While there take in the World’s Largest Lemonade Stand, with well over a thousand gallons of fresh lemonade blended inside a specially-designed rooftop water tank.

Info:

Target High Line Street Festival
Sunday, July 12, 2009, 12:00 Noon – 5:00 PM
On Gansevoort Street
Between Ninth Avenue and Washington Street

For more information visit the Highline Here

Since 1992, the success of NYC Restaurant Week has only grown. It has expanded to include both lunch and dinner offerings—three-course, prix-fixe meals for $24.07 and $35 respectively—and extended to two weeks each in the summer and winter.

Today, NYC Restaurant Week stands apart as one of the City’s most exciting and anticipated events. More than 235 restaurants participate—a cross-section of the NYC culinary scene that encompasses a diverse range of cuisines and includes some of its most time-honored restaurants and buzz-worthy newcomers. Through its evolution, however, the driving force behind the program remains the same: to give visitors and residents the opportunity to experience the quality, variety and hospitality that embody the NYC dining experience. (From NYCVisit.com)

Here is a partial list of participating Restaurants:

21 Club
5′s at The Peninsula New York
AJ Maxwell’s – Steakhouse
Amalia
Asia de Cuba – New York
Bar Boulud
Beacon
Blue Smoke
Butter
Café Society
Calle Ocho
Central Park BoatHouse
China Grill – New York
Craftbar
Eleven Madison Park
Gramercy Tavern
Le Cirque
Mesa Grill
Morimoto New York
Nice Matin
Oceana
Petrossian
Rosa Mexicano
Spice Market
Tabla
The Water Club
Tribeca Grill
Water’s Edge

Get the full list here or search for a place here!

2009 HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival

June
Monday – June 15 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: The Sting
Monday – June 22 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: Breaking Away
Monday – June 29 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: Gold Diggers of 1933

July
Monday – July 6 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie:Dog Day Afternoon
Monday – July 13 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: How Green Was My Valley
Monday – July 20 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: Harold and Maude
Monday – July 27 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: The Defiant Ones

August
Monday – Aug 3 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: Kramer vs. Kramer
Monday – Aug 10 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: The Magnificent Seven
Monday – Aug 17 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Riverside Park South Summer on the Hudson

Every Wednesday from June – August – dusk (8:30 p.m.) Pier I at 70th St.

Jun 26 The Big Blue

July 08 The Age of Innocence
July 15 Wall Street
July 22 Dinner at Eight
July 29 The Out-of-Towners

Aug 05 Drums Along the Mohawk
Aug 12 Sweet Smell of Success
Aug 20 All the President’s Men

The Central Park Film Festival

All screenings are FREE and start at 8:00 pm. Gates open at 6:00 pm. To find Rumsey Playfield, enter the Park at Fifth Avenue and 69th Street. Rain or shine.

Tuesday, August 19 Working Girl(1988)
Wednesday, August 20:The French Connection (1971)
Thursday, August 21: Strangers on a Train (1951)
Friday, August 22: Moonstruck (1987)
Saturday, August 23:August Rush (2007)

The Roosevelt Island Summer Movie Series

July
Where:Fire Fighters Field (near the Tram)
When: July 19th – Pre-show start, 8:45 pm
Film start, 9:00pm
Movies: Bee Movie
Runtime: 90min

August
Where:Fire Fighters Field (near the Tram)
When: August 9th- Pre-show start, 8:20 pm
Film start, 8:30pm
Movies: Monster House
Runtime: 90min
Blankets, lawn chairs and picnics are welcome.

Note: Plan on getting there early if you want a good spot.

See you there!

But you don’t have to wait in line any longer! The Public Theater has unveiled  (What I think is new) a virtual line, where you can order tickets online vie there website and pick up your tickets at will call. Though only a limited tickets will be available this way it is indeed a better way to go for tickets if your busy and don’t want to sit in the hot sticky sun all day wondering if the guy in front of you with the absurfly amount of back hair is going to take his shirt off.

Register for an account here

Currently Playing:

HAMLET
By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Directed by OSKAR EUSTIS

May 27 – June 29
*Added perf June 16 and June 23
No perf June 18 and June 24
Perf on June 19 starts at 8:30PM
Limited ticket distribution on: June 4, June 23,
No distribution/Stand-by line only on: June 17

The Parade is characterized by participants dressed in hand-made costumes as Mermaids, Neptunes, various sea creatures, the occasional wandering lighthouse, Coney Island post card or amusement ride, as well as antique cars, marching bands, drill teams, and the odd yacht pulled on flatbed.

Each year, a different celebrity King Neptune and Queen Mermaid rule over the proceedings, riding in the Parade and assisting in the opening of the Ocean for the summer swimming season by marching down the Beach from the Boardwalk, cutting through Ribbons representing the seasons, and tossing fruit into the Atlantic to appease the Sea Gods.

In the past, David Byrne, Queen Latifah, Ron Kuby, Curtis Sliwa, Moby, and David Johansen have graced our shores, presiding over the assembled masses.

Get all the poop here

And don’t forget the Mermaid Ball

A weekend of cultural programs in honor of the Brooklyn Bridge 125th Birthday Celebration continues with a Brooklyn Bridge Film Series, a bicycle Tour de Brooklyn, enlightening lectures, guided tours and more. Some of the featured events include:

• The Brooklyn Bridge Film Series: The series will take place at several venues in Brooklyn and Manhattan and will kick off at 6:00 pm on Friday, May 23 at the Empire- Fulton Ferry State Park with Enchanted and It Happened in Brooklyn, with the support of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy. Both feature films will be preceded by Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhatta, two historical shorts with live musical accompaniment by Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton. Across the bridge on Friday night at 7:00 pm, Tribeca Cinemas will feature Mo’ Better Blues while the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will host a viewing of the 1980 Ken Burns’ documentary Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, May 24 at 4:30 pm.
• Lectures and Readings: The Brooklyn Historical Society and Manhattan’s Surrogate’s Court will host a series of lectures and children’s readings throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday starting at 1:00 pm. Sponsored by several New York City cultural institutions, including the American Society of Civil Engineers, Brooklyn Book Festival, the Roebling Chapter of the Society for Industrial Archaeology (RCSIA), and the Aesthetic Realism Foundation, the lectures will explore the history of the Brooklyn Bridge and the genius behind its design.
• New Pedestrian Entrance: To prepare for its birthday bash, the Brooklyn pedestrian entrance will get a makeover from the Dumbo Business Improvement District, including newly designed signage and energy efficient lighting.
• Telectroscope Connection: The Telectroscope will be on the Fulton Ferry Pier allowing people in London – 3,500 miles away – to help fete the Bridge, thanks to Tiscali UK and the Garfield Weston Foundation.
• Tours: Volunteers with The American Society of Civil Engineers and RCSIA will provide information about the Bridge. They will be located on the Bridge from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Several guided tours will also be given.
• Bike “Tour de Brooklyn”: The morning of Sunday, May 25, the Tour de Brooklyn bike ride, will lead hundreds of bicyclists around several of Brooklyn’s diverse neighborhoods.
• Various Special Events: Dozens of participating cultural institutions and attractions throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan will also offer special rates, programs, and packages to commemorate this milestone anniversary.