Places
American Museum of Natural History and Rose Center for Earth and Space
The premier museum of its kind in the US, AMNH is home to extensive permanent and temporary exhibits that cover numerous scientific disciplines. Museum highlights include the newly renovated dinosaur exhibit, the Hall of Asian Mammals (elephants, pandas, and tigers), the Hall of African Mammals ...
Battery Park
At the tip of Manhattan, Battery Park boasts spectacular views of the lower Hudson River, New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and the Staten Island Ferry. Carefully designed gardens hold interest along the 25 acres that includes Castle Clinton, the ...
Bronx Zoo
This is the world’s largest metropolitan zoo, and houses over 6,000 animals of 650 species from around the world in its 265 acres. A visit to the Bronx Zoo will introduce you to any animal you or your kids will ever want to meet. Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society with sister NYC ...
Jazz Notes Intel: Farmer-Turned-Maestro David Amram’s Wisdom of the ...
By Dan Ouellette, Senior Editor ZEALnyc, November 7, 2018 At age 87, the curious jazz connoisseur, accomplished classical composer and agriculturist at heart, David Amram stands tall in the wisdom of the arts. Largely underappreciated in jazz circles, he firmly and singularly expresses his passion to encourage arts-minded ...
Jazz Notes Intel: Overcoming Boundaries Chapter — Guitarist Lionel Loueke Journeys ...
By Dan Ouellette, Senior Editor ZEALnyc, October 9, 2018 In jazz, there is a plethora of guitarists, each with a voice on the six strings that rocks with fire or soothes with pastel colors or embellishes with strokes that support the surrounding conversations. Then there’s the ...
Art Break: Engage in the Thrill of Discovery at Galleries ...
By A. E. Colas, Contributing Writer, September 24, 2018 One of the best things about a new season of art shows and exhibitions is that moment when you walk into the room, look around, and say “Wow – this is where I want to be!” If you want ...
Review: New York 'Officially' Meets Jaap with Philharmonic's Season Opening
By Brian Taylor, Contributing Writer, September 22, 2018 The 2018-2019 season, and a new era for the New York Philharmonic, began with a gala concert at David Geffen Hall on Thursday evening. Entitled "New York, Meet Jaap," Jaap van Zweden made his debut with the orchestra as ...
Life In Focus: It's Fairy-Nice at the New York Renaissance ...
By Juliana Crawford, Contributing Photographer, September 20, 2018 [caption id="attachment_60766" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Consulting a Book of Magic and Spells at the Faire; photo: Juliana Crawford.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_60771" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] The Villagers of the Renaissance Faire; photo: Juliana Crawford.[/caption] [...
The First Video Game Opera, 'PermaDeath,' Receives Its World ...
By Doug Hall, Contributing Writer, September 19, 2018 At first glance, the title of Cerise Jacobs’s upcoming world’s first video game opera PermaDeath seems to imply another dark take or tale using the commercial success and wide-spread popularity of the multiplayer video game phenomenon. But ...
Roots of Modern Dance Are Traced through MoMA's Current Exhibit ...
By Sheila Kogan, Contributing Writer, September 18, 2018 The current exhibit at MoMA entitled Judson Dance Theater: The Work is Never Done is an homage to the dance artists who created work at the Judson Church in the 60s and 70s. The dancers and choreographers who created ...
Art Break: The Power of Art Through the Ages at ...
By A. E. Colas, Contributing Writer, September 17, 2018 This week, Art Break is looking at a wide variety of art movements as well as their purpose and meaning. The oldest material on our list comes from The Frick’s exhibition of fifteenth century religious and devotional ...
Review: Film Soundtracks Take Center Stage in NY Philharmonic's Art ...
By Brian Taylor, Contributing Writer, September 14, 2018 If the New York Philharmonic were to program an evening of music by avant-garde Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki, I suspect it would be a tough sell. The audience would be limited, and probably dwindle in number as the night ...
Review: 'Agnes' Brings Dramatic and Meteorological Tensions to 59E59 Theater
By Miles Harter, Contributing Writer, September 14, 2018 Agnes is a compelling play about family, friendship, and connections. Set in a three-bedroom New York City apartment, Agnes presents five millennials sheltering themselves from a major storm. The talented playwright, Catya McMullen, adeptly sets up the backstory for ...
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Situated alongside Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Museum of Art (neither of which should be missed), these gardens are a beautiful, bucolic destination for any New York City traveler. Popular as a spring destination when crocuses are blooming and trees are budding, the 52 acres of perfectly ...
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Second to the MET in size, The Brooklyn Museum has a collection of over 1.5 million works. The Beaux-Arts building by McKim, Mead and White houses a significant collection of antiquities, including Egyptian, African, Oceanic, and Japanese art. American art is thoroughly represented with works ...
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
The cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, St. John the Divine (officially Cathedral Church of Saint John: The great Divine in the City and Diocese of New York) is the fourth largest Christian church in the world, covering 121,000 square feet and measuring 600 feet in length. Begun by ...
Central Park
The crowning jewel of Manhattan, Central Park’s 843 acres offer visitors and New Yorkers more diversion than most any other New York City destination. Carefully and beautifully designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and opening in 1857, Central Park is a miracle in city ...
City Reliquary Museum in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Katrina Alonso, Contributing Writer, April 3rd, 2016 The City Reliquary Museum in Williamsburg humbly began as a window display in founder Dave Herman’s Williamsburg apartment and has since grown into a small depository of New York-centric bits and bobs. Its permanent collection includes subway ...
Cloisters, The
The Cloisters is abbey, renowned medieval art collection, and respite from a busy metropolitan city, all in one. A short subway ride to the northern tip of Manhattan, The Cloisters sits in the vast and peaceful Fort Tyron Park. Pieced together from five European abbeys and transported to New ...
Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
http://www.nps.gov/elis/index.htmEllis Island, New York Harbor
As part of the National Park Service, the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration tells the story of how New York’s Ellis Island was the gateway for millions of immigrants arriving to America from 1890-1954. Although the focus of the museum covers the years 1890-1954, when the island ...
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is the seventh New York City building to be declared the tallest structure in the world. Open seven days a week, this iconic New York City destination offers both spectacular views of New York City and an interesting overview of New York City history during the ...
Grand Central Station
Nearly raised except for the efforts of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the 70’s, Grand Central Terminal is a stunning example of grand urban architecture meant to enrich the lives of the millions of passengers that pass under its arches. Opening in 1913 and the brainchild of New York Central ...
High Line, The
The High Line is one of the best examples of urban architecture to happen in recent years, reclaiming for park a railroad track system the brought meat into and out of Manhattan when New York City was the leading distributor of meat in the United States. Stretching from Gansevoort Street to 30th ...
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, The
Having seen action in the Pacific during World War II, the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid serves as the foundation of this extensive museum that includes the Enterprise space shuttle, a British Airways Concorde, the WWII submarine Growler, and ...
Koreatown
Koreatown takes up a tiny part of the Garment District in Midtown Manhattan, and yet it is packed full of things to see, do, and eat. For cheap, authentic Korean food, look no further than Woorijip, which is a Korean food buffet and grab-and-go restaurant. Of course, there are hundreds of Korean ...
Little Italy
This lower Manhattan destination (Mulberry Street between Canal and Spring Streets) is a feast of sight and sounds, boasting over 50 restaurants, bars, and coffee shops. Worth the trip year round, Little Italy is not to be missed during the San Gennaro Festival in September. Chinatown sits just ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art, The
Any trip to New York City should include a stop at this venerable world-class art institution, housing one of the largest art collections anywhere. To avoid being overwhelmed, plan on visiting just a few areas. Choose from European painting, sculpture & decorative arts (thirteenth to ...
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
MoMA is one of the hottest NYC destinations these days, with its central location, beautiful building, eclectic crowd, dining options, and, of course, great modern art. Developed by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller to address what she perceived as the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s lack of interest ...
National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Sitting on the grounds of the former World Trade Center Towers, the 9/11 memorial is a vast park complex commemorating the victims of the attack. Two large recessed pools occupy the original World Trade Center foundations among an array of sweet gum and swamp white oaks. The Museum holds ...
New York Botanical Garden
New York’s other botanical garden (with Brooklyn Botanic Garden), offers 250 acres of natural beauty not often available in New York City. The famous 1890’s Haupt Conservatory is a major attraction at the garden, a wrought-iron framed “crystal-palace style” greenhouse ...
New York Public Library
Though there are hundreds of branches of the New York Public Library all over the city and the state, the biggest and most beloved one is its main branch, also known as the Stephen A. Schwartzman building. Its majestic front entrance is guarded by two marble lions named Patience and Fortitude. The ...
One World Observatory in Manhattan
Truly see forever on a clear day – or reach for the stars – at the One World Observatory, a beautiful and powerful celebration of downtown New York’s rebirth, history and spirit. Positioned on levels 100, 101 and 102 of the One World Trade Center building, now the tallest ...
Paley Center of Media in New York City
Katrina Alonso, Contributing Writer, March 29th, 2016 The former Museum of Broadcasting is now the Paley Center of Media, an archive of film, television and radio that sits right in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. The New York branch of this institution often plays host to exhibitions, receptions, ...
Queens Museum – Art in the Middle of Flushing-Meadows Corona Park
Queens Museum
http://www.queensmuseum.orgQueens Museum New York City Building Flushing Meadows Corona Park Queens, NY 11368 T 718 592 9700 F 718 592 5778 E info@queensmuseum.org
Katrina Alonso, Contributing Writer, April 3rd, 2016 Tucked away in the Flushing-Meadows Corona Park is the Queens Museum. A short 15-minute stroll through the park will take you to its front doors, beyond which lie amazing exhibitions of modern art. If you decide to bring your family, the museum ...
Rockefeller Center
Famous as the home of NBC Nightly News, Saturday Night Live, and 30 Rock, Rockefeller Center is a complex of shops, restaurants, and outdoor areas that shouldn’t be missed. Its promenade (just west of Fifth Avenue) is beautifully planted year round, and particularly beautiful during the ...
Roosevelt Island
Rental housing was developed in 1969 on this narrow island that today is home to over 10,000 New Yorkers. The island’s 147 acres boast great views of Manhattan, restaurants and walking trails. Roosevelt Island is now accessible by subway (F train) but take the Roosevelt Island Tram ...
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Guggenheim building is as much an attraction as the art it houses. Designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, this iconic structure on Fifth Avenue’s Museum Mile is a spiral of exhibition space overlooking a vast inner court that is itself lit by a large dome skylight. Small ...
South Street Seaport
This colonial-era, cobble-stoned collection of ships, shops, stores, restaurants and bars is a must-see if you are in lower Manhattan. Visit the South Street Seaport Museum for a look at maritime history and its long association with New York City. Follow with shopping at national and local ...
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
This highly decorated Neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral church is the seat of the Archbishop of the New York Archdiocese and a favorite destination for New York City travelers of all religions. It’s ornamented space is over 300 feet long and its spire rises 330 feet above Fifth Avenue. ...
The Dumbo in Brooklyn
Katrina Alonso, Contributing Writer, March 22nd, 2016 Just across the river from Manhattan, on the other side of the Brooklyn Bridge, sits Dumbo, one of New York City’s most interesting parks. This neighbourhood, whose name stands for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, is home to a few ...
The Flatiron District
This beautiful, old-fashioned neighborhood tucked in between Chelsea and Gramercy is home to a few significant New York landmarks as well as some fascinating lesser-known spots. The Flatiron Building, after which the district was named, is one of the most popular in this neighborhood. You can also ...
The Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Katrina Alonso, Contributing Writer, March 29th, 2016 Tucked away in Forest Hills, Queens, is one of the largest parks in New York City. The Flushing Meadows-Corona Park is home to iconic monuments like the Unisphere, as well as a complete recreational center, a zoo, and the Queens Museum of Art, ...
The Museum of the City of New York
Not only is going to the Museum of the City of New York a great opportunity to support New York’s artists, but it is also a good way to learn about the history of New York City. The exhibitions on display are both aesthetically pleasing and educational and the museum hosts several fun, ...
The New York Transit Museum
Katrina Alonso, Contributing Writer, March 29th, 2016 The NY Transit Museum is the largest museum in the United States that is dedicated to urban public transportation history and displays historical artifacts of the subway system, buses, bridges, and tunnel systems of the city. Exhibits include ...
The Whitney Museum of American Art
Katrina Alonso, Contributing Writer, March 29th, 2016 Just off the High Line near Gansevoort St., the Whitney opens its doors to tourists and art aficionados alike. The museum, which moved from its Upper East Side location to its new building downtown in May 2015, is home to over 21,000 pieces of ...