The *old* City Hall station, completed in 1904 and decommissioned in 1945, can only be visited by getting tickets from the New York Transit Museum. / 1 comment
The collection of Renaissance to 19th Century art was closed for five years and reopened in April.
The Municipal Art Society offers tours of the terminal; plus Humans of New York has a massive show there up till October 19. / 1 comment
The Meer will be spectacular this fall, and there is still time for a swim in the new Gottesman pool.
The museum's roof garden, which has featured contemporary commissions since 2013, will close in October for five years.
A great way to explore the neighborhood to the east, but with some direction. Pro tip: pace yourself. / 3 comments
The spring flower sections of the garden in the Bronx is in full force right now: cherry trees, azaleas, daffodils and especially lilacs.
There's an installation near the Shuttle, but explore a little further down an obscure hallway to the Bryant Park station and there's even more.
The 35-year-old community garden, now an official city park, is a hidden oasis worth a weekend visit. / 2 comments
The new eight-acre park stretches between the Manhattan and Williamsburg bridge with all sorts of amenities: fields, courts, playgrounds and views.
The longtime Tribecan, who lived and worked on Duane, has four of her remarkable and remarkably atmospheric mini houses assembled in the East Village. / 2 comments
Set up in a yard in Gravesend, Brooklyn, is the third-annual MTA sale of its decommissioned signs and relics. It's wacky and fun. / 1 comment
To the Olio e Piu owners, sincerely: please do not blight this location with fake flowers. We will welcome you... — Cw / Mr Chow is indeed closing
Seeing as Starbucks and other chains tried and failed to replace the bagel place, that is a reasonable hypothesis. — James Bogardus / Apollo Bagels is getting closer…
I think the bagel place is replacing Starbucks and other coffee chains as a place to grab coffee and a... — Amy G. / Apollo Bagels is getting closer…
Lynda I signed up for the 5/17 class. I'll see you then!!! Here is the link to sign up if... — HB / Massive underground spa and meditation space coming to Broadway and White
Lynda I signed up for the 5/17 class. I'll see you then!!! — HB / Massive underground spa and meditation space coming to Broadway and White
Lynda I signed up for the 5/17 class. I'll see you then!!! — HB / Massive underground spa and meditation space coming to Broadway and White
I hate to be so blunt, but this strikes me as racially motivated, not unlike the brouhaha over the courts... — malcolm / Grand Canal basketball court should be back by end of summer