Top News in NYC & Tri-State Update July 12th: NYC nail salons, massage parlors, tattoo and tanning businesses are open. Restaurants and bars are still limited to take-out and delivery and outdoor service. The High Line reopens with timed entry and reduced hours. Governors Island reopens with timed entry for ferries. Libraries in all five boroughs … [Read more...] about NYC Update: What’s Open, Closed, Cancelled, Postponed
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20 Free Things to Do This Weekend
Looking for something interesting to do in NYC this weekend? Once again, those of us still staying at home have many choices for virtual FREE films, theater performances and concerts. The list includes Lincoln Center's streaming of the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel, the last chance for Manhattanhenge 2020, and a special 230th commemoration … [Read more...] about 20 Free Things to Do This Weekend
NYC Libraries Re-Open with Grab-and-Go Service
New York City’s three library systems—The New York Public Library (NYPL), Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), and Queens Public Library (QPL) - are re-opening with grab-and-go service. Limited operations across 22 branches in all five boroughs are set to begin on Monday, July 13, with new rules for social distancing and wearing face masks. Not all branches in all systems … [Read more...] about NYC Libraries Re-Open with Grab-and-Go Service
Take a Hike: Best Parks & Trails for Social Distancing
NYC parks are great any time of year, but especially in summer, when lush greenery provides cool shaded spots for secluded walks. Take a hike along 300 miles of trails through some of the oldest forests in the city, and past 10,000 acres of wild and untouched natural areas, glacial potholes, and bedrock you can see and touch. You'll come across all kinds of wildlife, from … [Read more...] about Take a Hike: Best Parks & Trails for Social Distancing
NYC Parks Named for Women
Celebrate important NYC women and important women of history with connections to NYC by visiting the NYC parks, gardens, playgrounds and a reservoir named for women. There's at least one park in each NYC borough named for a woman who changed NYC, even the world. The impressive list includes two First Ladies, a Revolutionary War heroine, an Olympic swimming champion, … [Read more...] about NYC Parks Named for Women
40 Miles of NYC Streets Closed to Traffic in all 5 Boros
NYC has closed more than 40 miles of streets to traffic, for strolling, power walking, jogging, bicycling, skateboarding. In my neighborhood, kids also are playing soccer, roller skate hockey and old-fashioned hopscotch in the roadbed, and grownups have brought out beach chairs and drinks for socializing. Open Streets are in all five boroughs, inside parks and close to … [Read more...] about 40 Miles of NYC Streets Closed to Traffic in all 5 Boros
Best NYC Beaches by Subway in Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island
New York City has more than 14 miles of Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound beaches, and it's one of the few places in the world where you can take the subway to the sand, sea and surf. NYC beaches are FREE. There's no access fee, and there's nobody checking your ID, as Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties have been doing, to prevent non-residents from visiting. NYC … [Read more...] about Best NYC Beaches by Subway in Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island
Stay at Home Virtual Events May 11-17
Once again this week, we stay-at-homes have many choices for FREE virtual Broadway shows, opera, concerts, panel discussions, celebrities reading children's books and a celebrity-filled fund-raiser to benefit NY's hero front-line workers. Grab your favorite beverage and snack and settle in for these virtual events on the calendar this week Even though these virtual events … [Read more...] about Stay at Home Virtual Events May 11-17
BAM Gala 2020 is Virtual Event
Every year, the BAM Gala honors top names in the theater community in an event that includes entertainment by top artists and groups. This year, the glittering event goes virtual, including a digital dance floor, online art auction and a performance by St. Vincent. BAM Virtual Gala 2020 honor actress Cate Blanchett, author Zadie Smith and philanthropist and producer … [Read more...] about BAM Gala 2020 is Virtual Event
Stay at Home Virtual Events May 4-10
This first week of May we stay-at-homes have so many choices for FREE virtual Broadway shows, opera, concerts, panel discussions, and celebrities reading children's books. Put these virtual events on your calendar for this week. There's so much to do virtually you may not miss going out, so grab your favorite beverage and your favorite snack, and settle in. Even … [Read more...] about Stay at Home Virtual Events May 4-10
