Posted by John D. on 11-20-2009

Looking to find that special someone before the New Year begins? We have just posted our calendar of events in NYC for December. We've got some great speed dating themes going on, a marathon event and a great singles happy hour event at aa brand new New York venue.

View our complete Calendar of Events

So if you're still looking for that perfect mate, or perhaps just a great new friend, check out our upcoming events and sign up early, spaces fill up fast during the hol ... [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 9-23-2009

On October 11th, we're having our annual speed-dating event to raise money for charity. All registration fees will be donated to the Robin Hood Foundation, an organization that combats poverty in NYC.

As well as speed-dating for a good cause, this is a great opportunity to meet other philanthropically-minded NYC singles who either work in not-for-profit professions, or who give time or money to help others

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Posted by Daniel B. on 9-21-2009

I wasn't sure whether to post this, but it was kind of funny. When I use the word "origami" below, I'm not actually talking about origami classes. I'll have to leave it to you to decide actually what class this woman was asking us about. Oh, and her name wasn't Trish.The e-mail thread went like this:Customer: "Hi, can you tell me when your next [origami] class is scheduled? Trish."NYED Event Manager (Alice), forwarding it to me: "Hey, can you answer this? Hilarious. Oh, and let ... [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 9-17-2009

Two of our customers interviewed in a taxi cab by Dr. Phil during his visit to NYC!

From the Dr. Phil website:

Singles in the CityCarolina, 34, admits she has zero game when it comes to dating in New York City. She says she's an open book and may come on too strong. "I don't know how to tell the white lies that you might need to tell while dating," she says. She wants to know if she has to be a game player in order to get a boyfriend.

Gina, 28, says she's ... [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 9-5-2009

I have always found speed-dating a fascinating concept from the very beginning. It wasn't just that we knew that it worked as a business model, and helped people find relationships - it was also that it's an immensely interesting social development.Here is the piece that I find the most intriguing. Where did speed-dating come from? By this, I don't mean who ran the first events - certainly, in the States this is claimed by the Jewish singles group Aish, but I believe I read somewhere that ... [Read full post]