Friends NYC BLOG

Stop and smell the weed with cannabis icon and co-founder and creative director of Xula Herbs, Mennlay Golokeh Aggrey who is this month’s VIF aka Very Important Friend!  We caught up with her somew...

Hold the phone. Friends NYC is TEN! Double digits, bb! There’s something that happens when one turns over a new decade. There’s at once a feeling of accomplishment and deep reflection. So much has ...

Oh hey, stoner babes! There are some pretty DOPE scientists out there right now looking at what the cannabis compound, cannabidiol (CBD), is doing in human cells in relation to the novel coronaviru...

At Friends NYC, we believe in self-care for the mind, body and soul all year round, not just in the new year. People have used healing crystals in their self-reflection and self-care routines since...

Hey, Alexis here! Welcome to the 2022 version of the Friends NYC X @theBrooklynBookworm Bookclub! We are going into our third year and we doing an exciting, tweaked format. This year we will be doi...

What’s up, book lovers! June’s book club pick by our fave Alexis Patterson, aka the Brooklyn Bookworm, is A Novel Obsession by Caitlin Barasch. Check out our Q & A with the lovely author herse...

It’s 2022 and the yeehaw agenda is alive and well. If you’ve been keeping up and admiring our latest southern swept campaign (with a lil Simple Life cherry on top) please tip your hats to photograp...

Attention, Book Lovers! Looking for your next book to add to your TBR? Consider The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris & make sure you read before the Hulu series comes out Sept 13, 2023....

Local Brooklyn furniture designer Sophie Collé breaks down the joyful and pink filled Barbiecore aesthetic and how to achieve the look for everyday living. Think a pinker and dreamier version of th...