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WIRED pop-up shop to open Nov. 21 near High Line

WIRED magazine will open its annual holiday pop-up shop Nov. 21 in the Meatpacking District, this year with a design assist from Moby, a gaming area hand-picked by Tony Hawk and a green section curated by Adrian Grenier.

The WIRED Store will be located at 415 W. 13th St., map, officials for the magazine announced today.

The pop-up shop will let visitors get their hands on more than 150 items chosen by the magazine’s editors, including TVs, laptops, cell phones, games, active gear, home goods and toys. There will be a WIRED Café with chef demos and wine tastings, Geek Dad Saturdays and Game Day Sundays.

The WIRED Store will be open from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday and closed Monday and Tuesday. The pop-up takes it toys and goes home Dec 27.

Picture credit: Wired Store sign from 2008. Amy Langfield/NewYorkology.

October 27, 2009 2:02 PM Comments (0)

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New Amsterdam Market draws crowds to South Street

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Fashion Week tickets by way of W hotel catwalk pack

Fashion Week tickets are once again up for grabs through the W hotels Catwalk Package.

The hotel has just announced availability for almost a dozen shows, including Badgley Mischka, Tracy Reese and Nanette Lepore.

The Mercedes Benz Fashion Week begins Sept. 10 and runs through Sept. 17, with main events set at Bryant Park.

The Catwalk Package — priced at $969 — gets you a suite for one night at W New York - Union Square, two invitations to a Mercedes Benz Fashion Week runway show, a backstage tour and party invite, plus a BLISS energizing mask.

The hotel will donate 10 percent of the VIP Catwalk package to Dress for Success.

Fashion Week catwalk tickets are very limited and past seasons, most sold out fast:

Sept. 10 – BCBGMAXAZRIA
Sept. 11 – Nicole Miller
Sept. 12 – Lacoste
Sept. 13 – Herve Leger
Sept. 13 – Custo Barcelona
Sept. 14 – Carolina Herrera
Sept. 14 – Tracy Reese
Sept. 15 – Badgley Mischka
Sept. 15 – Max Azria
Sept. 15 – TIBI
Sept. 16 – Nanette Lepore

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September 2, 2009 6:37 AM Comments (0)

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Barneys now tweeting NY Warehouse Sale price cuts

@BarneysNY New York Warehouse Sale JUST marked down WOMEN’S SHOES an additional 25%! GO NOW! http://bit.ly/vxam9

August 24, 2009 9:55 AM Comments (1)

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TGI Friday's plans to open on Union Square East

Further changing the character of Union Square, TGI Friday’s and a Tim Hortons will occupy the former Zen Palate space at 16th Street, (map,) the restaurant operator The Riese Organization announced today.

Nordstrom Rack and Best Buy recently announced plans to take over other storefronts facing Union Square.

“We are pleased to be a part of the exciting resurgence of Union Square and to introduce TGI Friday’s and Tims to this great neighborhood,” Dennis Riese, Chairman and CEO of The Riese Organization said in a statement.

One detail worth noting: While the headline of the company’s press release touts “TGI Friday’s and Tim Hortons to Occupy 34 Union Square East,” the text of the note uses the word “tentative.”

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August 17, 2009 10:23 AM Comments (0)

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NYC beach towels: DKNY skyline to Weegee's Coney

The weather gurus are forecasting the hottest heat of the summer for today, so it seemed high time to roll out a few NYC-themed beach towel offerings.

Though given the erratic forecast, you may want to keep the umbrella list stashed nearby.

The iconic DKNY mural at Houston in Broadway has been painted over by Hollister, but the scene is sort of preserved in a DKNY-branded beach towel on offer through Bed, Bath & Beyond.

The 40-by-70 inch City Skyline beach towel sells for $12.99.


The New York Transit Museum shop has a few beach towel offerings include a vintage subway advertisement.

The Reach the Beach towel measures 59-by-35 inches and is priced at $36.

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August 10, 2009 12:58 PM Comments (1)

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Barneys NY Warehouse Sale: Aug 20. through Sept. 7

The headline-grabbing, shameless-diva Barneys NY Warehouse Sale approaches.

The twice-a-year-designer-sale starts Aug. 20 with prices dropping as inventory dwindles right up until Sept. 7.

The first two days of the sale (a Thursday and Friday,) will run from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. After that, the sale’s on weekends 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and weekdays 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The sale ends Sept. 7 at 7 p.m.

The warehouse sale takes place at 255 W. 17th St., map.

Earlier: Early word: Barneys Warehouse Sale to start Aug. 20

August 9, 2009 7:54 PM Comments (0)

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Guggenheim Museum for sale, by Lego

The Guggenheim Museum is now available for purchase. You can get all 208 pieces for as little as $36 if you’re a member of the museum.

Oh, and we are talking Legos of course.

The LEGO Museum stands four inches tall and comes with a booklet with facts about the building, its construction and its history, according to the toy company.

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an exhibition about its architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, through Aug. 23.

And on Oct. 21, admission at the museum will be free all day, marking 50 years to the day since the Guggenheim opened.

Related: The Guggenheim’s other Frank Lloyd Wright items for sale.

Lego also sells an Empire State Building, which stands 7.4 inches tall.

Image source: Guggenheim Museum online shop

Earlier: Guggenheim opens Frank Lloyd Wright blockbuster

August 6, 2009 12:22 PM Comments (0)

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Sales tax rises to 8.875 as of Aug. 1; exemption expires

The sales tax charged in New York City officially climbed half a percent as of August 1; the new rate is 8.875 percent.

Technically, it doesn’t all go to NYC, which only keeps 4-1/2 percent.

The rate also includes a 4 percent New York State tax and a 3/8th of a percent Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District tax, according to NY State Department of Taxation and Finance (link in pdf format.)

Aug. 1 was also the end of the sales tax exemption for clothing and footwear purchases exceeding $110.

Clarification: “Purchases costing less than $110 remain fully exempt” in the clothing and footwear category, according to the state taxation notice.

This is the first permanent rise in the city’s sales tax in more than 35 years, according to NY1.

Hotel guests will also have to absorb the half-percent sales tax increase, on top of the 5 percent rise in the hotel room occupancy tax that went into effect in March 1.

Picture credit: CBGB’s cash register, in situ, October 2006. Amy Langfield/NewYorkology.

August 3, 2009 9:47 AM Comments (0)

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Raining umbrellas as summer hits saturation point

Given the dastardly weather this summer, you may be in the market for a new umbrella. Here are several NYC-themed ones worth a look:

From the Guggenheim Museum online shop:

Skylight umbrella

Based on Frank Lloyd Wright design

Price: $28



From the New Museum:

Eco Umbrella, printed with the New Museum’s signature mesh “exoskeleton” that covers the building’s exterior

Price: $35




From the NYC Transit Museum Shop :

Subway map

43-inch span

Price: $20



From the MoMA shop:

Collapsible “Sky Umbrella”

Designed by Tibor Kalman

38-inch span

Price: $35

Prices are reduced for members at most shops listed here.


More NYC-themed umbrellas:
International Center of Photography’s Peek-A-Boo Umbrella - $30
The New Yorker’s Raining Cats and Dogs umbrella - $49.95
City Store’s official City Seal umbrella - $25
Brooklyn Museum’s Egyptian Stars umbrella - $20.95
American Museum of Natural History’s Tiffany Butterfly umbrella - $32
Met Museum’s Tiffany Peacock Feather umbrella - $40

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July 31, 2009 9:06 AM Comments (1)

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