While some might argue this is capitalism at its best – it definitely gets an “A” for creativity. The New York Sports Clubs, (NYSC) which includes 160 sports clubs around the world (108 of which are in New York), is offering a “Train Like a Tribute.” With The Hunger Games movie opening and sweeping the…
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Pop-Up Museum Challenges Misconceptions in Gowanus
If you live in the New York area, you simply must get to the Pop-Up Museum of the Gowanus Canal. We all hear about how polluted the canal is and what a blight on our existence it is; rather than complaining, some talented people are doing something about this image. The museum opened on March…
Michael Gates: Naked Yoga Comes to Brooklyn
This may not be for everyone; actually, it’s probably not for most of us. But for those uninhibited men who enjoy yoga – Michael Gates’ class might just be the ticket. Every Tuesday night, Gates teachers naked yoga to a group of men in a secret location in South Park Slope. He’s had a “Naked…
First Ever Professional Eating Hamantaschen Event
There is a first for everything – and El Al and All Pro Eating just proved that this applies to eating contests. On March 8, in front of the a live audience, these two organizations sponsored the first ever Hamantaschan Eating Championship! Non-professional eaters were able to submit videos on the El Al Facebook page…
1 Second Snapshots from His Life
We all talk about wanting to capture the last year of our lives – to save those precious moments – but few of us actually do it in any tangible way. Not true for Brooklyn artist Cesar Kuriyama. Kuriyama has created a hit short film that is composed entirely of one-second clips that he took…
Spotlight on Brooklyn in New TV Show
Brooklyn is getting its well-deserved day in the sun. Tony Muia started a hit bus tour company called “A Slice of Brooklyn” in 2005. Since then, he’s been hauling interested tourists around Brooklyn, showing them all of the hot spots. As he said, “At that time, Brooklyn wasn’t the tourist destination it is today. It…
Celebrate Brooklyn! with Jimmy Cliff
We all know that Brooklyn is a special place, and the Celebrate Brooklyn! program in June is just one of the many examples of how unique our area is. Celebrate Brooklyn! is one of the longest running outdoor performing arts festivals in New York. It was launched in 1979 to draw people back into Prospect…
Cheers from the New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is trying to compete with Barnes & Noble and Starbucks in a brilliant move of creativity. They are launching a one year pilot program to implement two food-and-drink locations inside their historic building. Starting this week, patrons can go to the two “witchcraft” kiosks that will be located in the…
Ben & Jerry’s Lin Flavor Created in Bad Taste
Lin fever has certainly hit the New York area, if not the entire country; but the level of excitement seems to be matched by a level of insensitivity. And this insensitivity has even spread to surprising places – like the ever-thoughtful and politically correct Ben & Jerry’s. Creating Controversy Ben & Jerry’s recently debuted a…
Artists Pulls Self Out of Shelter, Creates Buzz
Now this is called "pulling yourself up from your boot straps." A Harlem artist, who was once homeless for ten months with his entire family, is now selling artwork of his own creation for over $15,000 a piece. Painting His Way Out of the Shelter LeRone Wilson is truly living the American dream. Wilson, his…
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