Warm Up to Summer

If you haven’t been to P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center – get there. Now.

This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the Center’s “Warm Up” series. Every Saturday until Labor Day, Warm Up offers live music and DJ acts that have become one of New York’s most anticipated events. With the series becoming so popular, people across the globe are even taking notice. The Observer (UK) ranked it as one of the “20 Hottest Beach Parties in the World”. Even the New Yorker’s bible, Time Out, voted Warm Up the “best club” in New York City (if you consider a club one that closes by 9pm).

And if this hasn’t knocked your socks off yet, the 10th anniversary of the series will be bringing forth the wildest collection of bands and DJ’s yet – punk, funk, electronic and psychedelic – creating a 6 hour musical phenomenon for you to get your groove on.

Gray Skies

With Café Gray officially vacated from the famed Time Warner Center, the third-floor space will welcome another renowned restaurant slated to open in the current space early next year. A Voce, the second restaurant to open under the same name, will be setting up shop at the new uptown location. Offering modern Italian cuisine, the interior of A Voce will feature a modern-industrial look that will no doubt impress even the toughest of critics.

Waterfalls Open!

Today marks the official first day of the Waterfalls! Check 'em out.

Park It

Yesterday, the Mayor of New York declared Park Avenue a ‘No Driving’ zone every Saturday of the summer. The closures, stretching all the way from the Brooklyn Bridge to 72nd Street, will give way to cyclists, tourists, and pedestrians who will no doubt enjoy the car-free Avenue. Fitness, dance, and yoga classes as well as bike repair and water stations are among the outdoor recreations passerby’s can enjoy. While there is some speculation that that the closing of Park Avenue will just create a parking lot in the rest of the city, there is no doubt that New York City’s biking elite will enjoy the 7 mile stretch of cab-free cruising.

The Buzz Around Town

The rain couldn’t keep us locked up for one more night as we ventured over to the Palace Hotel for a summer BBQ celebration in the Courtyard. And in true Palace style we feasted – Lobsters, a raw bar, crab legs and the best mac & cheese on the east coast were just a few of the delectable choices for us to divulge our taste buds with. And while we dabbled with the ice cream station, and enjoyed our corn on the cob, we perked an ear up for some good Palace gossip. Not to be confused with our favorite show Gossip Girl (also shot at the Palace Hotel), this gossip came in the form of a brand new cocktail bar situated in the Courtyard of the hotel for the entire summer. Say it isn’t so? A full bar for us to wash away our work stress right inside of the tree lined courtyard off of Madison Avenue? Our sources say it’s true, but only time will tell. More updates to come…