New York City Travel Guide
9/13/2007 at 9:39 AM
Tags: Best-Happy-Hours-In-Manhattan, Bars, Happy Hour Travel (all tags)
A Jaunted/Thrillist Production
We love exotic travel, but sometimes the best vacations are the ones that start at 5:01. Which is why we teamed up with the boys at Thrillist--who spend their days and nights digging up cool places--for their favorite happy hour spots. They came back with five Manhattan bars that'll have you loosening your tie and downing shots before the sun goes down on a run-of-the-mill Wednesday night.
NYC's happy hour deals are constantly changing, as are the cast of characters that show up for these after work drink sessions, so we will keep our ears to the ground for you and you do the same for us, ok?
Details on the top early drinking bars are after the jump and you can plan your stumble home using the Best Happy Hours in Manhattan Map Mashup.
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by Jaunted
7/31/2007 at 4:05 PM
Tags: Rock and Roll Travel, Fantasy Camps (all tags)
Earlier today a tipster informed us that despite recent reports of heart problems, KISS rocker Paul Stanley will still perform at Rock `n Roll Fantasy Camp in New York City over Labor Day weekend.
My heart is in great shape, and the speed it can sustain is proof! I will be reporting to Fantasy Camp primed, pumped and ready to rock out.
No truth to the rumor that after releasing this statement he broke into a spontaneous, full body moon boot dance and belted out the following quote about his heart:
She's a dancer; a romancer I'm a Capricorn, she's a Cancer. She saw my picture in a music magazine.
Ted Nugent, Scott Ian of Anthrax, and Bruce Kulick, also of KISS will all be shredding at Camp Rock with Paul. As part of the experience campers perform live at BB King's in Times Square and write and record their own original song at Sirius Satellite studios.
[Photo: barb toy photo, we added the hairy chest shot]
by markj
7/30/2007 at 12:12 PM
Tags: How To, Manhattan (all tags)
Manhattanites will tell you that it's easy to find a great cup of coffee, a fun neighborhood bar, or an authentic ethnic restaurant. All you have to do is walk out the door.
What's not so easy? Hailing a cab.
That's why after several failed attempts and some mild frustration, we here at Jaunted have devised a no-fail plan to flagging down a yellow taxi, no matter where you find yourself in the Big Apple.
HOW TO HAIL A CAB IN MANHATTAN
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by jnaw
7/27/2007 at 12:10 PM
Tags: Restaurants, Brunch Places, Brunch-Places-In-New-York (all tags)
Though you'll probably have to wait an hour or more for a table, the deliciousness makes the thumb twirling worthwhile. Five Points Restaurant, on the quiet Great Jones Street in Manhattan's NoHo, delivers the quintessential white tablecloth NYC brunch. Chef Marc Meyer's menu is creative without being pretentious. And for City standards, the prices can't be beat. Here's a sample of the brunch menu:
Lemon-Ricotta Pancakes, $9; Honey Sweetened Soft Polenta, $8; Dulce De Leche French Toast, $9; Ricotta Fritters with Carmlized Apples, $8
For the less experimental brunchers with a penchant for the savory, Five Points also serves a variety of omelets, burgers, fish, and sandwiches.
Related Stories:
· Best Brunch Places in New York [Jaunted]
[Photo: Gothamist]
by ced138
7/12/2007 at 10:56 AM
Tags: Chinatown Garbage Tour, Lower East Side, Taxidermy (all tags)
Taxidermy may be a lost art, particularly in this urban jungle. But one man, Brooklyn artist Nate Hill, is looking to bring America's back woods to the Manhattan masses. On Thursday night--rain or shine--he'll show hipsters and homebodies how to dumpster dive through Chinatown's world famous (and often unidentifiable) trash and turn shark carcass, frog legs, and those cute, tiny turtles into high art. Hill advises first timers to wear close-toed shoes and long sleeved shirts (he'll provide hand sanitizer and rubber gloves). But we suggest full-body protective gear for this down and dirty event.
Where to stay:
Book a room at the Washington Square Hotel. It's just a block away from some of the city's most fascinating wildlife in the Village's famous Washington Square Park. There may not be any stuffed critters frolicking in these cozy rooms, but after an evening like this one we expect you'll have taxidermy dreams all your own.
Where to drink:
Admire the work of the animal-stuffing masters while sipping PBR form a can at Home Sweet Home. The old Lower East Side sign shop turned watering hole proudly displays disembodied horse-head hitching posts and fluffy white rabbits created by the pros.
Where to eat:
Get your drink on and then head to Freemans Alley. Despite the name, you'll find no dumpsters here. Sample the delicious artichoke dip and wild-boar terrine under the watchful doe-eyed deer heads and eagle wings, which are expertly mounted to the old-school American eatery's walls.
Related Stories:
· New York City Travel [Jaunted]
· Hotels in New York City [HotelChatter]
by jnaw
7/05/2007 at 8:50 AM
Tags: R2D2-Mailbox-Map, Cult Travel (all tags)
Contribute your R2D2 mailbox locations by uploading your photo, with mailbox address to the Jaunted Flickr Photo Pool, or sending us the photo and street address via email.
Over the holiday week, Jaunted tipster Paul spotted a R2 mailbox just north of Bowling Green Park in Manhattan and snapped a photo.
This R2 mail unit was spotted hanging out with Manhattan's Charging Bull sculpture. The sculpture, which was created following the 1987 stock market crash as a symbol of unyielding belief in capitalism, depicts a anatomically correct bull charging up Broadway.
It is said that many Wall Street traders fondle the bull's balls every morning before the opening bell, for good luck of course. Turns out, tourists like the bull, and his balls, just as much as R2D2 and the I-bankers. Scroll down and check out this video of tourists posing with one of New York's most photographed landmarks.
Go Straight To The R2D2 Mailbox Map
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by markj
7/02/2007 at 8:57 AM
Tags: Celeb Travel, Nightlife (all tags)
Another piece of old New York closed its doors this weekend. The Copacabana, a dance club founded in 1941, is a casualty of subway expansion to the West Side. Good news for Rio de Janeiro (whose chic Copacabana district inspired the name), but bad news for fans of Latin music and disco nostalgics.
The nightclub inspired the Barry Manilow song of the same name, and is thought to be the model for The Tropicana, the club Desi Arnaz runs in "I Love Lucy." It's also the site of a real-life scuffle between Yankees (including Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra) and patrons angry at performer Sammy Davis Jr.
The surviving district down in Rio still serves as the playground for stars staying at the majestic hotels along the city's shore (including the Copacabana Palace). The real Copacobana will host one of the eight Live Earth concerts on July 7. And unlike the club, it can't be packed up and moved to the Bronx or Brooklyn, as the bar's owners have suggested may happen.
[Photo Credit: Luisito Rosario]
by egw
6/11/2007 at 9:24 AM
Tags: Parades, Celeb Travel (all tags)
Who doesn't love a parade? In New York City, parade season kicked off over a month ago with Israeli Day, but that pomp and circumstance paled next to yesterday's Puerto Rican Day Parade. The annual procession crept up Fifth Avenue from 44th to 86th Street, the anticipation of which caused entire subway cars to shout, "Boricua!" (That's what the original inhabitants of the island, the Taino Indians, called themselves.) Ricky Martin (San Juan-born!) presided over the parade as its king and helped NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg (not Puerto Rican) kick it off at 44th Street. Jennifer Lopez (of Puerto Rican heritage, but born in the Bronx) and husband Marc Anthony (also a Boricua born in New York) rode on a float promoting their new movie, "El Cantante," about his compatriot, singer Hector Lavoe.
Stay tuned later this summer for the Gay Pride Parade, Brooklyn Independence Day Parade (who knew they were independent?) and the African-American Day Parade. You never know who you might see -- and let's face it, everyone enjoys a parade except out-of-towners trying to drive along its route.
Related Stories:
· Parades Coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: Just Jared]
by egw
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