The New York City Traveler

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Add this to your list of “Free Things to Do in New York City.” Summertime means the kick-off of the ever-popular summer concert series hosted by two of the major television network morning shows: ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Today Show.
ABC’s Good Morning America hosts their free concert series in the Times Square studio and Bryant Park (map). All concerts are free and open to the public. Viewers interested in attending the free live performances should arrive …read more

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Starting tomorrow, New York’s MoMA will present photography of an American legend, George Lois.  Lois shaped thought in America with his invocative cover photographs in Esquire magazine.  MoMA presents prints of 31 of the 92 covers Lois created for the magazine between the years 1962-1972 in George Lois: The Esquire Covers.
Included in the display will be the famous and controversial April 1969 cover featuring Muhammad Ali.  After refusing to be drafted, Ali, a conscious objector, was sentenced to five years in jail for draft evasion.  In 1968, while Ali was awaiting his appeal, Lois posed him as the Christian martyr …read more

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One of Robert Indiana’s famous LOVE sculptures on Sixth Avenue and 56th Street.
Photo credit:  flickr-John Wardell
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In honor of April’s National Poetry Month, New York City is hosting the 6th Annual Poem in Your Pocket Day (PIYP) on Thursday, April 17th.  Celebrate by stopping by the Bryant Park Reading Room for poetry readings and a free book of poetry.  Poetry slams and readings will be be be taking place across the city.  Click here for a calendar of venues and events.    
Also, you can bring the poem in your pocket to any of the following museums and enjoy free admission for the day:

Bronx Museum of the Arts
Museum of the City of New York
Brooklyn Historical Society
Staten …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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Its not too often I recommend a chain-hotel as a must-see destination in New York, but knowledgeable New Yorkers and tourists have been patronizing this hotel bar for years and it is time to let the secret slip. 
Mé Bar is pronounced “May Bar”  and can be roughly translated as “mountain bar” in Korean.  The name is only fitting seeing as the bar is located on the 14th floor rooftop of the La Quinta Inn in Koreatown. 
The indoor bar, featuring high tables, barstools, and skylights, is little different from any hotel bar.  However, the outdoor seating area is the real …read more

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I am always giving advice on “what not to miss” while in New York City so I thought I would give out a little advice on “what to miss” while in New York City. 
A few weeks ago a co-worker wanted a recommendation for a shopping mall in Manhattan.  I paused for a moment before thinking “Does Manhattan even have any shopping malls?”  It is a well-known fact that New Jersey has a plethora of malls and even Elmhurst, Queens has the Queens Center.  Then I remembered Manhattan Mall.
Manhattan Mall was once a gleaming gem in Midtown.  With …read more

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The Empire State Building is one of the most recognizable buildings that grace the Manhattan skyline. 
Photo credit: morgueFile

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If you travel frequently between New York and Washington DC, you have a new transportation option.  Boltbus, a division of Greyhound Lines Inc., will begin operating Thursday, March 27, making daily trips between DC and Manhattan. 
The new Boltbus will run between Metro Center at 11th and G Street NW in DC and two stops in New York City — near Penn Station at 33rd Street and 7th Avenue and in south Manhattan at 6th Avenue and Canal Street.
Boltbus is using first-come-first-serve incentives to lure customers into purchasing tickets early.  The tickets are available online and fares start at only …read more

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MOMA’s Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today uses the commercial color chart as its central metaphor in this temporary exhibition.  Work from over 40 artists ranging from Ellsworth Kelly and Gerhard Richter to Sherrie Levine and Damien Hirst, is on display and includes five site-specific works.  After the exhibit visit Color Lab, an interactive space for families created in conjunction with Color Chart. Color Lab offers materials for families to conduct their own exploration of color choice.  

Location: 11 West 53rd (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues) map (212) 708-9400
Subway: E or V to Fifth Avenue-53rd Street
Hours: 10:30 am -5:30 …read more

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