The “Honorable William Wall” is the floating clubhouse of Manhattan Sailing Club

The “Honorable William Wall” is the floating clubhouse of Manhattan Sailing Club.The clubhouse is anchored from May through October,in New York Harbor just north of Ellis Island. This location offers panoramic views of the sailboat races and skyline. The clubhouse serves as both a spectator platform for race watching, and an educational center for teaching sailing as well as an event space for corporate and member parties.

Everyone needs a little down time even a horse

A farm in upstate Monticello has become for New York’s working equines a place to kick off their horseshoes and frolic freely at the Central Park carriage-horse version of Cancun. Union rules require that Central Park carriage horses receive a mandatory five-week vacation. The current crop of Central Park horses also get to play with [...]

Peet’s Coffee & Tea lawsuit grinds development to a halt

Peet’s Coffee & Tea has trumpeted for more than a year its plan to launch 15 new coffee shops in the metro New York area to take arch rival Starbucks , but in a twist of fate the enemy,isn’t just Starbucks anymore Pete’s is suddenly at war with its own troops.

High Line’s set to open new addition

When the High Line opened in 2009, the elevated oasis was hailed as Manhattan’s biggest gift of green space since the creation of Central Park in 1857.The next phase of the High Line is set to open in the next couple of weeks . The new extension will extend the short park by 10 blocks to West 30th Street,

Mets sell minority stake in team

The Mets have agreed to sell less than 49 percent of the team for $200 million to a Manhattan hedge-fund manager David Einhorn, who is president of Greenlight Capital Inc . Einhorn will buy the minority stake in the franchise pending approval from Major League Baseball.

Central Park Conservatory Garden

The Conservatory Garden was requisitioned in 1934 by City Parks Comissioner Robert Moses, the garden was completed only in the mid-1980s. Its gates originally belonged to the Cornelius Vanderbilt mansion, razed in 1927, which stood on Fifth Avenue near Grand Army Plaza.

“Rolling Chairs” are back at Coney Island

Too many they are called, “rolling chairs” a longtime favorite in Atlantic City, and to some an American version of Asia’s rickshaws.The rolling chairs are also a long time tradition in Coney Island, where they steered tourists from 1923 until the mid-1960s. Now they are making a comeback on the boardwalk and Coney Island is set to roll out new rolling chairs for the first time in nearly 50 years.

Ex-Miss Russia now Miss Rikers

Former Miss Russia Anna Malova was sent to the big house in snakeskin high heels and bag this morning.The Ex-Miss Russia is already on the hook for alleged prescription drug forging.

Things to Do in NYC in Spring

The season of spring is the perfect time to be outdoors, if you are in NYC. The streets, parks, amphitheaters, and rooftops of the city come to life, and no matter what borough you are in, you will find something exciting to engage you.   Make and Fly Kites at Socrates Sculpture Park   Kite [...]

Bye Bye Kitty!!! Between Heaven and Hell in Contemporary Japanese Art

The days are dark and sad in Japan in the aftermath of the earthquake and the tsunami, but the focus of the world is back on the resilience, strength and cultural pride of the Japanese people. In this context, ‘Bye Bye Kitty!!! Between Heaven and Hell in Contemporary Japanese Art’, a fascinating visual arts exhibition [...]