Test this out at a game: NYU psychologists found that loyal Yankees fans are more likely than non-fans to underestimate the distance between New York and the home cities of the Yankees’ top rivals. Mehr erfahren.
The acclaimed organization frequently hosts performances where “a successful story is received with a kind of love that is almost hard to imagine.” Mehr erfahren.
A coquettish and vintagey take on bohemia selling cardigans embellished with jewels, clear beading, rope trim, hot-pink stitching, and pompoms. Mehr erfahren.
Books-by-the-Foot service provides ready-made libraries. “Bargain books,” a random selection of hardbacks, is the cheapest, at ten dollars a foot. For thirty dollars, clients can customize the color. Mehr erfahren.
“And if you’re trying to describe a institution like Poets House,/…With a library, an auditorium, exhibition space, and reading rooms,/…Ordinary prose will not do.” –Ian Frazier Mehr erfahren.
“My history is a Hudson River history,” said Albert Butzel in a 1997 Talk piece about his battle against highway expansion and for the park’s creation. It only took him twenty years. Mehr erfahren.
“Kerouac’s crutches are kept in the Berg. / Is not this the greatest of institutions, / With levels we both know nothing about?” – Michael Longley, “In the New York Public Library” Mehr erfahren.
“All the history of the twentieth century will be in photographs—more than in words,” the museum’s founder told Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis for her 1975 Talk of the Town piece. Mehr erfahren.
“Nancy told me Lon Havemeyer was in town and waiting that very moment to go with us to the Metropolitan Museum.” —Peter Taylor, “A Sentimental Journey” Mehr erfahren.
There’s menorah mania in the gift shop of this spot, which, considering the many exhibits that feature artists such as Pissarro or Soutine, could easily be called the "I Didn’t Know They Were Jewish!" Mehr erfahren.
“Immaculate, rectilinear, capacious, and chaste,” John Updike wrote in 2004 after the museum’s renovation. Mehr erfahren.
Come for the movie, stay for the MFA cuties at the downtown screening center that V adores. Mehr erfahren.
Art is arousing—just ask J. She couldn't stop swooning when N took her here to see The Nutcracker. (I Will Always Love You) Mehr erfahren.
Each theater has paired seats and tables where twosomes can nosh while taking in indie and retro flicks. Split the Nitehawk Queso, with melted cheese, black beans, spicy chorizo and cooling guac. Mehr erfahren.
During warmer months, a picnic on the Long Meadow can’t be beat, but until then, grab a cup of hot cider at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket (Sat 8am–4pm) and explore the secluded nooks in this park. Mehr erfahren.
Couples visit this theater to canoodle in the dark while watching quality indie fare. Landmark hosts one of the best midnight-movie series in town, screening both cult faves and classics. Mehr erfahren.
Aside from exhibiting all types of media (such as fanzines, old cameras and arcade consoles), the facility also offers a 267-seat cinema with multiple weekend screenings. Mehr erfahren.
This movie house is located at the back of reBar, a gastropub serving small plates. The theater screens indie flicks; grab a bag of duck-fat popcorn ($5–$7) before settling in for a showing. Mehr erfahren.
Deliciously good and fashionable! A fav spot in fashionable movies. Be seen here and you might be picked up by an agent…
