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Summer restaurant week reservations open for July
 Le Cirque, Nobu, Del Posto, Telepan, 21 Club, The Modern, The Oak Room at The Plaza, Perry Street, Esca, Red Cat, Tabla, Gallagher’s, Shun Lee, Central Park Boathouse, Fives at The Peninsula, Le Colonial, Lure, Morimoto, Petrossian, David Burke Townhouse, Water Club and The River Café have all signed on for Summer Restaurant Week and reservations are now open.
The summer deal will run from July 12-31, excluding weekends although some restaurants will participate on Sundays.
Restaurants will offer three-course lunches for $24.07 and/or dinners for $35. Tax, tip and drinks cost extra.
Technically, reservations don’t open until Tuesday, but sponsoring group NYC & Co, released the list early on its @nycgo Twitter account.
Earlier: Restaurant Week to offer early reservations via Twitter
June 29, 2009 11:43 AM Comments (0)
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Restaurant Week to offer early reservations via Twitter
 NYC Restaurant Week will officially kick off July 12 with $24.07 three-course prix-fixe lunches and $35 dinners at some of the city’s best restaurants, including DBGB Kitchen and Bar, Le Cirque, Mesa Grill, Nobu, Craftbar, Tribeca Grill, Primehouse New York and Tabla.
Reservations will go live June 30, but Twitter users can expect early opportunities by following @nycgo, the Twitter feed for NYC & Company, New York City’s official marketing and tourism organization.
The first Restaurant Week tweet will go out today, followed by unique dining offers, last-minute reservation openings, and surprise chef appearances, an NYC&Co. spokesperson told NewYorkology.
Summer Restaurant Week will run from July 12 through 31, excluding Saturdays and only some restaurants will offer the prix-fixe deal on Sundays. The $24.07 lunch and $35 dollar dinner price does not include tax, tip or drinks.
(American Express will also offer its cardholders separate benefits for NYC Restaurant Week.)
June 16, 2009 10:22 AM Comments (0)
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Greek food fest at U.N. Delegates' Dining Room
The United Nations Delegates Dining Room on Monday kicked off a two-week lunchtime festival devoted to the food and drink of Greece.
The all-you-can-eat international buffet and dessert bar is priced at $27.30 plus tax and tip. Beverages also cost extra.
For U.N. food festivals, the sponsoring country usually flies in its own chefs and special ingredients. The Greek food fest runs through June 26.
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June 16, 2009 9:43 AM Comments (0)
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VIP auctions: Broadway backstage to Agassi's US Open
 VIP New York is yours for the taking — from a private U.S. Open tête-à-tête with Andre Agassi to a table for eight at Rao’s — merely for a contribution to a worthy charity.
A number of auction sites can get you into Fashion Week, backstage on Broadway, ono the set of “30 Rock,” or even high up a crane in the Brooklyn container port.
Current auctions at CharityBuzz include:
Watch the US Open with Andre Agassi from a Luxury Suite - Current bid: $8,000.
Lunch and Tarot Card reading with Cyndi Lauper - Current bid: $1,100.
Meet Alec Baldwin on the set of “30 Rock” - Current bid: $2,300.
Rao’s dinner reservation for eight on June 25. “Please note that food and wine are not included.”: Current bid: $3,750.
Yankees vs. Red Sox, four Legends Suite tickets - Current bid: $1,700.
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June 5, 2009 2:12 PM Comments (0)
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Pierre reopens on Central Park with rooms from $537
 The Pierre officially reopened its doors Monday on Central Park after a $100 million renovation to its 189 guest rooms.
Summer room rates start at $537 through September 7. (In March, the hotel’s website said it would open June 1 with an “Early Bird Promotion” rate of $816.) Currently the website lists rates as high as $2,175 for a night in the premier suite.
First opened in October 1930, the Pierre was designed by Schultze & Weaver, the same firm that designed the nearby Sherry-Netherland, as well as the Waldorf-Astoria.
Rooms now feature Turkish marble bathrooms, wall-mounted 40-inch flat-screen high-definition TVs, high-def DVD players, Bose Wave Studio with iPod docking stations, high-speed wired and wi-fi Internet access, as well as laptop safes with charging capabilities.
Almost all of the rooms were completed in time for the re-opening, except for a few of the 49 suites, a hotel representative told NewYorkology.
The hotel’s new restaurant, Le Caprice, is on track to open late this summer. Room service is available now.
Image source: Deluxe king bedroom, Pierre website.
Earlier: Pierre to reopen June 1 with ‘early-bird’ rates of $816
Pierre to reopen in May with Le Caprice; Smyth delays
The Pierre closing for $100 mln renovation on Dec. 31
NY’s golden hotel era architects: Schultze & Weaver
Money-losing Pierre hotel to close for renovations
June 3, 2009 9:02 AM Comments (0)
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Do-it-yourself Obama date night: $515 + helicopter
 The First Couple’s trip to New York City this past Saturday for a “private” date night can be re-created for about $515, based on reports of where the Obamas wined, dined and saw a show.
If you want to arrive in Manhattan the way they did, you can take a helicopter from JFK Airport to the Downtown Heliport near Wall Street on US Helicopter. The price is $159 per-person one-way.
The Obamas dined at Blue Hill at 72 Washington Place. President Obama reportedly ordered the “Farmer’s Feast,” five-course tasting menu inspired by the week’s harvest. The price is usually $72, but the cost varies depending on the week’s ingredients.
He reportedly ordered the wine-pairing, but since that price varies as well, for comparison, use the price for a bottle of wine that another source said they ordered. The Hirsch Vineyard & Blue Hill, A Special Release 2007; Pinot Noir; Sonoma Coast, California is priced at $88 on the restaurant’s wine list.
If you want something akin to presidential-motorcade on standby, try a car service to cover the trip from the heliport to Greenwich Village for dinner and then to Times Square for your Broadway show. A two-hour luxury-class car booking is about $90.
Orchestra-level tickets to the Tony-nominated Lincoln Center production of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” on Broadway are $96.50 each.
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June 1, 2009 11:43 AM Comments (1)
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Transit tours: abandoned stations, vintage trains, food
If you fancy a visit to one of the city’s abandoned subway stations or a ride in a vintage train, check out the spring and summer schedule of the New York Transit Museum tours.
Saturday, May 30 - Noon to 1 p.m. and 2 to 3 p.m.
Members-only tour of the century-old, abandoned Old City Hall subway station
Adults $20; Children $10. (Museum membership is $40.)
Friday, June 5 - 4:30 to 7 p.m.
Queensboro Bridge Centennial tour, including former Strecker Memorial Lab, now an MTA substation
$5, Museum members $3
Wednesday, June 10 - 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Rerouting Rails in Western Queens, from from Sunnyside Yard to ironbound Woodside
$20, Museum members $15, Children $10
Thursdays, June 11 and July 30 - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
LIRR’s Hillside Maintenance Complex, the largest facility for commuter trains in North America
$20, Museum members $15, Children $10
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May 22, 2009 3:26 PM Comments (0)
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NYC Summer Restaurant Week 2009 set for July 12-31
 The food comes later, but the dates and prices for Summer Restaurant Week have been set.
From July 12 through 31, some of the city’s best restaurants will serve three-course meals for $24.07 at lunch and $35 at dinner, NYC & Company, the city’s official tourism organization, announced today.
The names of participating restaurants have not yet been announced. Reservations will open June 30.
May 19, 2009 4:21 PM Comments (0)
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Ace Hotel opens at 29th St. with bunk beds from $99
 New York’s Ace Hotel has officially opened for business with regular rooms from $199 or a bunk-bed room from $99, according to the hotel’s website.
The hotel, which has free wi-fi in all rooms, is now open for guests with advance reservations, and new reservations are being accepted for May 19 onward.
The Northwest-based Ace chain will bring with them the Portland-fave Stumptown Coffee - hopefully by July, a hotel representative told NewYorkology. And this summer the hotel will also open a new restaurant, The Breslin, a creation from The Spotted Pig team. In the meantime, room service will be supplied by local restaurants.
Hotel Chatter also reports the hotel’s lobby bar aims to open May 15.
The Ace is located at 29th and Broadway.
Earlier: New York City hotel openings scheduled for 2009
May 13, 2009 12:58 PM Comments (0)
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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
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May 8, 2009 6:38 AM Comments (15)
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