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Locatation
Cuisine
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
Description:
"The Nathan's International July Fourth Hot Dog Eating Contest is an annual competitive eating competition held at Nathan's Famous Corporation's original and best-known restaurant at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. The event is held on July 4, and is regarded as the world's most famous hot dog eating contest and a colorful tradition of Independence Day in the United States. In 2006, over 30,000 spectators attended the event, and an additional 1.5 million households watched it live on ESPN.[1]
The 92nd annual contest was held on July 4, 2007 and was televised live on ESPN at 12 p.m. EDT. Six-time defending champion Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi was beaten by Joey Chestnut, who won by eating a world record-breaking 66 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes.
The 2008 event is scheduled for July 4, 2008." From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Start at: Fri 04 Jul 2008, 12:00PM
End at: Fri 04 Jul 2008, 12:30PM
Fireworks on the 4th
Description:
Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks
Beginning at approximately 9 p.m., Macy's will have fireworks being released from 3 separate locations around the city. There will be a patriotic flyover at 8 p.m. courtesy of the U.S. Air Force. If you're not in the area, NBC will broadcast the fireworks live beginning at 9 p.m. EST.
East River in Midtown
Fireworks will be launched from the East River, just off 34th Street. The FDR will be closed from 14th-42nd beginning at 7 p.m. for viewing. Pedestrians can access the FDR from 23rd, 38th and 42nd streets. You can also view from areas in Western Queens and Brooklyn where you can see the East River.
South Street Seaport
FDR will be closed beginning at 7 p.m. from the ferry terminal to the Pearl Street ramp. The Pearl Street ramp will offer the only pedestrian access to the FDR. Downtown fireworks will be visible anywhere that offers unobstructed views of the sky south of the Brooklyn Bridge, particularly on the Brooklyn Promenade between Jermone and Cranberry Streets and on Furman between Atlantic and Cadman Plaza West.
Liberty State Park
Located in Jersey City, viewing is best from Liberty State Park. Consult their website for details and directions.
Start at: Fri 04 Jul 2008, 12:00AM
End at: Fri 04 Jul 2008, 12:00AM
Concerts in the Parks - Central Park
Description:
Tues, Jun 24, 2008, 8:00 PM
Featured Artist
Bramwell Tovey, Conductor
Performance Information
Program:
Shostakovich:
Festive Overture
Mendelssohn:
Symphony No. 4, Italian
Tchaikovsky:
1812 Overture
Sousa:
Selected Marches
Admission to the New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer is FREE and no ticket is required.
This concert will be held at The Great Lawn, Central Park, Manhattan.
Directions:
- Westside entrances: West 81st or 86th Streets at Central Park West.
- Eastside entrances: East 79th or 85th Streets at Fifth Avenue.
By Subway:
- B or C trains to 86th Street (at Central Park West)
- 1 train to 86th Street (at Broadway)
- 4, 5, 6 trains to 86th Street (at Lexington Avenue)
This concert will be followed by fireworks.
Start at: Tue 24 Jun 2008, 08:00PM
End at: Tue 24 Jun 2008, 10:00PM
Yael Naim @ Central Park SummerStage
Description:
Sunday, June 22 2008, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Central Park Summerstage
Terrace Dr
New York, NY
(212) 360-2756
Free Concert
Start at: Sun 22 Jun 2008, 07:00PM
End at: Sun 22 Jun 2008, 10:00PM
2008 Mermaid Parade!
Description:
It's the 2008 Mermaid Parade!
Parade Begins at 2 PM on Saturday June 21
"A completely original creation of Coney Island USA, the Mermaid Parade is the nation's largest art parade and one of New York City's greatest summer events. Click here for answers to common questions about the parade.
Founded in 1983 by Coney Island USA, the not-for-profit arts organization that also produces the Coney island Circus Sideshow, the Mermaid Parade pays homage to Coney Island's forgotten Mardi Gras which lasted from 1903 to 1954, and draws from a host of other sources resulting in a wonderful and wacky event that is unique to Coney Island...." ( to find more info click on the title)
Start at: Sat 21 Jun 2008, 02:00PM
End at: Sat 21 Jun 2008, 04:00PM
New Young Comedians
Description:
New Young Comedians is a monthly comedy show featuring the funniest comedians we can find. We also have cupcakes!
Come check us out:
New Young Comedians @ Karma Lounge
Wednesday June 18
8 - 10 pm
Karma Lounge
51 1st Ave
New York, NY 10003
(212) 677-3160
$5 Cover.
No drink minimum (that’s as low as possible).
Featuring:
Kumail Ali
and also:
Matteson Perry, Larry MacPhee, Chelsea White, Aalap Patel, Chris Conway, and Barry Rothbart
Start at: Wed 18 Jun 2008, 08:00PM
End at: Wed 18 Jun 2008, 10:00PM
Word for Word Author Series: Liz Tuccillo Writer from Sex and the City
Description:
Wednesday, June 18 2008, 12:30pm
Bryant Park
500 5th Ave
New York, NY
(212) 768-4242
Cost:
Free
Word for Word Author Series: Liz Tuccillo Writer from Sex and the City
With special guests: Amy B Harris, Elisa Zuritsky and Julie Rottenberg (all Sex and the City Writers)
'Sex and the City' writer and co-author of 'He's Just Not That Into You', Liz Tuccillo presents her new novel with fellow writers from the series--just weeks after the release of the movie spin-off. Fans of the beloved TV show will not want to miss the chance to get up-close-and-personal with four of the writers as they dish about the latest installment.
The event is FREE and open to the public. For updates and additional information, please visit the website at www.bryantpark.org. The Bryant Park Reading Room located on the 42nd Street side of the park - under the trees - between the back of the NYPL & 6th Avenue. Look for the burgundy and white umbrellas. Rain Venue: Library of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen 20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenue).
Start at: Wed 18 Jun 2008, 12:30PM
End at: Wed 18 Jun 2008, 01:30PM
Special Event at Opera NYC
Description:
Saturday, June 14 2008, 10:00pm
Opera Nightclub
264 W 47th St
New York, NY
(212) 398-0044
Free
This Saturday you are invited to check in & experience a taste of Manhattan's New Venue, Opera.
This Event is Invitation Only
RSVP IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT / 21&Over with Proper ID / Proper Attire Requested
To RSVP email us at Saturday@Guestlist.com.
Start at: Sat 14 Jun 2008, 10:00PM
End at: Sat 14 Jun 2008, 11:59PM
Vampire Weekend- free show at Central park Summer stage
Description:
Saturday, June 14 2008, 4:00pm
Show is free and starts at 4PM. With Born Ruffians, Kid Sister.
Summer Stage/ Central Park, 14 East 60th Street, New York, NY
(212) 310-6600
Start at: Sat 14 Jun 2008, 04:00PM
End at: Sat 14 Jun 2008, 06:00PM
Dodgeball Tournament
Description:
Saturday, June 14 2008, 1:00pm
PS 9
100 West 84Th St Ny Ny 10024
New York, NY
Cost:
$20.00 to sign up individually, FREE for simply watching!
You've dreamed about it since the 4th grade!!! Made up of stuff you have only seen in the movies. Well here is your chance to finally live out your dream. A DODGEBALL Tournament!!!!
Your favorite dodgeball ref Adam Lazarus is competing in the NYC Triathlon this Summer, July 20th. To compete through Team in Training I have to fund raise $2500 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. To help fund raise, (and with a little help of some zog dodgeball players) it hit me, Have a dodgeball tournament
That's right!!!
Saturday June 14th
The school yard of PS 9 on 84th st between Amsterdam and Columbus.
Time: 2-7PM
The tournament will probably start around 245-3:00 after I set everything up.
The draw will be 16 teams. (32 if there is a huge demand)
Beer Prizes will be given to the winning teams:
Every team will be guaranteed at least 2 games.
The rules will be the same as Zog Sports dodgeball.
7 minute games. Team with the most points when time runs out will move on to the next round.
The finals will be a last person standing game
Each team will consist of 6 players with at least 2 being girls
Costs:
Registration per team: $125 (Max players per team 10)
Sign up individually: $20
To sign up a team: Please donate on my page:
Your donation will be going directly to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
http://www.active.com/donate/tntnyc/adamlazarus
After signing up on my page please email me that you have registered, what your team name will be and who will be on your team.
100% of the profits will be going to charity.
Also: I have the downstairs of the Parlour rented out for the tournament so teams can go there before and after their games. The Parlour will be donating a portion of the beer and food tab directly to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society also. The Parlour is located on 86th and Broadway.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 845 8931673
This event will take place rain or shine.
Start at: Sat 14 Jun 2008, 09:53AM
End at: Sat 14 Jun 2008, 09:53AM
The Food Film Festival
Description:
The Second Annual NYC Food Film Festival will be held at Water Taxi Beach, Long Island City, Queens, NY Saturday June 14th to Friday June 20th.
The festival is a multi-sensory experience where filmgoers are able to watch food films then sample the food portrayed in those films. For a schedule of food highlights available during the festival click here.
To view the 2008 NYC Food Film Festival Trailer CLICK HERE
Opening night of the festival brings Ben Daniel's This Is My Cheesesteak to the big screen with a cheesesteak party to match. Come to the beach to watch this new documentary about Philadelphia's signature food and enjoy authentic Tony Luke's Philly Cheesesteaks under the stars with a stunning view of midtown Manhattan (scroll down to see a shot from 2007). Closing night of the festival features Craig Noble's sustainable food doc Tableland matched with a Vegan feast made from local ingriedients. Please check the films list to read about the many other great food films rounding out this year's festival.
Admission to all screenings is FREE. Food and drink will be available for purchase. There is Water Taxi service to the beach, the 7 train, and a huge parking lot. For directions to the beach click here. The screenings happen RAIN or SHINE. In the case of inclement weather, films will be screened under the enormo-tent at the beach.
On Tuesday June 17th (Pizza Night) 3 short films will be screened in the tiny parking lot right next to the famous Grimaldi's Restaurant under the Brooklyn Bridge. Click here for a map. Sunday June 14th the festival is dark.
Awards will be presented on Friday, June 20th at Water Taxi Beach in 5 categories: Food Filmmaker of the Year, Best Feature, Best Short, Best Super-Short (under 3 min.), and The Peroni Beer Audience Choice award.
We would like to thank this year's master sponsor Peroni Beer for getting involved in our sophmore year. Other sponsors this year include Jose Cuervo, Bulldog Gin, Tony Luke's, Toro Asian Fusion, and The New York Water Taxi. This festival would not be possible without the support of these sponsors and our good friend Tom Fox from the NY Water Taxi.
We would also like to acknowledge our continuing association with the James Beard Foundation. Learn about the James Beard Foundation's exciting culinary programs and memberships at www.jamesbeard.org.
Enjoy!
George Motz and Harry Hawk, Festival Directors
Start at: Sat 14 Jun 2008, 12:00AM
End at: Fri 20 Jun 2008, 12:00AM
Sierra Nevada Summer at Pacific Standard
Description:
Sierra Nevada Summer at Pacific Standard
June 12, Thu at 7:00 PM
-Sierra Nevada Pale Ale -Sierra Nevada Summerfest -Sierra Nevada Torpedo -Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest -Sierra Nevada Schwarzbier
Details
Entrance Fee: Free | Location: Pacific Standard
Location: 82 Fourth Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11217
Contact: Pacific Standard 718-858-1951
Start at: Thu 12 Jun 2008, 07:00PM
End at: Thu 12 Jun 2008, 08:00PM
Big Apple BBQ
Description:
The Sixth Annual Snapple Big Apple Barbecue Block Party returns to Madison Square Park June 7–8, 2008, from Noon–6PM. The weekend-long event takes place every June and brings together the country’s top pitmasters who cook up their award-winning food for over a hundred thousand barbecue enthusiasts. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Madison Square Park, the Snapple Big Apple Barbecue Block Party attracts people from near and far to sustain and celebrate America’s authentic culinary and musical traditions.
Admission to the event is free. Take in the sights, sounds and smells of the event – from great live music to engaging seminars and cooking demonstrations – without ever dropping a dollar. The country’s best barbecue is available from top pitmasters for only $8 per plate.
Proceeds from the Snapple Big Apple Barbecue Block Party support the Madison Square Park Conservancy, the organization responsible for the beauty, ongoing maintenance, and programming of this historic park.
Start at: Sun 08 Jun 2008, 12:00PM
End at: Sun 08 Jun 2008, 06:00PM
Vicious Vaudeville- Evil burlesque & Variety Show
Description:
"It's not your grandfather's variety show. Vicious Vaudeville is an all out extravaganza that includes some magic, some music and some... stripping."- Village Voice
Vicious Vaudeville is a variety show with an edge. Come by for an unforgettable evening of Burlesque, Sideshow, Magic and Contortion like you have never seen before. Award winning and world record holding performers will dance, tie themselves in knots, take off their clothes, be locked up, risk their lives and insert objects into their orifices ALL FOR YOU!!!
Saturday June 7th, 2008 @ 10:00pm
Galapagos Art Space
70 N. 6th st
Brooklyn NY 11211
(L Train to Bedford Ave)
Cost: $10
Start at: Sat 07 Jun 2008, 10:00PM
End at: Sat 07 Jun 2008, 11:59PM
The Sixth Annual Big Apple Barbecue
Description:
"The Sixth Annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party returns to Madison Square Park June 7–8, 2008, from Noon–6:00 PM. The weekend-long event takes place every June and brings together the country’s top pitmasters who cook up their award-winning food for over a hundred thousand barbecue enthusiasts. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Madison Square Park, the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party attracts people from near and far to sustain and celebrate America’s authentic culinary and musical traditions.
Admission to the event is free. Take in the sights, sounds and smells of the event – from great live music to engaging seminars and demonstrations – without ever dropping a dollar. The country’s best barbecue is available from top pitmasters for only $8 per plate.
The Big Apple Barbecue Block Party is proud to support the Madison Square Park Conservancy, the organization responsible for the beauty, ongoing maintenance, and programming of this historic park."
Start at: Sat 07 Jun 2008, 12:00PM
End at: Sun 08 Jun 2008, 06:00PM
Big Apple BBQ
Description:
The Sixth Annual Snapple Big Apple Barbecue Block Party returns to Madison Square Park June 7–8, 2008, from Noon–6PM. The weekend-long event takes place every June and brings together the country’s top pitmasters who cook up their award-winning food for over a hundred thousand barbecue enthusiasts. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Madison Square Park, the Snapple Big Apple Barbecue Block Party attracts people from near and far to sustain and celebrate America’s authentic culinary and musical traditions.
Admission to the event is free. Take in the sights, sounds and smells of the event – from great live music to engaging seminars and cooking demonstrations – without ever dropping a dollar. The country’s best barbecue is available from top pitmasters for only $8 per plate.
Proceeds from the Snapple Big Apple Barbecue Block Party support the Madison Square Park Conservancy, the organization responsible for the beauty, ongoing maintenance, and programming of this historic park.
Start at: Sat 07 Jun 2008, 12:00PM
End at: Sun 08 Jun 2008, 06:00PM
Opening day of Red Hook Ball Field
Description: We have been waiting long. Saturday, June 7 2008, 11:00am will be the official open time for Red Hook Ball Fields- Clinton St & Bay St, Brooklyn, NY. See ya there!
Start at: Sat 07 Jun 2008, 11:00AM
End at: Sun 08 Jun 2008, 11:00AM
fifth annual Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk
Description:
Join us the weekend of June 7th and 8th for the fifth annual Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk. ArtWalk is a self-guided tour of open artist studios and area exhibitions, a range of public art projects, special events, with local merchants hosting a range of artwork and events. ArtWalk provides a relaxed setting for dialogue, collecting, and for artists to discuss current bodies of work, while offering viewers a glimpse into the creation process.
ArtWalk includes artists across all media, participatory events, film, public art, live music, and activities for families and children of all ages. Visitors can enjoy exhibits, view and buy work, meet the artists and sample the Avenue’s restaurants, shops and bars at their own pace. To add to the weekend festivities, local businesses host receptions while area restaurants and bars offer special rates to ArtWalkers throughout the weekend.
ARTWALK EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Start at: Sat 07 Jun 2008, 10:30AM
End at: Sun 08 Jun 2008, 10:30AM
Grillin' On The Bay
Description:
New Yorks City's Original Barbecue Contest
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Open to the Public - Free Admission
St. Mark School
Corner of East 18th Street and Avenue Z
Brooklyn, New York
New England Barbecue Society
Sanctioned Grilling Contest
Chicken Breast, Fish, Pork and Chef's Choice
Start at: Sat 07 Jun 2008, 06:00AM
End at: Sat 07 Jun 2008, 03:00PM
Come Out & Play 2008
Description:
We are extremely excited to announce that Come Out & Play will be returning to New York City this spring. The festival will run from June 6-8. The excellent bookstore Bluestockings will play host to the festival and serve as headquarters. The festival will spread across the Lower East Side of Manhattan, bringing the streets to life.
Games will take place in locations around New York, but will be centered around Bluestockings and the Lower East Side.
All games are free.
The festival offers a chance to explore new styles of games and play. We have featured games from the creators of I love bees, PacManhattan, The Go Game, Conqwest, Big Urban Game, Hide & Seek and more. From massive multi-player scavenger hunts to public play performances, the festival gives players and the public the chance to take part in a variety of different games. Come rediscover the city around you through play. Why street games? Why a street games festival, you ask? Fair questions. Well, we like innovative use of public space. We like games which make people interact in new ways. We like games that alter your perception of your surroundings. But most importantly, we think games are great way to have fun.
Start at: Fri 06 Jun 2008, 12:00AM
End at: Sun 08 Jun 2008, 12:00AM
RALLY & Surprise Party: Keep Union Square Public
Description:
Thursday, June 5th, 5pm at Union Square (North Side)
Intro
Pond is teaming up with a fantastic people who are coordinating a campaign to stop the privatization of New York City's beloved Union Square. The plan in the works favors a swanky celebrity-chef chardonnay restaurant and four lanes of traffic over, well, everything good about Union Square. lease come out this Thursday, June 5th at 5pm for a rally and SURPRISE PARTY at the north side of Union Square.
Who's involved? What will be at the rally?
YOU + denizens, marching bands, hoola hoopers, soapbox preachers, park lovers, greenmarket farmers, sun tanners, art vendors, a wingnut or two, ghosts of Union Square past, Reverend Billy & The Church of Stop Shopping.
How to Show Your Support & Get Involved
1) Come to the Rally & Surprise Party
2) Learn about what's going on in Union Square (which is emblematic of the privatization of public space happening in many places around the world) and creative strategies to alter that course: http://www.saveunionsquare2008.blogspot.com
3) Sign this petition: http://www.revbilly.com/petition
Context
After letting the pavilion building fall into disrepair for over a decade, the city government was finally ready to pony up the cash to repair the building and return it to public use. Before the city could even complete their own plans, the Union Square Business Improvement District, or BID, (led by corporate chain stores such as Barnes and Noble and Whole Foods) got involved, dangling wads of extra (anonymously donated) cash, and before you know it the plans that emerged took on a decidedly unfriendly tone, particularly if you happen to be an artist selling your work, a farmer selling food, or any citizen who might want to spend time in the park without spending money.
The Union Square Partnership, led by celebrity chef Danny Meyer, plans to turn the pavilion on the north side of this park into an upscale restaurant. They are pushing around the Greenmarket and the artist vendors, cutting down 80 year old trees, ending the day-care resources, driving out local residents and making it harder and harder for us, regular new Yorkers, parents, students, residents, visitors, to enjoy our own park. This park is being privatized. It is part of a city-wide pattern. The city underfunds the park, pushes aside public funds and then brings in a BID and a few millionaire friends posing as saviors. We don't need saving. We need transparency, a real democracy, and a public park.
We want to know who donated 5 million dollars to "buy" the pavilion and who will profit from the planned restaurant. We want to know why 17th street needs to be four lanes instead of two, and why the Farmers Market, artist vendors and park lovers were sold out for a fancy Chardonnay restaurant.
Union Square is a national Free Speech landmark, the pavilion was built as a stage for public assembly and democratic gathering. This is where our American conscience erupted in the songs of Paul Robeson, the shouts of Emma Goldman and the prayers of Dorothy Day. The 8-hour workday was born at Union Square and crowds surged before that reviewing stand in the tens of thousands. The first Labor Day Parade took place here in 1882 and after 9/11 we gathered here instinctively just like George Washington and the Continental Army did in 1776.
Help keep the park public - show up to the rally on Thursday June 5th at 5pm in the north side of Union Square. The Union Square Partnership (the group behind the swanky restaurant scheme) is holding their annual dinner just a block or two from the park that night. A fitting occasion to invoke the history of Union Square by speaking out for its future!
email: pondpeople@mucketymuck.org
phone: 415-254-9151
web: http://www.mucketymuck.org
Start at: Thu 05 Jun 2008, 05:00PM
End at: Thu 05 Jun 2008, 07:00PM
Where We Are Now Meeting & Potluck
Description:
Wed. June 4th, 6:30-8:30pm
AND First Wed of Every Month until the time of the election, 6:30-8:30 pm
Judson Church by Washington Sq. Park - 239 Thompson Street at W. 3rd (NYC)
Come get to know others involved or learn about projects or programming relating to art and politics. We've heard about many new projects in development since our last meetup - come to listen, to get an idea of what you could engage in, or with plans to promote your efforts and recruit support.
Warm Regards,
Where We Are Now Organizers Committee
Start at: Wed 04 Jun 2008, 06:30PM
End at: Wed 04 Jun 2008, 08:30PM
4th Annual Tour de Brooklyn
Description:
The Tour de Brooklyn is an exciting FREE fun family bike tour through 18 miles of Brooklyn. Each year the route changes to highlight the diverse neighborhoods of the borough. The tour will be escorted by NYPD as a rolling parade (intersections will be blocked) and will travel at 10-12 miles per hour. Registration is required; limited day of registration will be available at the Start. Helmets are required for ages 14 and under.
125th Brooklyn Bridge Children's Parade- City Hall Park, Manhattan
4th Annual Tour de Brooklyn – Water St. and New Dock St, Brooklyn
This year's tour is an exciting 18 mile ride; we will ride by Brooklyn's waterfronts, Atlantic Yards, Eastern Parkway with a brief rest stop at Maria Hernandez Park, continuing towards East Williamsburg and into the exclusive Brooklyn Navy Yards. The ride will wrap up at Walt Whitman Park around 1 pm.
Sunday May 25th, 2008
Check-in: 8 am
Line-up: 9 am
Ride: 9:30 am
We ride rain or shine!
Start at: Sun 25 May 2008, 08:00AM
End at: Sun 25 May 2008, 01:32PM
Punk Rock Heavy Metal Karaoke
Description:
Real Band plays and you sing your favorite AC/DC, Ramones, Iron Maiden or Iggy Pop song. Costumes will definitely gets you more satanic devil signs.
Upcoming show:
Tuesday, May 20 @ 10:00 PM
Rehab 25 Ave. B NYC
$5.00 cover
More Info:
http://www.punkmetalkaraoke.com/
Start at: Tue 20 May 2008, 10:00PM
End at: Wed 21 May 2008, 04:00AM
2008 Ninth Ave. International Food Festival
Description:
May 17-18 : : : 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
9th Avenue from 37th Street to 57th Street
The Ninth Avenue International Food Festival in May has become a favorite weekend for New Yorkers since it began in 1973. From 37th Street to 57th Street, Ninth Avenue closes to cars and the festival takes over. More than a million people visit the festival each year. It's unique and amazing, celebrating the joys of ethnicity through food, entertainment and every kind of street fair stall.
Most street fairs in New York all look the same but this one stands out. The food is the big draw, but the festival is a fabulous expression of the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood – teeming with ethnic food shops and fine restaurants and offering an eclectic global smorgasbord of national and regional foods. Outside venders participate as well, but the Ninth Avenue merchants and restaurants and the community organizations of Hell's Kitchen are out in all their neighborhood glory.
Come for Argentinian, Brazilian, Cajun, Chinese, Cuban, Dominican, Ethiopian, French, German, Greek, Haitian, Indian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Moroccan, Pakistani, Polish, Puerto Rican, Peruvian, Senegalese, Sicilian, Southern, Spanish, Thai, Trinidadian, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese food – and more!
Working up from the south end of Ninth Avenue, you will be enticed by:
* chorizo sandwiches - from Esposito Pork Shop, at 38th
* the best sausage and pepper hero ever - from Giovanni Esposito & Sons at 38th
* clams and oysters on the half shell at the seafood stands (Central Fish and Sea Breeze) around 38th Street
* soupy, spicy gumbos, crab cakes and chicken curry - from Chantale's Cajun Kitchen near 38th
* suckling pig and quail stuffed with fresh Greek spices and feta cheese - from Ninth Avenue International Foods, near 40th
* peppery crisp squid - from Siam Grill, near 42nd
* iced coffee and iced cappuccino - from the Empire Coffee & Tea Company near 42nd
* bourbon ham sandwiches, Texas chili with corn bread, mango barbecue wings and macaroni and cheese - from Good And Plenty To Go, at 43rd
* carrot cake and apple pie - from the Little Pie Company at 43rd
* chicken salad made with corn, black beans and jicama, and barbecued pork tostadas - from Zuni, at 43rd
* meatball hero - at The Holy Cross church stand on 43rd
* corn fritters gently flavored with shrimp, crisp spring rolls and nasi goreng - from Bali Nusa Indah, near 45th
* spanakopita and tiropita surrounded by the most delicate phyllo pastry that you will ever find, and then baklava or strudel - from Poseidon Greek Bakery, near 45th
* breads, brownies, cookies and cinnamon-raisin, garlic, rosemary or black olive fresh bread twists - from Amy's Bread, near 47th
* jambalaya - from Delta Grill at 48th
* pork in mole sauce, wrapped in a corn tortilla - from Tacocina at 49th
* huge, inexpensive portions of Brazilian foods like bolinho bacalhau, a fried salt-cod casserole - at Rice 'N' Beans, near 50th
* Greek barbeque, octopus, lamb and chicken souvlaki - from Uncle Nick's, near 50th Street
* pad thai, dumplings - from Wondee Siam, at 54th
* roast pork - at Ned Kelly's bar on 55th
And somewhere along the way you will also come across:
* alligator, shark, lobster, shrimp and catfish nuggets
* burritos, jerk chicken and curried chicken
* cheescakes - from Martha Francis
* french pastries
* fried elephant ears
* full pigs rotating on spickets over an open fire
* grilled corn on the cob
* kokoretsi (lamb livers and sweetbreads wrapped in intestines)
* paella
* soft shell crab
* steak sandwiches
* turkey drumsticks
Even at the Ninth Avenue Food Festival, there are the standards – mozzarepas, zeppolis, funnel cakes, and egg creams – but this is one street fair where they are outnumbered by fabulous foods that you actually don't see at other fairs.
Around the middle area of the festival, stages are set up for live music and dancing. You will see Egyptian belly dancing, German folk dancing, and Arabian scarf dancing, Midori & Chad performing Lindy Hop, Charleston, Peabody, Blues and Salsa routines, the New York Celtic Dancers sharing the traditional dances and music of Scotland – plus other performers and many local bands.
There are also plenty of regular street fair vendors selling inexpensive clothes, sunglasses, accessories and socks. If you like jewelry, there are always rings, bracelets, earrings, and pendants available. You'll also find the Hell's Kitchen Flea Market vendors selling their various wares down 39th Street.
Bring a big appetite, wear comfortable shoes and loose-fitting clothes. If you need to offset your gluttony-guilt, remember: the Ninth Avenue Food Festival is held to raise money for the community groups in Hell's Kitchen.
The festival takes place each year the weekend after Mother's Day. There is no admission fee and the festival extends from 37th street to 57th street. It starts at 9:30 am and ends at 6:30 pm. You can miss most of New York's street fairs but you can't miss this one.
Subway: A,C,E @ 42 St Port Authority Bus Terminal; C,E @ 50 St; A,B,C,D,1,9 @ 59 St
Start at: Sat 17 May 2008, 09:30AM
End at: Sun 18 May 2008, 06:31PM
Animated Shorts in Chelsea Market
Description:
Monday in Chelsea Market: No Charge for Admission. Animated, personal shorts about people trying to work it out, stay together or pull away.
Get a complimentary ticket to a Rooftop Films screening
Just "send this email to a friend" and forward to 3 people
What: Beautiful, hilarious, personal, animated short films about people trying to fit in, stay together, and pull away with wine, beer and snacks in Chelsea Market.
*Where: Chelsea Market
Enter at 75 9th Avenue in Chelsea,
(Between 15th and 16th Streets)
* When: Monday, May 12, 7:00 PM
Films at 7:30 PM
*Admission: No Charge
Head over to Chelsea next Monday, May 12th, for the last program of short films that Rooftop Films will be presenting before the Rooftop Summer Series begins on May 31st. The screening will take place within the lovely halls of Chelsea Market. There will be no charge for admission and the show is open to all. There will be beer and wine courtesy of Green Table, Jewish Deli Specials courtesy of Ffriedman's Deli , A gelato cart courtesy of L'arte Del Gelato and spring Rolls and vegetable Rolls courtesy of Chelsea Thai.
We're excited about the treats, but the best part of the show will be the films, of course. We've put together a great selection of really fascinating and ground-breaking and innovative animated short films. Though many of these films are dynamic and beautifully composed, these aren't your typical kids' cartoons--these are poignant, carefully thought out films with big ideas, expressed with elegant animation and featuring brilliant writing. The program includes work by Carson Mell, Adam Parrish King, Ian Gouldstone, Andy Blubaugh, Jesse Epstein, Ian Stewart, Chris Shephard and David Srigley, and long-time Rooftop favorite Lev Yilmaz.
Start at: Mon 12 May 2008, 07:00PM
End at: Mon 12 May 2008, 09:30AM
Free Historic Flatiron Walking Tour
Description:
Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership
SW corner of Madison Square Park, at 23rd Street and Broadway in front of the William Seward statue. | 212-741-2323
The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership is sponsoring free weekly walking tours of the historic Flatiron District. Our professional guides will lead you on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood viewing some of the City’s most notable landmarks including the MetLife Tower and the Flatiron Building. Tours meet at 11:00 AM every Sunday.
Start at: Sun 11 May 2008, 11:00AM
End at: Sun 11 May 2008, 12:30PM
BAC Cultural Walking Tours- Atlantic Avenue
Description:
Brooklyn Arts Council
Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11201 | 718-625-0080
From noon to 3:00p.m., BAC Folk Arts will tour Atlantic Avenue. This tour emphasizes food as the most publicly available remnant of Arab culture in Brooklyn Heights. We are charging a nominal $15 fee that will cover food, other samples at various tour stops. To reserve a spot, visit brooklynartscouncil.org or email us at bac@brooklynartscouncil.org
Start at: Sat 10 May 2008, 12:00PM
End at: Sat 10 May 2008, 03:00PM
Brooklyn Filmmakers
Description:
Brooklyn Arts Council
Brooklyn Museum, Iris B. Cantor Auditorium, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn | 718-625-0080 This is one part in a series of screenings (April 29 – May 9) presented by the 42nd Brooklyn Arts Council International Film Festival. This screening will showcase documentary, narrative and experimental films by talented local filmmakers. 5pm – 8:30pm FREE! Please email bac@brooklynartscouncil.org for more information.
Start at: Fri 09 May 2008, 05:00PM
End at: Fri 09 May 2008, 06:30PM
Club Latin Mix Party
Description:
Paul Pellicoro's DanceSport
22 W 34th St, 4th floor | 212-307-1111
Love Latin dancing? Then come to DanceSport Thursdays from 9:30-11pm and dance the night away with Rumba, Cha-cha, Samba, Salsa, and more! And if you feel the need for some refreshment, Paul's Dancing Cafe is open all night with gourmet sandwiches, cappuccinos, and homemade empanadas. Entry is $10, FREE for registered students.
More Info:
DanceSport.com
Start at: Thu 08 May 2008, 09:30PM
End at: Thu 08 May 2008, 11:00PM
Free Beer tasting at Smuttynose
Description:
Meet the founder of Smuttynose Night Peter Egelston the man that started the Brewery!! Have a sampling of specialty brews from Smutty: 2007 Big A IPA 2007 Farmhouse Ale 2007 Gnome Belgian IPA 2007 Brett and Belgian Ale 2008 Gbock Strong Lager 2007 Maibock 2007 Scotch Ale 2007 Smuttaroni Wild Rice Ale Smutty IPA
Entrance Fee: Free:
125 Bedford Ave. Brooklyn, N.Y. 11211
Contact: Mug's Ale House (718) 486-8232
Website: www.mugsalehouse.com/upcomingevents/smuttynight5808.html
Start at: Thu 08 May 2008, 06:00PM
End at: Thu 08 May 2008, 07:00PM
Magnes Sisters Handbag Sample Sale
Description:
Designer Showroom
251 West 39th Street, 8th floor | 305-532-3467 Talented handbag design trio, the Magnes Sisters, are having a Mother's Day Sample Sale Event. Handcrafted from sumptuous Italian leather and available in a multitude of vibrant colors, Magnes Sisters handbags have been featured in the popular Elle Magazine and on the hit show Gossip Girl. Get yours today!
http://www.magnessisters.com/
Start at: Thu 08 May 2008, 12:01PM
End at: Thu 08 May 2008, 05:01AM
chelsea mind games
Description:
Hosted by Jennifer Dziura, Chelsea Mind Games features music by rap violinist Katie Pawluk, the Math Bee hosted by comedian/SAT tutors Jen Dziura and Charlie Kasov, and Dorothy Von Irony's Hour of Literary Comedy and Comic Literature.
Where:
Chelsea Market 75 9th Ave (btw. 15th & 16th Sts.)
FREE!
More Info:
http://www.chelseamindgames.com/
Start at: Wed 07 May 2008, 06:30PM
End at: Wed 07 May 2008, 10:00PM
Rogue Beer and Oysters at The Blind Tiger
Description:
28 lines of Rogue beers and 1500 west coast oysters.
For more info check out blindtigeralehouse.com/page/o9aa/Events.html
Start at: Tue 06 May 2008, 04:00PM
End at: Tue 06 May 2008, 05:00PM
Night Strike $24 All You Can Bowl
Description:
On Monday nights from 10pm-2am, Bowlmor hosts Night Strike, the latest incarnation of its long-running bowling club.
Featuring glow-in-the-dark bowling and a live DJ spinning the latest house and techno music.
The cost is $24 per person for unlimited bowling and shoe rental.
Must be 21 or over with valid photo ID.
More Info:
http://www.bowlmor.com/?ref=citysearch
Start at: Mon 05 May 2008, 08:00PM
End at: Tue 06 May 2008, 02:02AM
Free comedy @ Upright Citizens Brigade every Sunday night 9:30pm
Description:
The Upright Citizens Brigade performs longform improv with possible special guests from Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
The 7:30pm on Sunday show costs $8 and tickets are only available via pre-sale below.
The 9:30pm show on Sunday is FREE but reservations are not accepted. Free tickets for the 9:30pm show are distributed at 8:15pm outside the theatre on the night of the show. Beware, Loooong line sometime!
Tips:
There are always various free shows throughout the week, sometime at Midnight (check the schedule)
More Info:
http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/schedule/
Start at: Sun 04 May 2008, 09:30PM
End at: Sun 04 May 2008, 11:30PM
The 39th Annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival
Description:
May 4th, Sunday 6pm
Our most anticipated event of the year, the 39th Annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival is here! Awards, films and a glorious reception afterwards (thanks Cartoon Network!) - come join us for a wonderful evening of animation celebration!
Tishman Auditorium
@The New School
66 W. 12th St
(bet. 5th/6th)
NYC
FREE!
Start at: Sun 04 May 2008, 06:00PM
End at: Sun 04 May 2008, 09:00PM
Drums Along The Hudson
Description:
A NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL AND SHAD FEST
The Sixth Annual Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American Festival and Shad Fest will take place on Saturday May 3rd, 2008 in Northern Manhattan's Inwood Hill Park at 218th Street, 4 blocks West of Broadway, from 11am to 6pm, rain or shine.
A multi cultural festival, Drums Along the Hudson includes exhibits of world dance and drumming traditions as well as international foods and Native American arts and crafts. It also features the only open air Pow Wow in Manhattan, which is a celebratory gathering of Native people. This year’s pow wow will be led by Louis Mofsie and the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers with special guests from Bermuda--the St. David’s Island Indians and The Warwick Gombey Troupe. Other featured performers will include the Mohawk Singers and Dancers, Harambee Dance Company, Trinayan (Odissi dancers), and Carioca Capoeira, as well as other indigenous and international artists.
More info:
http://lotusmusicanddance.org/DAH/
Start at: Sat 03 May 2008, 11:00AM
End at: Sat 03 May 2008, 06:00PM
Sakura Matsuri - Cherry Blossom Festival
Description:
May 3–May 4, 2008
10 a.m.–6 p.m. | Rain or Shine* | Free with Admission
Sakura Matsuri, New York City's "Rite of Spring," marks its 27th year with over 60 events and performances celebrating Japanese culture and the blossoming of BBG's 220 cherry trees. Visitors to the weekend-long Cherry Blossom Festival can enjoy J-pop concerts, traditional Japanese music and dance, taiko drumming, martial arts, bonsai pruning workshops, Japanese Manga art, tea ceremonies, and workshops for all ages. New this year is the Sakura J-Lounge, featuring some of the country's hippest DJ's spinning Japanese pop sounds. Free with Garden admission.
Start at: Sat 03 May 2008, 10:00AM
End at: Sun 04 May 2008, 06:00PM
Beer Tasting and Cheese Pairing at Bierkraft
Description:
Head out to Park Slope and try out some great brews at Bierkraft, away from Bud and Kraft cheese. Reps from breweries like Duvel will occasionally to school you on great beers that will complement exotic cheeses.
Entrance Fee: Free:
191 Fifth Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11217
Contact: Bierkraft (718) 230-7600
Website: www.bierkraft.com
* Make sure to arrive by 6:30 to pick up your free ticket.
Start at: Tue 29 Apr 2008, 07:00PM
End at: Tue 29 Apr 2008, 08:00PM
Tuesday is Free Cone Day!
Description:
Tuesday is Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day! Lines are long, but they usually move fast, and free ice cream is always worth it. There are 3 participating locations in Midtown to get your free scoop:
* Rockefeller Center Concourse, Enter at 6th btw. 49+50th (and go downstairs)
* 8th Ave. btw. 42+43rd
* Macy’s, 34th btw. B’way+7th (4th Floor)
Start at: Tue 29 Apr 2008, 10:00AM
End at: Tue 29 Apr 2008, 05:00PM
Free Talk: With BadAss Gordon Ramsay
Description:
Gordon Ramsay to show you how to cook real food fast and make it taste delicious too!
Borders
Park Ave 461 Park Avenue
New York, NY
Phone:212.980.6785
Start at: Mon 28 Apr 2008, 07:00PM
End at: Mon 28 Apr 2008, 08:00PM
Throwdown with Bobby Flay with Special guest judge Young Jung aka CheapAssEater!
Description:
Dumplings
"Sohui Kim is the proud chef and co-owner of The Good Fork in Red Hook,
N.Y. She has no idea that the show she thinks she is starring in is just
the start of a Throwdown! Watch the surprise unfold and the competition
heat up in this dynamic Dumpling challenge!" FN.com
AIR TIMES:
April 27, 2008 10:00 PM ET/PT
April 28, 2008 1:00 AM ET/PT
May 06, 2008 9:00 PM ET/PT
May 07, 2008 12:00 AM ET/PT
May 13, 2008 12:00 PM ET/PT
May 17, 2008 4:00 PM ET/PT
Start at: Sun 27 Apr 2008, 10:00PM
End at: Fri 25 Apr 2008, 10:30PM
Freedom Day- free drinks, free food, shopping discounts, no cover / 5pm
Description:
The latest Fader magazine cover boys, the Blk Jks (who specialize in psychedelic avant-afro-jazz-rock, of course) play a free show in an African clothing store on Flatbush Avenue, in honor of Freedom Day, a South African holiday commemorating the first democratic post-apartheid elections held in 1994. With free South African food courtesy of Madiba.
Location:
Harriet's Alter Ego
293 Flatbush Ave.,
btw. St. Marks Ave. and Prospect Pl.
Carroll Gardens
(718)783-2074
Start at: Sun 27 Apr 2008, 05:00PM
End at: Sun 27 Apr 2008, 07:00PM
Free Talk: Amy Poehler @ the Apple store in SOHO
Description: With partnership with the Tribeca Film Festival and Apple store, SoHo, Amy Poehler will be talking about her upcoming new projects including her new movie Baby's Mama. Hear the comedienne/actress talk about her various roles and film and TV projects.
Start at: Sat 26 Apr 2008, 08:00PM
End at: Sat 26 Apr 2008, 09:13PM
