Manhattan Living

The Whitney Biennial 2014 – A Little Rough with a Few Gems

The Whitney Biennial 2014, for which the museum's curators, or guest curators, attempt in one fell swoop to deliver a definitive snapshot of what is happening NOW in contemporary art in NYC and beyond, is always one of the most talked-about and hashed-over exhibitions of the year, for fairly obvious reasons.


BHQFU’s The Last Brucennial Displays 660 Pieces of Art All Created by Women

I’ll be heading over to the Whitney soon to scope out the Biennial. The wonderful and exhausting Armory Arts Week totally satisfied my contemporary art craving for a few days, but until then may I recommend the messy, epic, raunchy, amazing BRUCEennial to you!


Interactive Map Guide to 70+ Village Voice Choice Eats Restaurants

Coming on Tuesday, March 25, to Pier 36 in the Financial District is the exceptionally well curated Village Voice Choice Eats "tasting event," now in its seventh year and featuring dishes from more than 70 truly first-rate NYC eateries of all kinds.


Macaron Parlour’s New Upper West Side Location is as Good as The Original

Columbus Avenue in the 80's has become something of a "sweet treat row" on the Upper West Side, with some of NYC's most popular downtown bakeries opening up outposts within a few blocks of each other over the past couple of years.


Ivan Navarro: This Land Is Your Land in Madison Square Park

At this point we're happy to see just about ANYTHING outside that isn't mounds of snow or slush rivers. So when word came that the new public art installation by Ivan Navarro had arrived in Madison Square Park, and that it involved one of the most iconic of all NYC structures: the water tower,  I Citi Bike-d […]


Craft Cocktails and Delicious Indian Food at UES Drunken Munkey

It’s not really news any longer that the Upper East Side is enjoying an emergence of fun, interesting, even downright hip nightlife options, with restaurants and cocktail programs that seem to have been shipped in from NYC’s trendier precincts. I’m talking about ABV Wine Bar, Jones Woods Foundry, JBird, East Pole, Meatball Shop, Penrose… heck, even coffee-and-donut shops are getting into […]


Where to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in NYC

New York is one of the great St. Patrick's Day cities in the country– along with Boston, Chicago, maybe Philly–with a long history of Irish contributions to all facets of NYC life just waiting to be celebrated every year. In fact, we have the oldest St. Patrick's Day parade in America. The tradition of marching […]


Your Guide to NYC’s Armory Arts Week 2014

If you're a fan of contemporary art, this is your week. Starting on Tuesday, and really picking up steam through the weekend, NYC's Armory Arts Week 2014 is taking over huge spaces all over the city, with literally tens of thousands of individual works by artists and from galleries all over the world.


Welcome O’Merveilleux: NEW Upper East Side Bakery!

The amount of treat options in NYC is almost overwhelming these days for anyone with sweet tooth. Excellent baked goodies are abound all over town, whether you want cronuts, cookies, or cupcakes (regular, crazy-filled, or mini-cupcakes); macarons, mille feuille, or financiers; churros, caneles, or chocolates in every conceivable variation. Oh and lots and lots of excellent donuts!


Celebrate Mardi Gras in NYC: Best Concerts, Events, and Drink Specials

Though, as non-New Orleans natives, our Mardi Gras celebrations are not as intricate as they are down there: with all the floats, throws, and parades; the food, music, costumes, and, yes, the drinking... doesn't mean we all can't have fun celebrating these next few days leading up to and including Fat Tuesday! Here's a look at some of the best […]