Manhattan Living
Dirt Candy: Amanda Cohen’s Vegetarian Heaven Coming Soon to Allen Street
Did you hear what the turnip said to the rutabaga? No, probably not. Vegetables don’t tend to inspire great jokes. However they do inspire great restaurants. Chef Amanda Cohen's vegetarian restaurant in the East Village is set to open its doors to their 'bigger, better, badder' hotspot in November. Find out why you might need to star making your reservations now!
A Complete Guide to NYC Fall Film Festivals
I go out to the movies at least twice a week (which is why I'm such a fan of MoviePass), and my year-end Top 10 list usually includes a mixture of Hollywood blockbusters, off-beat indie flicks, documentaries, and foreign films. So when Film Festival season rolls around each year–which is basically all of fall–I always promise […]
Best NYC Events In September: A Guide from A-to-Z
Summer's come to end - but there's a bright, sterling-silver lining. Namely: September! Yes, if there's one thing that's even better than summer in the city, even more jam-packed with great things to see and and do and hear and eat, then it's the start of the NYC fall season. We put together this extensive guide to things in NYC you can't miss this month, ordered from A to Z. Check it out!
Root & Bone: Bringing Southern Fried to the Lower East Side
Introducing Root & Bone. Avenue B's newest eatery brings Southern Fried to the Lower East Side in a major way. The talented duo behind the hotspot are none other than Jeff MicInnis and Janine Booth, the newest Top Chef alumni to bring their knives to NYC. Root & Bone has been slinging first-rate Southern-style food to large and lively crowds every night since it opened in late June. If you're anywhere near the place, for any reason at all, you should definitely consider stopping in for a feast.
Word Above the Street: The Water Tank Project is Refreshing the NYC Skyline
New York City’s water towers are iconic, and starting this month, a hundred of them will be covered in artwork created by Jeff Koons, Maya Lin, and plenty of other other artists. The project is the brainchild of documentary filmmaker Mary Jordan. meant to raise awareness of global water problems and encourage New Yorkers to drink their tap water. Find out where you can see these amazing pieces of public art.
Ample Hills Creamery Opens in Gowanus
Ample Hills Creamery has been ice-cream-famous in this town ever since they opened that first tiny parlor in Brooklyn's Prospect Heights some four years ago. Their newest location in Gowanus is fantastic. With 24 flavors available at any given time, a spacious, comfortable roof deck looking out over the sunset in South Brooklyn - its the perfect treat for your end-of-summer nights.
Whitney Museum set to Open on Mondays for Koons Retrospective
Way to go out with a bang, Upper East Side Whitney. For its final exhibition in the iconic, modernist Madison Avenue building that's been its home since 1966, the Whitney gives us a true blockbuster, filling nearly the entire space with one of the most crowd-pleasing, successful and, perhaps for those very reasons, polarizing American […]
Back to School for Grown Ups: The Best Adult Classes and Continuing Education in NYC
NYC has an amazing array of classes for adults, on every conceivable subject, requiring varying degrees of rigor and commitment all just waiting for you to sign up and learn. If you are considering going back to school! Here's a quick look at some of the NYC's best and most popular adult education classes and programs.
Dimes Cafe: California-Style Cuisine right in Chinatown
How does tasty & fresh, health-conscious Californian-style fare sound? Then Dimes Cafe, a teeny-tiny eatery tucked away in Chinatown, is just for you. We've eaten at the stylishly cool-and-healthy restaurant twice this Summer. Find out why we think you should too!
A Tour of All That’s New and Fun in Brooklyn Bridge Park
A quick look at everything, new and old, that makes Brooklyn Bridge Park a true destination for locals and tourists alike.
Did you hear what the turnip said to the rutabaga? No, probably not. Vegetables don’t tend to inspire great jokes. However they do inspire great restaurants. Chef Amanda Cohen's vegetarian restaurant in the East Village is set to open its doors to their 'bigger, better, badder' hotspot in November. Find out why you might need to star making your reservations now!
A Complete Guide to NYC Fall Film Festivals
I go out to the movies at least twice a week (which is why I'm such a fan of MoviePass), and my year-end Top 10 list usually includes a mixture of Hollywood blockbusters, off-beat indie flicks, documentaries, and foreign films. So when Film Festival season rolls around each year–which is basically all of fall–I always promise […]
Best NYC Events In September: A Guide from A-to-Z
Summer's come to end - but there's a bright, sterling-silver lining. Namely: September! Yes, if there's one thing that's even better than summer in the city, even more jam-packed with great things to see and and do and hear and eat, then it's the start of the NYC fall season. We put together this extensive guide to things in NYC you can't miss this month, ordered from A to Z. Check it out!
Root & Bone: Bringing Southern Fried to the Lower East Side
Introducing Root & Bone. Avenue B's newest eatery brings Southern Fried to the Lower East Side in a major way. The talented duo behind the hotspot are none other than Jeff MicInnis and Janine Booth, the newest Top Chef alumni to bring their knives to NYC. Root & Bone has been slinging first-rate Southern-style food to large and lively crowds every night since it opened in late June. If you're anywhere near the place, for any reason at all, you should definitely consider stopping in for a feast.
Word Above the Street: The Water Tank Project is Refreshing the NYC Skyline
New York City’s water towers are iconic, and starting this month, a hundred of them will be covered in artwork created by Jeff Koons, Maya Lin, and plenty of other other artists. The project is the brainchild of documentary filmmaker Mary Jordan. meant to raise awareness of global water problems and encourage New Yorkers to drink their tap water. Find out where you can see these amazing pieces of public art.
Ample Hills Creamery Opens in Gowanus
Ample Hills Creamery has been ice-cream-famous in this town ever since they opened that first tiny parlor in Brooklyn's Prospect Heights some four years ago. Their newest location in Gowanus is fantastic. With 24 flavors available at any given time, a spacious, comfortable roof deck looking out over the sunset in South Brooklyn - its the perfect treat for your end-of-summer nights.
Whitney Museum set to Open on Mondays for Koons Retrospective
Way to go out with a bang, Upper East Side Whitney. For its final exhibition in the iconic, modernist Madison Avenue building that's been its home since 1966, the Whitney gives us a true blockbuster, filling nearly the entire space with one of the most crowd-pleasing, successful and, perhaps for those very reasons, polarizing American […]
Back to School for Grown Ups: The Best Adult Classes and Continuing Education in NYC
NYC has an amazing array of classes for adults, on every conceivable subject, requiring varying degrees of rigor and commitment all just waiting for you to sign up and learn. If you are considering going back to school! Here's a quick look at some of the NYC's best and most popular adult education classes and programs.
Dimes Cafe: California-Style Cuisine right in Chinatown
How does tasty & fresh, health-conscious Californian-style fare sound? Then Dimes Cafe, a teeny-tiny eatery tucked away in Chinatown, is just for you. We've eaten at the stylishly cool-and-healthy restaurant twice this Summer. Find out why we think you should too!
A Tour of All That’s New and Fun in Brooklyn Bridge Park
A quick look at everything, new and old, that makes Brooklyn Bridge Park a true destination for locals and tourists alike.
