The New York City Traveler

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 it may just be the hip hangout of Williamsburg.  The inaugural 1992 season featured the cast living in a Soho loft, long before Soho had was full of trendy stores, and 2001 season of The Real World: Back to New York was filmed in Greenwich …read more

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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 its forms, document the future of photography, as well as celebrate the people who produce the work.
Here is a quick preview of the event in an ad created by those every-creative DUMBO residents and famed Sprint commercial directors, the Snorri Bros.:
 

 
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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), and The Monkey and the Crab (Saru-kani gassen). 
Following performance, visitors can enjoy traditional snacks (kashiwa mochi) and create their own samurai helmets (kabuto) and carp streamers (koinobori), traditional Children’s Day decorations. 
Location: Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street (map)
Subway:  6 to 51st Street; 4, …read more

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DUMBO, once a sleepy neighborhood of warehouses on the “other” side of the Manhattan Bridge, has quickly become an art lovers destination.  Galleries abound, this small enclave of Brooklyn boasts dozens of art centers, galleries, and studios that display, sell, and create some of the most avant-garde art in the five boroughs.
The first Thursday of each month, serious art collectors and casual browsers convene on the streets of DUMBO for the First Thursday Gallery Walk.  Area galleries and artists’ studios are open for visitors and area restaurants and bars often have live music.  There are a number of artist …read more

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The 15th Annual New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) started yesterday, April 9, in New York and will run through May 26th.  The festival features over 40 films from 22 African countries.
The films in this year’s festival emphasize history and storytelling, technology and the future.  This year’s theme, “Cinema and History: Africa and the Future,” will mark the 50th anniversary of the independence of Guinea from colonial rule and will feature footage of this independence as captured by Russian archival footage. 
Among this year’s films are:
Cuba: An African Odyssey (France), which examines events surrounding Che Guevara’s military campaign in …read more

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The Fifth Annual Brooklyn Restaurant Week will begin this Monday.  Over 175 Brooklyn restaurants will offer a lunch or dinner prix-fixe menu for $23.  This is a great opportunity to taste some of the gentrification that has swept Brooklyn bringing top-notch restaurants to Park Slope, Bed-Stu, Canarsie, and every neighborhood in between. 
Participating restaurants include:

Crave  Restaurant Week is the perfect reason to check out this quaint (read: small) Carroll Gardens restaurant that touts its “Manhattan-quality” dining (read: pricey regular menu). 
101 Restaurant and Bar, a Bay Ridge Italian restaurant, is known for its open kitchen which turns out solid food …read more

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New York is a great place for kids during Easter.  The plethora of parks in every borough host Easter egg hunts and festivities.  Here is my short list of egg hunts:
Eggcellent Easter Egg Hunt | South Street Seaport (map) | Saturday, March 22, Noon-4pm   This Trinity Church-sponsored egg hunt will also have games, crafts, live music, and snacks.  Free
Spring Fling Egg Hunt | Brooklyn Bridge Park (map) | Saturday, March 22, 11am-2pm  Over 15,000 multi-colored, candy-filled eggs will be hidden across the city section of Brooklyn Bridge Park and the adjoining Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park.  There will be separate …read more

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Don’t forget that the foot-stomping, hand-clapping, guitar-strumming good time that is Flamenco Week ends this weekend in New York City. Though unaffiliated with Flamenco Week, the internationally-known Gypsy Kings will be performing at Radio City Music Hall. This is you chance to see the Kings perform their famous Flamenco-Rhumba music that has sold over 18 million albums worldwide and garnered a Latin Grammy.
Location: Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Avenue (map) 212-247-4777
Subway: B, D, F, V to 47th-50th Streets-Rockefeller Center; N, R, W to 49th Street
Date and Time: Monday, Feb 25 at 8pm.
Cost: $39.50-$79.50 available online

See a legend in …read more

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A stunning photo of one of New York City’s most famous architectural achievements, the Brooklyn Bridge.
Photo credit: morgueFile
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Most refer to the Brooklyn Academy of Music, or simply BAM, as Lincoln Center’s younger and edgier sister for performing arts. Its name doesn’t do it justice, BAM is an urban art center that hosts events in dance, humanities, opera, theatre, and, of course, music.
BAMart is BAM’s visual art program. Ongoing exhibitions include Leo Villareal’s piece, Stars which is site-specific LED art that illuminates at night and transforms the outside of the BAM building. BAMart also allows audiences to view and purchase new and contemporary works for sale.
BAM Rose Cinemas is the first outer-borough …read more

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