Stop and smell the flowers in New York City - Best of New York Guide. Opening Tonight on Broadway: ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’ Starring Daniel Radcliffe The Cripple of Inishmaan, starring Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe, officially opens tonight on Broadway ...READ MORE Opening Tonight on Broadway: ‘Violet’ Starring Sutton Foster Sutton Foster returns to Broadway with Violet, which officially opens tonight ...READ MORE Post-Theater Bar: Where to Drink After ‘Jersey Boys’ You’re going to see Jersey Boys at the August Wilson Theater and you need to know where to get a drink afterward? No problem! Where to Party on the Water in NYC This Summer After a long, cold winter, New Yorkers are preparing to celebrate summer. NYC Guide: A hidden playground in Manhattan. I've lived in New York City for ten years, and I've had a baby for more than a year, but the other day I stumbled upon an amazinghidden playground that I had NO IDEA existed.
When you walk into Battery Park City, you see rows of tall apartment buildings. But if you walk behind the building 22 River Terrace, there's a cluster of big trees. They don't look like much, but if you head into them... ...you'll reach a clearing with a sandbox, splashy fountains, and giant slide! It feels like you're in the middle of a forest, and the 14-foot-tall slide feels surprisingly steep. Alex challenged me to slide down while holding my arms up (as if it were a roller coaster) and it was totally exhilarating. P.S. 19 best NYC playgrounds. (Photos by Smith & Ratliff) NYC Guide: 10 amazing ways to spend an afternoon. New York is packed with fun things to do, and you can't go wrong with the classic attractions: rowing boats in Central Park, kissing at the top of the Empire State Building, eating oysters at Grand Central.
But I'd love to share a few twists on those adventures that we've discovered over the years... 1. Sunset sail. Feel the crisp wind on your face while sailing down the Hudson River on a classic 1890's style Schooner. The captain passes out wool blankets and serves wine, beer and Champagne, and you can bring snacks, if you'd like. (Think: Two lobster rolls from the nearby Chelsea Market.) Alex and I have been on these two-hour sails many times; they are always exhilarating, giddy and romantic. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Bonus tip! What do you love doing in New York? (Top image graphic design by HipHipGinGin for Cup of Jo. The Best Bars in New York. It's summer in the city again, and New York is really feeling it this year. With temperatures soaring past 100 degrees there's a need to sit back and take it really slow, so our Flying Barman Marc Plumridge is on hand once again with his pick of the best places in NYC for laid back libations of the handcrafted cocktail variety. Milk & Honey Milk and Honey Milk & Honey truly is a New York institution, run by the renowned Sasha Petraske, an individual who can be credited for inspiring and raising the bar scene not only in NYC but in many other cities aside. The bar is hidden behind a plain door simply numbered 134; reservations are tricky but not impossible so ensure you ring or mail beforehand to secure a place and be sure to check out the ‘house rules’ after you enter which always raise a smile.
This was one of the first places to really focus on the little things that make all the difference in the art of mixology. 134 Eldridge Street (nr Delancey St), Lower East Side. 113 St. New York City’s Hidden Subway Station. Deep in the belly of New York’s subway system, a beautiful untouched station resides that has been forgotten for years with only a limited few knowing of its existence. Stunning decoration with tall tiled arches, brass fixtures and skylights run across the entire curve of the station, almost a miniature imitation of Grand Central Station… But it sounds like something straight out of Harry Potter, right? It was opened in 1904, with the hope of making it the crowning glory of the New York subway system in elegant architecture and a place for commemorative plaques to honour the work that had resulted in such a successful underground mass transit system.
It was to be the original southern terminus of the first ‘Manhattan Main Line’; however the station was closed and boarded up in 1945. The reason for its closure was that newer longer cars were required to match the demand of passengers that passed through the system.