Marco Lombardini http://www.marcolombardini.com Marco Lombardini, marco, lombardini Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:47:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Never be late again with a Jetpack http://www.marcolombardini.com/2008/07/29/never-be-late-again-with-a-jetpack/ http://www.marcolombardini.com/2008/07/29/never-be-late-again-with-a-jetpack/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:41:43 +0000 Marco Lombardini http://www.marcolombardini.com/?p=77

The NY Times story details a man devoted to bringing the jetpack to the masses for a mere one hundred grand. Beware of young hedge fund managers flying over your head to make their reservation at Butter.

Read the story here

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1675 BROADWAY 1675 BRDWAY MANHATTAN NY
400 MADISON AVENUE 400 MADISON AVE NEW YORK NY
1600 BROADWAY 1600 BRDWAY NEW YORK NY
46TH FIFTH AVE 565 FIFTH AVE NEW YORK NY
MADISON 44th 340 MADISON AVE NEW YORK NY
MACY’S 5TH FLOOR - HERALD SQUARE 151 W 34TH ST NEW YORK NY

But hey there giving away free iced coffees on Wednesdays!

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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!

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The two new bus lines are joint ventures from big bus companies like Greyhound and others to compete for the new market of consumers looking to save money on gas or looking for less expensive alternatives traveling.

So who will win the Bus Wars? Well that remains to be seen, both Bolt and Mega have a lot of financial backing and will probably win over safety conscious consumers looking for name brand terminals to leave from but at the end of the day I’m going to go with who brought me there (Albeit sweating and cramped hands holding on to the seat) Fung Wah has stubbornly kept rolling despite a slight increase to some destinations. Sometimes a smaller company can handle market forces better than others and I should probably mention that there payroll might be smaller than the other bus companies but we won’t get into that.

Notes:
This is a great way to get around on the cheap but you know it won’t last long, there is no way these companies can sustain high gas prices and low fares so if I was you I would get on while the getting is good because they won’t be long till they raise the fares or go out of business outright.

Bolt Bus offers free WiFi

Bus Websites: Fong Wah : Bolt Bus : Mega Bus

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]]> http://www.marcolombardini.com/2008/07/07/test-map/feed/ Another Piece of NYC Street culture is being wiped out http://www.marcolombardini.com/2008/07/07/another-piece-of-nyc-street-culture-is-being-wiped-out/ http://www.marcolombardini.com/2008/07/07/another-piece-of-nyc-street-culture-is-being-wiped-out/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:37:41 +0000 Marco Lombardini http://www.marcolombardini.com/?p=66 A photographer began documenting Manhattan’s newsstands and unbeknown was documenting the end of an era of New York City’s street life. Read it here at the NY Times

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]]> http://www.marcolombardini.com/2008/07/02/marco-lombardini/feed/ Manhattan trees smell like vomit http://www.marcolombardini.com/2008/07/02/manhattan-trees-smell-like-vomit/ http://www.marcolombardini.com/2008/07/02/manhattan-trees-smell-like-vomit/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:19:27 +0000 Marco Lombardini http://www.marcolombardini.com/?p=49 If you didn’t know or ever realize where that odor was coming from in your neighborhood you must consult this article from the New Yorker

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]]> http://www.marcolombardini.com/2008/07/02/manhattan-trees-smell-like-vomit/feed/ Always a Bidder Never a Bride http://www.marcolombardini.com/2008/06/27/always-a-bidder-never-a-bride/ http://www.marcolombardini.com/2008/06/27/always-a-bidder-never-a-bride/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:25:42 +0000 Marco Lombardini http://www.marcolombardini.com/?p=53 A woman who lives in Virginia and couldn’t afford her wedding decided to auction off a bridesmaid spot.  The winning bid was $5,700 dollars. The couple’s wedding budget: $7,000, having a stranger hit on your mom priceless.

See the story here

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]]> http://www.marcolombardini.com/2008/06/27/always-a-bidder-never-a-bride/feed/ 22 Free Summer Movies in NYC http://www.marcolombardini.com/2008/06/27/22-free-summer-movies-in-nyc/ http://www.marcolombardini.com/2008/06/27/22-free-summer-movies-in-nyc/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:42:25 +0000 Marco Lombardini http://www.marcolombardini.com/?p=47 With Summer’s arrival comes a horde of free events and one of my favorites is watching free movies on giant screens. On a nice summer night you can just kick off your shoes, spread that blanket on the grass and sip soda, eat free popcorn and take in the city night. Okay enough of that here is the 411

2008 HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival

June
Monday - June 30 - 5:00pm - Lawn - Movie: HUD

July
Monday - July 7 - 5:00pm - Lawn - Movie:The Man Who Came to Dinner
Monday - July 14 - 5:00pm - Lawn - Movie: Fail-Safe
Monday - July 21 - 5:00pm - Lawn - Movie: Arsenic and Old Lace
Monday - July 28 - 5:00pm - Lawn - Movie: The Apartment

August
Monday - Aug 4 - 5:00pm - Lawn - Movie: Lifeboat
Monday - Aug 11 - 5:00pm - Lawn - Movie: The Candidate
Monday - Aug 18 - 5:00pm - Lawn - Movie: Superman

Riverside Park South Summer on the Hudson

Every Wednesday from July 9 – August 20; dusk (8:30 p.m.) Pier I at 70th St.

July 9 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
July 16 Wag the Dog
July 23 Election
July 30 The Candidate
Aug 6 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Aug 13 Primary Colors
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!

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