Category: NYC & Company
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Fashion Travel: Met’s Exhibit-“Death Becomes Her: A Century of Mourning Attire”
Death Becomes Her: A Century of Mourning Attire, the Costume Institute’s first fall exhibition in seven years, is on view in The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Anna Wintour Costume Center from October 21, 2014, through February 1, 2015. The exhibition explores the aesthetic development and cultural implications of mourning fashions of the 19th and early…
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Lights, Camera, Taste: Celebrities at James Beard Awards
If you’ve read my blog posts, you know that I love foodie events, and one that I was thrilled to be invited to attend last month was the James Beard Award Gala. Named in honor of the legendary chef, James Beard, the awards are said to be the highest honor for food and…
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Lower Manhattan is the New Focus of Neighborhood X Neighborhood
NYC and Company, has announced Lower Manhattan as the third destination to be featured in Neighborhood x Neighborhood, a program designed to increase visitation, support local businesses and encourage exploration in areas outside traditional tourist locations across the five boroughs. Lower Manhattan is home to the financial center of the United States and includes the…
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Met’s Costume Gala: Kick Off to Its New Exhibit- Punk: Chaos to Couture
As many of us know, last night was the one of the year’s biggest events in the Fashion Industry-the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Gala. Click here to see the Times Union’s great photo collection of celebrities that attended the party. This famous celebrity infused celebration was designed, in part, as a kick…
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NYC’s “Neighborhood X Neighborhood” Campaign
Mayor Bloomberg along with NYC and Company have announced a tourism initiative called ” Neighborhood X Neighborhood” which will focus on all five boroughs of New York City. I like this promotion because, after perhaps traveling hours to arrive at the Big Apple, many of us feel comfortable only focusing on Manhattan. This what they’ve said…
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NYC: The Real James Bonds-“Spy the Exhibit”
I love the action-packed thrill of a good spy movie. I just enjoyed seeing Argo, and I’m looking for to the new James Bond film, Skyfall which, the reviews have said, is packed with a new collection of amazing gadgets. But are these films at all a true depiction of how real spies actually perform…
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NYC: Titanic and other Shipwreck Explorers at Sea Stories 2012
If you’d love to learn more about exploration, conservation, scuba diving, shipwrecks, nautical history and/or marine life, visit NYC’s prestigious Explorers Club to attend this year’s Sea Stories symposium. This wonderful all day event will be held this year on November 10th, and it will feature an impressive list of deep sea explorers: David Concannon …
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Foodie Heaven: Master Sushi Course with Iron Chef Morimoto
Like many of us, I love eating sushi. There are so many variations, and my daughter, Sarah and I have had fun teaching ourselves how to make the traditional sushi roll. The results were not always picture perfect, but, to us, it tasted great. The 2012 Food Network NYC Wine and Food Festival was held…
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NYC: Look Both Ways!
As we all know, I love traveling to New York City. So many visitors are concerned about safety from crime in this big city, but one hazard that less people mention is the potential of getting hit while crossing a street. I always look to see if a speeding taxi is ready to jump a…
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Secrets of NYC’s Grand Central Terminal: Outdoor Tiffany Clock Up Close
Every one of my visits to NYC has had some element of an adventure to it, and a trip last May to this amazing city was no exception. I was traveling to Manhattan to drop off my daughter, Sarah, at a pre-college workshop that was given by the Fashion Institute of Technology. I really didn’t…
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Travel Gal Kim Swidler 