Yianni Stamas' "Magic Neighbors" In Inwood, Manhattan – Northern NYC are the inspiration for how the project of the same name started.

Yianni - a long time New Yorker and the founder of "VFW Academy - College of Digital Marketing" - moved with his wife Alison to the upper region of the Big Apple to put down roots and start a family.

Soon after purchasing a condo they made two discoveries. The first was that they were just a few blocks away from the address where Harry Houdini's (Yianni is a big Houdini fan) widow spent the last ten years of her life trying to communicate mystically with her late husband.

The other fun find was that they were very close to the area in Inwood Hill Park where the famous big rock exists. This rock, legend has it, is the spot where the the city of New York began. It is said that the purchase was made from Native Americans of the entire island of Manhattan. The cost of this real estate coup: a few trinkets.

Within a few years after moving to Inwood, Yianni and Alison Stamas introduced their most magical production with the appearance of their daughter Lily. Two became three and they used a webcam plus cyber wizardry to reach out to their fellow residents. In the process they discovered a zone halfway between reality and fantasy where friendships are born.

Hence giving birth to a bedtime storytelling tradition and pretend land known as the Kingdom of Magic Neighbors. Also launched was an events tradition that includes the MKG Trick or Treat Tour in October, the MKG Winter Festival in November/December, The Platinum Pias Awards in January and the Magic Neighbors Summer event in June/July.