tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21296301181914395552024-03-05T19:08:08.718-08:00NYC VibeJames Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-85258700765073682832018-04-12T04:09:00.000-07:002018-04-05T04:11:33.291-07:00The Mystery of the Orchid Revealed at the NYBG<br />
Come to the 16th annual <a href="https://www.nybg.org/event/the-orchid-show/" target="_blank">Orchid Show</a> at the New York Botanical Garden and get a whiff of the spring that is about to arrive. Belgian floral artist Daniel Ost is the Orchid Show designer. His amazing sculptures and displays interpret the stunning flowers in original, thoughtful ways.<br />
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There will be almost endless opportunities to snap photographs gorgeous enough to induce envy in friends and family. For those interested in getting into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Orchids_of_Thailand" target="_blank">orchid</a>-growing action, there are orchids for sale and experts on hand to explain how to grow your own.<br />
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To top off what is already a fantastic day of flower adoration, on certain evenings cocktails are served; Thai dance and live music will be performed.<br />
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The show is already in full force but continues to run through to Sunday April 22, 2018. It is hosted at the New York Botanical Garden at 2900 Southern Boulevard in the Bronx, inside the Enid A. Haupt Observatory. Tickets cost $23 on weekdays and $28 on weekends.<br />
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Come to the Orchid Show and have a “bloomin’ good time.”James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-32012565815540921922018-03-15T02:04:00.000-07:002018-03-08T02:05:35.839-08:00Food Truck Fans: Rejoice!<br />
On March 25 food trucks will be celebrating their own special day. <a href="https://www.grandbazaarnyc.org/" target="_blank">The Grand Bazaar</a> is partnering with the New York Food Truck Association to create a food truck experience that will be long remembered.<br />
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The list of who’s going to show off their wares has not yet been revealed, but we can anticipate the participation of at least 12 trucks added to the market’s usual 100+ vendors. Even more fun is the fact that all the proceeds are going to be donated to four public schools in the neighborhood. <br />
It is free of charge, but donations are encouraged at the door, or in advance at this <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-food-truck-fest-2018-tickets-42722367752#tickets" target="_blank">link</a>.<br />
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The Grand Bazaar happens every Sunday from 10am to 5:30pm at 100 West 77th Street.James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-21311806711732974492018-02-15T02:52:00.000-08:002018-02-15T02:52:18.398-08:00Off Broadway in Chelsea Offers “Sleep No More”<br />Immersive theater has never been as engaging as what is happening at the five-story <a href="https://mckittrickhotel.com/" target="_blank">'McKittrick Hotel</a>' in Chelsea. Head down to “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_No_More_(2011_play)" target="_blank">Sleep No More</a>,” an amazing experience in which all the participants wear masks and wander through the rooms of the hotel, encountering actors along the way. The audience, which is now just you, watch scenes up close and at their own pace, and interact with the actors. Chances are high that you will be separated from whomever you came to the show with, but that’s OK. The experience is meant to be for individuals, and you will reunite your friend/relative by the time the show is over.<br /><br />
The unique presentation tells the story of Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy Macbeth through a film noir lens. <i>Sleep No More</i> won the 2011 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Unique_Theatrical_Experience" title="Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience">Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience</a> and won Punchdrunk special citations at the 2011 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obie_Award" title="Obie Award">Obie Awards</a> for design and choreography.<br /><br />
This is what reviewers had to say about the experience:<br />
<br />"Wickedly wonderful. A unique evening that engages all the senses. A brilliant production! Transformative. An unusually enlightening evening of entertainment.” --Thom Geier, Entertainment Weekly<br />
<br />"One of the most entertaining and involving works of theater you're likely to see! If you have any sense of adventure, this is theater you don't want to miss."--Huffington Post<br />
<br />"A merry macabre chase. A voyeur’s delight. Messes with your head as thoroughly as any artificial stimulant. Spectacular!"--Ben Brantley, The New York Times<br />
<br />“Thrilling, mind-bending! Unlike anything you’ve ever seen.” --Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Post <br />James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-35293607381740019612018-01-21T03:10:00.000-08:002018-01-25T03:16:08.547-08:00A Long Week of Great Winter Eating is Upon Us<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]-->Do you love to explore the seemingly infinite variety of
eateries available for your dining pleasure in New York? If so, then this week
is your lucky week!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beginning on January
22 and continuing until February 9, <a href="https://www.thrillist.com/eat/new-york/best-restaurant-week-nyc-deals" target="_blank">NYC Restaurant Week</a> offers more than 300
great places to try out at special, Restaurant Week prices.<br />
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Restaurant Week comes in two varieties each year, the
summer-time and the winter. This winter participants can enjoy eating in some
of New York’s finest foodie fantasy destinations for a measly $29 for a three-course
lunch and $42 for a three-course dinner. There are a few restrictions, such as
tips, tax and drinks are not included, plus some extra special menu items which
are off the charts pricey.</div>
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Here are a few suggestions for some of New York’s finest
restaurants. Reservations highly recommended.</div>
<ul>
<li>Fusco-- Flatiron</li>
<li>Gotham Bar and Grill—Greenwich Village</li>
<li>Jams—Westside, Midtown</li>
<li>Red Rooster—Harlem</li>
<li>Buttermilk Channel—Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn</li>
<li>Burke & Wills—Upper West Side</li>
</ul>
James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-14092568747600792592018-01-04T03:58:00.000-08:002018-01-04T03:58:00.241-08:00The Armory Puts the New in New York<a href="http://armoryonpark.org/" target="_blank">The Park Avenue Armory</a> is a less-well-known venue for all sorts of entertainment and cultural events in New York City. It is in many ways a non-conventional space for many non-traditional visual and performing artists. This non-conventionality has been going on since 2007, and in 2011 the New York Times noted about the Armory that, “Park Avenue Armory…has arrived as the most important new cultural institution in New York City.”<br />
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The Armory has a long and unique history. It was built as a location for the well-heeled Seventh Regiment of the National Guard, the original volunteer fighting force which responded to President Abraham Lincoln’s outcry for soldiers in 1861. The regiment included some of New York’s most prominent families, such as the Vanderbilts, Roosevelts and Harrimans. <br /><br />
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The building served both functions of social club and military facility. Designed by the leading artists and interior designers of the day, the Armory’s central 55,000 square-foot drill hall is one of the largest open spaces of its kind in New York City today. It was a marvel of engineering technology, designed by Regiment veteran and architect Charles W. Clinton who later went on to design the Apthorp Apartments and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Astor_(New_York_City)" target="_blank">Astor Hotel</a>, which was later torn down.<br />
<br />Guided tours of the Armory are available at a variety of times, and can also be arranged for groups.<br />Coming events include:<br />
<br /><b>Yerma:</b> March 23-April 21, an updated play based on the 1934 drama by Federico Garcia Lorca.<br /><br />
<b>Myriad</b>: May 22-24, “Oneohtrix Point Never's myRiad is a hyperstitial “concertscape” imagined from the perspective of an alien intelligence that explores disorienting relationships between space and sound and mutates forms of live musical performance.”<br /><br />
<b>The Let Go</b>: June 7-July 1, is a dance-based town hall commissioned by the Armory. Nick Cave, the creator, will present a hybrid installation, performance, gathering and dancing environment.<br />
<br />And that is just a sample. For more performances check the Armory’s website.<br /><br />James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-27964349988420203522017-12-13T03:40:00.001-08:002017-12-13T03:40:25.201-08:00One of New York’s Newest Architectural Wonders: The Oculus<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Oculus. Photo courtesy of <a class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/quintanomedia/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #663366; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.3px; padding-right: 13px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;">Anthony Quintano</a></td></tr>
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The tragic and horrifying day of September 11, 2001 will
never be forgotten by anyone old enough to form memories on that day, and especially
for New Yorkers and anyone who happened to have been in New York on that
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Over 16 years have passed, and unbelievably, there is
already a new generation arising that was not born when 9-11 occurred. But
there are plenty of ways New York and its inhabitants are commemorating the
earth-shattering event, and many of them involve beauty, innovation, and a
certain amount of wonder.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you haven’t seen “The Oculus” it's time to go and be
transported, literally and figuratively. Transported literally since The Oculus
is the centerpiece of the new World Trade Center Transportation Hub. This site
brings together the PATH train from New Jersey with 11 MTA subway lines.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Figuratively because The Oculus looks and feels like a
modern-day cathedral, begging visitors to look up and imagine a better world.
There are no columns to block the view, which is an enormous expanse reaching
two stories below ground. Daylight enters the space unimpeded, and a skylight
is opened on certain sunny days throughout the year, including the annual
commemoration of September 11.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Oculus was designed by Spanish architect <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Calatrava" target="_blank">Santiago Calatrava</a> and is meant to resemble, from the outside, a dove in flight. Over 12
years in the making, the transit hub opened on May 4, 2016 at a cost of almost $4
billion in public money.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Despite the controversy over some aspects of the aesthetic
appeal of The Oculus, it is still worth a visit. There is also ample shopping
at the hub: over 100 stores in 365,000-square-feet. Whereas the previous
shopping center that occupied the area before September 11, 2001 was primarily
for daytime shoppers, the new mall has a busy nightlife as well.<o:p></o:p></div>
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experience the present and rejoice for the future.</span>James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-44526001407474319702017-11-13T05:53:00.000-08:002017-11-13T05:53:00.445-08:00Pop-Up Concerts Bring You and Your Kids Close to the MusicTuesday is free music night at <a href="http://www.millertheatre.com/" target="_blank">Columbia University’s Miller Theater</a>. The concerts are absolutely free, last one hour, and give the audience a chance to sit onstage with their complimentary drink and get right up to where the musicians are making beautiful music.<br />
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<br />On November 21st Pop-Up Concerts will be showcasing the Regional de NY, a Brooklyn-based Brazillian choro band. This ensemble strives to keep the tradition of choro alive. The music is virtuosic, and full of joy and beauty.<br />
<br />The group features Hadar Noiberg on flute; Vitor Gonçalves on accordion; Kahil Nayton on cavaquinho; Cesar Garabini on 7-string guitar; and Ranjan Ramchandani on percussion.<br />
<br />If you are available on December 11, come back for another Pop-Up Concert with your ugliest holiday sweater for some fun and great music. The Ugly Holiday Sweater Party features an all-women French horn quartet called Genghis Barbie playing the best the holiday season has to offer, in their own amazing style.<br />
<br />Join Rachel Drehmann (Atilla the Horn): Danielle Kuhlmann (Velvet Barbie); Leelanee Sterrett (Cosmic Barbie); and Alana Vegter (Freedom Barbie) for something new, different, and a lot of fun.<br />
<br />All concerts begin at 6pm with admissions on a first-come, first-served basis, with doors opening at 5:30pm.<br />James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-86715475488413365502017-10-19T04:00:00.000-07:002017-10-19T04:00:02.641-07:00GCT: A Place You’ve Been but Maybe Have Never Seen<br />
I am talking about the glorious <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Terminal" target="_blank">Grand Central Terminal</a>, an amazing place that tens of thousands of people pass through each and every day, but don’t really see. And that is a pity, because this place is spectacular.<br />
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Located in midtown Manhattan at 42nd Street and Park Avenue, the massive structure takes up two entire city blocks. It is the meeting point for the New York City subway system and the Metro-North Railroad which takes travelers to Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties in New York, and beyond. There are 44 platforms at the station, more than any other railway station in the world. All the tracks are below ground, with 30 tracks on the upper level and 26 more on the lower, but only 43 of the total are in use for passengers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grand Central terminal in New York, NY. <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Image-Grand_central_Station_Outside_Night_2.jpg" target="_blank">Courtesy Wikipedia</a></td></tr>
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One of the most recognizable of GCT icons is the four-faced brass clock perched atop the information booth. It was designed by Henry Edward Bedford and cast in Waterbury, Connecticut. The clock faces are made of opalescent glass, also known as opal glass or milk glass. Although it is quite beautiful, it is different than the semi-precious stone known as opal.<br />
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The ceiling was conceived in 1912, a year before the terminal opened in 1913, by architect Whitney Warren, with his friend French portrait artist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_C%C3%A9sar_Helleu" target="_blank">Paul César Helleu</a>, The ceiling is a portrayal of the night sky full of stars and is supposed to be an accurate depiction of the heavens, but is inaccurate, but in a complex way. Although Orion is correctly portrayed, the constellations of Gemini and Taurus are reversed both internally and in their relation to Orion. The mistake was noted almost immediately by a commuter back in 1913, but the mistake has never been corrected throughout the many renovations the ceiling has been subjected to.<br />
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There is shopping and a food hall in the station, as well as a model train exhibit at the Terminal’s transit museum. Visitors can have a free self-guided tour or even a docent led tour. Go to the ticket window labeled “GCT Tours on the Main Concourse, and have a great, or even a grand visit to this unique New York destination.<br />
<br />James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-70288356633882328372017-09-06T23:56:00.001-07:002017-09-06T23:56:53.763-07:00Chelsea Piers for a Great Day of Sports Fun<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bird's eye view of the <i>Chelsea Piers</i>. Photo courtesy <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chelsea_Piers.jpg" target="_blank">Groovio</a></td></tr>
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Whether you live in New York, or are just visiting, <a href="https://www.chelseapiers.com/" target="_blank">Chelsea Piers</a> has something for you. Known as the city’s playroom, Chelsea Piers offers a vast array of sports programs, daily activities, and great ways to simply have fun.<br />
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Not ready to commit to an ongoing sports class or league? Then just experience the Pier’s drop-in activities. The following activities are available regularly:<br />
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•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Batting Cages<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bowling<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Golf<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Health Club Day Pass- including pool<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ice Skating<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Open Basketball; Hockey; Soccer<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Adult and Youth Rock Climbing<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Sailing<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Spa and Salon<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Adult and Teen Parkour<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Toddler Gym<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Pilates<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tennis<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Yoga<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Volleyball<br />
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Believe it or not, that is not an exhaustive list.<br />
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The facility covers over 1.2 million square feet on a series of re-purposed piers along the Hudson River on Manhattan’s West Side at 23rd Street.<br />
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Looking to play your day away? Chelsea Piers is the place to do it.<br />
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Senior wellness, rehabilitation and housing are rising
sectors throughout the United States. In NYC alone, the senior population is expected
to increase by 400,000 over the next 13 years, reaching 1.93 million. Homes,
rehabilitation centers and other facilities for the elderly, such as <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DryHarborRehab/" target="_blank">Dry Harbor Nursing Home</a>, work to provide their seniors with the healthcare, attention and
activities they need to ensure continuous quality of life, and now New York
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James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-32208505739374135262017-07-14T02:43:00.000-07:002017-08-10T02:45:33.287-07:00Channel Gardens is a Magical New York Flowering IslandMost people don’t think of gardens when they think of New York City, but one of the most surprising things about the big Apple is how many hidden gardens there are throughout the city, even in the most densely built up areas.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the several promenade fountains at Rockefeller Center created by
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One of my favorite places smack dab in midtown are the <a href="https://www.rockefellercenter.com/attractions/the-channel-gardens/" target="_blank">Channel Gardens at Rockefeller Center</a>. What is especially lovely about the gardens is that the flowers and shrubs on display are constantly changing with the seasons. In the early spring you can expect to see gorgeous blankets of tulips blooming, while in the fall there might be a weeping willow forest to greet you.<br />
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The gardens are found among the 14 commercial buildings found on the west side of Fifth Avenue, in the middle of the 200-foot plaza promenade. The beautiful gardens surround six granite pools of water, each adorned with a bronze-cast fountainhead sculptures. The sculptures are of mythological creatures, designed by renowned sculptor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rene_Paul_Chambellan" target="_blank">Rene Paul Chambellan</a>.<br />
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The sunken plaza is watched over by the bronze gilded sculpture of Prometheus, by Paul Manship. At the foot of the plaza at Fifth Avenue is Atlas, by Lee Lawrie.<br />
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If you can come visit now, be sure to take note of the tropical 8-foot-high custom dragonfly floating above the bromeliads. In winter, around the time of the holidays, you will sparkling bands of red ribbons encircling the green shrubs connecting the lovely holiday angels, which were designed in 1954 by Valerie Clarebout.<br />
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Anytime you come is the right time. Don’t miss this extraordinary New York experience.<br />
<br />James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-66492325485258710352017-06-11T06:05:00.000-07:002017-06-11T06:09:03.835-07:00Rooftop Cinema is Just the Ticket this Summer<br />
New York is full of surprises. Here’s something new that sounds like a fantastic way to spend a wonderful New York evening: <a href="https://www.timeout.com/newyork/movies/rooftop-cinema-club-calendar#tab_panel_2" target="_blank">Rooftop Cinema Club</a>.<br />
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Just imagine a typical hot, sticky New York summer day. Your work day is over, and you just need to relax, but not more indoor recreation with stuffy artificial air conditioning and more of those burdensome four walls enclosing you. No, you want the great outdoors, the cool breezes off the river, the amazing site of New York’s incredible skyscrapers, and a great movie to relax your mind.<br />
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Sounds good, right? Well this is what Rooftop Cinema is all about. At their two great locations in Williamsburg and Midtown Manhattan you climb to the roof, settle down in a deck chair with some popcorn, bubbles and in in the case of the Midtown location, a lovely mixed drink, and watch the sunset and then a great movie. Purchase the “Rooftop Love Seat” ticket and you get a double deck chair, unlimited popcorn and bubbles, so bring someone you like along.<br />
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What movies are on the program for this summer? Here’s a partial list:<br />
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• Vertigo<br />
• Hidden Figures<br />
• Lion<br />
• American Psycho<br />
• Moonlight<br />
• Raider of the Lost Ark<br />
• Top Gun<br />
• The Big Lebowski<br />
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And that’s just in June! <br />
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The two locations:<br />
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• Midtown Manhattan: YOTEL (570 Tenth Avenue)<br />
• Brooklyn: East Williamsburg’s OfficeOps (57 Thames Street)James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-69354328723453580822017-05-01T02:45:00.000-07:002017-05-01T02:45:09.808-07:00Magnetic New York: A Guide to the Greatest City in the WorldIn case you have been living on a deserted island for the past, let’s say, 40 years, you know that New York has been getting better in every category that makes a city great, despite many apparent setbacks along the way. More people want to live here than ever before; crime is at historic lows; the art and fashion worlds are booming here; movies and TV shows are being made here again; the foodie culture is rejoicing as restaurants are popping up in parts of town that no sane person would have even visited 25 years ago; and I’m sure we can list much more.<br />
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This wondrous transformation is easier to see from the outside. New Yorkers are born with a deeply ingrained cynicism which can often make it hard to see the good that is all around them. Well, here is a book for them. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/kindle/dp/B01IZTCB86/ref=rdr_kindle_ext_eos_detail" target="_blank"><i>Magnetic City: A Walking Companion to New York</i>, by Justin Davidson,</a> reveals the city’s current state in the greater context of its history and eternal cycles of decay, change, and renewal.<br />
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The book takes eight different areas: the Financial District, the Seaport and the Brooklyn waterfront, the World Trade Center, West Chelsea and the High Line, 42nd Street, the Upper West Side, upper Manhattan’s Sugar Hill and the South Bronx; and uses these to show New York’s remarkable ability to be reborn after decades of either crisis, catastrophe or simple irrelevance.<br />
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Davidson discusses the shocking comeback New York made after such unprecedented events as the September 11 attacks; Hurricane Sandy; the financial disaster of 2008; and other crazily significant events that did not destroy, but rather made New York better.<br />
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For anyone who loves New York City, this is a book that will validate and strengthen that love, and you’ll learn plenty along the way.<br />
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James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-84848737924132232322017-03-08T00:05:00.000-08:002017-03-08T00:31:45.741-08:00Free New York! Making Culture Available to All<br />
New York has been recognized for decades as one of the world’s great cities. One of the things that makes it great is the easy access there is to amazing cultural, often for free or a minimal cost. Here are a few of our favorite affordable and life enhancing quintessential New York experiences.<br />
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<li><b><a href="http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/new-york/new-york-city/things-to-do/sights/reviews/the-museum-of-modern-art-moma-165337" target="_blank">The Museum of Modern Art</a> </b>is one of the world’s most visited museums, for good reason. People come to see MoMA’s permanent and rotating collections which include masterpieces by Monet, Matisse and much more. The good news is that on Fridays, from 4pm to 8pm there is no entrance fee, courtesy of the Japanese clothing company UNIQLO. Come early, as you can imagine as the night progresses the crowds grow.</li>
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<li><b><a href="http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/new-york/new-york-city/things-to-do/sights/reviews/brooklyn-botanic-garden-56778" target="_blank">The Brooklyn Botanic Garden</a></b> opens its doors to the public for free on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10am to 12 pm, and a few other special days throughout the year, for absolutely no charge. The garden is located in Prospect Park, and has an amazing Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, a wonderful Cherry Esplanade, a Shakespeare Garden, and Cranford Rose Garden, and many others.</li>
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<li><b><a href="http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/new-york/new-york-city/things-to-do/sights/reviews/federal-reserve-bank-of-new-york-165508" target="_blank">The Federal Reserve Bank</a></b> offers a free one hour tour which is mind boggling. Travel down five stories below street level to get a glimpse of the largest stash of gold reserves in the world: 7,000 tons worth. You learn all about how the Federal Reserve System works, and come away feeling enlightened about a topic that can be as confusing as it is important. The tours are popular, so you might need to reserve your place as much as 30 days in advance, but don’t miss this fun New York experience.</li>
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James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-48945348979491327962017-02-09T03:21:00.002-08:002017-02-09T03:21:17.607-08:00Ice Has Never Been Like This: Check Out the Saranac Lake Winter CarnivalYou can still participate in the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival. This great winter celebration is in its 120th year, and features some amazing massive ice sculptures that will blow your mind. Most remarkable, however, is the huge ice palace, built with the efforts of 100 inmates of the nearby prison. This celebration of winter is unique, and its worth the drive from the city. Check it out in this video. The Celebration continues through February 12.
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8j9AXD2XB7k" width="560"></iframe>James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-77435407938518725732017-01-11T02:26:00.003-08:002017-01-11T02:31:40.394-08:00Way Off the Beaten Path<div class="MsoNormal">
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<td class="description">Trinity Church Cemetery (Trinity Church) Photo by<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity_Church_Cemetery_NYC_9109.JPG" target="_blank"> <span style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">Gryffindor</span></a></td></tr>
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<b>The Strangest Gravestone in Trinity Church:</b> From 1846 when
it was built, until 1890, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Church_(Manhattan)" target="_blank">Trinity Church</a> was the tallest building in New York.
Reaching to a height of 280 feet, it was finally overtaken after over 40 years
by the New York World Building. The church is built adjacent to New York’s oldest
graveyard, containing the oldest carved gravestone, that of Richard Churcher.
The five-year-old died in 1681. Not far from Churcher is the city’s strangest
gravestone, that of James Leeson. He was an innkeeper and mason, and died in 1794.
His stone is carved with mysterious symbols across the top. It was many years
before anyone could figure out what those weird markings symbolized until someone
finally understood that the markings were written in obscure masonic “pigpen”
cypher. The mystery was solved and the inscription simply reads, “REMEMBER
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<b>Meet the Real Winnie the Pooh:</b> In the Children’s Center of
the <a href="https://www.nypl.org/" target="_blank">New York Public Library</a> on Fifth Avenue is something special to anyone who
has ever been, or still is, a child. The real Winnie the Pooh, the stuffed bear
purchased by A.A. Milne for his son Christopher is on display, along with his
companions Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga and Tigger. Pooh Bear was bought in Harrods in
London in 1921, and then presented as a gift to the library by Milne’s American
publisher E.P. Dutton in 1987, along with the other beloved characters from the
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<b>The Walk of Fame:</b> Move over Hollywood Boulevard! New York
has its very own star-studded street, located at Theater 80, St. Mark’s Place,
East Village. Opened in 1971 by ex-actor and movie fan Howard Otway, Theater 80
showed films from the 1930s to the 1950s, Hollywood’s Golden Age. On opening
night Otway asked a few film stars to a fancy party and then to leave their
hand and footprints in softened cement, along with their signatures on the
sidewalk right outside the theater. Go take a look and see the prints of d Dom
DeLuise, Joan Crawford, Myrna Loy and Gloria Swanson. Some others, like that of
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James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-36500371044890511202016-12-15T03:28:00.004-08:002016-12-15T03:28:55.463-08:00Museum Mania is Another Name for New York<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I have no idea if New York has more museums than any other city
in the world, but I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the Big Apple holds that
distinction, or at least comes close. No matter what you love, there is a
museum for it here in this city that never sleeps.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<li>·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><b><u><a href="http://nysci.org/" target="_blank">The New York Hall ofScience</a>:</u></b> Bring the kids and have a blast. The museum houses more than 450
interactive exhibits designed to draw visitors of all ages and backgrounds into
the amazing world of science. Between March and December there is an outdoor Science
Playground covering 30,000 square feet. Located in Queens at 47-01 111</span><sup style="text-indent: -0.25in;">th</sup><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">
Street.</span></li>
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</span><span dir="LTR" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><u><b><a href="https://www.getyourguide.com/fraunces-tavern-museum-l28188/?cmp=ga&campaignid=171630329&adgroupid=35038275106&targetid=aud-197387276969%3Akwd-13616002476&loc_physical_ms=1007978&matchtype=e&network=g&device=c&creative=154405529673&keyword=fraunces+tavern+museum&adposition=1t1&partner_id=FDBE4&gclid=CJC39J2L9tACFVW7GwodObYEZw" target="_blank">Fraunces Tavern:</a></b></u> This
off-the-beaten-track museum is a complex of five buildings containing nine
galleries. You will see American history come to life here when you visit the
famous Long Room, the place where George Washington took his leave from his
officers of the Continental Army on December 4</span><sup style="text-indent: -0.25in;">th</sup><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">, 1783. The world’s
largest collection of John Ward Dunsmore paintings are housed here, along with
many fascinating relics from the days of Colonial America. Located at 54 Pearl
Street at the corner of Broad.</span></li>
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</span><span dir="LTR" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><b><u><a href="http://www.skyscraper.org/" target="_blank">The Skyscraper Museum</a>:
</u></b>Nothing says New York better than “Skyscraper,” and this is the place to learn
all about that amazing advancement in engineering and urban settlement. Located
gorgeously at the foot of Manhattan near Battery Park, this museum is itself a design
achievement. There is a contemporary gallery of architecture by architecture
firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, any admirer of modern architecture will
appreciate what this museum has to offer. Located at 39 Battery Place.</span></li>
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James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-79862615562255173612016-11-08T04:29:00.000-08:002016-11-08T04:29:40.380-08:00Supporting Communism Through Art: A Look at the 1930s Intersection of Politics and Art<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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"An old sailor snapped in Jackson Square, New Orleans"<br />
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The 1930s were a tough time for society. In the aftermath of the devastation called World War I, the economic disaster known as the depression, and the geopolitical turmoil shaking the planet, it is no wonder that many artists were part of the movement to find a solution within the communist revolution.<br /><br />
Some of the best known of these communist supporting artists were <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Neel" target="_blank">Alice Neel</a>, Stuart Davis and Ben Shahn. These artists, and others, often created art in the service of the cause of communism and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_USA" target="_blank">Communist Party, USA</a>.<br /><br />
The ideology of communism preached that art needed to be freed from its formalist “bourgeois decadence.” Nevertheless, as a codeword for cubism, “formalism” still found its way into the work of these artists, in particular, Neel and Davis. These artists never completely sacrificed their artistic intelligence on the altar of political didacticism. To a lesser extent this was also true of their fellow artists, who are much less known.<br /><br />
The works of about twenty of these artists are now on display, including Neel, Davis and Shahn, at a new exhibition entitled “You Say You Want a Revolution: American Artists and the Communist Party,” at the Galerie St. Etienne, which takes a little explored look at this troubled time in history.<br /><br />
The Galerie St. Etienne is located at 24 West 57th Street. Entrance is free. 11am-5pm every Tuesday-Saturday until February 11, 2017.<br />James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-63363071596360433262016-10-09T02:30:00.000-07:002016-10-13T03:20:26.025-07:00Phoenix Ancient Art Bringing the Pantheon to the Armory for TEFAF New York Fall 2016Teaming up with the Dutch expert stand-builder Stabilo, <a href="http://phoenixancientart.com/fairs-and-exhibition/" target="_blank">Phoenix Ancient Art </a>will be presenting its exquisite collection of antiquities at the <a href="http://phoenixancientart.com/exhibitions/tefaf-new-york" target="_blank">TEFAF New York</a> Fall 2016 show within a re-creation of the great Pantheon of Rome.<br />
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The unique Phoenix Pantheon booth will be appearing at the Park Avenue Armory for the TEFAF show from October 22-26, and will include a vaulted dome ceiling and a central oculus which will light up the space. Phoenix’s Pantheon is not only meant to display the great art which the antiquities dealer is showcasing, but to bring to mind Hadrian, the great Roman Emperor, who was noted not only as emperor, but also as a patron of the arts and as an architect in his own right.<br />
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Co-founder of Phoenix Ancient Art Hicham Aboutaam explained his own admiration and fascination with the Pantheon.<br />
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“I never miss an opportunity to visit and experience the Pantheon whenever I am in Rome,” he said.<br />
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“The inspiration of this domed temple, a unique masterwork of architecture, lies not only in its perfect form and unparalleled preservation, but also in the embodiment of the spirit of the Classical world seen in all of its ancient glory -- all the more remarkable as it is still visible in our own time.”</blockquote>
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Phoenix is creating their booth version of the Pantheon as the perfect display case for the ancient artwork from their collection which were inspired by the Pantheon in Rome.<br />
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Hadrian was an admirer of Greek culture, which the Roman Empire engulfed and incorporated into its own culture approximately 2,000 plus years ago. His favorite artwork was Roman pieces which were inspired by the great Greek works of the Classical Period. Hadrian’s tastes influenced a style which came to be known later as Hadrianic Classicism.<br />
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James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-6632122224254418452016-09-21T04:12:00.000-07:002016-09-21T04:22:58.397-07:00Destroyed Arch Given Second Life Using Modern Technology<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hadrian Gate of Ancient Palmyra. Photo by <a class="new" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:O.Mustafin&action=edit&redlink=1" title="User:O.Mustafin (page does not exist)">O.Mustafin</a></td></tr>
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Using modern technology, a 1,800 year-old Roman arch destroyed by Isis last year made a triumphant re-appearance in the heart of New York City’s financial district.<br />
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In May 2015, after the extremist terrorist organization ISIS captured the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, they began a campaign of destruction, including destroying precious ancient artefacts and murder. In August 2015 ISIS beheaded the famous antiquities scholar of Palmyra, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_al-Asaad">Khaled al-Asaad</a>, after he refused to tell his captors where valuable artefacts from the city were moved to for safe-keeping.<br />
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In October of 2015 the extremists blew up <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monumental_Arch_of_Palmyra">Palmyra’s Arch of Triumph</a>, but that did not stop some from fighting back in an extraordinary way. A team of archaeologists from Oxford University’s Institute for Digital archaeology (IDA) was determined to recreate the arch.<br />
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Using photographs of the original arch, the reproduction is two-thirds the original size and was built from Egyptian marble using 3D technology.<br />
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Before its arrival in front of New York’s City Hall, the 11-tonne arch was first on display at London’s Trafalgar Square last April. It is scheduled to move to Dubai after spending one proud week in New York.<br />
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With its close proximity in space to the World Trade Center Memorial, and in time to the recent Chelsea bombing which injured 29 people, the arch is certainly a symbol of man’s triumph over evil.<br />
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James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-76803599568928149832016-08-29T02:14:00.001-07:002016-08-29T02:14:23.534-07:00Blockchain Accounting Consortium Under Consideration<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> The main chain (black) consists of the longest series of blocks from
the genesis block (green) to the current block. Orphan blocks (purple)
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Four of the country’s largest accounting firms met in New
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The meeting was held at Microsoft’s headquarters in NYC with
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and blockchain
specialists from Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PwC. Together these “Big
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Hosting the meeting is the startup <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConsenSys">Consensys</a>, an
ethereum-focused company. The head of blockchain accounting at Consensys,
Griffin Anderson, who helped organize the meeting, said that the goal of the
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James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-48027252482741052862016-07-28T02:15:00.001-07:002016-07-28T02:15:09.730-07:00Just Say Abracadabra!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Do you love when things just disappear? Or appear out of thin air? Are you a Harry Potter fan? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should rush down to <a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tannen-s-magic-store" target="_blank">Tannen’s Magic Shop</a>, the oldest magic store in New York City.<br />
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And just how old is old, you might ask? Well, it’s not quite as old as the city itself, but still, how many shops do you know of that will be having their 100th birthday in a mere ten years? That’s what I thought.<br />In its new location in Herald Square, a visit to this shop is a study in mind-bending beauty. The products are many and varied, such as invisible paint, “pure smoke,” multiplying billiard balls, and lots, lots more. For your convenience they are organized into intriguing categories, such as: cigarette magic, coin magic, dove magic, knife magic, and onward.<br /><br />
The shop has served the needs of every famous, and not so famous, New York magician for these past 90 years. You can count on the proprietors of Tannen’s to show you what you need to know about each trick- but only if you are a real, or at least in-training magician.<br /><br />
Want to learn the “tricks of the trade?” Tannen’s can arrange that via magic camp and classes. Located just down the hall from the <a href="http://www.martinka.com/" target="_blank">Flosso-Hornman-Martinka</a> store, where the great Harry Houdini used to reside as president, just a visit to Tannen’s will make you feel magical.<br />James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-19239598659087023562016-06-23T03:58:00.000-07:002016-06-23T03:58:00.518-07:00Explore the Secret New YorkIn a city of millions there are some off-the-beaten-track attractions to inflame the imagination. Here is a quite short list of some of the more fascinating, less known places worth visiting around New York.<br />
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<b>Mmuseumm</b><br />
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This is barely big enough to be called a room, let alone a<a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mmuseumm-2" target="_blank"> museum.</a> Nevertheless, consider a visit to this freight elevator turned display case which houses the “overlooked, dismissed, or ignored” items of the world. Created by filmmakers Alex Kalman and Benny and Josh Safdie, and sponsored by Kate, Andy, and Bea Spade, the space, which can hold three bodies at a time, holds rotating and permanent collections. Expect to see such oddities as the shoe that was thrown at George W. Bush at the Minister’s Palace in Baghdad; a hot water coil heater from Kaunus in Lithuania, and a plastic glove from Paradise Valley in Montana.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <b><a class="extiw" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Mathematics" title="en:Museum of Mathematics">National Museum of Mathematics</a></b>
(MoMath), at 11 East 26th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues,
across from Madison Square Park in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan,
New York City, was chartered in 2009 and opened its doors in 2012. It is
the only museum in North America dedicated solely to mathematics. Photo by<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_Museum_of_Mathematics_11_East_26th_Street_entrance.jpg" target="_blank"> Beyond My Ken</a>.</td></tr>
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<b>Dream House</b><br />
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In 1993 modern composer La Monte Young created this work in collaboration with visual artist Marian Zazeela as the end result of 40 years of work together. (They are also married to each other.) You enter the <a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dream-house" target="_blank">Dream House</a> through a black door on Church Street in Tribeca where you will experience constantly changing soundwaves accompanied by neon pink light reflections. Zazeela explains: “together, the sound and light can be experienced as a new form, or new media: the sound and light environment. The experience of the two mediums together as one requires a new, or at least different, mode of attention.”<br />
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<b>Museum of Mathematics</b><br />
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Also known as <a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/momath-the-museum-of-mathematics" target="_blank">MoMath</a>, this museum is unique as it deals with a subject most people just talk about, but never really see. Opened in 2012 after the Long Island Goudreau Museum of Mathematics shut its doors, the goal is to give people a sensory experience of what mathematical abstractions might look like or behave like in the real world. The museum will open your eyes as to how math shapes our everyday lives, including architecture, technology and art.<br />
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James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-75837378851296318532016-05-02T02:08:00.001-07:002016-05-02T02:12:08.232-07:00Anchin Block & Anchin:Tips for Tax Savings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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According to experts, including the professionals at New York accounting firm <a href="http://www.bkr.com/bkr-article_li.php?bkr=138" target="_blank">Anchin</a> Block & Anchin, many people, perhaps most, do not take all the deductions that they are entitled to.<br />
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About two-thirds of all taxpayers do get a refund from the IRS, yet, that check could be bigger if some of the following easy-to-miss deductions are not taken.<br />
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Did you get a new job, and did it require you to relocate? If so, you may be entitled to a deduction. Here’s how it works: If you needed to move over 50 miles for your new job, you can get a deduction for the moving expenses, including the gasoline and moving van. Richard Baum of Anchin Block & Anchin says that even if you are just starting your career this rule applies.<br />
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“Moving expenses for someone’s first job are deductible,” says Anchin CPA and partner Baum.</blockquote>
Anchin experts also point to the Earned Income Credit. This credit is huge, but only about 20 percent of eligible taxpayers take it. It is for low to moderate income earners, but many of these families don’t realize that their income falls underneath the qualifying limit. In 2015 families with three children could earn up to $53,267 and claim the credit, while single parents with one child can earn up to $39,131 and claim the credit. Even better, the earned income credit is a refundable credit, meaning that you can get those big tax credit amounts even if you have no tax liability.<br />
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James Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16509173127790040209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129630118191439555.post-32824964155726039882016-03-06T03:22:00.000-08:002016-02-22T03:23:58.207-08:00Spring Means Free Events in the Big Apple<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Children watching the St. Patrick's Day Parade.<br />
Photo by <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Patricks_Day_Parade_Montreal.jpg" target="_blank">jpmpinmontreal</a></td></tr>
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There is surely no shortage of great things to do this
March, absolutely free! Here are just a few:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Head of Passes is the name of a contemporary drama based on
the biblical Book of Job. The story concerns the difficulties of an
African-American family in the South, and will be performed at the new Public
Theater at 425 Lafayette Street in Manhattan, between East 4<sup>th</sup>
Street and Astor Place. As part of the theater’s own initiative to make theater
more accessible to the community, there will be a <a href="http://www.todaytix.com/us/nyc/" target="_blank">lottery</a> to win free tickets
to the opening performance of Head of Passes on March 15. Beginning on March 8
tickets to the show will be available.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On March 17 the traditional, yearly, <a href="http://www.timeout.com/newyork/st-patricks-day" target="_blank">St. Patrick’s DayParade</a> will take place. Whether you are Irish or not, it is great fun to
participate in what is likely the oldest (launched in 1762) and largest parade
of its kind in the world. Marchers begin their foray through the city at 44<sup>th</sup>
Street and Fifth Avenue at 11am. It’s all over at 79<sup>th</sup> Street, at
between 4:30 and 5:00pm.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ever wonder what role women played in the development of
blues, rock ‘n’ roll, and pop culture in general? Now is your chance to learn
about this fascinating subject absolutely free at the Apollo Theater on March
24<sup>th</sup>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamar-kali" target="_blank">Tamar-kali</a> will host the discussion which will focus on Ma
Rainey, Bessie Smith and others. RSVP is required.<o:p></o:p></div>
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