by John Moore | Jun 14, 2011
As of today, the Pera Turkish Taco Truck will be serving alcohol to thirsty park-goers. It received its liquor license yesterday from the New York State Liquor Authority, who said that the license was approved because Pera’s diners eat in a “specifically defined...
by John Moore | Jun 7, 2011
BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL: MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD / JOSH ROSEMAN & THE KING FROOPY ALLSTARS / JIM BLACK’S ALASNOAXIS When: Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 6:30PM Where: Central Park/Mainstage The trio’s combination of jazz, funk, “avant-noise”...
by John Moore | Jun 3, 2011
On Tuesday, June 14, 2011, The New York Pops orchestra will perform at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park for the annual SummerStage Gala presented by City Parks Foundation. This special event, entitled Motown Meets NYC, will feature the timeless music of Motown...
by John Moore | May 14, 2011
Make plans to join us for this beloved New York summertime tradition at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. June 6 – July 30, 2011 Performances begin at 8PM Performed in repertory for 8 continuous weeks Tickets to Shakespeare in the Park are free! Free...
by John Moore | May 5, 2011
After a three year hiatus visitors there will once again be able to saddle up under a new city plan to bring back horseback riding in a big way. Since the closure of Manhattan’s last stable, Claremont Riding Academy, in 2007, it’s been next to impossible...
by John Moore | May 3, 2011
The band will perform in Central Park on June 9 to benefit the Robin Hood Foundation and fight poverty in the city. “This isn’t helping some person that’s half way across the world. This is somebody you walk by every day – it’s personal. It’s about the love of New...
by John Moore | Apr 26, 2011
Today marks the 199th birthday for visionary landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with his senior partner Calvert Vaux, including Central Park and Prospect Park. Olmsted spent his first two adult decades...
by John Moore | Apr 22, 2011
Explore the mysterious frozen worlds of the Arctic and Antarctic in this exciting 4-D adventure from BBC Earth, showing at the Zoo’s 4-D theater. Planet Earth: Ice Worlds transports viewers to the danger-filled world of the Polar Regions and depicts the effects of the...
by John Moore | Apr 15, 2011
The Scene at Tavern on the Green Tavern on the Green Visitor Center & Gift Shop Celebrate the season’s re-opening of the Tavern on the Green Food Truck Terrace with live music by The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn and free food samples from each of the food trucks:...
by John Moore | Mar 13, 2011
Perhaps Central Park didn’t need to be overrun by cute little blue cartoon characters, but then again they let Garth Brooks perform there so… Anyway – in the 3-D animated movie, the Smurfs wind up in the human world after their archenemy Gargamel...
