July 4th: Scope out an early spot at Brooklyn Bridge Park for a picnic (bring grown-up juice boxes), then stay for a perfect view of the fireworks. Read more.
August 23rd: Pretend you’re in Malibu and hang ten at Brooklyn Surf Bar in Williamsburg. There’s even sand on the floor. Read more.
June 15th: See next year’s hit movies before they’re released wide at BAMcinemaFest--first up on opening night is the indie hit Little Men, starring Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Ehle and Alfred Molina. Read more.
August 26th: Hang out on the patio and listen to live jazz music at Italian joint Le Fanfare in Greenpoint. Read more.
July 17th: Try the almost-too-pretty-to-eat Japanese raindrop cake at Smorgasburg Williamsburg. (We said almost.) Read more.
June 19th: Spend the day swimming at Brighton Beach--when you get hungry, hit the streets for a bowl of authentic Ukrainian borscht at Café Glechik. Read more.
June 11th: Finally, a use for that flapper dress you bought for Halloween. Sip gin rickeys and do the Charleston at the Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island. Read more.
August 6th: Summer Streets is back: From 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., it’s totally safe to bike, run or play on Park Avenue from the Brooklyn Bridge all the way up to Central Park. Read more.
July 28th: Need to cool down? Head to Mehanata Bulgarian Bar and have a seat in the subzero vodka room. Read more.
July 22nd: Check out NYC’s newest rooftop pool and the breathtaking views at Hotel Indigo’s Mr. Purple. Read more.
June 24th: Catch one of the dozens of all-night improv shows at UCB’s Del Close Marathon, where the chance of an Amy Poehler sighting is extremely high. Read more.
June 22nd: Who needs a vacation home when you can kick back at Pier A Harbor House in Battery Park? All of the views, none of the mortgage. Read more.
June 21st: Your nails called. They want a new warm-weather-friendly manicure from Paintbox. Read more.
Great dim sum. Come early, the wait is usually an hour. Try the pork buns, duck, and everything else you see
Hit up Shutters for some seared scallops and watch the sun sink on the beach.
Take hilarious and original Facebook photo holding up that giant rock. Then Instagram it. Then Twitpic it. Then Friendster Testimonial it.
The menu's theme -- sushi and sashimi, no "spicy" anything -- manifests itself in no-nonsense, fleshy delicacies as naked and irresistible as a bathing Horatio Sanz Read more.
Always get the seasonal fruit (strawberry or peach), then try the Bavarian cream, and there's always room for a cruller. It melts in your mouth like a canelé!
Go to Bob's Donuts after the bars close and get a glazed donut FRESH OFF THE HOPPER!
