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Miabelle is a certified people person. Her warm energy and positive attitude have been blessing listeners on HOT 97 and WBLS for years. Raised in Long Island and deeply rooted in NYC, she’s the type of New Yorker who knows where to go for vibes, and a little solo reset. When she’s not on-air talking to the whole Tristate, she’s sipping a chai latte or thumbing through books at her new favorite find.
Okayplayer: When you want to be “outside” without really being outside, where do you go in NYC?
Miabelle: I love a low-key live show at the Blue Note when I want to be outside, but not super outside. Getting cute and heading out to see legends like Adam Blackstone or Robert Glasper perform with a live band on a weeknight in NYC always feels grown, sexy, and fulfilling, whether you're alone or on a date.
Option number two, for more of a social /mixy vibe, with music, good drinks, and eats, is Las Lap in the Lower East Side. Depending on the night, you can keep a low profile, but you never know who you'll run into! I have stories.
Where do you go when you want to be around people, but not overwhelmed by people?
When I want to be around people without feeling overwhelmed, I head straight to Aunts et Uncles on Nostrand Avenue in the heart of Flatbush for lunch or dinner to catch a loving vibe with good friends and family. It’s a Black-owned, plant-based, all-day cafe rooted in community and Caribbean culture.
The staff is warm and familial, and you might catch an event while you're there. Some nights live music, others, a book signing, and more recently, a live DJ set out front to keep the energy on Nostrand alive!
What does your perfect NYC day look like, from morning to night?
Sundays are naturally my favorite day of the week, even when I'm working, so let's start there! A yummy dirty chai oatmilk latte from Variety Coffee Roasters for some energy, or a fresh juice and a breakfast sandwich from the deli next door.
A conversation with the entire tristate area of NY, NJ, CT, live on the radio from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on WBLS, New York's number one station for R&B; community building through the airwaves is my favorite part of work.
A short walk to the Chelsea Flea market to shop vintage designer, fun-unique finds, art, books, furniture, and all of the works. Make sure you stop by my go-to girl, Peaches, for the best vintage jewelry and or the tall, exquisitely dressed black man for the best designer treasures.
A solo sushi dinner at Umami in the West Village, intimate and perfect for people watching and a good bite.
Walk off my dinner and hit a bookstore — my favorite thing to do is discover bookstores, and Left Bank Books was one of my latest discoveries, a few blocks away from my resident intimate sushi spot.
Lastly, a stop at
Tao Hung Bakeryin Chinatown for a sweet treat to end the day right! If I'm feeling extra-cirricular, you can catch me at a live show wherever the wind blows to cap off the night.
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