May 8, 2009

NYC Twitter list: museums, Broadway, transit and food

Taking #FollowFriday to the max, here’s a big list of some of the best Twitter accounts in New York City, including museums, food trucks, sports teams, transit advisories and Broadway.

The Tony-nominated “Next to Normal” is Twittering its full Broadway show through June 7, the Brooklyn Cyclones gave its followers first dibs at ticket purchases and Tasti D Lite last month made a special fail whale cake for a Twitter meet-up. Others give away free tickets and food, plug upcoming events and others dish opinions or back-stage gossip. But mostly the list excludes the Tweeters who use Twitter as just another place to put press releases, or a link dump of their RSS feed.

First, make sure you’re following @NewYorkology, and then add your favorites from the list:

NYC museums on Twitter
@Met Museum - Metropolitan Museum of Art
@MuseumModernArt - Museum of Modern Art
@whitneymuseum - Whitney Museum
@MorganLibrary - Morgan Library & Museum
@NY Historical Society - New-York Historical Society
@Skyscraper Museum - Skyscraper Museum
@Rubin Museum - Rubin Museum of Himalayan art
@Asia Society - Asia Society
@Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn Museum
@bronxmuseum - Bronx Museum
@Queens Museum - Queens Museum of Art

@NY Hall of Science - New York Hall of Science, in Queens
@brooklynhistory - Brooklyn Historical Society
@Weeksville - Weeksville Heritage Center
@Sept11Memorial - National September 11 Memorial & Museum under construction at the World Trade Center site
@P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center - MoMA-affiliated P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, in Queens
@tenementtalks - Tenement Museum’s evening series of lectures and readings
@American Museum of Natural History - American Museum of Natural History
@rhizomedotorg - Rhizome emerging artists group at the New Museum

Broadway on Twitter
@n2nbroadway - “Next to Normal,” which is twittering the full show
@BillyElliot - “Billy Elliot”
@HAIRTribe - “Hair”
@WestSideStry - “West Side Story”
@MammaMiaMusical - “Mamma Mia!”
@ChicagoMusical - “Chicago”
@reasons2bpretty - “reasons to be pretty”
@TDFNYC - Theatre Development Fund, the TKTS people
@TheTonyAwards - Tony Awards
@ShKBoom - Sh-K-Boom, Broadway recording label
@Jane Fonda - Jane Fonda, Tony nominee for “33 Variations”
@Dolly_Parton - Tony nominee, best original score for “9 to 5”
@KevinSpacey - Artistic director of Old Vic (which has “Norman Conquests” now on Broadway)
@BCEFA - Broadway Cares HIV/AIDS fundraising group stages special events, auctions
@kendavenport Ken Davenport, Broadway producer
@BBBway - Boneau/Bryan-Brown Broadway publicists

More NY theater
@TheWoosterGroup - Wooster Group theater, dance and media ensemble
@MCC Theater - MCC Theater
@stannswarehouse - St. Ann’s Warehouse in Dumbo, Brooklyn
@AtlanticTheater - Atlantic Theater Co.
@NYTW79 - NY Theatre Workshop
@TheBatterysDown - The Battery’s Down musical comedy series
@IrishArtsCenter - Irish Arts Center
@NYMusicalTheatreFest - NY Musical Theatre Festival
@TheFleaTheater - The Flea Theater
@neilhimself - Neil Gaiman, author of Off-Broadway’s “Coraline”

Dance
@Peridance - Peridance Center
@DanceTWorkshop - Dance Theater Workshop
@TheJoyceTheater - Joyce Theater for dance
@JoyceSoHo - Joyce SoHo dance studios
@ParsonsDance - Parsons Dance

Film
@filmlinc - Film Society of Lincoln Center
@BAMcinematek - BAMcinematek
@Rooftop Films - Rooftop Films summer series
@TribecaFilm - year-round film screenings
@TribecaFilmFest - Tribeca Film Festival

Other culture
@nypl - NY Public Library
@sciandthecity - New York Academy of Sciences’ Science and the City events feed
@92Y - 92nd Street Y
@92YTribeca - 92Y Tribeca event space
@CenterForArch - Center for Architecture
@BAM Brooklyn - Brooklyn Academy of Music
@Lincoln_Center - Lincoln Center
@nyphil - NY Philharmonic
@MetOpera - Metropolitan Opera
@chambermusic - Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
@symphonyspace - Symphony Space
@NYYouthSymphony - NY Youth Symphony
@TrinityWallSt - Historic Episcopal parish in NYC that Trinity Church and St. Paul’s Chapel
@NYArtBeat - NY Art Beat art and design guide
@arsnova - Ars Nova
@watsonscavhunts - Watson Adventures scavenger hunts
@Comixny - Comix Comedy Club

Seasonal culture series/events
@ohny - OpenHouse NY
@CelebrateBklyn - Celebrate Brooklyn summer festival
@lc_swing - Midsummer Night Swing
@CirqueClub - Cirque du Soleil
@RBBBConeyIsland - Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Coney Island Boom A Ring

NY gardens on Twitter
@NYBG - NY Botanical Garden
@bklynbotanic - Brooklyn Botanic Garden
@queensbotanicl - Queens Botanical
@xrisfg - Flatbush Gardener, Brooklyn-based gardening blog

NY sports on Twitter
@nyjets - Jets football
@BKCyclones - Brooklyn Cyclones baseball at Coney
@NYTitans_Lax - Titans pro lacrosse
@ChelseaPiersNYC - Chelsea Piers recreation facility
@nyrr_daily - New York RoadRunners
@comeoutandplay - Come Out and Play festival
@newyorksurf - NY Surf

Food, drink and sweets
@jacquestorres - Jacques Torres chocolatier
@DylansCandyBar - Dylan’s Candy Bar
@tastidlite - Tasti D-Lite
@citybakery - City Bakery on W. 18th
@Murph Guide - Bar events guide
@Waffletruck - Waffle Truck
@Rickshawtruck - Rickshaw Truck
@Treats Truck - Treats Truck
@LoxPopuli - Russ & Daughters on the Lower East Side
@Union Hall and Bell House - Union Hall and Bell House bar
@Sixpoint Craft Ales - Sixpoint brewery in Brooklyn
@astorwines - Astor Wines
@ patsysnyc - Patsy’s Restaurant on W. 56th Street
@FattyCrab - Fatty Crab restaurants
@homemadebklyn - home/made in Red Hook, Brooklyn
@MarthaStewart - Martha Stewart
@MidtownLunch - Midtown Lunch food blog
@seriouseats - Serious Eats food blog
@eaterny - Eater food blog

Transit on Twitter
@nyc_mta - Unofficial service alerts about the NYC Subway
@MetroCardDiane - Official NYC Transit MetroCard news and promotions
@AmtrakNews - unofficial aggregator of Amtrak news, including service disruptions
@JetBlue - JetBlue
@Virgin America - Virgin America
@GreyhoundBus - Greyhound Bus
@megabus - MegaBus
@HeartOfBklyn Heart of Brooklyn free culture shuttle bus
@airfarewatchdog - frequently feature deals to/from NYC
@cheapestairfare - Online Travel Review’s select air deals, often with NY

NYC book stores on Twitter
@Independent Booksellers of New York City - Independent Booksellers of NYC
@wordbrooklyn - Word, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
@strandbookstore - Strand Books on Broadway at 12th
@TheMysterious - Mysterious Bookshop
@IdlewildBooks - Idlewild Books travel bookshop
@BookCourt - Book Court books in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
@mcnallyjackson - McNally Jackson
@bookculture - Book Culture on the Upper West Side
@powerHouseArena - powerHouse Arena in Dumbo, Brooklyn

Shopping
@FLIGHT001 - Flight 001 travel shops
@JRblog - J&R electronics retailer
@eriebasin - Erie Basin 19th century jewelry and decorative arts shop in Red Hook, Brooklyn
@CityReliquary - City Reliquary in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
@LordAndTaylor - Lord & Taylor department store
@Racked - Racked shopping blog
@nycshopping - NYC Shopping sales list

Other NYC media/writers on Twitter
@NY Times CityRoom - RSS-style feed of CityRoom stories as they go live
@NY Times Arts - RSS-style feed of arts stories as they go live
@1010 WINS - Sometimes breaking news/sometimes slow, includes AP
@palafo - Patrick LaForge, editor at The New York Times, City Room
@MiddleSeat - Wall Street Journal MiddleSeat travel column writer
@michellehiggins - Michelle Higgins writes the NY Times’ Practical Traveler column
@patkiernan - Pat Kiernan morning news anchor at NY1
@olv - On Location Vacations blog that tracks movie shoots in NYC
@mommypoppins - Mommy Poppins events for kids
@terryteachout - Terry Teachout, arts writer and Broadway reviewer for the Wall Street Journal
@ThirteenNY - Thirteen, NY’s flagship PBS station
@WNYC - WNYC public radio
@NYPD News - NY Police Department news advisories
@USCGNewYorkCity - US Coast Guard in NYC
@nycgo - NYC & Co., city’s official tourism group
@KBAndersen - Kurt Anderson, co-founder of Spy magazine
@BudTravel - Budget Travel magazine, frequent NYC content

NY hotels on Twitter
@Bryantparkhotel - Bryant Park Hotel
@SleepConcierge - The Benjamin Hotel’s sleep concierge, Midtown East
@LGAmarriott - LaGuardia Courtyard in Queens
@Marriott - Marriott hotels
@marrakechhotel - Marrakech Hotel on Upper West Side
@BroadwayHotel - Broadway Hotel on Upper West Side
@Embassy_News - Embassy Suites Hotels group
@MaritimeHotel - The Maritime Hotel in Chelsea
@jazzhostels - Jazz Hostels
@MillenniumPR - Millennium hotels
@fairmonthotels - Fairmont hotels
@sohotel - Sohotel
@GPHotel - Gramercy Park Hotel
@Gemini_Hotels - GEM Hotels in Chelsea, Soho, Midtown West
@Quikbook - Quikbook, frequent NY-specific hotel deals

A few more interesting New Yorkers:
@Vidiot - Vidiot/Sam
@urbanbydesign - Deena
@niche - Nichelle
@TeriTynes - Teri Tynes
@JoseSPiano - JoseSPiano
@NELLYWAITS - Maggie Phillips
@nyc_mom - Sam Chapnick/KidCity

Twitter Elite for NYC:
Twitter Elite in: New York City
Twitter Elite in: Manhattan
Twitter Elite in: Brooklyn
Twitter Elite in: Queens
Twitter Elite in: Bronx
Twitter Elite in: Staten Island

May 8, 2009 6:38 AM in Cheap Stuff, Foodology, Hotelology, Museums, Shopology, Techology, Transportology

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