Paris Versus New York. We Love New York, Of Course. September 25 2014

After living in NYC, Parisian graphic designer Vahram Muratyan returned to Paris and created "Paris versus New York"—an online series of amazing illustrations comparing the respective nuances of the two bustling—and beloved—metropolises. 

Amélie against Carrie Bradshaw, Ville Lumiere against Big Apple. What do you prefer? Enjoy!!

A Charming Times Square Video September 25 2014

 

TIMES SQUARE - It’s also called the Crossroads of the World and one of the most visited places in the world. 

The inauguration of the New York Times' new headquarters at 1 Times Square was celebrated with a fireworks display, starting a New Year's Eve tradition which still continues today.

The first famous ball-lowering from the 1 Times Square's rooftop pole was held on New Year's Eve 1907.

Take a look what Times Square looks today on New Year's Eve. 

 

Looking For The Real NY Pizza? September 24 2014

Pizza, or not pizza, that is the question. Every newyorker knows this little secret: To be a real newyorker you have to know where to find the best pizzeria. Not just a $1 slice, but pizza of your dreams, that you will remember for the rest of your life. This is our list. Enjoy!

 

 PAULIE GEE'S, 60 Greenpoint Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11222

MOTORINO,  349 E 12th St New York, NY 10003

ROBERTA'S, 261 Moore St Brooklyn, NY 11206

EMILY 919 Fulton St Brooklyn, NY 11238

DI FARA 1424 Avenue J New York, NY 11230

DENINO'S, 524 Port Richmond Ave Staten Island, NY 10302

JULIANA'S, 19 Old Fulton St, New York, NY 11201

SPEEDY ROMEO, 376 Classon Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238

L&B SPUMONI GARDENS, 2725 86th St, New York, NY 11223

The Dakota - New York's Most Unusual Address September 23 2014

In 1884, the New York Daily Graphic called it "one of the most perfect apartment house in the world. Besides offering the most lavish apartments that New Yorkers had ever encountered, the Dakota also provided some of the best views in town. 

 

 

Dakota means "friend" in the Dakota language. This is the name of a Native American people of the northern Mississippi valley. When completed in 1884 this grand apartment building was located in an unfashionable and desolate district, which prompted New Yorkers to quip that it was as distant as the Dakota Territory. The name remained even as the building’s fame and success spurred the area’s subsequent transformation into the populous Upper West Side.

 

 

Today, some 130 years later, The Dakota still has fabulous apartments and drop-dead views. It also boasts one of the most remarkable tenant roasters of any of any building in the Unites States. Among the Dakota's most famous former and current residents are Lauren Bacall, Judy Holliday, Rex Reed, Fannie Hurst, John Madden, Rosemary Clooney, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Boris Karloff etc..

 

 

 

 

More to See at MoMA September 23 2014

 

Jean Nouvel‘s, Pritzker Prize-winning architect, long-awaited 53 West 53rd Street, also known as the Tower Verre or The MoMA Tower, after ten years of different obstacles is finally ready to move on. 

Hines, the project developer company, purchased $85.3 million worth of air rights from its neighbors MoMA and the St Thomas Episcopal Church.

When complete, the 82-story tower will hold 140 luxury apartments and 29 service apartments, as well as 39,000 square feet, floors two through five, of gallery space which will be leased to MoMA, joining with the planned redevelopment of the American Folk Art Museum to complete MoMA’s expansion.

Central Perk, The Iconic 'Friends' Coffee Shop, Opened in SoHo September 19 2014

Lafayette Street in SoHo -  On Wednesday morning the legendary “Central Perk” café opened its doors to the public. In honor of the popular TV Show 'Friends'  which for the next month will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the show’s first airing.

 

Now, for a month you can indulge the sitcom atmosphere, sip free coffee and lounge on the original orange couch.

The caffe will be open to the public on weekdays from 8am to 8pm and from 10am to 8pm on weekends. Decoration will include, besides the couch, other authentic pieces from the set such as the gold coffee machine and the oriental rug. Only few tables are offered for seating but visitors are welcome to stay as long as they wish and complimentary professional photos can be taken on the red couch. Episodes will be playing on large screens and local bends will perform on Friday nights.

 

 

The pop-up closes on Oct. 18 until then you'll find it at 199 Lafayette Steet.

Charging Bull Loves Being Touched By You September 18 2014

On an island in front of 25 Broadway, Arturo Di Modica's bronze Charging Bull (1989) symbolizes the city's financial district, and the desire to become millionaire.

Di Modica Created the bull secretly and at his own expense, trucking it at night to the front of the New York Stock Excange, and leaving it there on Dec 15, 1989

The Stock Excange had it hauled away, but the Department of Parks and Recreation responded to public protest and moved it here.

The Streets of New York September 17 2014

 

Many districts and landmarks in New York City have become well known through Hollywood movies and the incredible number of TV shows. Every year around 55 Million people come to see The Big Apple. The City That Never Sleeps has a lot to offer, a fascinating nightlife, some of the worlds best restaurants, Broadway Shows, the newest fashion and much more.

This video shows you some beautiful images of the NYC's streets that you might have already seen on television but very probably not from this angle.

 

 

 

 

Great Hotels Outside Manhattan September 15 2014

 

New York City is more than just Manhattan. There are four additional boroughs that are maybe not as famous but incredibly interesting and fascinating. On the other side of the East and Hudson River first-class Hotels are not anymore a rare phenomenon while Manhattan is only few Minutes away.

 

1. Z Hotel, Long Island City, Queens (Map)

As F. Scott Fitzgerald in his famous book The Great Gatsby writes:
“The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world.”

Once the home to many artist and 5 Pointz, the "graffiti mecca", the aristocratic Bloomberg regime has turned Long Island City into one of the most exclusive and luxurious neighborhoods in entire NYC. Z Hotel is the perfect match for this district with its floor to ceiling windows, the fantastic view on Manhattan Midtown and the Queensboro Bridge, the wonderful rooftop bar and the great equipped rooms.

The hotel offers a free shuttle operating hourly from and to Manhattan.  

 

2. W Hoboken Hotel, Hoboken, New Jersey (Map)

In the movie "Sleeper," Woody Allen, a real New Yorker, states, "I believe there's an intelligence to the universe, with the exception of certain parts of New Jersey."

New Jersey is an economic powerhouse - the second richest state in the U.S. and New Yorkers feel as if New Jersey is mooching the money of them but maybe they are just jealous of the Manhattan view that unfolds before your eyes. The W hotel is located at the water front and Manhattan is just a five minute ferry or train ride away. 

 

3. McCarren Hotel and Pool, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (Map) 

Williamsburg long ago lost its reputation as a low-rent hipster and artist haven nowadays it's the second most expensive neighborhood in the US after Manhattan.

This hotel will meet your expectations a party-loving pad with a rooftop bar, outdoor saltwater pool and a new Euro restaurant in Brooklyn's hippest 'hood' but just a five-minute subway ride from Manhattan.  

 

4. Aloft Harlem, Manhattan, Harlem (Map)

During the 18th century Harlem became a resort for the rich of New York City and seems as if it's on its way back there. Aloft a stylish Boutique Hotel located steps away from the famous Apollo Theater, Central Park, and major express subway stations. Daily free coffee, free wifi, smoke-free and pet friendly to name just few of the conveniences. 

 

5. Wythe Hotel, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (Map) 

A renovated factory on the Williamsburg waterfront. Many of the site’s original details, like vintage ironwork and tall timber ceilings were preserved. Guest rooms are airy and uncluttered, with spare furnishings and polished concrete floors, and most are far more spacious than what you’d generally find across the East River.

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City - Timelapse September 06 2014

 

The Dutch first settled along the Hudson River in 1624; two years later they established the colony of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. In 1664, the English took control of the area and renamed it New York. 

Between 1892 and 1954, millions of immigrants arrived in New York Harbor and passed through Ellis Island on their journey to becoming U.S citizens.

 

But take a look what New York turned into in this fascinating video.

 

 

1920's and The Great Gatsby Era September 02 2014

 

Everyone is still fascinated with the lifestyle of The Great Gatsby, we expose some of New York City and Long Island sights from the iconic novel. Prohibition is long gone and Art Deco is not fashionable anymore but you are still able to act as if it's the roaring 20s in these New York spots.

1. Campbell Apartment

The Campbell Apartment in the upper level of Grand Central Terminal. It ain't cheap, nor is it inexpensive, but it will take you back approximately a century and expose you to some of the best people watching in NYC. 

This very chic and sophisticated lounge is the restored private office of early twentieth-century financier John W. Campbell. On weeknights, the 2,000 square foot space is a bit overrun with commuters grabbing a Prohibition Punch before catching the train. It’s more fun to go on the weekends or closer to closing time when you can get a seat and sip your Long Island Ice Tea while you pretend you’re in a Fitzgerald or Hemingway novel.

There is a dress code, no shorts allowed and ties are expected of gentlemen. 

 

2. The Rose Club

Formerly The Persian Club at The Plaza which was a legendary night club, today the Rose Club NYC brings the past into the present with fantastic cocktails.  

There's just something magical about The Plaza hotel. Its lobby is big, so when searching for The Rose Club, look up and follow the pink light. Colored light fixtures, casting a dim, pink glow, drape the space in a romantic air (we all look better in the low light). Every Wednesday and Thursday night live jazz performed by Kat Gang and Lapis Luna.

 

3. Jazz Age Lawn Party, Governors Island 

Hop a ferry to Governors Island – where you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back in time when you arrive at this peaceful, green and tiny historic isle only a 10 min boat ride from Manhattan.

Jazz Age Lawn Party is an essential annual summer stop for revelers looking to dance in the open air. Governors Island is the perfect venue to leave the 21st century behind for the delights of the Prohibition-era (including “speakeasy” booze). Dress the part with festive, period-appropriate attire, and come ready to dance at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.

 

4. The Queensboro Bridge

‘The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world,’ notes narrator Nick Carraway as he and Gatsby cruise from Long Island into Manhattan. You probably won’t have a Rolls Royce to take in the skyline but you can use the walking or bikeing line. 

5. Old Westbury Gardens, Long Island

Just a short ride from New York City on Long Island’s north shore lies a place of uninhibited wealth and opulence immortalized in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book, The Great Gatsby. Many of the mansions on the “Gold Coast,” so-called due to the huge concentration of fortunes here, are known to have inspired the setting in The Great Gatsby, and are open for the public’s perusal and enjoyment.

Diner en Blanc Bryan Park August 24 2014

4000 people participated last year

Tomorrow, August 25, Diner en Blanc is scheduled in NYC. The location is being kept a tight secret until the very last moment. The guests will meet at designated spots and will be brought to the location of festivities just before the beginning of the event.

Thousands of people, dressed all in white, and conducting themselves with the greatest decorum, elegance, and etiquette, all meet for a mass “chic picnic” in a public space - last year it was at Bryant Park.

Beyond the spectacle and refined elegance of the dinner itself, guests are brought together from diverse backgrounds by a love of beauty and good taste.

There are no disruptions: no car traffic, no pedestrian traffic, except for the occasional amazed and astonished looks from passersby at the scene unfolding before them. And we, as they, wonder whether it's all not a dream…

 

Last year at Bryant Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inside New Yorkers Mind August 18 2014

 

There’s a joke that goes “New York City: World’s 14th biggest city; #1 world’s biggest ego.” Pure Truth! The people in New York City have a tremendous dominance complex. In so many ways they feel it's their right but let's take a look behind the facade of people who live there and their real issues.

• New Yorkers always complain, always, about pretty much everything the train, the weather, the skyscrapers, the prices, the tourists, the snow, the sun, the heat, the cold, the dating scene, the life...... Yet, not too many are leaving and every single one is proud to call him/her self a New Yorker, of course nobody will ever admit it. Contradictory?   

 

• The way major Bloomberg decided on the new city's taxi fleet was: He chose five people "fresh of the boat" with very little to no knowledge at all of the city's streets, locked them in the cars and made them blow the honk. The winner of the open competition the so called "Last Honk Standing" became the official New York taxi, 2014 Nissan NV200. 

 

• Here is a million dollar idea: In history of New York a fine for honking was never issued even though this signs are all across the town. Sue the city for the waste of tax money. 

 

 

• At least fifteens times a day you will be called a racist and certainly you are one everybody in town is, but no worries. The reason is very simple there are billions of cultures on 33.77 sq miles no matter what you say somebody is there who is just waiting for you to open your mouth and take your statement the wrong way. Also everybody is judgmental. 

 

• The competition is so intense that earlier or later everybody hates everybody and that leads to a great deal of paranoia which is fantastic for the pharmaceutical companies but if New Yorkers are in need they always stick together, best example Hurricane Sandy. 

 

• No matter how much, how fast, precise and dedicated you work in New York there is always somebody who will do it better for less money. Try to live with that thought. 

 

• Nobody in New York is willing to tell you the full ugly truth because you never know how or in what way you will might need that person later on in life or if they are going to make it big in New York and everybody would "sell his own grandmother" for very little. New Yorkers carry that resentment around with a great grace. At some point it of course blows up in their face, depresses them and they start to hate the city. New York is a moral free zone.

 

• The Umbrella sales people in New York are the best example of the way this city functions as soon as one raindrop comes down they are everywhere. Everything is available 24 hours and that is just fantastic. Consequently New Yorkers don't understand the rest of the world. 

 

• Believe it or not New Yorkers never leave their boroughs but each of them will tell you that they traveled the world. Most people from Manhattan have probably been more often to Europe than to Brooklyn, Bronx or Queens. Nobody ever was seen on Staten Island besides some tourists and people who live there.  

 

 

Bird's-eye View of Brooklyn Bridge at Night August 15 2014

 

Of all the engineering advances in the 1800s, the Brooklyn Bridge stands out as maybe the most famous and most remarkable. It took more than a decade to build, cost the life of its designer, and was constantly criticized by skeptics who predicted the entire structure was going to collapse into New York's East River. 

 

David Robillard

 

432 Park Avenue, Among the Clouds August 13 2014

 

 

What seems insane, extraordinary, and beyond the scope of reality elsewhere is within arm’s reach in New York City. Not only is it the City that Never Sleeps, it’s the city that never gives up on the impossible dream. 

432 Park Avenue is winning the race to become both New York’s tallest residential building, and the tallest condominium in the western hemisphere. The monumental skyscraper will add not only height, but striking splendor to the world’s most iconic skyline. 

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The asking price for all the 104-units in the building (96-story), totals $2.7 billion. The eager buyers have already scooped up one third of the building’s units, spending nearly $1 billion. U.S.-based buyers, not faceless investors, have bought two-thirds of the purchased units, a strong vote of confidence for the building’s charm, apartments start at $7 million and go up to $95 million. 

Amenities incoperate a 75-foot pool, performance space, boardroom, private restaurant, library, billiards room, and children’s playroom—the building has set a new standard for luxury. 

Especially interesting, the private restaurant available only to building residents and their guests. Whether it’s elegant indoor dining under the restaurant’s 15-foot crystal chandeliers, or an evening on the restaurant’s 5,500-square-foot terrace, there’s something for everybody's taste.

432 Park is truly elevating the standard for what it means to live the high life in New York.

 

 

 

15 Fascinating Sunset Pictures in New York August 12 2014

 

There is nothing like seeing the sun spreading its light like an enormous fire through the building canyons, the streets of midtown Manhattan. The red light glows with the ferocity of a supernova forcing its rays onto the urban jungle.

Twice a year a natural spectacle takes place the so called Manhattanhenge. This semiannual occurrence in which the setting sun aligns with the east–west streets of the main street grid in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The term is derived from Stonehenge, at which the sun aligns with the stones on the solstices. It was coined in 2002 by Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist who is the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 Best Supermoon Pictures of New York August 11 2014

What is the so called Supermoon?

Besides that it's one of the most magical nights in New York the Supermoon is when the earth's only natural satellite is closest to our home planet in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual. Here are ten beautiful pictures of the astrological appearance in New York City.

The Chrysler Building facing the moon

 

View from New Jersey

 

The most beautiful lady on the planet

 

Later on that night

 

Brooklyn Bridge

 

People capturing the phenomenon at the Central Park 

 

An airplane cutting trough it above Manhattan

 

You were able to see it from the Lower East Side, too

 

Midtown Manhattan

 

As Jon Bon Jovi would say: ".....it's midnight in Chelsea...."

10 New York's Little Secrets August 10 2014

 

There are so many fabulous things to see in New York City that you probably studied in your travel guide, online, etc. Still, there are a few city secrets that even New Yorkers might not know about. Here we go...

 

 

1. Secrete train tracks underneath the Waldorf Astoria Hotel

The famous (yet unconfirmed) story about the Waldorf-Astoria platform features Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR). In some accounts, he used this platform to transfer himself into an employed custom-made train cart. The vehicle would commute him straight to the hotel and was armored for the traveler’s protection.

In another version, his armored train on Metro-North would disconnect and drive onto the platform and into the freight elevator. In yet another, there was an automobile on the train, which then went onto the elevator. 

The platform also served as an underground party space for Andy Warhol in 1965, according to William D. Middleton in Grand Central: The World’s Greates Railway Terminal. 

 

2. 77 Water Street Rooftop

“When you’re in a building that’s higher, and you’re looking down, it’s pretty ugly,” says Robert Kaufman, the William Kaufman Organization's president. “So we said: ‘what can we do?’ And we got the idea of putting an airplane on the roof.”

Though Kaufman delights in onlookers wondering if a plane did indeed fly in and land on 77 Water Street, the aircraft is actually just an artistic re-imagining of a 1916 British Sopwith Camel, designed by Rudolph de Harak and constructed by sculptor William Tarr. It was hoisted into place by crane in 1969 and hasn’t moved since.

 

3. Lenin Statue at Red Square

There are many monuments to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin in the world. But there is a slightly twisted irony to the fact that the leader of the proletariat revolution and proponent of socialist equality wound up on the roof of an expensive luxury apartment building, arm raised, saluting the one and only New York City--perhaps the ultimate monument to capitalism. 

The building, called Red square, upon which Lenin's giant metal feet are planted, is owned by a former professor of radical sociology, Michael Rosen. This particular likeness of Lenin was created by Yuri Gerasimov, who was commissioned to build it by the Soviet Union, but because of the Union's collapse, the statue was never unveiled and remained so until 1994 when Rosen's partner bought it from the artist and had it installed on the roof. Since the construction of Red Square, Rosen has focused on building housing for battered women and those afflicted by AIDS, perhaps putting the spirit of Lenin slightly more at ease.

 

4. Submarine in Coney Island Creek

Coney Island Creek, really two sea inlets, is notable in part because it used to define Coney Island as an actual island. Before it was filled in , a portion of the Creek divided Coney Island from mainland Brooklyn. Now, it houses a ramshackle collection of at least nine burnt, half-sunken boats, a tragically surfaced dolphin corpse, and one curiously famous submarine.

The once–bright yellow submarine was built and launched on Coney Island Creek in 1970 by a Brooklyn Navy Yard welder named Jerry Bianco. The Quester was his first shipbuilding attempt. The Quester had raised several small wrecks in Gravesend Bay before it broke loose during a storm in 1981 and wrecked at its current location. The Quester’s original purpose, interestingly, was to find, raise, and salvage the Andrea Doria, a cruise ship which sank off Nantucket Island following a collision.

 

5. Secret Rooftop Gardens of Rockefeller Center

In at least one way, Rockefeller Center was green before its time. For 75 years formal gardens have bloomed on the roofs of the British Empire Building and Maison Française as well as on the setbacks of other Center buildings. Developer John R. Todd and architect Raymond Hood believed that architectural design should provide aesthetic delight to tenants as well as passersby, and installed these “hanging gardens” as a visual treat for the thousands of workers in the Center’s buildings.

This wasn’t strictly an aesthetic undertaking, for extra structural steel was installed to support the weight of thousands of tons of soil, pipes, pumps, and vegetation.

 

6. Museum of the American Gangster

The Museum of the American Gangster is a two-room museum located at 80 St. Mark's Place in the East Village, Manhattan New York City. Opened in 2010, it is located upstairs from a former speakeasy in a neighborhood once frequented by Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, and John Gotti.

The Gangster Museum's goal is to objectively present the role that crime has played in shaping the politics, culture, myth and lore of New York City -- and beyond.

 

7. The Women's Bathroom Sitting Lounge in Radio City Music Hall

When you hear your Grandma proclaim, “They just don’t make bathrooms like they used to”, you now know what she’s talking about. And also, why are you talking to your Grandma about bathrooms? After using the facilities, women can relax in style in this art deco sanctuary. 

Ladies' lounges are spacious places to relax, complete with tables, plush seating and even a pay phone.

 

8. Waterfall

Paley Park, East 53rd Street between Fifth and Madison Avenue. A small vest pocket park in midtown Manhattan, the park was developed (and every detail considered) by the person who paid for it, William Paley, former Chairman of CBS. Mr. Paley was involved in all aspects of planning the park from its conception to the selection of just the right hot dog (which is still served at a reasonable price).

A waterfall provides a dramatic focal point and a reason to enter the park; its noise blocks out the sounds of the city and creates a sense of quiet and privacy. There's adequate shade in the summer from the trees, though they allow a beautiful dappled light to pass through their leaves. People interviewed in the park said that they liked it because they could be "alone" in a busy city and it gave them a quiet, restful feeling.

 

9. United Nations Delegate Dinning Room

The Delegates Dining Room offers a unique, upscale dining experience with its award winning and globally inspired cuisine. Its eclectic menu changes daily and features refined recipes from around the world. The buffet features items such as our Chef’s Soup du Jour, specialty pastas, fresh salads, carving station, dessert table and more! The newly renovated Delegates Dining Room has a breathtaking panoramic view of the East River and city skyline accompanied by the world class service found at the United Nations.

The prix fixe buffet luncheon is offered at $34.99 for the public. Regular operating hours are Monday to Friday 11.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Reservations are required 24 hours in advance. 

 

10. Irish Hunger Memorial

Wedged between financial powerhouses and well-manicured parks, the Irish Hunger Memorial serves as a humble reminder that Manhattan's southern tip was once the first glimpse of freedom for many immigrants.

The nucleus of artist Brian Tolle's multi-layered design is an early 19th-century stone cottage from County Mayo, Ireland. The modest home now sits on a raised field at the end of a pathway of thirty-two hefty stones, each marked with the name of the Irish county that donated it. Visitors enter the memorial through a dark granite corridor while voiceovers recount the horrors of Irish Hunger—one million dead; almost twice that many fleeing to the United States.

 

New York City Vacation Travel Guide August 08 2014

 

 

 

New York Vacations

Manhattan Midtown August 07 2014

 

 

Midtown Manhattan!

Both the geographic and iconic center of Manhattan, Midtown features some of New York City's tallest buildings, busiest sidewalks, most recognizable attractions, finest restaurants, largest stores and greatest cultural institutions.

 

The Subway Spa August 06 2014

"Improv Everywhere is a New York City-based prank collective that causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places. Created in August of 2001 by Charlie Todd, Improv Everywhere has executed over 100missions involving tens of thousands of undercover agents."

 

None of New York's subway stations are air conditioned and the temperature on the platform sometimes exceeds the one in a real sauna. For their latest mission a subway station at the 34th Street was turned into a spa. But take a look yourself.

 

 

 

A video and future and past missions can be found here

 

Photos:

Full set of photos from photographer Arin Sang-urai

The End of New York August 06 2014

 

The Manhattan skyline often takes a beating in films, getting destroyed by tsunamis, alien attacks, fires and more. 

Why? Because it's the capital of the world and probably the most amazing city on the planet. Here is a list of movies where New York gets visually torn apart.

The Dark Knight

 

Independence Day

 

Armageddon

 

The Day After Tomorrow

 

I Am Legend

New York Fashion Week August 05 2014

 

 

The New York Fashion week, from Sep 4 - 11, marks the opening of the worldwide fashion week marathon. Labels such as Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors and many more are showing their collections. The fashion fiver is present on New York's streets as many New Yorkers dress inspiring and wild. The front rows are filled with celebrities and everybody is trying to catch a glimpse of the new style. Find the schedule and locations here

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Week in NYC August 04 2014

 

Imagine scoring a New York City hotel room for $100 a night. 

Sounds crazy? 

For eight days in January, it will be very possible. The fourth annual Hotel Week NYC starts on Jan. 3 and runs until Jan. 12. This time, nearly 30 hotels will participate.

The deal works like this. Hotels will offer fixed rates of $100, $200 or $300 a night, taxes not included. Some of the hotels typically charge up to $500 a night.

Here's what you need to know: Be sure to mention "Hotel Week" when you call to book. But some hotels will let you book through their website. And, of course, the deal is subject to availability.

 

The 2014 participants:

 

HOTEL NAME	NEIGHBORHOOD	RATE	WEBSITE
Ace Hotel	Flatiron, Chelsea	$200	Book Online or call +1 (212) 679-2222 and mention Hotel Week
Affinia Manhattan	Midtown	$100	Go to affinia.com and enter code HWEEK or call +1 (866) 246-2203 and mention Hotel Week
Hotel Americano	Chelsea	$200	Go to hotel-americano.com and enter code HOTELWEEK
Nyma, the new york manhattan hotel	Herald Square	$100	Call +1 (800) 567-7720 or +1 (212) 790-2710 and mention Hotel Week
Ramada New York/Eastside	Murray Hill	$100	Call +1 (800) 567-7720 or +1 (212) 790-2710 and mention Hotel Week
The Hotel @ Times Square	Times Square	$100	Call +1 (800) 567-7720 or +1 (212) 790-2710 and mention Hotel Week
Hotel Chandler	Flatiron	$200	Go to www.hotelchandler.com or call +1 (866) 627 7847 or +1 (212) 889 6363 and mention Hotel Week
Cosmopolitan Hotel – TriBeCa	Tribeca	$100	Go to cosmohotel.com  and enter code HOTELWEEK or call +1 (212) 566-1900
Gansevoort Park Ave	Kips Bay, Murray Hill, Gramercy, Midtown East	$200	Book Online or call +1 (212) 317-2900 and mention Hotel Week
Comfort Inn Times Square South	Times Square	$100	Book Online or call +1 (212) 268-3040 and mention Hotel Week
Quality Inn Midtown West	Midtown West, Hell’s Kitchen	$100	Book Online or call +1 (212) 714-6699 and mention Hotel Week
The GEM Hotel Chelsea	Chelsea	$100	Book Online or call +1 (212) 675-1911 and mention Hotel Week
The GEM Hotel Midtown West	Midtown West, Hell’s Kitchen	$100	Book Online or call +1 (212) 967-7206 and mention Hotel Week
The GEM Hotel SoHo	SoHo, Lower East Side	$100	Book online or call +1 (212) 358-8844 and mention Hotel Week
The Jade Hotel Greenwich Village	Greenwich Village	$200	Book Online or call +1 (212) 375-1300 and mention Hotel Week
The James New York	SoHo	$300	Go to jameshotels.com/hotelweek  or call +1 (888) 526-3778 and mention Hotel Week
Kitano New York Hotel	Murray Hill, Empire State, Time Square	$200	Book Online or call +1 (212) 885-7000 and mention Hotel Week
Casablanca Hotel Times Square	Times Square, Theatre District	$200	Go to casablancahotel.com and enter code HOTELWEEK or call +1 (212) 869-1212 and mention Hotel Week
Hotel Elysee	Midtown East	$200	Go to elyseehotel.com and enter code HOTELWEEK or call +1 (212) 753-1066 and mention Hotel Week
Hotel Giraffe	NoMad	$200	Go to hotelgiraffe.com and enter code HOTELWEEK or call +1 (212) 685-7700 and mention Hotel Week
Library Hotel	Midtown, Grand Central	$200	Go to libraryhotel.com and enter code HOTELWEEK or call +1 (212) 983-4500 and mention Hotel Week
The Maritime Hotel	Chelsea	$200	Book Online or call +1 (212) 242-4300 and mention Hotel Week
Marrakech Hotel on Broadway	Upper West Side	$100	Book Online or call +1 (212) 222-2954 and mention Hotel Week
THE OUT NYC	Hell’s Kitchen	$200	Book Online or call +1 (646) 527-7918 and mention Hotel Week
Pod 39	Midtown East, Murray Hill and Times Square	$100	Call +1 (212) 865-5700 and mention Hotel Week
Refinery Hotel New York	Fashion District	$200	Go to refineryhotelnewyork.com and enter code HOTELWEEK or call +1 (646) 664-0310 and mention Hotel Week
The Roger New York	Madison Square Park	$200	Call +1 (888) 448-7788 or +1 (212) 448-7000 and mention Hotel Week
Thompson LES	Lower East Side	$300	Go to thompsonhotels.com and enter code HOTELWEEK or call +1 (212) 460-5300 and mention Hotel Week
Wolcott Hotel	Midtown, NoMad	$100	Go to wolcott.com and enter code njw2014 or call +1 (212) 268-2900 and mention Hotel Week