 32 1067972 Quincy, Jesse, Basie and Me at the Rainbow Roomhttps://www.lesliewong.us/2025/12/15/quincy-jesse-basie-and-me-at-the-rainbow-room/ https://www.lesliewong.us/2025/12/15/quincy-jesse-basie-and-me-at-the-rainbow-room/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:29:12 +0000 https://www.lesliewong.us/?p=16635Quincy Jones, Jessie Jackson, Count Basie and Leslie Wong (blue shirt) at the Rainbow Room for Count Basie's 75th birthday party

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]]> https://www.lesliewong.us/2025/12/15/quincy-jesse-basie-and-me-at-the-rainbow-room/feed/ 0 16635 Bradley’s, Home to Mehttps://www.lesliewong.us/2025/07/27/bradleys-home-to-me/ https://www.lesliewong.us/2025/07/27/bradleys-home-to-me/#respond Mon, 28 Jul 2025 02:11:45 +0000 https://www.lesliewong.us/?p=16353mrlesliewong's experience at the New York City jazz club, Bradley's, in the 1980s and 1990s

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]]> https://www.lesliewong.us/2024/08/30/la-caridad-72/feed/ 0 15729 Angler’s Roost, New York Cityhttps://www.lesliewong.us/2023/07/29/anglers-roost-new-york-city/ https://www.lesliewong.us/2023/07/29/anglers-roost-new-york-city/#respond Sun, 30 Jul 2023 00:52:07 +0000 https://www.lesliewong.us/?p=15229I was looking at one of my prized fly fishing rods that was purchased by my friend Kenny, at Angler’s Roost in New York City. When I lived in New York, the small fly fishing shop was in an office building at 141 E 44th St, just off of Lexington Ave. It was a one …

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]]> https://www.lesliewong.us/2023/07/29/anglers-roost-new-york-city/feed/ 0 15229 King Kong Balloon on the Empire State Buildinghttps://www.lesliewong.us/2023/05/30/king-kong-balloon-on-the-empire-state-building/ https://www.lesliewong.us/2023/05/30/king-kong-balloon-on-the-empire-state-building/#respond Wed, 31 May 2023 01:43:12 +0000 https://www.lesliewong.us/?p=15110The King Kong Balloon on the Empire State Building in New York City in April 1993.

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