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18 Free Summer Movies in NYC

Marco Lombardini — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:56:37 +0000

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

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

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

See you there!

Target High Line Street Festival

Marco Lombardini — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:43:28 +0000

On Sunday, July 12 the Target High Line Street Festival will be in full swing. — A FREE, fun-for-the-whole-family party celebrating the opening of the first section of the High Line. The occasion will also mark the 10th Anniversary of Friends of the High Line and the 75th Anniversary of the High Line itself.

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

Never be late again with a Jetpack

Marco Lombardini — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:41:43 +0000

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

Starbucks Closing Stores in NYC

Marco Lombardini — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:57:44 +0000

It seems that people are feeling that pinch that are high prices and many are opting out of starbucks and heading to the coffee stand for cheaper (And in my opinion better) coffee. Here is a list of some starbucks closing in Manhattan. Don’t be weary though as the next starbucks is only blocks away.

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!

NYC Restaurant Week 2010

Marco Lombardini — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:02:37 +0000

NYC Restaurant Week is upon us! Now here is some background and information to get you on your way. New York City’s original celebration of dining, dates back to 1992, when it was developed as a one-time culinary program to welcome the Democratic National Convention (DNC) to the City. Though created with an eye toward delegates and other DNC attendees, the program also found a strong following with residents eager for the chance to eat at some of the City’s top restaurants for a fraction of the usual cost—$19.92 for three courses—and who didn’t want NYC Restaurant Week to be a one-time-only event.

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!

Battle of the Buses

Marco Lombardini — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:58:48 +0000

Fung Wah bus a popular mode of transportation for many in NYC seeking a cheap ticket and thrill (See here and here and… well you get the picture) now may have a safer alternate to riding the bus. Bolt Bus and Mega Bus have now entered the fray with even cheaper fares to cities like Boston and Washington D.C. giving Fong Wah a run for there money.

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

Another Piece of NYC Street culture is being wiped out

Marco Lombardini — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:37:41 +0000

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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Marco Lombardini — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:17:11 +0000

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Manhattan trees smell like vomit

Marco Lombardini — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:19:27 +0000

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

Always a Bidder Never a Bride

Marco Lombardini — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:25:42 +0000

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