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
Tribeca Drive-in Movies at Orchard Beach
The Tribeca Drive-in FREE summer outdoor movie series has moved from theater-like seating downtown to Orchard Beach, where it's a traditional vehicle-based drive-in. Films are being shown each weekend, Thursday through Sunday, through August 2nd, and are a combination of family favorites and new releases from independent filmmakers, such as would be shown at the Tribeca Film … [Read more...] about Tribeca Drive-in Movies at Orchard Beach
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
NYC Update: What’s Open, Closed, Cancelled, Postponed
NYC has a 24-hour COVID-19 hotline for up to date information. Call (888) 364-3065. If you are part of an at-risk population such as a senior or immuno-compromised and want testing, call (844) NYC-4NYC, or call 311 (save 911 for urgent emergencies). New diagnostic testing sites open on Monday, April 20 in some of the hardest-hit areas in NYC including: Harlem - … [Read more...] about NYC Update: What’s Open, Closed, Cancelled, Postponed
Kusama Show at NYBG Postponed to Spring 2021
Sad news for the fans of the queen of polka dots. The eagerly awaited Kusama exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden has been postponed for one year, until Spring 2021. KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature was to have opened on May 9, 2020 and tickets had been been selling briskly. As with other events large and small in NYC, this is yet another victim of the Coronavirus … [Read more...] about Kusama Show at NYBG Postponed to Spring 2021
Celebrating All Things Green in New York City
NYC celebrates our great green city all 365 days a year, not just on St. Patrick's Day. Even though the great green St. Patrick's Day Parade has been cancelled this year due to Coronavirus, you can still enjoy what's green in in NYC. Despite what Kermit the Frog says, it's easy to be green in NYC, because green is everywhere, in NYC parks and gardens, neighborhood and … [Read more...] about Celebrating All Things Green in New York City
