Romance
Push my button: new official NYC condom logo revealed
 It’s about to get easier to turn on a New Yorker.
The logo of the city’s official condom will soon take the shape of an electronic power button. The design, by Luis Acosta of Kew Gardens, Queens, was today revealed as the winner in a contest run by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
A panel of judges narrowed the 600 submission down to five finalists, which then went to an online vote in February. More than 15,000 votes were cast, with the power button drawing 23 percent for the win.
“The HIV/AIDS epidemic is far from over in the city, and sexually transmitted diseases continue to spread at high rates. We hope Luis Acosta’s package design will remind all New Yorkers of their power to take control of their health,” said Dr. Thomas Farley, New York City Health Commissioner, today said in a statement announcing the winner.
NYC Condoms, which are free, became the nation’s first municipally branded condom when they were introduced on Valentine’s Day 2007. The new design will be available in the fall.
Image source: NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Earlier: NYC condom contest: vote to choose who gets lucky
March 9, 2010 7:32 AM Comments (0)
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NYC condom contest: vote to choose who gets lucky
 Suspiciously close to Valentine’s Day, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has revealed the five finalists in a contest to design a limited-edition NYC Condom.
The five wrappers are up for an online vote until 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 28.
The details from the Health Department: “The NYC Condom is a lubricated Lifestyles male condom – the same one sold in stores – but has its own distinctive wrapper, and it’s free. Any NYC-based organization, public or private, can order them at nyc.gov/condoms.”
Image source: NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene. Condom design by Virgil Alderson.
February 11, 2010 1:18 PM Comments (0)
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Bar, music returns to Top of Rock for February nights
Although the Rainbow Room remains closed, Rockefeller Center is bringing back high-in-the-sky cocktails - at least on four nights in February.
The observation deck at Top of the Rock will bring in live music and a bar on three Wednesdays — Feb. 10, 17, 24 - plus on the evening of Valentine’s Day, for its Starlight Music Series.
The bar will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Wednesdays, and from 6 to 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 14. Although Top of the Rock has several outdoor observation decks, the bar and music will be indoors in the weather room (which has tall windows and great views.)
The music schedule:
Feb. 10 - Beledo Jazz Trio
Feb. 14 - The Joan Capra String Ensemble
Feb. 17 - Paul Meyers Jazz Duo
Feb. 24 - The Mark Berman Jazz Trio
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February 2, 2010 1:29 PM Comments (1)
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Valentines cupcakes at Ritz-Carlton weekends in Feb.
 For the month of February, the Ritz-Carlton Central-Park will serve a tasteful indulgence: Valentine Cupcake Tea.
The flight of five mini-cupcakes will come with a choice of tea, hot chocolate or (for an extra $18,) a glass of Veuve Clicquot or Moet Imperial.
The Ritz-Carlton Valentines Cupcake Tea Menu:
Chocolate Truffle True Love
Decadent Chocolate Cake, Rich Valrhona Buttercream
Topped with a Hand Rolled Chocolate Truffle
Spice it Up Cinnamon
Moist Cinnamon Spice Cake, Freshly Whipped Vanilla Cream
Topped with Cinnamon Candies
Be Mine Cherry Almond
Fluffy Almond Cake, Cherry Preserves Filling, Amaretto Frosting
Topped with Slivered Almonds
Roses are Red Velvet
Rich Red Velvet Cupcake, Traditional Cream Cheese Frosting
Topped with Valentine Sprinkles and Chocolates
Passion Fruit
Tahitian Vanilla Bean Cupcake, Passion Fruit Filling,
Topped with Vanilla Cream and Lightly Toasted Coconut
The $28 cupcake tea will be available at the hotel’s Star Lounge every weekend in February from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with extra seating on Valentine’s Day. Reservations are required: (212) 521-6125.
The Ritz-Carlton is located at 50 Central Park South, map.
The all-you-can-eat chocolate and champagne Chocolate Bar served downtown in past years at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park will not happen in 2010, but may return in the future, according to Jennifer Oberstein, Area Director of Public Relations for Ritz-Carlton.
Image source: Ritz-Carlton.
January 14, 2010 11:20 AM Comments (1)
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Review: 'Burn the Floor' not granny’s ballroom dancing
NewYorkology theater critic Alexandra Farkas today offers a last-chance review of “Burn the Floor,” one of the 10 shows closing on Broadway this month.
There are days when you feel like seeing high art, a piece that says something about who we are in the world; and then there are days when you just want to see something fun and exciting that will make you forget you have to go to the dentist next week. If you’re feeling escapist, go see “Burn the Floor.”
Ballroom dancing is having a moment and this originally Australian production is definitely in the middle of it all. With an international cast of couples who do everything from waltzing to tango to swing, the show is not your grandmother’s ballroom dancing.
This is the flashy, dazzling, acrobatic dancing you’d expect from “Dancing with the Stars” regulars when they are free of their amateurish C-list celebrity partners and accompanied by a highly percussive score and two singers. Creator Jason Gilkison’s high-energy choreography feels like the product of a ballroom dancer’s dreams of sexy rock stardom, fitting as the show was reportedly inspired by a performance at a birthday bash for Sir Elton John over a decade ago.
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January 6, 2010 3:30 PM Comments (0)
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High Line to close early for winter hours as of Dec. 14
The High Line, now in its first year as a park rather than an abandoned rail line, will adapt to the seasons by shortening its operating hours for winter.
The new winter hours — 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. — will begin Dec. 14.
Until then, the park’s regular hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Picture credit: Christopher Langfield for NewYorkology.
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December 8, 2009 9:02 AM Comments (0)
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Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center lit up until Jan. 7
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.
New York’s holiday season officially began Wednesday with the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. NewYorkology was there, watching the festivities from an elegant loft space atop the British Empire Building on Fifth Avenue, at a party thrown by the Canadian Tourist Board to promote the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Canada as a tourist destination.
Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart, Jose Feliciano, the Roots and other artists performed at the tree-lighting ceremony. “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams said that over 100,000 people jammed into the streets surrounding Rockefeller Center to witness Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Tishman Speyer CEO Jerry Speyer illuminating the 75-foot Norway Spruce at 8:55pm.
If you’d like to see the tree without the crowds, it will be be illuminated every day from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. until Jan. 7, with special hours for Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
Picture credits: Sam Meyer
Earlier: Rockefeller Center tree lights up Dec. 2 through Jan. 7
December 3, 2009 7:57 AM Comments (0)
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Rockefeller Center tree lights up Dec. 2 through Jan. 7
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree on Wednesday will be lit for the first time this season during a two-hour beginning at 7 p.m.
This year’s tree is a 76-foot-tall, 40-foot wide, 10-ton Norway Spruce. It will be decorated with a Swarovski star and 720 LED bulbs on 3,000 feet of wire.
NBC will televise the event with appearances by Jane Krakowski, Zachary Levi, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Shakira, Taylor Schilling, The Roots, Barry Manilow, James Tupper, Michael Buble and the Radio City Rockettes.
The tree will remain in Rockefeller Center through Jan. 7 and will be lit up daily from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., except for Christmas when it the lights will stay on for 24 hours, and for shortened hours — 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. — on New Year’s Eve.
Picture credit: Amy Langfield/NewYorkology.
Earlier: Big list of places open on Christmas in NYC for 2009
November 30, 2009 10:48 AM Comments (0)
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Empire State opens annual Valentine wedding contest
When the Empire State Building puts out a request for proposals, qualified applicants must be willing to say “I do.”
The city’s tallest skyscraper allows weddings only once a year - at Valentine’s Day.
Fourteen couples will be chosen to marry, renew their vows or affirm their commitment to each other in ceremonies atop the Empire State Building on Valentine’s Day weekend, 2010. Each couple will get a free, private 30-minute ceremony with up to 20 of their guests.
“From big-screen movie love scenes to sky-high proposals, this destination has always been a symbol of romance,” said Carley Roney, editor in chief of The Knot, which is sponsoring the event.
To enter the contest, applicants need to submit their romantic story, photos and reasons for wanting a skyscraper wedding to The Knot or Empire State Building by Dec. 9.
Winners will be chosen based on originality, creativity and their connections to the building.
Picture credit: Amy Langfield/NewYorkology
November 12, 2009 9:41 AM Comments (2)
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Museums, zoos, ice rinks, clubs open Thanksgiving Day
Update: See what’s open Christmas Day 2009 in NYC.
In case you find yourself in New York City on Nov. 26, 2009 looking for something to do besides share a bird with your beloved family members, here are some places that will be open on Thanksgiving Day in NYC:
The Macy’s 83nd Thanksgiving Day Parade will begin at 9 a.m. at 77th Street and Central Park West. The new route this year starts out the same, traveling south down Central Park West to Columbus Circle. But this year it will skip Broadway,and instead turn onto Central Park South and then south on 7th Avenue. Once it reaches, 42nd Street, the parade will head east until it reaches Bryant Park at 6th Avenue. The parade will continue south on 6th (Avenue of the Americas) until it reaches 34th Street, where it will turn towards Macy’s at Herald Square.
Restaurants open Thanksgiving Day
Radio City Christmas Spectacular - performances at 2, 5 and 8 p.m.
Cirque du Soleil’s “Wintuk” at Madison Square Garden - performances at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Broadway Thanksgiving Week schedule includes Thanksgiving Day performances of “Hamlet” at 7:30 p.m. as well as “Chicago,” “Oleanna,” “Phantom of the Opera” “West Side Story” and “White Christmas” at 8 p.m.
Big Apple Circus - 2 p.m. performance
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island - 9 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. (Although tickets to the statue’s crown are sold out through 2009, you can still reserve free pedestal/museum access with your ferry tickets.)
Empire State Building open from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. (Last elevator goes up at 1:15 a.m.)
Rockefeller Center’s Top of the Rock open from 8 a.m. to midnight (Last elevator goes up at 11 p.m.)
Socrates Sculpture Park - 10 a.m. to sunset
Discovery’s Times Square Exhibition featuring “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” and “DaVinci’s Workshop” from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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November 9, 2009 10:56 PM Comments (0)
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