Category: Attractions

April 06 2018

The 17th Annual Tribeca Film Festival

Founded by Robert DeNiro in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks to help revitalize the hard-hit neighborhood of Tribeca, the Tribeca Film Festival immediately made its mark as a major force in the film industry. Known especially for promoting the very best up-and-coming indie filmmakers, this year’s festival will be held at venues across Lower Manhattan from Wednesday, April 18, through Sunday, April 29. The enterpiece gala will showcase the world premier of Drake Doremus’s Zoe, a sci-fi romance … Read More

March 07 2018

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in New York City

As winter turns to spring, the biggest event in New York this month is the annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The first ever St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held right here in Manhattan in 1762, and today, the tradition continues with an extravagant procession the morning of Saturday, March 17, which starts at 44th St. and 5th Ave. and continues up 5th Ave. for about two hours, ending at the American Irish Historical Society at 80th St. The Lotte New … Read More

February 09 2018

Stars, Hide Your Fires

For most of us, the word theater probably conjures up images of a rapt audience sitting securely in their seats as the action of the play proceeds on a proscenium stage, with little to no cross-over between audience and actors. But in the breathtaking Sleep No More, a site-specific, interactive production that has garnered near universal praise from critics and spectators, you are swept up into the action as you roam at will through the five-story McKittrick Hotel, each room … Read More