Posts Tagged Events

  1. Today’s events

    A quick run down of today’s events…

    First up, happening right now, the People’s Climate March will be heading down Central Park West, then across to 8th Ave to head down to Bryant Park, before turning down 42nd St and heading through the neighborhood to 11th Ave, finally ending up at 34th St around the future Hudson Yards. It should be a big one, so you shouldn’t be able to miss it.

    Meanwhile, running until 7pm, the 28th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction is on around Times Square and along 44th St. All sorts of Broadway memorabilia will be available, as well as chances to pose for pictures with Broadway and Off-​Broadway stars for donations to Broadway Cares. There’ll also be half-​hourly silent auctions, so plenty of opportunities to pick up some unique Broadway merch.

    Also, today is a big day for the High Line, with the final section opening to the public. It’s been a long time coming… Now you’ll be able to enter the High Line from 34th St around 11th Ave (where the Climate March will be ending – coincidence?) and walk the full length down to Gansevoort St. They’ve got a lot of events on over the next few days as part of the opening celebrations, so there’ll be plenty to do.

    And later tonight, at 8pm at Bar 9, Drunken Shakespeare returns. Have a few drinks and give your best version of a classic speech or sonnet, or just watch other people embarrass themselves!

    Big day today!

Friday, Sep 19th

  1. Manhattan Plaza Tenants Association block sale on tomorrow

    All day tomorrow the Manhattan Plaza Tenants Association is running their annual Block Sale along W 43rd St. From 10am to 5:30pm between 9th & 10th Aves community members will be selling all sorts of odds and ends on the street.

    Some more details, per the site:

    Festivities will include raffles, live music, and prizes! Face painting! Tons o’ Fun! Come enjoy the MPTA Sale where you will find over 100 spaces of shopping for flea market and garage sale finds. Bargains galore! Discover treasures, tchotchkes, curios and more.

    The weather should be great for it, so there should be a good turn out. See you there.

Saturday, Aug 30th

  1. Tugboat Race & Competition on the Hudson tomorrow

    All day tomorrow over on the Hudson River is the 22nd Annual Running of the Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition. Dozens of tugboats will be cruising up and down the river, with races, nose-​to-​nose pushing competitions, and a number of other challenges and contests between the boats and their crews. There’s also things on for spectators, most notably a spinach-​eating content in Popeye’s honor. (There’s a Wikipedia article on the whole event that’ll give you the full history…)

    The main viewing area is on Pier 84, and that’s where all the shore parts of the day will be taking place. Here’s the schedule, per the flyer:

    10:00 AM Parade of tugs from Pier 84 to the start line.

    10:30 AM: Race starts – From South of 79th Street Boat Basin (near Pier I) to Pier 84.

    11 AM: Nose to nose pushing contests and line toss competition.

    Noon: Tugs tie up to Pier 84 for lunch and awards ceremony. Exhibits, amateur line toss, spinach eating contest

    1 PM: Awards ceremony. Tugs depart at about 2 PM.

    And if watching from the shore isn’t exciting enough for you, Circle Line Cruises will have a spectator boat in amongst the action. It looks like tickets are still available – $25 for adults, $12 for children – so scoop those up if you can.

    The weather isn’t looking too nice for tomorrow unfortunately, but it should still be a good day out on the water.

Saturday, Aug 23rd

  1. Be prepared: “Go Topless Day” is on tomorrow

    Columbus Circle

    A quick note: Tuesday next week is Women’s Equality Day, and every year GoTopless hold protests/​celebrations to mark the day. On Sunday, the New York City march will be held, starting from Columbus Circle, moving down Broadway to Times Square, before finishing at Bryant Park, where various shows, etc will be happening. You can expect to see a group of topless people heading down Broadway around 1pm. Now you know.

  2. Today’s events

    Lots of events on today, making the most of the last few weekends of summer. We’ll get straight into them:

    • On right now over at Pier 84 (next to the Intrepid) the 15th annual Hudson River Park’s Blues BBQ Festival is happening. The event has a number of top American blues and roots musicians performing alongside three top BBQ restaurants from around the city. It’ll be on all afternoon, with the last performer taking the stage at 7:30pm.

    • Once you’ve had enough BBQ and music, right next door on the deck of the Intrepid the first of three Astronomy Nights at the Intrepid Museum is on. Running from 7:30pm to 10:30pm, the night will feature a number of local astronomers with high-​powered telescopes showing the night, as well as talks and demonstrations throughout the museum. Tonight is significant because Saturn and Mars will apparently be very close together in the sky, so should be an interesting sight. The night is free, requiring online registration to attend, but the site still says “registration coming soon”, so your guess is as good as ours… It’ll also be on again in two weeks, and again another two weeks after that.

    • Alternatively if astronomy isn’t your thing, there’s another food-​related festival on tonight. If there’s one thing 9th Ave is known for (other than roadwork) it’s Thai food, so tonight’s Thaithentic Food & Culture Festival should be popular, bringing together over 30 Thai restaurants, as well as other Thai brands and vendors. It’s $45 for admission at 8pm, which gets you samplings of food from the range of vendors there, as well as access to the open bar. Alternatively, $70 buys a VIP ticket, which gives you early access at 7pm, as well as access to the VIP lounge. It’s all happening inside the Atelier building on W 42nd St, between 10th & 11th Aves, so not to far from the other things on over by the river.

    Lots to do!

Saturday, Jul 19th

  1. Last day of the Space & Science Festival at the Intrepid tomorrow

    Intrepid Air & Space Museum

    The annual Space & Science Festival at the Intrepid Museum has been running for the past few days, and wraps up after its final day tomorrow. The festival has a whole range of displays and events covering everything space, with plenty of NASA gear throughout the museum, as well as astronauts available to meet/​get an autograph “selfie” with.

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    Source: Intrepid Museum/​Facebook

    Buzz Aldrin was even there on Friday as part of a talk celebrating the 45th anniversary of the moon landing, along side astronaut Mike Massimino:

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    Source: NASA Kennedy/​Twitter

    Tomorrow has a number of activities on, as well as the last chance for the festival to meet a real astronaut. You can see the full schedule for tomorrow on the Intrepid’s site.

Sunday, Jun 29th

  1. Healthy Hell’s Kitchenights at Mathews Palmer Park starts tomorrow

    Tomorrow night is the first of three nights the “Healthy Hell’s Kitchenights” is running – free health nights the W 45th St Block Association is running in Mathew Palmers Park. The nights will have candlelight yoga, “going green” bootcamps, and reflexology:

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    Source: W 45th St Block Association

    Tomorrow night won’t have the bootcamp, but the reflexology and yoga will be running at 7:30pm and 8:30pm. You can see all the details on their Facebook event, or just grab a yoga mat and head on over tomorrow night. The nights are being held each Monday for the next three weeks, so plenty of chances to get out and enjoy the warm summer nights.

Monday, Apr 21st

  1. Village Voice Choice Streets food truck event on soon

    In just over two weeks, the third Village Voice Choice Streets Food Truck Event (mouthful) will be on over by the Intrepid on Pier 86. There’ll be over 20 trucks with food to try, so there should be some more variety than the usual carts:

    1,300 ticketholders will be presented with a exclusive tasting passport to gain access to over 20 of some of the city’s favorite and highly sought-​after food trucks. Set amid the backdrop of the New York Landmark — The Intrepid — attendees will feast on Pier 86 and enjoy and evening of fabulous food, complimentary drinks, free tour of the Intrepid ship and an amazing view of New York City.

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    Source: Village Voice Choice Streets

    Here’s the scene from last year:

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    Source: Village Voice Choice Streets

    Tickets are $50-$70, so if you’re interested you can get them over here. We don’t really get a lot of “fancy” food trucks in our area, so it should an interesting interesting night.

Friday, Mar 7th

  1. This weekend’s art shows

    Art aficionados rejoice: not one but two art shows in the area this weekend. First up, the big one which you might’ve already heard about is The Armory Show, being held at Piers 92 & 94.

    The Armory Show, a leading international contemporary and modern art fair and one of the most important annual art events in New York, takes place every March on Piers 92 & 94 in central Manhattan.

    The Armory Show is devoted to showcasing the most important artworks of the 20th and 21st centuries. In its fifteen years the fair has become an international institution, combining a selection of the world’s leading galleries with an exceptional program of arts events and exhibitions throughout New York during the celebrated Armory Arts Week.

    DNAinfo have some information to get you up to speed on navigating the fair, because it’s so huge.

    Meanwhile, not far from there along W 52nd St just west of 10th Ave The (UN)FAIR is running, aiming to be more-​or-​less the opposite of the Armory:

    For the first (and last) time, almost 100 artworks, artists, and performers gather in a 19th century Hell’s Kitchen building for a guerilla-​style art show during Armory Arts Week, brought together by a New York City curator/​artist team.

    Called THE(UN)FAIR, the free, multi-​faceted art event includes paintings, installations, performance art, music, and…elevator comedians. gether by a New York City curator/​artist team.

    One of the last vestiges of the manufacturing past of Hell’s Kitchen, the historic venue, a building managed by the non-​profit Clinton Housing Development Corporation, is slated for conversion to affordable housing. THE(UN)FAIR is a farewell gift from the artists who currently occupy the building, and their friends.

    Unlike the Armory Show […] THE(UN)FAIR is a break from the frenzy and rigidity of cookie-​cutter art fair booths. It celebrates amazing art by a hand-​picked group of prestigious artists, but will also have ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream and gourmet treats from Popcorn Indiana, which really speaks to the fun of the event.

    Apparently there’s going to be free stretch limousines taking visitors between the two shows, so if you’re up for it you can probably hit both in one day. If you’ve only got the energy for one though, it’s hard not to suggest the one with Ben & Jerry’s…

Thursday, Mar 6th

  1. See Roseland off at the NYC Tattoo Convention this weekend

    Starting tomorrow and running through the weekend, the 17th annual New York City Tattoo Convention is on at the Roseland Ballroom. The name’s pretty self-​explanatory, but here’s what’s on offer, from the site:

    The 17th Annual New York City Tattoo Convention features tattoo artists from around the world as well as piercing professionals, cool merchandise vendors, live stage entertainment, and tattoo contests

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    Even if you’re not interested in tattoos, you should still consider going, if only to see the inside of Roseland for one of the last events there before it closes and is replaced with a glassy high rise.

Monday, Dec 16th

  1. Break out your worst sweater for an Ugly Sweaters Party

    Mickey Spillane's

    This Saturday, head to Mickey Spillane’s dressed in your best worst sweater for their Ugly Sweaters Party. You’ll get a free Candy Cane Shot to help you forget what you’re wearing, and I’m hoping there’ll be a prize for the worst sweater there.

    The flyer:

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    Countless knitted Christmas presents can find their way out from the back of closets. At least they’re not Santa costumes.

Friday, Oct 18th

  1. It’s coming: Gotham West Market opening party on tonight

    The first part of the incoming monster development Gotham West is nearly here. Gotham West Market is holding its opening party tonight. The event is fully sold out, but those who already secured tickets have the chance to try food and drinks from the various “eclectic” “artisanal” (of course) restaurants within the market, as well as meeting the chefs themselves.

    The market hasn’t been terribly well received by everyone in the community. Initially, the store was planned to be a supermarket, but the president of the development group apparently decided the spot was too small for a supermarket, so instead we get Gotham West Market.

    Anyway, with the opening party tonight it’s only a matter of time before the market is officially open. They’re being very careful not to announce an official date yet, so we’ll just have to wait and see.

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Sunday, Oct 13th

  1. Comic Con comes to a close

    Just as quickly as it started, Comic Con wrapped up today. Swarms of convention goers poured out of the center this afternoon, wearing every costume you can imagine.

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    It seemed like every street food vendor in the city was lining the streets (no variety though, naturally):

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    There’s even been a temporary/“pop up” outpost of St Marks Comics opposite the center:

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    Comic Con is probably the biggest event held at the convention center all year. With it over, the Javits Center can slip back into obscurity.

Saturday, Oct 12th

  1. It’s on like Comic Con

    It’s Comic Con time! Running all weekend at the Javits Center, thousands of costumed fans have descended on the area. It’s been hard to miss the various TV, movie, and comic book characters wandering the streets:

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    Rather than brave the crowds ourselves to get photos, we’ll just lazily link to some shots from people committed to being there. Check out photos here.

    It’s been running since Thursday, with today seeming to be the peak, so it should start winding down for the last day tomorrow before the 130,000 or so attendees pack away their costumes and return to their “real lives”.