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Skip 'New Year's Eve' in Theaters for the Real Thing in Times Square Instead

December 9, 2011 at 1:55 PM | by | Comments (0)

The movie New Year's Eve is kind of a bore as it follows a bunch of big name actors through convoluted story lines that all come together around midnight. But for all the plot lacks, it does do a good job of conveying the mood of Times Square on New Year's Eve (or at least what we all fantasize the mood to be).

Capturing New Year's Eve in NYC was no small task for director Garry Marshall. Part of the movie New Year's Eve was actually filmed on location in Times Square on New Year's Eve 2011. Then, in February, they had to recreate the ball drop with thousands of extras to get a few additional shots.

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How To Get Tickets To The New York Comedy Festival

September 14, 2011 at 1:14 PM | by | Comments (0)

This year's New York Comedy Festival line-up includes Louis C.K., Tracy Morgan, Sarah Silverman, Ricky Gervais, Bill Maher, Wanda Sykes, Russell Peters, and Kathy Griffin who will all be performing around New York City between November 9th and 13th. If you want to be a part of the audience, you better act fast!

In total, the NYCF will feature 150 comedians at various venues around the city. For instance, Wanda Sykes Live will be held at Town Hall on November 10th at 7:30 pm. Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker will take place at Carnegie Hall on November 12th at 8:00 pm, and for the first time, Sarah Silverman will perform at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Gilman Opera House on November 12th at 8:00 pm.

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Three Huge State Fairs Happening Over Labor Day Weekend

August 25, 2011 at 10:40 AM | by | Comment (1)

State Fair season is now upon us, and that means that fried everything is probably only a short ride away from where you call home. Some states have already done their thing while others are still busy planning events for later this year, but there are several states getting ready to go for Labor Day Weekend. If you’re looking to overindulge on rides, foods, and fun here’s a couple spots to do it during the holiday weekend:

· Minnesota State Fair:
The Land of 10,000 Lakes has been holding state fairs since 1859, so it’s pretty clear that Minnesota is good at doing the fair thing. This year’s events start today and run through September 5 in Saint Paul. Tickets to the festivities are usually $12 for adults and $10 for the little ones, but there are a few days where you might be able to save a few bucks on admission.

Interactive guides in the form of the Food Finder and Fun Finder are available to help you plan your visit, so if you’re looking for that special food vendor—there’s over 300—or something fun to do they’ve got you covered. Of course there’s even iPhone and Android apps as well, so you can take your map to go when you hit the fairgrounds. There’s plenty of free entertainment too, but if you want to upgrade to a Grandstand show we’re recommending Weezer on September 3—$35—or Train and Maroon 5 on September 5—$37.

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The Bryant Park Film Fest Will Start the NYC Summer Off Right on June 20

May 20, 2011 at 9:37 AM | by | Comments (0)

Movie fans in New York City will once again be able to enjoy classic films in one of the city's most beautiful spaces, Bryant Park, when the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival returns on June 20th.

The free outdoor festival will screen classic movies every Monday through August. The opening film, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, will even include an appearance by director Milos Foreman. Other highlights of the fest include Dirty Harry, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Cool Hand Luke, and In The Heat Of The Night.

The films will show on a screen 20' high by 40' wide in Bryant Park, at 42nd Street and 6th Avenue. The lawn opens at 5pm and the movies will start at sunset. Believe us—the lawn will be full by 5:05pm, so get there early. For more information and to see the full schedule, visit BryantPark.org.

[Photo: NYCLovesNYC]

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Freedom Tower Finally Towering Over World Trade Center Site

April 11, 2011 at 12:39 PM | by | Comments (0)


Freedom Tower (left, under construction), as seen from 5th floor of the W Downtown

It's 75 degrees outside right now in New York City, and though it's technically still spring, the summer tourist season is ramping up. As usual, visitors will be making the rounds of the Empire State Building, Macy's Herald Square, Central Park, Apple 5th Avenue and the World Trade Center site, but unlike in recent years, there's actually something to see now at Ground Zero.

That's right; Freedom Tower is making serious headway.

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The Tribeca Film Fest Gets Down with JetBlue for Discounts

April 5, 2011 at 1:36 PM | by | Comments (0)

The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival has a new partner. JetBlue announced yesterday that it will not only be the Official Airline of TFF, but it will also co-sponsor TIFF's Spotlight section and the Tribeca Drive-In.

To celebrate, JetBlue is offering $10 off each way on intrastate flights between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Buffalo, Rochester or Syracuse. But, bookings must be made today at www.jetblue.com/tff for travel through June 15, 2011.

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Take a 'Vegcation' at the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary This Spring

February 24, 2011 at 12:06 PM | by | Comments (0)

We've all heard of staycationers or voluntourists, but "vegcationers?" Compassion Over Killing and Green Earth Travel are hoping vegcations become the next hot trend in travel thanks to the vegan-friendly "vegcation" destination weekend they have planned this spring.

The two groups have organized a weekend getaway on May 19-23, 2011 which will begin at the Woodstock Farm Sanctuary in upstate New York, where volunteers will spend two days helping to groom, feed, and socialize with the farm's rescued cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, goats & sheep. They will also be served homemade vegan meals throughout their stay.

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Jon Hamm Hits the Slopes with Megan Fox in Upstate New York

February 17, 2011 at 2:16 PM | by | Comments (0)

Yesterday, Megan Fox and Jon Hamm hit the slopes together at the Mt. Peter Ski Resort in Warwick, New York. The pair wasn't there just for fun however; they were actually filming a scene for their upcoming movie Friends With Kids, which is being directed by Jon's girlfriend Jennifer Westfeldt.

Jon and Megan didn't do much actual skiing, but they did appear to be having fun while starting a snowball fight for one scene. Megan looked like a pro on the snowboard too, even if she didn't go very far on it.

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Celebs Celebrate Valentine's Day with Flowers, Dinner, and Trips to St. Barts

February 15, 2011 at 1:11 PM | by | Comments (0)

Stars really are just like us, at least when it comes to Valentine's Day. Most celebs spent yesterday buying candies, cookies, flowers and fancy dinners for their significant others, just like we did.

David Beckham proved he's no cheapskate last night when he treated his wife, Victoria Beckham, to dinner at New York City's Minetta Tavern. The restaurant features signature dishes like Veal "Porterhouse" Chop, Bone-In New York Strip, and Filet Mignon au Roquefort ranging in price from $40 - $52 a plate.

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Three of the Best US Cities for Welcoming the Chinese New Year

January 17, 2011 at 9:30 AM | by | Comments (0)

Despite what the traditional calendar says, the New Year is actually still a few weeks away. So we say put off the resolutions a little longer and prepare for Chinese Lunar New Year on February 3. There’s probably a celebration or parade near your hometown, but if you’re looking for the best, check out our three picks:

· New York City:
Welcome the year of the rabbit in Chinatown's Sara D. Roosevelt Park on February 3 between 11am and around 3:30pm as the locals will set off plenty of firecrackers and other things that go boom and pow to ward off evil spirits. Besides the fireworks there will be plenty of dancers, performers, and other cultural events to get you in the mood to celebrate—and you might even learn a thing or two.

The party continues through the weekend when the parade hits the streets on February 6. Expect crazy awesome floats, marching bands, more fireworks, and plenty of lions and dragons winding their way up and down the city streets. Organizers expect at least 5,000 people to march in the parade, so the spectators are probably way more than that—so get there early!

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UK Politicians Threaten Massive Fines Against Airports Because of...um...Bad Weather

December 29, 2010 at 2:46 PM | by | Comments (0)

If you're looking for further verification of our "wow, the Brits are kind of whiny about air travel aren't they" thesis from last week, you need search no further than the Twitter feed of the Economist's New York bureau chief Matthew Bishop. The largest city in the United States was functionally shut down to air travel for a day and what's the biggest new media travel story about JFK? How much Bishop complained when he got stuck on the tarmac for seven hours.

And while that would drive us insane too, you'd think that there would have been at least one prominent New Yorker who complained more than a random British guy, or someone from that Cathay Pacific flight that was stuck on the tarmac for ten hours. Apparently not.

More evidence: in order to placate the (barely) metaphorical mobs of pitchfork wielding Londoners, the British government is coming down hard on Heathrow and other airports. UK Transport Secretary Philip Hammond is threatening massive fines for—and we're going to quote the Daily Mail directly, the better to give you a sense of the British mood—"inflicting misery on passengers."

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Snowpocalypse! East Coast Blizzard Causes Epic Shutdown

December 27, 2010 at 11:11 AM | by | Comments (0)

We thought Midwest (not to mention UK) air traffic two weeks ago was a total mess, and that things couldn't get much worse. Turns out we called that putt a little too early. If you're reading this right now, you're not suffering power outages like the 60,000 people in Massachusetts or the 16,000 people in New York or the 2,300 people in Rhode Island or the 40,000 people in Canada. So congratulations on that we suppose.

You're also not reading this from a New York airport, since those have been shut since last night. JFK, EWR, and LGA aren't projected to reopen until 4pm EST today, at which point they will have been offline for about about 24 hours each. That shouldn't be a problem, since it's not like a lot of people live in that region or like this was a weekend where lots of people were vacationing.

Ditto for the wave of airport cancellations that hit all three DC airports, plus Boston, Charlotte, Philadelphia, etc etc. Amtrak between New York and Boston is also shut down, so if you were desperately hoping to get to Logan and take the train into New York—which you probably couldn't do anyway—that won't work either.

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