Category: New York ENTERTAINMENT

There’s more than one kind of New York City music festival. The first events that come to mind might be the big-tent fests like Governors Ball, but just as important are staple series like CityParks SummerStage and BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!, which keep crowds coming out to the beloved green spaces all season long—overwhelmed by all the choices? Check out the hand-picked guide to the […]

One of the city’s most popular summertime pursuits, free Bryant Park Movie Nights, is officially back for the season—and this year’s lineup is looking stellar. Kicking off on June 13, the beloved outdoor screenings will take place every Monday for 10 weeks. The lawn opens at 5pm but the films won’t start until 8pm. To read […]

The new restaurant hopes to deliver barbecue flavors sans the meat, offering New Yorkers plant-based dishes that are also gluten free like the smoked main plate served with half a waffle plus your choice of coleslaw, baked beans, potato salad, charred broccoli salad, fried sweet potato bites or French fries. There’s a pulled jackfruit dish that calls for […]

It’s officially “the season” in the Hamptons, New York’s gorgeous beach community comprised of incredibly manicured hamlets and villages on the Eastern End of Long Island. We have the rundown on all the big openings and exciting happenings from Southampton to Montauk this season. To read more, click here.

Here’s yet another reason to visit Long Island City this season: The Summer Club is a new, reservations-only rooftop day club that just opened above Ravel Hotel. Although the venue certainly caters to a certain sect of New Yorkers (those who’d very gladly move to Las Vegas or Miami during the winter), it does indeed offer a […]

Even as questions about the future of traditionally office-concentrated neighborhoods like midtown and the Financial District continue to make headlines, new restaurants and bars move into the formerly much buzzier areas.  Firenze Ristorante Toscano & Bar is the latest addition to the former, an Eataly operation on the third floor of 101 Liberty Street. It […]

It’s been a while since talks about an observation deck addition to the Top of the Rock at 30 Rockefeller Plaza first circulated, and we’re delighted to report that the Landmarks Preservation Commission has officially (unanimously!) approved a set of plans that includes a rooftop beacon and a rotating ride alongside a new “skylift” viewing platform that will afford visitors […]

It’s going to be a full summer of concerts on The Rooftop at Pier 17.  The Seaport’s summer concert series under the stars will feature more than 60 shows including from artists like Simple Plan, Sum 41, The Offspring, Pusha T, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Blondie, DEVO, Deftones, The Head, and the Heart, Flogging Molly, […]

A glorious garden full of vibrant blooms is sprouting from the countertops and hanging from columns inside Macy’s Herald Square. It’s finally the annual Macy’s Flower Show—now through April 10—a signal that spring has most definitely arrived in NYC. Outside, its entire Broadway facade is covered in flowers to create a rainbow-like spray with its windows dressed to match. […]

Cherry blossoms in NYC offer New Yorkers a brief but gorgeous pop of beauty, which is why when they bloom each year, we flock in droves to see them. In fact, the Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is one of the most popular NYC attractions during the spring! BBG isn’t the only place you […]