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Nothing beats a live performance. WNYC Radio, the nation's most-listened to public radio statio, gets that. Hence its new Jerome L Greene Performance Space in the West Village, a street-level public s... [more]
published 02/09/2010
by Meredith Deliso - senior writer
*** Any Weekend ***
Calling all one-wheelers. The Unicycle Festival will be taking over the city from Sept. 3-5, with mass rides, workshops and games scheduled throughout the city. Bicycle ridership in the city has... [more]
published 01/09/2010
by Meredith Deliso - senior writer
Despite the drone of vuvuzelas at the 2010 World Cup, soccer is gaining a hold on American sports fans. Why not get out and support your local lads? New York's MLS team has been dubbed the Red Bull... [more]
published 27/08/2010
by Kelly Aspen - senior writer
The trick to making sushi is getting the rice right - it needs to be sticky, but not so sticky that it's clumpy. Once you've perfected the rice, the rolling - which everyone thinks is the tricky bit ... [more]
published 26/08/2010
by Kat Parr Mackintosh - senior writer
*** Any Weekend ***
An ancient and spiritual tradition from the depths of Brazil has found its way into a modern art installation in the heart of Manhattan. The New Museum on the Bowery is currently home to a fascinat... [more]
published 25/08/2010
by Anna Boffa - senior writer
Meatless Monday is an international campaign promoting people to become vegetarians for a day a week to improve personal health and mitigate carbon footprints. Though the concept of Meatless Monday... [more]
published 24/08/2010
by Anjali Behl - senior writer
*** Any Weekend ***
Break out that Halloween flapper costume, or put together your finest vintage ensemble, and make a beeline to Governors Island, that little land south of Manhattan, for the Jazz Age Lawn Party. On... [more]
published 23/08/2010
by Meredith Deliso - senior writer
On the former grounds of the 1964 New York World's Fair rockets remain scattered around the lawn. Behind them, an original fair building holds over 450 permanent exhibits about science and technology.... [more]
published 18/08/2010
by Kelly Aspen - senior writer
*** Any Weekend ***
Presenting 200 shows with 1200 performances by 5,000 artists from all over the world, reaching 75,000 audience members at 20 venues, and all over the course of just 16 days…it must be the New York Int... [more]
published 09/08/2010
by Jennifer L. Brown - senior writer
It's a little bit of Hong Kong in New York City. On August 7 and 8, the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival returns to Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, a two-day celebration of Chi... [more]
published 04/08/2010
by Meredith Deliso - senior writer
August is here and that means it is time for the New York Renaissance Faire! The 33rd season of Faire opens on August 7th and runs for eight weekends through September 26th, including the three-day La... [more]
published 02/08/2010
by Jennifer L. Brown - senior writer
Housed in the historic Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in Battery Park City, the George Gustav Heye Center of the National Museum of the American Indian, as one might suspect, celebrates the hist... [more]
published 28/07/2010
by Melody Serafino - senior writer
*** Any Weekend ***
The Brooklyn Navy Yard, now a thriving industrial park in an intriguingly historical setting, is among New York City's most interesting and dynamic places to visit. In a combination that mixes the are... [more]
published 23/07/2010
by Joann Jovinelly - senior writer
*** Any Weekend ***
Don't let its name fool you; Harlem Week takes place over the course of a full month, but with seven days of events and music celebrating the Manhattan neighborhood. What initially started out as o... [more]
published 21/07/2010
by Meredith Deliso - senior writer
One of the summer's hottest parties isn't in the Meatpacking District, and you don't need to be on an exclusive guest list. For over 10 years, P.S. 1's Warm Up has attracted art - and dance - enthu... [more]
Art
published 16/07/2010
by Meredith Deliso - senior writer
There's no better way to celebrate summer than with an outdoor concert in the park and this week's annual New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Park series provides just that – an evening under the st... [more]
published 13/07/2010
by Jennifer L. Brown - senior writer
Bastille Day celebrates the long-standing friendship between the United States and France by commemorating France's Independence Day, which took place on July 14th, 1789. With the 14th falling on a W... [more]
published 09/07/2010
by Jennifer L. Brown - senior writer
*** Any Weekend ***
The institution that is the 92nd Street Y offers a lot to the average New Yorker, from apartments to swimming lessons to classical concerts. At its satellite below Canal Street - 92YTribeca - add o... [more]
published 07/07/2010
by Meredith Deliso - senior writer
*** Any Weekend ***
Survey any New Yorker and he or she is bound to have a soft spot for Central Park, 800-plus acres of wonderland that sits smack dab in the center of Manhattan. Still, few New Yorkers fully explore the... [more]
published 05/07/2010
by Joann Jovinelly - senior writer
*** Any Weekend ***
Writer Henry Miller once said: "A book is not only a friend, it makes a friend for you. When you have possessed a book with mind and spirit, you are enriched. But when you pass it on you are enriched ... [more]
published 02/07/2010
by Josephine Mandarano - senior writer
*** Any Weekend ***
Experience Broadway, without paying Broadway prices. This summer, Bryant Park is opening its lawn for performances from the Great White Way through its aptly named Broadway in Bryant Park series. ... [more]
published 30/06/2010
by Meredith Deliso - senior writer
It's no secret that New York City is surrounded by water, but did you know you could go kayaking here? From free sessions to tours that bring you all over the harbor, here's a look at various outfits ... [more]
published 28/06/2010
by Meredith Deliso - senior writer
*** Any Weekend ***
This is a fantastic idea for a fun picnic any weekend there is some fine weather and a bit of wind. The basic notion is to organise a picnic or BBQ with the request that those attending all bring a... [more]
published 25/06/2010
by Jon Jones - general editor
*** Any Weekend ***
Something about 25th Street screams "collectibles." A stone's throw away from one parking lot flea market is an antique's garage, a cluttered paradise of used goods. As a fancier alternative to the... [more]
published 23/06/2010
by Meredith Deliso - senior writer
*** Any Weekend ***
Punk meets Broadway in one of city's biggest new musicals. "American Idiot" features the music of Green Day's seminal, Grammy Award-winning album of the same name, capturing the frustration of Amer... [more]
published 22/06/2010
by Meredith Deliso - senior writer
One of the best rooftop bars isn't at a hip Brooklyn spot; it's on top of one of the city's biggest museums. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has hosted some of the most exciting exhibitions on its r... [more]
Art
published 21/06/2010
by Meredith Deliso - senior writer
The dead talk back. Just ask Drew Raphael, founder of Dead Apple Tours, Manhattan's newest professionally guided tour of offbeat sites, notable because they are the places where the formerly famous—or... [more]
published 18/06/2010
by Joann Jovinelly - senior writer
*** Any Weekend ***
On a clear night, peer into outer space on the edge of the New Jersey Meadowlands. Each night, the William D. McDowell Observatory dedicates their lens to two major night-sky objects. Watch the slow m... [more]
published 17/06/2010
by Kelly Aspen - senior writer
*** Any Weekend ***
Overlooking the shores of the Hudson River, Boscobel Gardens is an idyllic setting for the arts. Their three-month Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival begins this weekend with performances of the Bard'... [more]
published 16/06/2010
by Kelly Aspen - senior writer
Once a dilapidated relic of the glory days of the Jersey Shore, Asbury Park has now been restored, revived, and renewed. The late-nineteenth-century Boardwalk was the gem of its day, with an orchestr... [more]
published 15/06/2010
by Kelly Aspen - senior writer
*** Any Weekend ***

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