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EXPLORE NYC | | | | | | | | | | | | Description: How haute can you get? Well the sky (literally) is the limit as parade participants prance and promenade with chapeaux that reach new heights each year. To wit: one lovely young lady sported a towering model of the NYC skyline atop her head, while another, the Eiffel Tower. Still others let their furry friends get in on the act. While no longer for the social elite, the over-the-top displays of these seasonal flights of fancy (some with real birds!) delight the throngs that line the street to gasp and applaud.
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| 13-17B Laight St
New York,
NY
| | | | | Description: This brainchild of Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff has succeeded in showing over 200 films in two weeks and hosted many free film-related events. And if the viewers have opinions they can deliver them directly to the source: director, cast and crew are often on hand for Q&A. Films are both homegrown and imported and almost every one is a New York, US or even world premiere. Films will be shown in some unlikely venues such as the Prada Store. Other places include: Knitting Factory, Tribeca Grand, Regal Cinemas Battery Park, Stuyvesant High School Auditorium, Tribeca Cinemas, Tribeca Perf Arts Center, Tribeca Film Center.
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| Central Park West
New York,
NY
10021
212-539-8750 | | | | | Description: When the weather is warm, the spirit of the Bard sweeps through Central Park thanks to the efforts of the world-renowned Public Theater Company, which puts on two first-class productions each summer. Over the years, audiences have been riveted by free productions of everything from "The Tempest" to "Hamlet," and it's not uncommon to find a "name" or two in the cast list (Morgan Freeman and Patrick Stewart are Public Theater alums). Tickets may be picked at the Delacorte at 1pm the day of the show or at the Public Theater Box Office (425 Lafayette Street) between 1pm and 3pm.
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| JVC Jazz Festival New York881 7th Ave
New York,
NY
10019
212-247-7800 | | | | | Description: Summer in the city gets a shot of cool jazz with a festival that celebrates every element of a truly American genre. Showcasing an impressive lineup of musicians, including folks like The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Branford Marsalis, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, The Del McCoury Band and Lee Konitz, you can catch intimate shows at clubs like Iridium, Smoke and The Blue Note, and others at larger venues like Carnegie Hall.
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| Macy's 4th of July FireworksFranklin D. Roosevelt Dr
New York,
NY
212-494-4495 | | | | | Description: New York celebrates the nation's birthday in true style that is to say, with a fireworks display for the ages. The world's biggest pyrotechnic show lasts around an hour and features several thousand aerial shells launched from barges anchored on the East River. In addition, NYFD fireboats participate by spraying patriotic red, white and blue streams high into the night sky. Though the spectacle can be seen from either side of the East River, Hunter's Point in Queens and Greenpoint in Brooklyn are especially nice because the Manhattan skyline serves as the backdrop. At 7:30pm, the southbound lane of FDR Drive is closed to auto traffic and opened to pedestrians.
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| Flushing Meadow Parks
Flushing,
NY
11351
| | | | | Description: Evert. Navratilova. Graf. Connors. McEnroe. Sampras. The names of former US Open winners read like a veritable who's who of professional tennis' most legendary players. A two-week spectacle that sees every shade of drama imaginable, the Open stands as the world's richest tennis event that's open to both amateurs and professionals. True sports fans agree: few events captivate the imagination like the finals of this most prestigious tournament.
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| New York's Village Halloween Parade | | | | | Description: And why wouldn't the Big Apple be home to the world's largest and, arguably, most famous Halloween parade? Sixth Avenue springs to life with a veritable cavalcade of creeps and critters, ghouls and goblins, witches and warlocks. The parade, which was started by a Village puppeteer in 1973, begins on Spring Street and follows Sixth Avenue to 23rd Street, along the way bringing folks from the West Village to the edge of their seats with its fantastic sights and sounds.
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| Rockefeller Center Christmas TreeRockefeller Plz
New York,
NY
10019
212-332-6868 | | | | | Description: Perhaps you've seen it on TV, but nothing compares to witnessing the spectacle of a 75-foot or taller Norway Spruce, branches laden with the twinkling of thousands of multi-colored lights. The lighting ceremony takes place at approximately 8:50pm on Nov 28, but any night of the week, the tree in all its glory heralded by a row of trumpeting angels in the Channel Gardens and skaters spinning around beneath, is a breathtaking sight.
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