new york city

Levy’s Presents: A Vintage Tea and Swing Dancing Party for FREE
Picture an afternoon filled with swing dancing, tea, finger sandwiches and jazz music on vintage New York City subway trains. This Saturday, December 17th, Levy’s Unique New York will make this offbeat combination a reality. Beginning at 12pm, folks will gather at the F line’s 2nd Avenue Station on the

FREE This is the Kit Show tonight at The Delancey
Hey, you there. Yes, you. The you sitting there wondering if you’re too old to make some kind of collage out of magazine clippings and give it to your mom as a holiday present to save money, or the you wondering if eating out for lunch will ever graduate beyond

Sweet Sweet Abilene
Abilene, my temptress. Every time I have something to go home to, I find myself going home to you instead. You are so warm, inviting. There are so few bars that I feel uninhibited going into alone – and you, Abilene, are one of them. After a long day, I

Cabaret Cinema, Fridays at the Rubin Museum of Art
New York City is full of big name art institutions – the Met, MoMA, the Guggenheim – but, it pays (or saves) to check out smaller gems like the Rubin Museum. Dedicated to historical and contemporary Himalayan and Buddhist art, the Rubin is a nice little retreat from the fast

Bourbon Street NYC: Broke-Ass Haven
Sitting cozy on the Upper West Side, on Amsterdam Avenue, between 79th & 80th street, you’ll find a pretty well known haven for the broke-ass movement. Imagine a bar with bras hanging on the walls and cheap drinks. Imagine a place that once offered 50 cent beers. Welcome to Bourbon

Share Your Story at The Moth StorySLAM at Housing Works on Tuesday
If your idea of a fun night is standing on stage while people judge you, then head to The Moth StorySLAM at Housing Works on Tuesday night. StorySLAM is like a poetry slam without all the verses, just plain old funny, tragic, ironic human stories. Here’s how it works: Anyone

FREE Rooftop Films: Occupy Wall Street Film Series Dec. 13th-16th
Rooftop Films has decided to support the Occupy Wall Street movement in one of the most awesome ways possible: FREE films! From Dec. 13-16, four films featuring issues that helped ignite the movement will be shown at various theaters throughout New York. According to the Rooftop Films’

Strad for Lunch Every Wednesday
Staying cultured in this city can seem daunting and expensive. Especially when you’re a classical music lover like myself. Which is why I was so excited to stumble on the W.M.P. Concert Hall inside the Gradoux-Matt Rare Violin shop. Every Wednesday at 12:30pm, owner Emmanuel Gradoux-Matt hosts Strad for Lunch, a