Posted by Daniel B. on 8-27-2009

This week we had our 200th speed-dating event at Madame X on Houston St in NYC! We've known Amy, the bar's owner, for the entire six years we've been running speed dating events in New York, and indirectly, she has been responsible for dozens of marriages and hundreds of relationships. Madame X is a customer favorite as we have a fabulous upstairs private space, with comfy couches and mood-setting artwork! [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 8-24-2009

You know, when Jen and I started the NYC speed-dating business, we were trying to come up with appropriate slogans and mission statements. Our first one was this - "For the busy, the beleaguered, and those with a healthy fear of dating at work". This was directly driven from our state of mind at the time - two overworked single professionals, one banker and one lawyer, slightly bitter about the long hours, and both burned from personal experience in the "fear of dating at work" department. ... [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 8-23-2009

We want to introduce to our NYC speed dating hosts. These are the immensely talented individuals who run our events, make sure our customers have a great time, and create an environment and atmosphere where we'll see as many matches as possible. They all have their own professions (lawyers, dancers, opera singers, IT professionals - quite a mix!), and between them, they run around 30 events a month in NYC. Why do they do it? They thoroughly enjoy meeting new people and seeing them connect. ... [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 8-14-2009

We've learned a few things from six years of running speed-dating events in New York City. And also, you can get great information from our articles page - many of these are written by us (the owners or hosts), or by customers, so you know you're hearing this from people who know something about speed-datingToday's comments on how to approach speed-dating comes from one of our hosts, and I think this sums it up nicely:From Angela - speed-dating hosts for New York EasyDates - "I like to thin ... [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 8-13-2009

Welcome to the New York EasyDates blog! We intend this to be a regularly-updated collection of items relating to New York city speed-dating, and the New York singles scene. We welcome submissions from customers or visitors to our site, particularly funny dating stories, anecdotes from speed-dating events, or interesting observations you may have about the unique and fascinating scene that is NYC dating.To kick things off, we want to introduce you to the two owners of the business.Daniel - shor ... [Read full post]