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Fleet Week 2012 features tall ships, Blue Angels
NYC Fleet Week 2012 begins Wednesday morning with the Parade of Ships combined with a special tall-ship contingent, OpSail, commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812. The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels will also do a flyover during the Parade of Ships.
The ships will get a cannon salute as they begin their journey at the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and head toward the Statue of Liberty. The ships will head up the Hudson River to the George Washington Bridge before returning back down the Hudson.
Participating ships include the USS Roosevelt, the USS Wasp, USCGC Eagle, RFA Argus of the UK Royal Navy, Finland’s FNS Pohjanmaa, Canada’s HMCS Iroquois, Japan’s JS Shirane and tall ships from France, Brazil, Ecuador, Spain and Mexico.
Fleet Week events are scheduled from May 23 through 30.
Wednesday, May 23
The Parade of Sail schedule, according to the OpSail website:
8:11 a.m. - The first tall ships sail under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge
9:18 a.m. - The first ships reach the Statue of Liberty
10:30 a.m. - Military parade of ships begins under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
11:07 a.m. - The first tall ships reach the George Washington Bridge and begin the turn-around
Noon - Northbound warships pass southbound tall ships near the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum to coincide with the military aircraft flyover
2 to 4 p.m. - Ships moor at berths in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island.
Fleet Week and OpSail viewing cruises are offered by Circle Line Sightseeing, New York Water Taxi, Manhattan by Sail and Classic Harbor Line.
U.S. Navy livestream some Fleet Week events on May 23.
The Intrepid’s flight deck hosts the “Men in Black 3” premiere after party. Tickets are on sale to the public for $150.
Thursday, May 24
Throughout the remainder of Fleet Week, ships docked at Manhattan’s Pier 90 and Pier 92 as well as Staten Island’s The Sullivans’ (Stapleton Homeport) Pier will be open for free tours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The tall ship Gloria will be open for tours at the Intrepid’s Pier 86 in Manhattan.
A ceremony at the Intrepid at 11:30 a.m. will mark the 50th anniversary of the Mercury-Atlas 7 Mission, in which the USS Intrepid picked up astronaut Scott Carpenter, who will attend the ceremony.
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May 22, 2012 4:46 PM Comments (0)
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Riverflicks to screen free movies on Pier 46, Pier 63
 The Hudson River Park Trust has announced the lineup for its Riverflicks summertime free movie series. Once again, one pier will be devoted to family fare and one pier for adult-themed movies.
Popcorn will be free at both locations.
Wednesday night movies, aimed at grown-ups, will screen on the lawn at Hudson River Park’s Pier 63 at W. 23rd Street in Chelsea. Friday PG-rated, family-night movies will screen at Pier 46 at Charles Street in the West Village.
Movies begin at dusk, generally around 8:30 p.m. In addition to the free popcorn, food and drink will be available for purchase.
RiverFlicks for Grown-Ups at Pier 63
July 11 - “Moneyball”
July 18 - “Super 8”
July 25 - “Bridesmaids”
Aug. 1 - “Limitless”
Aug. 8 - “Cowboys & Aliens”
Aug. 15 - “Crazy, Stupid, Love”
Aug. 22 - “Horrible Bosses”
RiverFlicks for Kids at Pier 46
July 13 - “Kung Fu Panda 2”
July 20 - “Superman, The Movie”
July 27 - “Hugo”
Aug. 3 - “Puss in Boots”
Aug. 10 - “Rango”
Aug. 17 - “Back to the Future”
Aug. 24 - “The Smurfs”
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May 17, 2012 4:17 PM Comments (0)
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B/D/F/M subways disrupted overnight this week
 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority tonight will begin another series of FASTRACK overnight work, disrupting service on major sections of the B/D/F/M lines from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
B and M service will end early while F and D trains will be rerouted between 59th Street/Columbus Circle and W. 4th Street. See the MTA’s list of service changes for the details.
All service will be completely back to normal by Friday morning at 5 a.m.
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May 14, 2012 3:17 PM Comments (0)
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IKEA water taxi testing E. 35th free weekend service
New York Water Taxi temporarily has added an East 35th Street stop in Manhattan to its free weekend service to IKEA Brooklyn, a company spokeswoman told NewYorkology.
The E. 35th Street service is in addition to the regular free weekend service between IKEA and Pier 11 at Wall Street. If the route is popular, it will become permanent, IKEA spokeswoman Lorna Montalvo told NewYorkology via email.
Currently the East 35th Street service is scheduled only for May 13, 19 and 20.
“We still have the rest of the month until we make a full assessment of the 35th Street Pier route,” she said. “However, if the route does prove to be successful it would be in addition to the Pier 11 service.”
The IKEA Water Taxi is free for everyone on weekends, but riders with an IKEA receipt get priority if the boat exceeds capacity. On weekdays, the ride is $5 each way, but IKEA shoppers will get a $10 credit at checkout in the store.
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May 8, 2012 10:54 AM Comments (0)
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Transit tours offer access to LowLine, Old City Hall
Registration opened today for the NYC Transit Museum’s spring and summer transit tours, which offer rare access to abandoned stations, a century-old power station and rides on classic trains to Coney Island and the Rockaways.
Some of the tours, including the chandeliered Old City Hall station, are open only to members of the Transit Museum. Museum membership starts at $40 for an individual and includes free or discounted access to museum exhibits, programs and special events for one year. Members also get priority registration to the tours, which explains why some of them have already sold out. (Current members also have access to June tours of the new East Side Access tunnels under Grand Central.)
Public tours are scheduled June 7 and July 12 of the abandoned Williamsburg Bridge Railway Terminal, which is also the potential future home of the LowLine underground park. Although these two tours are currently sold out, museum officials will sometimes set up a stand-by list to take the place of no-shows.
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May 2, 2012 2:19 PM Comments (1)
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Per Se, 11 Mad Park on Restaurant's Top 10 list
 For 2012, New York City is home to five of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, according to the annual list compiled by Restaurant.
The NYC list:
No. 6 - Per Se
No. 10 - Eleven Madison Park
No. 19 - Le Bernardin
No. 25 - Daniel
No. 37 - Momofuku Ssam Bar
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April 30, 2012 10:31 PM Comments (0)
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1 WTC officially tallest building in NYC
Shortly after 2 p.m. today, One World Trade Center became the tallest building in New York City.
 Since Sept. 11, 2001, the Empire State Building had been the tallest skyscraper in the city.
“What you see here today is this determination to remember what we lost, and rebuild even higher,” Bill Baroni, the deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said during a ceremony marking the milestone. “This is a great day for the Port Authority, for the people of New York and New Jersey, but it will be greater when this building is teeming with tenants and teeming with people going to work and tourists coming up here to look at the amazing views.”
The Empire State Building is 1,250 feet tall (but if you count its broadcast tower, it’s 1,453 feet, 8 9/16 inches.) But even the owners of the Empire State Building aren’t quibbling over the broadcast tower today. “The world’s most famous office building, the ancestor of all super-tall towers, welcomes our newer, taller cousin to the skyline. We’ve watched you grow, and now we salute you,” reads the official statement issued on behalf of the Empire State Building.
The Empire State Building tonight will light up red, white and blue “in honor of 1 World Trade Center.” 1 WTC tonight will light up in blue and white, the official colors of the Port Authority, according to Port Authority Executive Director Pat Foye.
During today’s milestone, two, 26-foot steel interior columns were attached to the top of 1 WTC, reaching a height of 1,271 feet above street level, according to the Port Authority.
The public observation deck at 1 WTC will also surpass the ESB’s public’s outdoor deck on 86, indoor observation deck on 102 and the outdoor, VIP-only 103rd floor.
In the coming months, 1 World Trade Center will top out at 1,368 feet, (104 stories) and then get a 408-foot telecommunications spire that will push the tower’s height to 1,776 feet. It will be the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
The goal is to open the building in 2014, Foye said during today’s news conference.
Also rising rapidly at the World Trade Center complex, 4 WTCnear the southwest corner of the site, is close to reaching its full height of 977 feet, at 72 stories. At a construction update two weeks ago, 4 WTC was listed at 65 floors.
Often overlooked, the 52-story rebuilt 7 WTC opened on the north side of the site in 2006. (It replaced the 47-story WTC 7 that collapsed at 5:20 p.m. on Sept. 11.)
The plaza and waterfalls at the 9/11 Memorial have been open to the public since the 10-year anniversary of the attack. The museum remains under construction but there is a 9/11 Memorial Preview Site on Vesey Street and the Tribute WTC 9/11 center on Liberty Street.
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April 30, 2012 2:40 PM Comments (1)
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Spa Week extends at more than 50 NYC locations
More than 50 New York City locations will offer $50 Spa Week deals just a little bit longer than originally promised.
Spa Week, which ended Sunday at most locations, will be extended at spots including Aqua Vitae Spa, Dyanna Body Nail Salon, Faina European Day Spa, Fresh, Gemvie Medispa, Harlem Skin Clinic, Laser Cosmetica, Shangri-La Day Spa NYC, Spa Jolie, Aroma Day Spa, O Spa, Ascend Day Spa and Skin Solutions Laser Spa.
Services vary at each location, but often include facials, massages or manicure/pedicure packages. The full list of locations taking part in the extension are available on the Spa Week blog.
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April 23, 2012 4:30 PM Comments (0)
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Overnight work to disrupt A/C/E this week
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority tonight will begin another section of overnight Fastrack work, this time completely stopping service on major sections of the A/C/E lines from about 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
The A, C and E trains will be completely suspended in both directions from Columbus Circle to the World Trade Center in Manhattan and to Jay Street/MetroTech in Brooklyn for four consecutive weeknights. Regular overnight service will resume Friday morning at 5 a.m.
The trains will run alternate routes, including the A train on the D and F lines between 59th Street/Columbus Circle and Jay Street in Brooklyn. C service to Manhattan will actually cut off at 9:30 p.m., according to the MTA notice.
The overnight closures allow MTA workers to complete a significant number of maintenance projects without stopping for trains on the tracks or people in the stations.
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April 23, 2012 3:01 PM Comments (0)
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Tribeca Film Fest comes into its own, expands online
 To kick off the 11th installment of the Tribeca Film Festival, the programming team this morning sat down with a room full of journalists to offer an overview of the status of the event.
“As you know, we founded the Tribeca Film Festival in response to 9/11 but now we’re moving into our second decade,” Jane Rosenthal said, following very brief remarks by another co-founder, Robert De Niro.
This year, nearly 6,000 films were submitted for consideration, including 2,800 shorts. Organizers pared that down to 90 feature films and 60 shorts to screen at the festival. Of those, a handful are available online for free to viewers in the United States.
“We’re going to do a lot more online,” said Geoffrey Gilmore, the chief creative officer of Tribeca Enterprises. One of the defining characteristics of the Tribeca Festival, he said, is that it tries to chart new territory for other festivals.
“What makes a Tribeca film is that there are no limits,” he said. With such a broad slate of options, including shorts, documentary, feature and international, the main characteristic for selection is merely “the quality,” he said. “I think the Tribeca Film Festival has already come into its own.”
For more coverage of the festival, ticket options and free events, see: Tribeca Film Fest to screen 150 films April 18-29.
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April 18, 2012 3:18 PM Comments (0)
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