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

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

See you there!

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!

They can be seen at these locations:

• Brooklyn between Pier 4 and 5
• Brooklyn Bridge
• Governor’s Island
• Pier 35 Manhattan

For more information visit: http://www.nycwaterfalls.com/

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