Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in traditional Chinese culture. January 23, 2012 rings in the Year of the Dragon, and NYC will celebrate with parades, fireworks, food, and cultural events throughout the city. For centuries the Chinese have celebrated the New Year, which is also known as Spring Festival (end of the […]
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NYC Restaurant Week 2012
Foodies rejoice – NYC’s Restaurant Week has returned! To celebrate its 20th Anniversary, the “week” will last 20 days: January 16th – February 10, 2012. Monday – Friday, participating restaurants will offer three-course prix-fixe menus for Lunch at $24.07, and Dinner for $35.00 (not including beverages, tax or gratuities.) Choose from hundreds of restaurants throughout […]
No Pants Subway Ride 2012
Wanna be part of a real “flash mob”? Well, grab your skivvies and Metrocard and join the No Pants Subway Ride 2012! The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual event staged by Improv Everywhere, described as “an international celebration of silliness.” This year over 50 cities worldwide will participate. The idea behind No Pants […]
New Year’s Eve – Times Square
Every year on December 31, people from around the globe gather in the Crossroads of the World to join a massive party: New Year’s Eve in Times Square. As many as a million people crowd into the square, joined by over a billion world-wide watching the live telecast. Musical performances, pyrotechnics, colorful confetti, and, of […]
NYC’s Holiday Displays
NYC is justifiably famous for its glittering holiday decorations. Every season, talented artists create dazzling displays in stores and public spaces. Here are some of you won’t want to miss… Store windows – Lord and Taylor – since 1938, Lord and Taylor has featured wonderful animated holiday windows. This season’s designs are based on […]
Dispatch from “Occupy Times Square”
On October 15th, thousands crowded into Times Square, the “Crossroads of the World,” to join the Occupy Wall Street movement in protesting corporate greed, power, and their corrosive effect upon our society. The protest was part of a world-wide movement, with demonstrations in over 1,500 cities globally and over 100 US cities from coast to coast. I […]
NYC Halloween Events 2011
New Yorkers love any excuse to dress up and cut loose. So, Halloween is a particularly festive holiday in the city. Following are Halloween events to get you in the “spirit”: Now through Halloween The Haunted Pumpkin Garden@ NY Botanical Garden A garden full of bugs, bats, parties, parades, and hundreds of intricately carved pumpkins. […]