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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 […]
River to River, a downtown festival that stretches from June to September with various events, is will underway. Featuring world-class performing arts and free admission, the festival takes place in a variety of Downtown Manhattan public venues, from Chambers Street to the Battery on Manhattan’s southern tip, and includes Governors Island.
There are a number […]
Located in the beaux-arts Alexander Hamilton Customs House on the Battery, the National Museum of the American Indian houses some of the Smithsonian’s collection of Native American art and artifacts.
The permanent collection spans more than 10,000 years of native history, a significant portion of which is dedicated to the natives of North America […]
Governors Island is what myths are made of. Located in New York Harbor between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, most New Yorkers have never set foot on the island and most of America has never even heard of the island. The exclusiveness of the island is for good reason: Governors Island was owned by the […]
For one week every year, Sailors, Marines, and Guardsmen take over Lower Manhattan.
New York’s Fleet Week begins today with parade of ships and continues until Wednesday, May 28th with a full calendar of events.
This is your chance to tour one of the majestic ships that will be docked in New York. Complimentary […]
Just a couple weeks ago Manhattan added yet another new museum to its growing list: Sports Museum of America (SmA). The three-story, 45,000-square-foot museum features 600 artifacts, 1,100 photographs, and 20 original films within 19 galleries, celebrating the sports that American love.
The floor plan takes visitors through eight galleries dedicated to single-sports, each […]
Visit the rainforest of Brazil without leaving the jungle of New York City. Amazônia Brasil has a four-part exhibit that provides insight into the complex Amazon of Brazil. Learn about how climate change is affecting the diverse ecosystem of the rainforest, visit a re-creation of an Amazon village, and meet indigenous artisans and shamans.
Amazônia […]
The warm, beautiful weather we have had recently in New York has given us the hope that we can put away our big coats and boots. This last week I walked the streets of Soho to see what spring fashion trends I am seeing on the locals on the streets of New York City.
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The 2008 Tribeca Film Festival debuted Wednesday night with the lukewarm reception of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s comedy, Baby Mama. This weekend, marking the first full weekend of festivities, more independent, foreign films will make their New York, North American, and World Debuts.
As I sit here in a Tribeca coffee shop, cinemaphiles to […]
Somebody must be smiling on New York City because New York’s own resident weatherman Sam Champion says we can expect clear skies and temperatures in the 60s for the Tribeca Drive-In, the Tribeca Film Festival’s classic outdoor screening series. The three day event will screen three movies: a 25th anniversary celebration of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” […]
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