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Summer in New York

P.S.1 MoMA’s 2009 “Warm Up” Music Schedule and Opening Day Celebrations

P.S.1 Opening Day Celebration: Young Architects Program 2009 Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM “Join us for this very special opening day!” Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Young Architects Program, P.S.1 and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) present Afterparty, an interactive environment serving as a cooling “urban shelter” in [...]

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UPDATE: 2010 Events available for April | May | June | July | August | September. Summer event schedules are being finalized and will be updated as soon as they’re available. Please follow @UniqNYC on twitter or facebook.com/UniqNYC for updates. [−] June Events ➪ Bubble Battle Times Square ➪ Museum Mile ➪ Figment NYC ➪ [...]

Watch Wimbledon tennis LIVE on a big screen and play tennis on a real grass court! Date: Monday, June 22 to Friday, June 26, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Location: Rockefeller Center Plaza – 5th Ave & 50th/51st Streets Islandwoo Tip: Play on Manhattan’s only grass court! Wear white and call 212-525-4331 to reserve your [...]

How does anyone not love Broadway shows and Off-Broadway plays on the world’s best stages in New York City? The biggest stars and newest talent in the nation sweat everyday performing LIVE for you and I! My problem is and maybe you can relate, spending $100 per show every couple of weeks in order to [...]

Central Park SummerStage (map and direction), a program of City Parks Foundation, presents FREE and big name benefit performances to serve the diverse communities of New York City. The artists represent a breadth of genres and cultures and perform in an outdoor setting accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds. 2009 brings big name [...]

McCarren Park Pool on the border of McCarren Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is the crackling, depression-era public swimming pool that hosted the infamous summer pool parties & concerts for the past three summers. This summer however, it is set to become a swimming pool again (renovations are set to begin on schedule this summer) leaving [...]

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: [...]

Music of Central Park Captured on Video

Central Park is home to a busy summer schedule of free concerts: Central Park Summerstage located at Rumsey Playfield and Naumburg Orchestral Concerts located at the Naumburg Bandshell are two examples of large scale musical events. But some of the best music can be heard throughout the park – around the corner or along a [...]

Five Reasons Why You Should Run With NYC Niketown Running Club

Do you want to run more often but just can’t find the motivation to run consistently? Are you a novice or run for leisure and would like to have a social and fun workout? Look no further than Niketown Running Club. Advantages of running with NYC Niketown Running Club (the Five F‘s): Flexible – Runners [...]

What you should know about Water Taxi Beach in Long Island City, NY

Pros: Location – right next to the East River, overlooking midtown Manhattan skyline. The beach is open 7 days a week (from noon on the weekends) Memorial Day weekend (May) to Columbus Day weekend (October) so there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy the outdoors and catch an amazing sunset over the skyline Sand – [...]