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NYC Things To Do

NYC’s First Blacklight Glowing LightSaber Battle @ Washington Square Park

3,000 blacklight-reactive, meter-long cardboard tubes will be distributed in Teen Plaza, where there will be massive blacklight cannons aimed at the crowd! Wear black, neon or both. The battle will continue until every tube is DESTROYED!” Free and for all ages! New York City’s First Blacklight-Reactive Glowing Lightsaber Battle!! Date: Saturday, April 25th, 2009, 8:15 [...]

The annual Tribeca Film Festival includes films from 33 countries with 48 world premieres. Here are the top three films to watch out for at this year’s festival: Date: Wednesday, April 22 to May 3, 2009 Location: Theaters throughout NYC Tickets: Early individual tickets available to American Express® Cardmembers on 4/14 and to general public [...]

Photos (& Video) Taken by You at the 2009 NYC Pillow Fight on Wall Street!

Thanks to all those who @Islandwoo‘d or DM’d me on Twitter with your awesome LIVE photos of the 2009 NYC Pillow Fight on Wall Street. Special thanks to @evilhackerdude for the fantastic shot below! LIVE photos from some of the other twitterers who captured the excitement and drama of this year’s Wall Street Pillow Fight. [...]

2009 World Pillow Fight Day – Changed to Wall Street (was Union Square), NYC

New York City’s 4th annual Pillow Fight Day! Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009, 3 PM – 5 PM Location: Union Square, Wall Street & Broad Street, NYC UPDATE: LIVE Photos of Pillow Fight uploaded! Update: Due to construction in Union Square, the Green Market will be moved to the South Plaza where the pillow fight [...]

2009 Chinese New Year Parade – Bayard Street NYC

One of the absolute best ways to celebrate diversity in New York City is to partake in the many cultural celebrations happening around the city. Today is the 10th Annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival. The parade will wind through Chinatown along Mott, Canal, Bayard and East Broadway Streets. Location: Chinatown, Manhattan. Time: [...]

Big Air Snowboarding Comes to New York City – Experience It Live!

Event Info Location: East River Park (corner of Houston Street and FDR), NYC Time: 6PM Thursday February 5th, 2009 (gates open at 3PM) Admission: FREE 16 of the world’s best snowboarders including Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White, freestyle legend Travis Rice, ultra-progressive phenomenon Pat Moore will compete against each other for $100,000 in prize money [...]

NYC Restaurant Week – 2009

Summer: July 12-31 Winter: January 18 – March 20. At over 250 NYC Restaurants. Reservations now open. Enjoy 3-course lunch for $24.07 and dinner for $35. Islandwoo’s Top 5 Picks for NYC Restaurant Week 1. Dovetail (New American) – 103 W 77th St: Book 2. Nougatine at Jean Georges (French) – 1 Central Park West [...]

Fall Foliage in Central Park – Top 3 Locations

Ella (Fitzgerald) sings “Autumn in new york…Why does it seem so inviting…” Louis (Armstrong) follows “On the benches in central park…Great autumn in new york…Its good to live it again…” What makes Central Park so inviting in the Fall months? There are many obvious reasons including breath-taking fall colors of the elms, pine, oaks and [...]

Heart of Central Park – Conservatory Pond to Sheep Meadow and Everything in Between

Central Park extends from Fifth Avenue to Central Park West and 59th Street to 110th Street in over 6 miles of perimeter. With 136 acres of woodlands, 250 acres of lawns, and 150 acres of water, it’s no wonder visiting the Park in one day is physically impossible. Central Park is divided into four sections: [...]

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) – A Perfect Blend of Art and Architecture

Throughout its history, The NYC Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has used architecture as a vehicle for self-renewal and regeneration. The recently completed building project represents MoMA’s most extensive redefinition since its founding 75 years ago. In the expanded Museum lobby, Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi takes inspiration from the unique vitality of the streets of [...]