“Many of the midday strollers in the park are office workers; they have the subdued mood of prison inmates released into the yard for their daily hour of sunshine and exercise.” —Victor Chen, 1974 Read more.
Try estimating the percentage of women here. On a recent weekday, it was 53%, according to the park's engineer, who considers that a success. "Women are more discriminating park users," he says. Read more.
The theatre is huge and very busy during the Christmas season, so prepare your out of town guests! Not a bad seat in the house. Great acoustics and spacious seats.
When Radio City first opened in 1932, it was the world’s largest enclosed theatre. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. once remarked to a New Yorker reporter, “Don’t you think that it’s a lovely room?” Read more.
Impressive collection, beautiful sculpture garden. All that you can hope for in a museum. The 5th floor cafe is pricey, but the food is very good and the view on the balcony is worth the price.
The best museum to spend the day in boasts unparalleled holdings in 20th- and 21st-century art, the Sette MoMA restaurant, a plush movie theater and the MoMA Design Store. Read more.
Andy Warhol's "Men in Her Life" - his 1962 black-and-white Liz Taylor silkscreen - sold for $63,362,500 here on 11/08/2010, as part of the "Carte Blanche" contemporary sale that made $137 million. Read more.
After opening in 1950, the gallery amounted to a salon for the New York School of poets, publishing the first or second books of John Ashbery, Frank O’Hara, James Schuyler and Barbara Guest. Read more.
Japan House is a MoMA: Landmarks of Modern Architecture Scavenger Hunt location! Show your checkin at MoMA (6/17-7/31) to receive $5 off 1 regular admission ticket! http://bit.ly/13Acm3l
Tokyo and the whole of Japan this 2013 - Shinz? Abe, born 21 September, 1954 is a Japanese politician and was the President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the chairman of the Oyagaku [...] Read more.
Coolest location for a tennis court! But make sure you get on the correct elevator inside grand central because it's a maze in there!
This small park has a great view of the East River and LIC - very nice when there's a breeze. Come around 8:30am if you have a dog
On East 57th Street, a small alcove of benches allows you a quiet space to admire the water and the Queensboro Bridge. This obscure spot is easily overlooked and frequently empty. Read more.
Iconic photography gallery of midtown. In front of Fuller Building were another master photography space is located, Howard Greenberg Gallery. Always great exhibits. Be sure to check both!
Maya Lin's new show, "Here and There," is up until June 22, 2013. She says of it, “I really wanted people to understand more about literally what’s right under their feet." Read more.
I love museums and art galleries so obviously I would have loved my trip at MOMA. The quietness of the place and the details of the masterpieces. Everything is sophisticated and we'll illustrated.