Spring flourishes all across the city, and there’s no shortage of outdoor activities and festivals to fill your warm, sunny days. From Saturday, May 26, through Monday, May 28, folks from around the city and the world will venture down to Washington Square Park to enjoy the annual Outdoor Art Exhibit. Hundred of artists, some fresh-faced NYU undergrads, others seasoned men and women who are old enough to recall when a young Willem de Kooning set up his easel beneath … Read More
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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
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