Philofaxy New York City Meet Up

I’d like to announce information (thus far) for the next New York City meet up.  This will be our 5^th meet up in the Big Apple (you can read more about the previous meet ups here, here, here, here, and here).

Date: June 15

I say “information thus far” because a while back I had requested feedback on places to shop and/or eat.  While two people responded, I’m still without a definite plan.  However, I do have some ideas. Currently, I don’t have a time for the meet up.  I would like to see where people are travelling from and decide then.  In the past, we’ve met at 1 pm, which gave enough time for people to travel from places as far away as Boston (a 4 or 5 hour train ride).  Most likely, I will again aim for that time-frame. At most meet ups, we have met at Sam Flax on Third Avenue. 

While the Filofax area there is small in regards to space, they have the biggest selection of Filofax products I have seen in NYC.  Plus, being an art store, they have a ton of other merchandise relative to office supplies and stationery.  This is still an option.  However, if anyone has any other suggestions, I am willing to look into it.  I have been to a few other stores, but the selection is not as good as Sam Flax, however my knowledge of retailers is limited to what is listed on the Filofax website and what I’ve been able to see with my own eyes.

Thanks to a recent post by Planet Millie, I have learned that Moleskine has opened its first US store, conveniently in New York City, at Columbus Circle.  If people are interested, we could add this to our adventure.  It is a bit of a walk from the Sam Flax store, though doable.  That idea would need to be discussed more by those who will be attending. Finally, we have enjoyed a late lunch/early dinner after shopping for about an hour or so.  Most of the meet up meals have taken place at Le Pain Quotidien, a short walk from Sam Flax. 

There was a suggestion of trying something new.  I am open to this idea, but where we eat will depend on where we meet and shop since those options are more limited than restaurants. I am asking for suggestions for shops and restaurants from people who will be attending.  I will try and take everyone’s suggestions into consideration, but ultimately will decide based on majority rules or what is easiest for the group as a whole.

If you would like to reserve a spot, please email kanalt17 at gmail dot com.  In order to keep the event easily manageable, we will limit the number of spots to 10.  Once we’ve gotten a few people to respond, we can start discussing ideas on the meet up via email.

I hope plenty of people will support Susan and be able to attend this meet up, I would love to get to one myself one day...