Things To Do in New York City
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
The Ground Zero Museum Web site says on its home page, "IMAGES & REMNANTS FROM THE GROUND ZERO RECOVERY." It's a modest claim for a modest-sized museum, but the photos I've seen are quite powerful. You can see a selection of them at the Ground Zero Museum's Web site at www.groundzeromuseumworkshop.com.
The photos at the non-profit Museum were taken by Gary Marlon Suson, who was the official photographer at ...
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
Acclaimed singer Michael Bublé is coming to New York's Madison Square Garden on December 5th. Tickets go on sale Monday, September 8th, and the good seats are sure to go fast. Granted, the huge Garden is not the ideal venue to see this type of singer, but because of Michael Bublé's popularity I guess this type of arena is where he will be booked.
You can get your Michael Bublé ...
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Sunday, August 31st, 2008
While the rest of American is barbecuing, the titans of world tennis will be laboring in the third and fourth rounds of the 2008 U.S. Open in Flushing Meadow, Queens.
There have been some upsets thus far, and Monday's action has some good matchups, especially in the day session. I'm pretty happy about this, because Monday is the one day I'll be attending the U.S. Open this year. (You can find ...
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
The U.S. Open is going on and if you can't make it out to the National Tennis Center, you might want to watch the matches free on big-screen TV outdoors at Manhattan's Madison Square Park. Matches will be shown at the Park starting on Friday, August 29 and running every day of the U.S. Open through the finals on Sunday, September 7.
It's a festive atmosphere with bleachers set up ...
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
If you can't be at the 2008 U.S. Open tennis tournament, at least you can follow the action live online. The official U.S. Open Web site, www.usopen.org, has live, updating scores; schedules of play, profiles and biographies of the players, and plenty of photos and videos.
It should be a very interesting tournament, with the once-indestructible Roger Federer seemingly in a bit of a slump, and having slid down ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
A sure sign of summer in New York is the annual Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center, and the 2008 edition is underway.
You can hear a live broadcast of the Festival's opening program today, July 30th, on the New York public radio station WNYC, 93.9 on the FM dial. The program will be Mozart's Symphony No. 40 and a chamber version of Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde" (The ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
It's time once again for restaurant week in New York (the summer edition), and you can find all the details at the official site below. Restaurant week takes place in summer 2008 from July 21 to 25 and July 28 to August 1. Check the restaurants, hours, and locations below.
http://nycvisit.com/restaurantweek/
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, the site of the U.S. Open each summer, is being readied for a different type of contest on Saturday, July 19th: a professional basketball game. The hometown New York Liberty will take on the Indiana Fever in the first-ever WNBA game to take place outdoors. The women are getting a jump on the men: next year it's expected that the NBA will hold its first ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Just because you couldn't get a ticket to the 2008 Baseball All-Star Game doesn't mean you can't join in the all-star fun... check out the DHL All-Star Fanfest at New York's Javits Center! It runs from Friday, July 11th right up to the day of the All-Star Game itself, Tuesday, July 15th.
It's billed as the largest baseball interactive spectacular in the world, and you'll find exhibits, memorabilia, a chance to ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
The Macy's Fourth of July fireworks show is one of the most spectacular displays in the country, and here are the details on where, when, and how to see it.
The Macy's Fourth of July fireworks Web site (see link below) lists the starting time as 9 p.m. on Friday, July 4th, but usually the first shells aren't fired until 9:20 or so. This site also tells where the best viewing ...
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