Top News in NYC & Tri-State Update June 29: The man who designed the iconic and world-famous I Love NY logo has passed away. Bronx-born and lifelong New Yorker Milton Glaser was 91. Get a haircut, take the kids to the playground, eat at a sidewalk cafe, go shopping, under Phase Two rules in NYC that started last week. NYC has added another 23 miles of … [Read more...] about NYC Update: What’s Open, Closed, Cancelled, Postponed
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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. Here's the NYCOTC guide to the best NYC parks and trails in each borough for social distancing. Great places to start are Central Park’s Literary Walk and around the Bow Bridge, and Brooklyn's Prospect Park’s Pond, and Alley Pond Park in … [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
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
NYC Free: Lunar New Year Celebrations
Gong Xi Fa Choy! Welcome the Year of the Rat. Celebrate the Lunar New Year in NYC at one or more of these FREE and cheap family-friendly events. You don't have to be Chinese to enjoy the festivities including parades, concerts, dance performances, crafts and food. Wearing traditional red and gold is encouraged, for good luck. We've listed these events in date … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Lunar New Year Celebrations
Chain Stores Closed in 2019 in NYC
If you think there are fewer national chain stores in New York City than there used to be, you are correct. And if you think many of those empty storefronts were replaced by mobile phone stores, you are also correct. 2019 saw the largest number of closings of shoe and clothing chains, coffee shop and ice cream chains, fast food and fast casual dining chains, and health … [Read more...] about Chain Stores Closed in 2019 in NYC
Last Chance for These Broadway Shows & Exhibits
All good things must come to an end. That applies to holiday decorations and light shows as well as to Broadway shows and museum exhibits. This is your last chance for several things closing this weekend, so don't delay. Grouped in order of their closing date. Holiday Light Show Closing Friday, Jan. 3rd Luminaries Luminaries is a FREE installation of … [Read more...] about Last Chance for These Broadway Shows & Exhibits
Where to See Santa in NYC
It's time to take the kids to see Santa, and have their photo taken for a lifetime of happy holiday memories. Here are the best places to see Santa in all five boroughs of NYC. Most visits are FREE, including reservations to reduce the time you spend on line. It's the photos that cost, and some packages start at a Grinch-like $30, which is neither NYC on the cheap … [Read more...] about Where to See Santa in NYC
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