Act now to avoid a significant increase in the cost of a Lifetime Pass to National Park Service sites. The price of a pass for Seniors 62 and over jumps from $10 to $80 on August 27, 2017. You can purchase the pass in person with no service fee at one of the many NPS sites in New York City, including the Statue of Liberty, Federal Hall and Hamilton Grange. If purchased online, … [Read more...]
NYC Mad Men bars in 2015
There are plenty of bars and lounges in NYC where Don Draper and the rest of the AMC Mad Men crew would feel comfortable today, in 2015. As the iconic series finishes with its final episode on Sunday, you can still find 50s and 60s ambiance and classic cocktails at these bars and bistros, but without the haze of cigarette smoke that was legal back then. The Campbell Apartment - inside Grand … [Read more...]
NYC Mad Men bars in 2015
There are plenty of bars and lounges in NYC where Don Draper and the rest of the AMC Mad Men crew would feel comfortable today, in 2015. Here are my four top choices to find 50s and 60s ambiance and classic cocktails, but without the haze of cigarette smoke that was legal back then. The Campbell Apartment - inside Grand Central Station, this gem has absolutely no relation to Pete Campbell, … [Read more...]
Celebrating NYC Woolworth Building 100 years old
Celebrate one of New York City's most beautiful and famous buildings, on its 100th birthday. When it opened in April 1913, the Woolworth Building in Lower Manhattan was the world's tallest skyscraper, at a whopping 792 feet. Celebrate the Woolworth Buliding @100 at NYC's Skyscraper Museum, which is located a short walk from the fabulously ornate skyscraper, and has an extensive exhibit on the … [Read more...]
NYC lecture on celebrities of the 60s
A new book explores how celebrities like entertainers Barbra Streisand, Lenny Bruce and Bob Dylan, and baseball stars Sandy Koufax, helped redefine both popular culture and Jewish fame. The author of "Jewhooing the Sixties", is speaking about being a Jewish celebrity when the word superstar really meant something. The program is 7 PM, Wednesday, February 13th, at the Center for Jewish History, 15 … [Read more...]
Free NYPL lecture Why Hitler Lost
One of the world's top WWII historians is giving a FREE lecture at the New York Public Library examining why Hitler lost and the Allies won. Dr. Andrew Robert is the author or editor of a dozen books, including the recent best-seller The Storm of War, and has received Britain's two top military history prizes, among other awards. His lecture examines whether different decisions on both sides could … [Read more...]
Free lecture on history of Harlem’s Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill is a legendary neighborhood within the legendary neighborhood of Harlem. This was where the most famous and most wealthy residents lived, in elegant brownstones and townhouses that still line leafy streets and are still desirable -- and expensive -- addresses. Terry Baker Mulligan grew up here, and is giving a FREE program discussing "locals" including Thurgood Marshall, Sugar Ray … [Read more...]
Vanishing NYC: photos from Mad Men 60s
The ongoing popularity of the AMC mega-hit Mad Men is helping bring back skinny ties and old-fashioned cocktails. But it can't bring back Pennsylvania Station, Ebbetts Field, where the Brooklyn Dodgers played, the Polo Grounds, where the New York Giants played, or other beloved landmarks of the NYC that has vanished. The NY Daily News has collected 50 historic photos from the Mad Men era -- … [Read more...]
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