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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. […]

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The History of Bryant Park and Why You Should Visit It Today

New York City’s Bryant Park is an island of tranquility in bustling midtown Manhattan. On warm days, professionals pour out of neighboring office towers and flock to the large green to relax, eat lunch, and soak up some sun. With its beautifully-manicured grounds, designed in the French Classical tradition, Bryant Park also makes a beautiful setting […]

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NYC Gay Pride 2011

Every year the streets of NYC become even more fabulous on the last Sunday in June with the Gay Pride March.  The centerpiece of the city’s week-long Pride Festival, the March down Fifth Avenue into Greenwich Village commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Riots, which launched the Gay Rights Movement. With the legalization of Gay Marriage in […]

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