Category: New York
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NYC Deal: Summer Restaurant Week 2024
NYC Tourism + Conventions wants us to know that reservations for NYC Restaurant Week® Summer 2024 are now open. What: This twice-yearly program offers diners an opportunity to enjoy more than 600 restaurants across all five boroughs with more than 50 styles of cuisines in over 70 neighborhoods, at a value. Participating restaurants will…
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Foodie Alert: 11 Lunch Time Choices Near 1 World Trade Center
Conde Nast Publications has officially moved into 1 World Trade Center, and several other business will be following the lead of this media giant. Click HERE to read Charles V. Baglinov’s New York Times article about the company’s move to the tallest skyscraper in North America. In honor of the occasion, Grub Street has come…
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Foodie Alert: Legendary Chef Takes Over NYC’s Tavern on the Green
Grub Street reports that the problems that Tavern on the Green has recently experienced may at last be over. The NYC restaurant’s new executive chef will be legendary California chef Jeremiah Tower. Grub Street notes that Chef Tower is best known for his time at Chez Panisse, as well as his own San Francisco restaurant, Stars. Click…
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Fun at NYC Festivals
All of us who’ve recently visited New York City have had lots to see and experience throughout the five boroughs. This includes the New York Columbus Avenue Festival that took place two sundays ago. Located between 68th and 86th Streets, this event was sponsored by the West Manhattan Chamber of Commerce. Let us…
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NYC: Pop Up Central Perk-Celebrate 20 years of “Friends”
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the premiere of the eternally popular series “Friends.” In honor of that occasion, Warner Bros. Entertainment and Eight O’Clock Coffee have joined together to create a great little pop up replica of the televison show’s Central Perk. Located at 199 Lafayette Street in Manhattan, this place is filled with lots of…
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Fashion Travel: NYC Met’s 2015 Costume Exhibitition and Jennifer Lawrence to Co-Chair Its Gala
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that its Costume Institute’s Spring 2015 Exhibition, Chinese Whispers: Tales of the East in Art, Film, and Fashion, will focus on Chinese Imagery in Art, Film, and Fashion. on view from May 7 through August 16, 2015. The Museum’s world famous Costume Institute Benefit will precede it on May 4,…
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Fashion Travel: NYC Fashion Week Pictures
New York Fashion Week’s display of Spring 2015 clothing designs ended a few days ago. These shows that took place between September 4-11th, 2014 were more spread out across the city this year because, as Bee Shapiro of the New York Times reports, designers have been disappointed with the accommodations at Lincoln Center. Click here to…
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8 Foodie Day Trips Near NYC
Check out Zagat’s list of eight foodie day trips that it suggests to try out if you’re close to the New York City area: Hudson, NY which is about a 40 minute drive from the Capital Region, North Fork, Long Island, Bedford, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Jones Beach, NY, Jersey City, NJ, Governors Island, NY, and Rockaway…
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Festivals and Parades on Manhattan’s Madison Avenue
Let us know if you had the chance to take enjoy any of the festivals or parades that NYC had to offer last week. The weather was great in Manhattan last Sunday, and I had a nice time at the Daytop Madison Avenue Festival in Manhattan. This event started at 11 a.m., and, as I made…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 