Started in 1986, New York’s SummerStage is an annual performing arts summer festival which takes place at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park and, since 2010, in parks throughout all five boroughs. Best of all, most of the shows are free of charge. This amazing combination of music spans all genres and provides visitors with shows…
Note: The following story is not an April Fool’s story a week late. A 23-foot giant yellow teddy bear will make its way to New York City and be on display for the next five months with the enormous masterpiece expected to sell for $9 million at a Christie’s auction in May. The bronze teddy…
The New York Public Library is looking for 500 people to spend the night at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building and take part in the first ever “Find the Future” scavenger hunt. To mark the library’s centennial, best-selling author Jane McGonigal has created a game that will allow people to explore the library’s rare treasures…
Not only does a tree grow in Brooklyn, but so do many colorful flowers. One in particular that gets a lot of attention each spring is the cherry blossom, which is on display at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. The Japanese tradition of viewing cherry blossoms is called Hanami. This includes enjoying a day underneath cherry…
What is it about time lapse videos that make people go crazy with “oohs” and “aahs”? Well for starters they often times showcase a travel destination most people want to visit badly. But for me they are just really, really pretty. Yes I used “pretty” to describe a travel video (I’m secure enough in my…
Over the past several months, I have traveled quite a bit. The journeys often differ in time and in scenery, based on the mode of transportation I choose, but the destination always remains the same. I’ve traveled through snowstorms, rainstorms, and hailstorms– sometimes in the darkness of night, other times, when the sun hangs high…
If you have read this blog before you know I love eating…especially in Brooklyn. Well if you’re in the New York area March 21-31, be sure to stop by the best borough (that would be Brooklyn) when 200 different restaurants offer up some tasty deals as part of “Dine In Brooklyn” also known as Brooklyn…
To say New York has had a tough winter would be an understatement. For most of January and February, the Big Apple had to deal with what felt like weekly storms that blanketed all five boroughs with powder. Unfortunately in New York snow looks nice for about 13 minutes. Then it becomes slush and all…