Add Google to the list of tech companies with showcase stores in NYC where we can test drive the latest models, and get free set-up help for products that require expert assistance, all FREE, of course. The new shop opens Thursday, Oct. 18 in Soho, with an array of Google gear, including phones, tablets and home goods. The Nest smart-home line can be tried out in what … [Read more...] about Google Store Opening in Soho
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Niblo’s Garden: Party Like it’s 1865
Party like it's 1865 at A Night at Niblo's Garden, with a Victorian circus and a vaudeville show including fire eaters and contortionists, in Brooklyn. The popular old-fashioned extravaganza returns for two nights at Green-Wood Cemetery, celebrating "permanent resident" William Niblo (1789–1878). The outdoor performances will have the 19th-century flair of Niblo’s … [Read more...] about Niblo’s Garden: Party Like it’s 1865
Chocolate Museum Opens in NYC
Sweet! New York City's first museum dedicated to the history and appreciation of chocolate is now open, just in time for the holidays. It's chocolate heaven for chocoholics of any age, especially kids, especially because admission includes multiple samples. It's official name is Jacques Torres' Choco-Story New York: The Chocolate Museum and Experience. That's a mouthful, so … [Read more...] about Chocolate Museum Opens in NYC
Best New Restaurants in NYC
Every year, Bon Appetit magazine names the ten best new restaurants in the USA. There are fifty finalists, and four of them are new NYC restaurants - Aska, Hart's and Olmstead in Brooklyn, and Le Coucou in Manhattan. Bon Appetit announces the winners on August 15, but you might want to check out these restaurants now. Here's what various reviewers have said about the four … [Read more...] about Best New Restaurants in NYC
First REI store in NYC opens tomorrow in Soho with great giveaways
Outdoor enthusiasts rejoice -- REI opens its first New York City store in Soho tomorrow, Friday, December 2nd, with grand opening specials through the weekend. The first 200 people through the door each day receive a free CamelBak water bottle and an REI gift card worth up to $100, and the next $1,000 receive a free Keen tote bag. Clearly, REI expects a big crowd. But the … [Read more...] about First REI store in NYC opens tomorrow in Soho with great giveaways
NYC Free and Frugal iPhone iPad iTouch app
It may be the best $1.99 bargain on the planet. NYC Free and Frugal is the newest app for the iPhone, iPad and iTouch, just pubished and avialable for download on the iTunes store. NYC Free and Frugal information on more than 100 cheap eats and shopping, plus free museums, theater, street festivals and other attractions in all five boroughs -- Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, … [Read more...] about NYC Free and Frugal iPhone iPad iTouch app
