Christmas Holiday Markets 2011

18 11 2011

The annual shopping grind isn’t exactly calculated to put you in the holiday spirit. Waiting in endless lines for the same old generic scarves with only a soggy slice of pizza to sustain you is enough to bah-humbug the chipperest among us. A great alternative to crowded stores is checking gifts off your list at the City’s outdoor markets, which make it both easy and fun to browse for you and yours. You’ll find everything from home furnishings to clothing to jewelry to ornaments, along with an array of food options to keep you fueled up during your shopping spree.

THE HOLIDAY SHOPS AT BRYANT PARK
Bryant Park, 212-661-6640, Midtown West, Manhattan
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Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade 2011

3 11 2011

Spider-Man, SpongeBob Square Pants, Buzz Lightyear and Kermit the Frog are among the big balloons the will take part in the 85th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 24 as it kicks off the traditional start of the holiday season. Read the rest of this entry »


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Kayaking on the Hudson River

21 06 2011

Enjoy NYC’s great outdoors while staying cool by paddling around on the Hudson River. On weekends, volunteer organization the Downtown Boathouse offers free river kayaking to the general public. Instructors provide the equipment and lessons; all you have to do is show up in a swimsuit or shorts and strap on a life vest. (Oh, and you also have to know how to swim.) You don’t need to register ahead of time, but children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, and 16- and 17-year-olds must have parental permission. Read the rest of this entry »


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The Museum Mile Festival 2011

8 06 2011

One day a year, for the past 32 years, nine of the country’s finest museums, all ones that call Fifth Avenue home, collectively open their doors from 6pm – 9pm for free to New Yorkers and visitors for a mile-long block party and visual art celebration. This traffic-free, music- and art-filled celebration fills the street and sidewalks of Fifth Avenue from 82nd to 105th street, the mile now officially designated as Museum Mile. Over 50,000 visitors attend the festival annually.

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Central Park Summer Stage 2011

31 05 2011

The 2011 season of SummerStage, New York’s largest free performing arts festival, brings over 100 performances to eighteen parks throughout the five boroughs. With performances ranging from American pop, Latin and world music to dance, spoken word and theater, SummerStage fills a vital niche in New York City’s summer arts festival landscape. Since its inception twenty-six years ago, more than six million people from New York City and around the world have enjoyed SummerStage. The festival runs from June 7th until September 2nd. Read the rest of this entry »


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Discover Brooklyn (Part 1): Coney Island

14 04 2011

Coney Island is a peninsula in southernmost Brooklyn, New York City, USA, with a famous beach on the Atlantic Ocean. As the name implies, it is a former island and is partially connected by landfill to the mainland.

The area was a major resort and site of amusement parks that reached its peak during the first half of the 20th century. It declined in popularity after World War II and endured years of neglect. In recent years, the area has seen the opening of MCU Park and has become home to the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball team. Read the rest of this entry »


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New York Oscar Parties

25 02 2011

Attend an Oscar Party in New York
Attend a local Oscar party and mock the Oscar fashions, the speeches, and the montages with other NYC film fans. See what Franco and Hathaway will do and pray for an entertaining Oscar night controversy. Read the rest of this entry »


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Harlem Jazz Fest 2011 Gets Ready

4 02 2011

ABOUT HARLEM JAZZ SHRINES FESTIVAL 2011

The Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile have partnered specifically to create a resurgence of jazz opportunities in Harlem with this week-long festival. Jazz will be presentedin all its various forms and diverse formats including jazz dance, concert, club, cabaret and dance events. Conceived as an annual offering, Harlem Jazz Shrines will enable the partners to create a dynamic range of programming, highlighting the role that local Harlem venues have played in the development of jazz.

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Thanksgiving Day

20 11 2010
Historically, Thanksgiving Day is a celebration that is closely linked to the arrival of the first European settlers in North America.
In the 17th century, the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts was founded by a group of English immigrants seeking freedom from religious persecution in the New World. In these northern territories, the winters were harsh and bitter.
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Free Refreshing Summer Options in NYC

12 08 2010

Go for a swim in a Dumpster in Midtown Manhattan. Macro-Sea, the company that created last year’s invitation-only Dumpster pools in Brooklyn, has transformed more shipping containers into code-compliant pools, complete with lifeguards, decks, cabanas and portable showers and toilets. Free entry bracelets will be handed out for time slots from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. The pools are part of the city’s Summer Streets initiative, which has closed off Park Avenue to motor vehicles from Chambers to 72nd Streets for the next two Saturdays. (Park Avenue, at 40th Street; nyc.gov/html/dot/summerstreets.)
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