Out of Manhattan
Here you'll find information about New York City's four outer boroughs (Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island,) as well as spots that make good daytrips from Manhattan.
Museums open late for fall/winter 2009/10 in NYC
 Many museums stay open late at least one night a week, often in conjunction with free admission hours, live music and cocktails.
Here are the New York City museums with late-closing hours listed by day of the week:
Mondays
Closed Jan. 19 - March* New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex at Grand Central Terminal - 8 p.m. (always free)
Tuesdays
China Institute Gallery - 8 p.m. (free 6 to 8 p.m.)
Society of Illustrators - 8 p.m. (always free)
Closed Jan. 19 - March* New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex at Grand Central Terminal - 8 p.m. (always free)
Wednesdays
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art - 7 p.m. ($10)
Closed Jan. 19 - March* New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex at Grand Central Terminal - 8 p.m. (always free)
Museum of Jewish Heritage - 8 p.m. (free from 4 to 8 p.m.)
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November 4, 2009 10:28 AM Comments (0)
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ING 2009 New York Marathon pictures and video
40,000 people from 105 countries participated in the 2009 ING New York City Marathon today, the 40th time the race has been run here. Meb Keflizghi finished the route with a time of 2:09:15, becoming the first American man to win the race since 1982. Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia, clocked in at 2:28:52, taking first place for the women.
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November 1, 2009 12:28 PM Comments (2)
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Brooklyn Museum opens rock n' roll picture show
Filled with pop images of the Rolling Stones, Elvis, U2, Blondie, Bob Dylan, Grace Jones, Run DMC and Madonna the Brooklyn Museum on Friday will open “Who Shot Rock & Roll,” a show it’s billing as the first major museum exhibition devoted solely to rock photographers.
 “This is Brooklyn Museum’s version of a limited-edition Double LP with gatefolds signed by the artists,” said Matthew Yokobosky, the chief designer at Brooklyn Museum, who edited and designed the exhibition.
“Over 50 percent are original prints,” he told NewYorkology on Thursday during a media preview. That means the images tend to be smaller than a typical museum photographic exhibition since the originals were printed for magazines, newspapers and album covers, Yokobosky said. “It was important to get the vintage prints.”
But if you like your rock big and loud, this may not be your show. It’s possibly more pleasing to the connoisseur, who relishes the vintage, the need to lean in close to the original, sometimes in an is-that-David-Bowie-naked kind of way.
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October 29, 2009 2:03 PM Comments (0)
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World Series game day: Times Square rally, free food
 Tonight at 7:57p.m., the New York Yankees host the Philadelphia Phillies for Game 1 of the 2009 World Series. Here’s the feed from the hype machine:
Times Square today at 12:30 p.m. will host a Yankees Pep Rally. The event will take place on Broadway between 44th and 45th streets. Be there or watch via the Times Square webcams.
The Empire State Building tonight and Thursday will light up blue and white for the Yankees.
There will be free Yankees cupcakes today courtesy of Crumbs and the Cupcake Stop Truck.
Free cheesesteak sandwiches — courtesy of the Greater Philadelphia Marketing and Tourism Commission — today at Shorty’s on Ninth Avenue from 4 p.m. until game time at 7:57 p.m.
First Lady Michelle Obama and the vice president’s wife, Jill Biden, will attend tonight’s game, NY1 reports.
FishBowlNY has pictures of the morning’s front pages, featuring plenty of trash talk.
Ticket brokers say resale prices for World Series tickets are going lower, the Associated Press reports.
Image source: MLB’s official The Emblem Source 2009 World Series Fall Classic Official Patch.
October 28, 2009 10:03 AM Comments (0)
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NY's ghost tours, cemetery treks, and a free 'Phantom'
There are a few upcoming haunted tours, cemetery treks and other Halloween-themed events on the calendar:
The Merchant’s House Museum which claims bragging rights to the title “Manhattan’s Most Haunted House” leads Candlelight Ghost tours through the end of the month. This Sunday, it will lead the annual procession to New York City Marble Cemetery, re-creating a funeral from 1865.
Also on Sunday, catch Peter and Dan Aykroyd on Ghosts and Other Creepy Things at the 92Y.
Trinity Wall Street will toast resident Alexander Hamilton (“Non-alcoholic beverages will also available.”) in the graveyard on Oct. 30, followed by a screening of Phantom of the Opera” in the Gothic cathedral with live organ accompaniment by Robert Ridgell. Both events are free.
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx will lead three flashflights-required tours of sites associated with its most tragic guests.
Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery offers a number of programs and events, including a trolley tour every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Big Onion tours will also lead a Halloween walk through Green-Wood.
The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum on Staten Island does historical haunted tours every Friday on October.
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October 23, 2009 4:28 PM Comments (0)
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NYC ice skating rinks reopening for cold season
 You’re already bundled up, now lace up. The ice rinks are opening.
Wollman Skating Rink in Central Park opened for the season today, while The Rink at Rockefeller Center, Abe Stark Rink at Coney Island and the Staten Island War Memorial Ice Skating Rink in Clove Lakes Park opened earlier this month.
Opening dates for the city’s other seasonal ice rinks:
Trump Lasker Rink on the north end of Central Park - Oct. 24
Prospect Park’s Wollman Rink - Nov. 26
The Pond at Bryant Park - Nov. 6.
Riverbank State Park - mid-November (Skate office: 212-694-3642)
Year-round indoor ice skating is available at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan, Aviator Sports in Brooklyn and the World Ice Arena at Flushing Meadows, Queens.
Two of last season’s new outdoor rinks will not be returning for 2009-10. Neither Seaport Ice at the South Street Seaport nor the faux-ice Polar Rink at the American Museum of Natural History will reopen, officials said.
Update: One more , thanks to the reminder from the Mommy Poppins blog: City Ice Pavilion in Long Island City.
Picture credit: Rockefeller Center by Amy Langfield/NewYorkology.
October 20, 2009 12:46 PM Comments (0)
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Open House NY 2009 guide, links, updates, RSVPs
 Now in its fifth year, Open House New York this weekend will open hundreds of sites for free tours, allowing the public to wander through cheese caves, a subway power station, the abandoned hospital buildings of Ellis Island, and into well-appointed private apartments, hotels and offices.
And while all the events are free, not all the sites are accesed with equal ease.
While there is a free printed OHNY guide (also available online in PDF) there have been many changes since its publication, including cancelations, new sites, and altered hours. Official updates can be found on the OHNY website and its blog. (Yes, you need to go to three different locations to get a full list of changes.)
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October 8, 2009 9:46 PM Comments (0)
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Manhattan Bridge centennial party not over just yet
NewYorkology contributor Sam Meyer commits journalism by night, edits Cocktailians and explores NYC by day. He’s especially interested in the infrastructure, transit, architectural wonders, drinking establishments, and hidden corners of the greatest city in the world.
A lucky group of New Yorkers this past weekend recreated the commemorative parade across the regular roadway lanes of the Manhattan Bridge to celebrate its centennial.
The parade — which featured the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Marching Band, the NY Chinese School Marching Band and vintage cars — was one of many events the NYC Bridge Centennial Commission set to commemorate the anniversary. Lectures, bike and walking tours, a viewing of Bill Brand’s art installation “Masstransiscope”, and even a free screening of “Ghostbusters” are scheduled through this weekend.
NewYorkology was on hand for the parade, as were Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, “Gridlock Sam” Schwartz and NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan.
The bright morning added to the festive atmosphere as we marched to the span’s midpoint, where the dignitaries lauded the bridge. Markowitz pointed out that the bridge is the “number one bridge” in terms of total number of people who use its traffic lanes, railroad tracks and pedestrian/bicycle paths, surpassing even the George Washington Bridge.
Manhattan Borough Historian Michael Miscione also noted that the bridge was far ahead of its time by mixing railroad and automotive uses, making it efficient and environment-friendly.
Picture credit: Sam Meyer’s Manhattan Bridge Centennial Parade photo set on flickr.
October 7, 2009 9:52 AM Comments (0)
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Michelin adds Daniel to list of best NYC restaurants
The New York City 2010 Michelin Guide hits the shelves today, proclaiming Daniel, Jean Georges, Le Bernardin, Masa and Per Se the best restaurants in NYC.
One notch below, each with two stars: Alto, Corton, Gilt, Gordon Ramsay at The London, Momofuku Ko and Picholine. Forty-four other restaurants get one star.
The additional Bib Gourmand list (“Inspectors’ Favorites for Good Value,”) is available online.
The Michelin guide, now in its fifth year covering New York City, for this edition adds a symbol to denote restaurants with worthy cocktails or sake, expands its under-$25 listings, beefs up its Brooklyn and Queens coverage and adds a “small plates” classification.
October 6, 2009 2:52 PM Comments (0)
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Queens Restaurant Week offers $25 meals Oct. 5-15
The two-week Queens Restaurant Week begins today, offering $25 prix-fixe menus at 80 venues, including Water’s Edge, Donovan’s Grill & Tavern, Tournesol Bistro Francais and Delhi Palace.
The $25 price is a little flexible in Queens. For example at some restaurants — such as Deluge, La Fusta , O Lavrador or Mezzo Mezzo — $25 gets you two lunches. Ice Fire Land and Gandhi Haute Cuisine of India has two dinners for $25. Others do a straight $25 for dinner.
Queens Restaurant Week prices are offered Mondays through Thursdays until Oct. 15.
October 5, 2009 9:25 AM Comments (1)
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