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Governors Island Jazz
Fitzgerald would have felt right at home. The Dreamland Orchestra put on a jazz lawn party this weekend at Governors Island and the fans of the roaring twenties came in their finest. It was a riot of costumes and characters, … Continue reading
High but not dry
The best thing about Winter in the middle of a New York Summer is finding popular places almost empty. On Thursday night the High Line was all but deserted, with the pending storm creating an electric light that accented the … Continue reading
BBQ Block Party
The 11th annual Barbecue Block Party brought pit masters from all over the country this weekend to Madison Park. Huge trailers pulled in from Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, the Carolinas and Tennessee, bringing enough smokers and supplies to feed the 200 … Continue reading
Citibike City
Bright blue Citibikes have appeared in their thousands across NYC in the past week. For the Memorial Day launch of the new bike-share transport system, around 6,000 bright and shiny new bikes were parked wheel to wheel in 340 docking … Continue reading
Harlem Shake
There’s a whole lot of shaking going on in Harlem these days. Well, shaking as per the cool moves made famous by Al B started in the eighties, but now there is a namesake that is catching a lot of … Continue reading
Cronuts and queues
I seem to have spent the last week on journeys rather than destinations. First there was the epic ride to Harlem where we were diverted by film crews on Park Avenue, the bomb squad on Madison and injured wildlife in … Continue reading
Australian shorts at the Asia Society
The Asia Society on Park Avenue last night hosted the annual review of Australian Short Films. Curated by Susan Talbot, it is always a popular event and while the selection of films were not all new ( and some brilliant … Continue reading
The view from here…
After a few days of tornado inspired weather and non-stop rain, I wanted to share the reason why even when the sun comes out, we can still be tempted to stay at home…
Joe’s Pub & the GPS girl
If I had needed a GPS to find Joe’s Pub this week, I could easily have received directions from the very woman I was going to see. Karen Jacobsen was launching her seventh CD at the Pub on Tuesday night, … Continue reading
Rockefeller standing stones
Only an Australian could bring Stonehenge to the Rockefeller Plaza. Nicholas Baume, the chief curator from the Public Art Fund who brought us the aerial living room around the statue of Christopher Columbus last year, now brings us the contemplative … Continue reading
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