NY Uncovered
July 29, 2010
The Speakeasy Museum of the City of New York
The Museum of the City of NY sometimes gets overlooked in favor of its neighbors further downtown, but it’s a lovely museum with a beautiful outdoor terrace overlooking Central Park.
Every Wednesday until August 18th, they are recreating the era of Prohibition with a Speakeasy on their terrace.
The website promotes it as a secret admission—the reality is that you arrive on Fifth avenue and immediately see the ticket table and terrace with people dancing and socializing.
So, there’s nothing hidden or secret about it, other than people may not think to go up to 103rd and Fifth avenue on a Wednesday night.
But, it is a very pleasant way to spend a hot summer evening.
There are drinks, swing dancing to a live band, and tours of the museum.
There were people dressed up in traditional 20’s style swing outfits dancing on the outdoor terrace. There are outdoor tables and chair set up and people mingling on the terrace and in the museum.
You can go on a free tour or wander through the museum. The current exhibits include something on Mayor John Lindsay and Japanese samurai visitors to NY.
Tickets are $15, $10 for members.
Museum of the City of NY
1220 Fifth Avenue (103rd street)
212-534-1672
TKTS iPHONE APP
Everyone’s got to have an iPhone App now and even TKTS in Times Square has gotten in on the action. The new AT THE BOOTH™ iPhone app lists all the Broadway and Off-Broadway shows available at the TKTS® booth every day, and shows the prices.
It’s a great way to save time and make sure that they show that you want is available.
The info is updated throughout the day and it will even let you know how long the line is! AT THE BOOTH™ also includes reviews, videos, performance schedules, running times, cast lists and theater addresses
You can get it at the iTunes store for $.99
Summer Streets
Don’t forget that it’s Summer Streets starting next weekend every Saturday in August from 7am to 1pm.
Starting August 7th, almost 7 miles of NY streets will be closed to traffic for the third year in a row for biking, walking, activities and just having fun. The route includes Park Avenue and connecting streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park. From Foley Square on Chambers street up to East 72nd Street
The roads will be closed on three consecutive Saturdays in August (August 7, 14, & 21).
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/summerstreets/html/route/route.shtml
There are going to be activities set up along the way including Dumpster Pools which have gotten a lot of press recently. Pools created out of Dumpsters will be set up on Park Avenue at 40
th Street. Space is limited at the pools and it’s going to be first come first served.
All of the rest stops will have will have free bike rental and repair.
On 25th street between Park and Madison, there are free 30 minute exercise classes starting at 8:30 with sun salutations, then pilates, yoga, abs work and much more.
At the rest stop in Soho there will be theater workshops and kids activities.
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