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If Water Taxi Beach simply isn’t cutting it any longer, try a getaway to one of the New York area’s finest beaches. Some are close enough for a day-trip while others are best enjoyed by spending a weekend.
Rockaway Beach, Queens Watch the longboarders catch some of New York’s best waves at this […]
The entrance to the New York Transit Museum may be easy to miss– it looks like the entrance to a functioning subway station. Housed in a now-defunct 1930s Brooklyn Court Street subway station, this museum honors the birth and evolution of the the now 100-year-old New York City subway.
Explore the history of the […]
If you head out to Coney Island this weekend you may think that Hollywood is recreating the classic Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah film Splash. Alas, they are not. The mermaids swimming ashore and marching down the street are part of the annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade.
Celebrate the sand, the sea, and the mythological […]
Man-made waterfalls will grace New York Harbor this summer as New York City embarks on the largest, and most ambitious, public art project that the city has seen in years.
Artist Olafur Eliasson, in conjunction with Public Art Fund, has created four 90- to 120-foot man-made waterfalls at locations across New York: Governors Island, between […]
New York City’s Heritage of Pride celebrations aren’t scheduled to begin until June 22nd, but there are plenty of pride events going on this weekend to prepare you for the mother of them all… New York’s Gay Pride March.
“Live, Love, Be” is the theme of this year’s Brooklyn Pride event. There is a […]
Normally a series of summer concerts featuring lesser-known talent in a variety of venues across the five boroughs, the Metropolitan Opera’s summertime tradition is shifting gears this year and will feature a free one-night-only performance with two of opera’s biggest stars, Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna.
Operatic partners, as well as husband and wife, soprano […]
Shakespeare in the Park it is not. For something a little more avant garde, try Shakespeare under the bridge… the Brooklyn Bridge, that is.
Polish theater company TR Warszawa and director Grzegorz Jarzyna breathe new life into Shakespeare’s Macbeth with performances at St. Ann’s Warehouse in DUMBO, Brooklyn. This Shakespeare classic tragedy will be presented […]
It was announced today that season 21 of MTV’s “reality” hit show The Real World is coming back to New York for the third time in the shows 21-year history and will set up shop in Brooklyn.
MTV has yet to announce which neighborhood will host the newest Brooklyn residents, but rumors are swirling that […]
New York City’s first large-scale event dedicated solely to the art of photography, the New York Photo Festival (NYPF), is kicking off this week.
Featuring contemporary photography with curated pavilions, satellite shows, and the New York Photo Awards, the festival promises a full schedule of events. The NYPF festival seeks to celebrate contemporary photography in all […]
Children’s Day in Japan is fast approaching and New York City’s own Japan Society is inviting children and adults to celebrate this historic Japanese national holiday.
Festivities include performances of Japan’s classic stories for children: Peach Boy (Momotaro), Golden Boy (Kintaro), Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Blossom (Hanasaka jiisan), […]
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