Say Hello to High Line at the Rail Yards, the Park’s Third and Final Phase
NYC's High Line, the beloved park unveils its third and final phase - High Line at the Rail Yards opened on Sept. 21, with lush plantings, picnic tables, a seesaw for children and a wild, untouched section as you head west. The triumphant occasion ended 15 years of planning and development on a high note; earning rave reviews from critics, politicians and local residents.
Making The Most of Manhattan’s Mid-Sized Museums
As NYC patiently waits for cultural heavyweights to launch their blockbuster fall exhibitions--Matisse at MoMA; Cubism at the Met--there are plenty of gallery openings and smaller, more specialized museums putting on interesting shows to keep us culturally active. We recently checked out a pair of fun shows at two of Manhattan's mid-sized museums, the MAD Biennial in Columbus Circle, and Nam June Paik at the Asia Society on the Upper East Side. Fun, colorful, bright - and kid friendly! Find out more.
Your Guide To The Best Hudson Valley Apple Picking
If you're all about Apple picking - there are plenty of "pick-your-own" options. The overall experience varies from doughnut-and-cider stands, baby- animal petting, pumpkin picking, amazing maize mazes, tractor rides, or some variation on all of the above. Bottom line, its all about the apples - we put together a list of farms and orchards where you can find everything from McIntosh to Macouns, Granny Smiths to Golden Delicious. Here's our guide to Hudson Valley Apple Picking.
Fall For Dance Festival is Here! Free Shows and Fantastic Dancing – Starts Tonight!
New York City Center’s 11th annual Fall for Dance Festival kicks off tonight with two free shows in Central Park. The regular season which kicks off October 8th includes six unique programs includes 24 acclaimed dance companies and artists from around the world. Find out more!
What’s Hot at Chelsea’s first Fall Art Thursday Night Gallery Hop
Chelsea's art gallery district exploded back to life last Thursday evening with the opening of dozens of new exhibitions. The Thursday night 'Gallery Hops' have turned neighborhood-wide parties are always fun, with first-rate people-watching and lots of free drinks! If you've never been to one of these Thursday nights in Chelsea, you should go at least once, as a kind of a rite of passage. This past Thursday was the first of many big-fall-openings nights of the new season, here are three of the biggest crowd-pleasers from our night out and about.
A Complete Guide to NYC Fall Film Festivals
I go out to the movies at least twice a week (which is why I'm such a fan of MoviePass), and my year-end Top 10 list usually includes a mixture of Hollywood blockbusters, off-beat indie flicks, documentaries, and foreign films. So when Film Festival season rolls around each year–which is basically all of fall–I always promise […]
Best NYC Events In September: A Guide from A-to-Z
Summer's come to end - but there's a bright, sterling-silver lining. Namely: September! Yes, if there's one thing that's even better than summer in the city, even more jam-packed with great things to see and and do and hear and eat, then it's the start of the NYC fall season. We put together this extensive guide to things in NYC you can't miss this month, ordered from A to Z. Check it out!
Word Above the Street: The Water Tank Project is Refreshing the NYC Skyline
New York City’s water towers are iconic, and starting this month, a hundred of them will be covered in artwork created by Jeff Koons, Maya Lin, and plenty of other other artists. The project is the brainchild of documentary filmmaker Mary Jordan. meant to raise awareness of global water problems and encourage New Yorkers to drink their tap water. Find out where you can see these amazing pieces of public art.
Whitney Museum set to Open on Mondays for Koons Retrospective
Way to go out with a bang, Upper East Side Whitney. For its final exhibition in the iconic, modernist Madison Avenue building that's been its home since 1966, the Whitney gives us a true blockbuster, filling nearly the entire space with one of the most crowd-pleasing, successful and, perhaps for those very reasons, polarizing American […]
Back to School for Grown Ups: The Best Adult Classes and Continuing Education in NYC
NYC has an amazing array of classes for adults, on every conceivable subject, requiring varying degrees of rigor and commitment all just waiting for you to sign up and learn. If you are considering going back to school! Here's a quick look at some of the NYC's best and most popular adult education classes and programs.
NYC's High Line, the beloved park unveils its third and final phase - High Line at the Rail Yards opened on Sept. 21, with lush plantings, picnic tables, a seesaw for children and a wild, untouched section as you head west. The triumphant occasion ended 15 years of planning and development on a high note; earning rave reviews from critics, politicians and local residents.
Making The Most of Manhattan’s Mid-Sized Museums
As NYC patiently waits for cultural heavyweights to launch their blockbuster fall exhibitions--Matisse at MoMA; Cubism at the Met--there are plenty of gallery openings and smaller, more specialized museums putting on interesting shows to keep us culturally active. We recently checked out a pair of fun shows at two of Manhattan's mid-sized museums, the MAD Biennial in Columbus Circle, and Nam June Paik at the Asia Society on the Upper East Side. Fun, colorful, bright - and kid friendly! Find out more.
Your Guide To The Best Hudson Valley Apple Picking
If you're all about Apple picking - there are plenty of "pick-your-own" options. The overall experience varies from doughnut-and-cider stands, baby- animal petting, pumpkin picking, amazing maize mazes, tractor rides, or some variation on all of the above. Bottom line, its all about the apples - we put together a list of farms and orchards where you can find everything from McIntosh to Macouns, Granny Smiths to Golden Delicious. Here's our guide to Hudson Valley Apple Picking.
Fall For Dance Festival is Here! Free Shows and Fantastic Dancing – Starts Tonight!
New York City Center’s 11th annual Fall for Dance Festival kicks off tonight with two free shows in Central Park. The regular season which kicks off October 8th includes six unique programs includes 24 acclaimed dance companies and artists from around the world. Find out more!
What’s Hot at Chelsea’s first Fall Art Thursday Night Gallery Hop
Chelsea's art gallery district exploded back to life last Thursday evening with the opening of dozens of new exhibitions. The Thursday night 'Gallery Hops' have turned neighborhood-wide parties are always fun, with first-rate people-watching and lots of free drinks! If you've never been to one of these Thursday nights in Chelsea, you should go at least once, as a kind of a rite of passage. This past Thursday was the first of many big-fall-openings nights of the new season, here are three of the biggest crowd-pleasers from our night out and about.
A Complete Guide to NYC Fall Film Festivals
I go out to the movies at least twice a week (which is why I'm such a fan of MoviePass), and my year-end Top 10 list usually includes a mixture of Hollywood blockbusters, off-beat indie flicks, documentaries, and foreign films. So when Film Festival season rolls around each year–which is basically all of fall–I always promise […]
Best NYC Events In September: A Guide from A-to-Z
Summer's come to end - but there's a bright, sterling-silver lining. Namely: September! Yes, if there's one thing that's even better than summer in the city, even more jam-packed with great things to see and and do and hear and eat, then it's the start of the NYC fall season. We put together this extensive guide to things in NYC you can't miss this month, ordered from A to Z. Check it out!
Word Above the Street: The Water Tank Project is Refreshing the NYC Skyline
New York City’s water towers are iconic, and starting this month, a hundred of them will be covered in artwork created by Jeff Koons, Maya Lin, and plenty of other other artists. The project is the brainchild of documentary filmmaker Mary Jordan. meant to raise awareness of global water problems and encourage New Yorkers to drink their tap water. Find out where you can see these amazing pieces of public art.
Whitney Museum set to Open on Mondays for Koons Retrospective
Way to go out with a bang, Upper East Side Whitney. For its final exhibition in the iconic, modernist Madison Avenue building that's been its home since 1966, the Whitney gives us a true blockbuster, filling nearly the entire space with one of the most crowd-pleasing, successful and, perhaps for those very reasons, polarizing American […]
Back to School for Grown Ups: The Best Adult Classes and Continuing Education in NYC
NYC has an amazing array of classes for adults, on every conceivable subject, requiring varying degrees of rigor and commitment all just waiting for you to sign up and learn. If you are considering going back to school! Here's a quick look at some of the NYC's best and most popular adult education classes and programs.
