313 West 82nd Street, Unit C

313 West 82nd Street, Unit C

UPPER WEST SIDE, MANHATTAN

$849,000

1 Bed  |  1 Bath | Co-op

 

Experience verdant garden surroundings on a park-side block in this stunning one-bedroom plus home office, one-bathroom co-op featuring updated designer interiors and a lush private yard just inches from Riverside Park.

Step inside this garden retreat to discover hardwood floors, soaring ceilings and gorgeous millwork, including tall baseboards, high wainscoting and crown molding. The gracious foyer boasts a wide closet, while the beautiful living room provides a generous footprint for seating and dining areas alongside charming garden views. Elevate your culinary experience in the renovated gourmet kitchen featuring custom cabinetry, quartz counters and marble backsplashes and high-end stainless steel appliances, including a Bertazzoni range, Fisher & Paykel refrigerator and built-in microwave. Dazzling encaustic-style floor tiles carry from the kitchen into the updated full bathroom, where you'll find a tub/shower with glass doors, a contemporary open vanity with matching shelving, and built-in floor-to-ceiling storage cabinets.

From the living room, step up to the serene king-sized bedroom featuring two roomy closets and a lovely ceiling fan. This sunny bedchamber provides plenty of room for dressers or a desk/vanity area, while the spacious home office area could easily serve as a formal dining room if desired. Outside, your private garden oasis awaits with an oversized deck, tall fencing and a stone wall. Towering trees rise from expansive flower beds ideal for urban gardening. Wood cladding flows from the fencing across the façade, creating a chic backdrop for al fresco dining and entertaining. Mini-split HVAC and a large storage unit add wonderful convenience to this exquisite Upper West Side sanctuary.

Built in 1887 in the bold Romanesque Revival style, 313 West 82nd Street sits among a row of four brownstone and Roman brick buildings with lovely gardens, L-shaped stoops and gas lamps. Originally used as single-family homes, the buildings were used as a boarding house for women in the 1930s and converted to apartments beginning in the 1950s. Today, residents of the beautifully maintained boutique cooperative enjoy a secure key code entry, laundry and storage. Pets, guarantors and pieds-à-terre permitted with board approval.

$700M Climate Research Campus Coming to Governors Island

New York City has revealed its vision for a first-in-the-nation climate research hub on Governors Island. Led by Stony Brook University, the New York Climate Exchange will be a nonprofit organization dedicated to climate research and solutions and serve as a center for climate education and green job training. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the 400,000-square-foot campus includes classrooms, laboratories, new open space, student and faculty housing, university hotel rooms, and more. Construction on the $700 million project is expected to begin in 2025, with the first phase slated for completion in 2028.

Mayor Eric Adams on Monday, joined by the president of the Trust for Governors Island, Clare Newman, announced the selection of Stony Brook’s proposal as the anchor institution of the Center for Climate Solutions initiative, following a two-year bidding process. The initiative is expected to create thousands of permanent jobs as well as roughly $1 billion in economic impact for the city, according to the mayor.

View from the academic center across new open spaces toward the student housing in the restored historic Liggett Hall. © SOM | Miysis

“Today, here in the heart of New York Harbor, we are taking a giant leap toward a cleaner, greener, more prosperous future for every New Yorker with the ‘New York Climate Exchange,’” Adams said.

“This first-of-its-kind project will make New York City a global leader in developing solutions for climate change while creating thousands of good-paying green jobs for New Yorkers and infusing $1 billion into our city’s economy. Where some people see challenges, New Yorkers see opportunities, and this team and this project are leading the charge.”

Renovated Yankee Pier leading toward a new public plaza and new mass timber academic and research buildings at the Exchange. © SOM | Brick Visual

The campus will also include two newly constructed classrooms and research buildings across three acres of the island’s eastern development zone. More than 170,000 square feet of space within historic buildings like Liggett Hall and the Fort Jay Theater will be restored.

As part of the project, the Exchange will create 4.5 acres of new open space as part of Phase 1 of its construction plan, adding to Governors Island’s existing 120 acres of public space. Additionally, the construction of the campus will be designed to better connect its preexisting 43-acre park.

Once the campus opens to the public, the Exchange is expected to serve roughly 600 postsecondary students, 4,500 K-12 students, 6,000 workforce trainees, and 250 faculty and researchers each year while supporting up to 30 businesses through its incubator program.

Research and education at the Exchange will be centered around the themes of environmental justice and inclusion, the impacts of the use of food, water, and energy on climate change, and sustainable and resilient cities.

The Exchange will host comprehensive workforce development and training programs that will provide New Yorkers with the skills and knowledge to make a career in the city’s growing climate sector. The center’s partners include the Georgia Institute of Technology, Pace University, Pratt Institute, University of Washington, Boston Consulting Group, Good Old Lower East Side, and IBM.

Public walkway and landscape between the new mass timber academic and research buildings. © SOM | Brick Visual

The total costs of construction are estimated to be roughly $700 million in total, with $150 million in previously allocated city capital funding, $100 million from the Simons Foundation, and $50 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies. The remaining funding for development and operational costs will be raised by the Exchange.

Maurie McInnis, president of Stony Brook University, said the new institution will make New York the world leader on climate change.

View across a new public space along Division Road, looking toward the renovated historic theater. © SOM | Miysis

“Up until now, the development of climate solutions has been siloed, with world leaders separate from expert scientists separate from the on-the-ground green workforce,” McInnis said. “As an international leader on climate and as the leading public research institution in New York, Stony Brook University will bring stakeholders together from the academic, government, and business communities to make the Climate Exchange the center of research, innovation, education, and collaboration to address this global crisis.”

Conceived by SOM in collaboration with MNLA, Buro Happold, and Langan Engineering, the design of the Exchange features “energy positive” elements, including mass timber construction and solar power generation. According to the architects, the buildings on the campus will be among the first in the country to achieve True Zero Waste certification, meet 100 percent of its non-potable water demand with rainwater and treated wastewater, and run totally on electricity generated on-site.

The architects created a design that complements the natural landscape of Governors Island and the urban landscape of New York City, weaving a “living laboratory” into the beloved parkland.

“Our design for this new campus embodies the stewardship necessary to solve the climate crisis by weaving sinuous mass timber pavilions through the rolling landscape of the park and reusing the historic building fabric of Governors Island,” SOM Design Partner Colin Koop said.

“Together, these spaces will cultivate advances in climate research and pilot new technologies that can be deployed across the city, and eventually the world.”

Public design lab to engage the community along the restored central arch of historic Liggett Hall. © SOM | Miysis

First used by the Lenape Tribe of Manhattan for camping and fishing, Governors Island was later settled by the Dutch in 1624 and used for several centuries by the military. In 2003, the federal government sold the remaining 150 acres of Governors Island to the people of New York, with a deed ensuring much of it be used for public benefit. The island officially opened to the public in 2005 and a master plan in 2010 resulted in a park, ball fields, cultural institutions, food vendors, and public programs.

In October 2019, the city began seeking proposals for a “major center for climate adaptation research, commercialization, conversation, and policymaking” to be built on Governors Island, as 6sqft previously reported.

The Trust revealed its initial proposal for the climate research center in September 2020. The monumental project required a rezoning of Governors Island’s southern end, approved by the City Council in 2021, which allows for 4 million square feet of development.

The Exchange will serve as the anchor institution for the Cen­ter for Cli­mate Solu­tions on Gov­er­nors Island, part of Adams’ ​”Rebuild, Renew, Rein­vent: A Blue­print for NYC’s Eco­nom­ic Recov­ery” plan.

$700M climate research campus designed by SOM headed to Governors Island

POSTED ON MON, APRIL 24, 2023

BY AARON GINSBURG
All photos: © SOM

304 West 89th Street, Unit 8A

304 West 89th Street, Unit 8A

upper west side, MANHATTAN

$1,095,000

2 Bed  |  1 Bath | Co-op

 

This is a stunning Upper West Side cooperative that features a beautifully updated two-bedroom, one-bathroom home that spans approximately 1,000 square feet. The home seamlessly blends prewar details and contemporary updates, offering an expansive living room with Brazilian cherry hardwood floors, 9-foot-tall coved ceilings, handsome millwork, and eastern windows newly fitted with custom blinds.

The open windowed chef's kitchen boasts abundant cabinetry, granite counters, glass tile backsplashes, and upscale stainless steel appliances, including a vented Bertazzoni range, Liebherr refrigerator, a panelled Miele dishwasher, and a Marvel wine refrigerator. The home features two spacious bedrooms with custom cellular shades, Closet Factory closets, and extraordinary northern, open-sky views that stretch across the Upper West Side's historic rooftops. The main bedroom features a 10-foot wide custom closet with lots of bells and whistles, including multiple shelves, 28 shoe compartments, and pull-out racks for belts/jewelry/ties and a pull-out bar for dry cleaning.

The windowed bathroom is filled with charming tile and marble and built-in cabinetry, an extra closet, and designer lighting. The co-op offers residents a live-in superintendent who receives packages, a laundry room, storage lockers, and a bike room. Pets are allowed, and board policies permit 80 percent financing, parents buying for children, gifting, co-purchases, and guarantors with approval.

Located on a tree-lined street near the corner of West End Avenue, the home is at the center of the Riverside-West End Historic District, surrounded by delightful architecture on all sides. Residents enjoy quick and easy access to transportation with 1/2/3 trains and abundant bus service nearby. The home is just seconds from Riverside Park and less than a half-mile from Central Park, with renowned dining, nightlife, shopping, and a new grocery store (coming soon) all within reach.

A Suspended Spherical Concert Hall Will Hang in The Shed at Hudson Yards

A 65-foot-tall spherical concert hall will hang suspended inside The Shed in Hudson Yards. Created by avante-garde architects Ed Cooke, Merijn Royaards, and Nicholas Christie, the Sonic Sphere offers concertgoers a truly unique experience with immersive 3-D sound and light explorations of music that redefine the idea of a concert hall. Performances in the sphere will run from June 9 through July 7.

The Shed at Hudson Yards. Photo by Iwan Baan, courtesy of The Shed

Located within the art center’s iconic 115-foot-tall McCourt space, the sphere can hold up to 250 audience members who will be surrounded by more than 100 speakers that move sound “above, below, through, and around” the audience’s bodies, according to a press release. Dynamic lighting on the sphere’s surface adds to the multisensory, immersive musical journey.

The event includes 45-minute live and recorded performances held every day, including live performances by electronic music artist Madame Gandhi on June 9, singer-songwriter yunè pinku on June 14 and 16, and world-renowned pianist Igor Levit on June 30 and July 1. The performers have been carefully selected by Alex Poots, the artistic director of The Shed.

“In a visually orientated age, Sonic Sphere centers the wonder of sound and music in an interdisciplinary experience,” Poots said in a statement. “The creative invention and sheer ambition of Sonic Sphere offers such a range of possibilities to explore for years to come.”

Additional performances include listening sessions of the xx’s self-titled debut album which was released in 2009 but remastered for the Sonic Sphere, and composer Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians.

Composer Karlheinz Stockhausen first conceived of an idea for a spherical concert hall, with the first rendition of the idea taking form as the Kugelauditorium at the 1970 World Expo in Japan, according to the New York Times. While hundreds of thousands of visitors experienced the sphere over the course of the exhibition, the concept never gained widespread support.

“As a teenager I had read in an obscure book of Stockhausen’s Kugelauditorium, which appeared at the 1970 World Expo Osaka fair, alongside the first mobile phone. It was obviously a ridiculously cool idea, far more interesting and important than the phone,” Ed Cooke, co-founder of Sonic Sphere, said. “In the decades that followed, I became increasingly confused that since 1970 our society had created 15 billion mobile phones but no further spherical concert halls.”

“The Sonic Sphere project aims to re-prioritize shared real-world experience and to make the outer horizons of consciousness accessible to all, in the name of new modes of perception and action for a world that requires them.”

The sphere, which will be installed at The Shed next month, is the 11th and largest iteration of the design yet. Previous versions of varying size and technological sophistication have appeared in London, Mexico, and Miami, Florida.

“We are excited to bring this architectural, experiential statement to the middle of the most vibrant city in the world. This spherical concert hall asks questions about the type of architecture that best serves our cities and communities. How can it adapt to our changing societal needs, bringing us together at a time when technology is driving us apart,” the team behind the Sonic Sphere said.

Tickets for the Sonic Sphere go on sale on May 5, with a presale beginning on May 3 for The Shed members.

A suspended spherical concert hall will hang in The Shed at Hudson Yards

POSTED ON WED, MAY 3, 2023

BY AARON GINSBURG

Top Photo: A rendering of Sonic Sphere in The Shed’s 115-foot-tall McCourt space, 2023. Courtesy The Shed.

Article Photo: The Shed at Hudson Yards. Photo by Iwan Baan, courtesy of The Shed

155 Duane Street

155 Duane Street

Tribeca, MANHATTAN

$7,900,000

 

Perfectly positioned in the heart of Tribeca, this mixed-use townhouse is an unprecedented opportunity in a historic building that's housed everyone from Civil War soap makers to 70s punk rockers and modern-day Hollywood A-listers. Featuring two floors of commercial/retail/office space on the ground and cellar levels, plus four floors of residential space topped by a magnificent rooftop terrace, the possibilities are endless at 155 Duane Street.

A separate entrance opens to the commercial space, featuring a light and bright 662-square-foot main level filled with painted brick, a wall-of south-facing windows, 10.5-foot-tall ceilings and a handsome kitchenette/coffee bar complete with a sink, two mini fridges and a dishwasher. An open stair leads to the 1,013-square-foot cellar with storage rooms, a half-bath and additional workspace. The two-level commercial unit is ideal for a boutique, gallery, office, café or any other Group 6 establishments.

Above, discover four floors of updated townhouse living combining beautiful contemporary style with coveted industrial chic details. The first floor of the 2,604-square-foot residential space is currently configured as a flexible bedroom with a built-in Murphy bed and a gorgeous full bathroom featuring designer tile, a marble vanity and walk-in shower. The 24.5-foot-wide building's signature blackened steel staircase invites you upstairs to a level currently used as a formal dining/meeting room with retractable glass walls, a built-in mini bar, closet and powder room. The third floor is the heart of the home — a stunning full-floor eat-in kitchen with painted black-and-white checkerboard floors. Crisp new cabinetry trimmed with marble counters and herringbone tile surround upscale appliances, while a long row of banquette seating invites you to enjoy casual meals alongside southern exposures. The top floor acts as a dramatic living room lounge complete with a powder room, a glamorous bar and the home's historic hoist. A classic spiral staircase leads to the crowning glory — a 650-square-foot roof deck wrapped in iconic views that stretch from historic mid-rises and City Center spires to the Woolworth Building and One World Trade.

Dating back to the early 1800s, this beautiful building boasts swaths of exposed brick, oak floors, notched pine beams and a mechanical hoist used to carry materials between floors well before electricity was commonplace in the city. Once a home to soapmaking and dry goods companies in the 19th century, the building also housed a restaurant in the 1940s. In the 1970s, the notorious dive bar Barnabas Rex occupied the lower floors. Well known for its pool table, jukebox and volleyball net strung across Duane Street on warm summer days, Barnabas Rex attracted an eclectic crowd, including local construction workers and bikers to artists and punks. The building was later used as an attorney's live/work residence, and it once welcomed renter Channing Tatum for a summer.

This unbeatable Tribeca location is surrounded by the best of downtown living. Phenomenal shopping, dining and nightlife venues line the nearby blocks, including The Odeon, Sushi of Gari, Frenchette and Locanda Verde. The Tribeca Whole Foods, Target, Brookfield Place and Westfield World Trade are all close by, and you'll never lack outdoor space or recreation with Duane Park, Washington Market Park and massive Hudson River Park blocks away. Access to transportation is effortless with A/C/E, 1/2/3, R/W and PATH trains, excellent bus service and CitiBikes all nearby.

The Monthly Update - May 2023

Macro-Markets (The Rental Market)

in Manhattan (and Brooklyn)

The Manhattan real estate market is one of the most competitive, dynamic markets in the world, and last month underscored that fact. With 1,911 apartments coming on the market and close to 1,200 going into contract, Manhattan once again defied macroeconomic conditions and marched to its own drum. That said, there were a few bumps in the road last month. Specifically, there was a one-week period when new listings and apartments going under contract both dropped by approximately 50%, according to UrbanDigs.com. However, the Manhattan market recovered significantly the following week with double-digit gains in both categories. Whew! But what’s the outlook for May?

With the Fed meeting this week, both Reuters and Forbes predict a 0.25% jump in interest rates but expect this to be the final one of the year. Short term, this might give buyers the jitters at the beginning of the month. However, many think those buyers will settle into the new normal of 5% to 6% interest rates — just like they did towards the end of 2022. If those predictions hold, homebuyers will feel more determined and focused on purchasing Manhattan and Brooklyn real estate, especially as the year progresses. So, May could start slow, but the combination of a tight rental market with expected rent price increases and buyers settling for the new interest rates, buyers could come screaming back into the sales market by mid-to-late May. 

And with that, the rental sector becomes the one market within the entire New York City real estate landscape that can be the savior and difference maker, even while there’s so much uncertainty on the global stage. Because our city is so transient, people come and go at all times of the year, particularly during spring. If the rental market is too hot, renters become buyers. We’ve already seen some of that, but some are predicting even more buyers will emerge from the rental market, as rental prices are on pace to get hotter — just like the weather — putting pressure on the sales market, in a good way! 

As we all know, macroeconomic conditions can impact real estate markets. Manhattan can be particularly vulnerable to downturns on Wall Street. So then, if the rental market can be considered the savior, Wall Street can be viewed as the kryptonite for Manhattan, and even Brooklyn. That said, Manhattan and Brooklyn can also act very independently, particularly in response to national economic concerns. Even though New York City is thought of as very international, the real estate market here tends to react uniquely compared to most national and global geopolitical events and issues that can wreak havoc in other locales. New York City has already been weathering bank closures and mass layoffs all spring long. I expect it to endure future storms as we stay on course for a healthy spring – all things considered. 

Local Happenings

NYCxDESIGN: The Festival

MAY 18-25, 2023

The NYCxDESIGN Festival returns on May 18-25, 2023! Be part of the design week that attracts thousands of visitors to New York City to celebrate global creative accomplishments, share new ideas, and inspire through design.
Click HERE for events and registration.

Kickoff to Summer

MAY 27, 2023

The end of the month brings everyone’s favorite kickoff to summer: the opening of the City’s beaches! Memorial Day weekend marks the official start of beach season in the City. Head to Brighton Beach and Coney Island to people-watch, Rockaway Beach to surf and Orchard Beach to observe a range of wildlife.
Click HERE for more information.

Lifestyle Tips and Tricks

25 Top Interior Design Trends for 2023

If you've been searching for the right opportunity to add more style, vigor and comfort to your space, you'll appreciate this list.

Courtesy of Good Housekeeping

Ready to Remodel? Here Are The Home Projects That Will Get You The Best Return On Your Investment

Even when they don’t buy a fixer-upper, most people will end up doing some amount of repairs on a new home. About 95% of homeowners said they plan to take on a major home improvement project in the next five years, according to a recent report by Real Estate Witch. However, only 50% said they can afford it at the moment.

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80+ Free Performances In Times Square This Summer

New York City’s annual celebration of its diverse creative community returns to Times Square this May. Hosted by the Times Square Alliance, TSQ Live will offer over 80 free, open-air performances at plazas throughout the neighborhood, allowing performers to show their craft on one of the world’s most public stages. Running through September, TSQ Live features a variety of events, including live DJ sets, concerts, and dance performances from NYC institutions like Carnegie Hall, Pioneer Works, and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Every summer, the Times Square Alliance honors the five borough’s creative community with a series of free, easily-accessible events. Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and visitors in Times Square are invited to enjoy the medley of music, dance, and performance art. The program is the largest free performance series in NYC.

“This summer we have the chance to turn over Times Square to the artists, musicians, and performers that make New York City such an incredible place,” Jean Cooney, Times Square Art Director, said.

“In turn, the plazas of Times Square become a stage for over 80 free events – from punk shows to classical music; West African dance workshops to voguing classes – all timed to reach the millions in Times Square this summer heading home from work, to a show, or visiting for the very first time.”

Presented by Rash Bar, Soul Summit, and Elsewhere, the live DJ sets will be hosted every Tuesday for the duration of the festival from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Broadway and 43rd Street.

Live jazz music, presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center, will be hosted on Thursdays at 5 p.m. at Broadway and 46th Street. Featured musicians include Christopher McBride, the Mariel Bildsten Septet, and the Roxy Coss Quartet.

Carnegie Hall will be presenting musical performances on June 9 and June 16 at 5 p.m. at Broadway and 46th Street. Performers include singer, songwriter, and accordionist Gregoria Uribe, and Trio Fadolin, a string ensemble consisting of Sabina Torosjan on violin, Valeriya Sholokhova on cello, and Ljova on the fadolin.

Dance workshops, presented by Ailey Extension, will take place on May 5, 12, 26, and June 2, and 30 at 5 p.m. at Broadway and 46th Street. In celebration of hip hop’s 50th anniversary, a special dance workshop will be held on August 10. Workshops will offer instruction on a wide variety of dance styles, including Broadway jazz, hip-hop, and West-African dance.

Every Friday night, Times Square will host concerts highlighting up-and-coming talent from NYC and beyond. Highlights include a punk rock show by arts organization NEW INC, singer and songwriters Madison Watkins and Brooke Alexx, and NYC native Julia Wolf.

80+ free outdoor performances happening in Times Square this summer

POSTED ON APRIL 20, 2023

BY AARON GINSBURG

Images courtesy of the Times Square Alliance

Eataly's Flatiron Rooftop Restaurant Is Inspired By The Italian Countryside

Eataly Flatiron’s seasonal rooftop restaurant has undergone a floral transformation for spring. Located on the 14th-floor rooftop of the esteemed Italian food and beverage marketplace, Serra by Birreria opened for the season on Thursday. The restaurant’s lush, intricate design was created and installed by Less Than 3 Studio and is inspired by Southern Italy’s countryside. Over the course of these warmer months, Serra will host a jam-packed schedule of programming and events, including live DJ sets, and the restaurant’s first-ever zodiac night.

When designing Serra’s new interior, Less Than 3 Studio tried to encapsulate a “chic countryside ambiance” inspired by Southern Italy, with wide use of foliage, citrus, and rustic elements throughout the restaurant. Highlights of the interior design include distressed walls, rough linen sails, vintage furniture, modern chandeliers, and lemon streets that span from the floor to the ceiling.

Serra’s updated menu features a fresh take on traditional Italian cuisine with a focus on vegetable-based dishes and a broader selection of piattini, or small plates. This wider selection of small plates promotes a more fun and collaborative approach to the dining experience.

Piattini options include Zucchine, made with marinated zucchini, white balsamic vinegar, basil, and mint, and Fritto Misto, made with calamari, shrimp, seasonal vegetables, and fresh herbs. Other options include Gamberi, grilled prawns with garlic pesto, and Piselli, sugar snap peas with pecorino romano cheese, and mint.

Many of the most decadent, “showstopper” dishes can be found on Serra’s new dessert menu, with options like Vasio di Cioccolato and Vaso di Trutta, two flavors of cookies, cream, and cake served in a flower pot and topped with edible floral decor.

The menu also includes a revamped drink selection, with new additions featuring fresh, floral ingredients to match the restaurant’s lush decor. Drink highlights include Effetto Farfalla, made with gin, Galliano, butterfly pea syrup, lemon, club soda, and blackberries, and Spritz Riff, made with orange and bergamot ‘cello, tonic, and prosecco.

This season, Serra will host a variety of special events, including the restaurant’s first-ever zodiac night. As part of the event, the restaurant will serve a special zodiac sign-themed cocktail menu every other Thursday night featuring carefully-crafted cocktails mixed and poured tableside.

Serra is available for group dining and private events where the newly added menu items can be enjoyed family-style for both big and small gatherings.

Eataly Flatiron unveils rooftop restaurant inspired by the Italian countryside

POSTED ON APRIL 21, 2023

BY AARON GINSBURG

All photos courtesy of Eataly

305 West 55th Street, Unit 2A

305 West 55th Street, Unit 2A

Midtown west, MANHATTAN

$625,000

1 Bed  |  1 Bath | Co-op

 

Discover incredible warmth and charming prewar details in this spectacular alcove studio in the heart of Midtown West/Hell's Kitchen, just four blocks from Central Park.

Inside this sun-splashed studio, 11-foot-tall ceilings soar above rich oak floors, exposed brick walls and oversized south-facing windows. The main living space offers an expansive footprint for living, dining and home office areas, while a ceiling fan and working wood-burning fireplace ensure year-round comfort. The crisp white pass-through kitchen offers abundant cabinetry and counter space, and the full bathroom is finished with a large tub/shower and roomy vanity cabinet. Storage will never be a concern thanks to wide closets, ceiling-height cupboards and a space-saving alcove sleeping loft.

The Ashfield is a pet-friendly building where residents enjoy a Butterfly video intercom system and on-site laundry facilities. Located on a stunning Hell's Kitchen block lined by trees and handsome brick buildings, this home is surrounded by the best of Manhattan living. Enjoy easy access to world-class entertainment at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and the Theater District. Explore magnificent outdoor space at Central Park and Hudson River Park or take in luxury shopping and five-start dining at the Shops at Columbus Circle. Transportation options are unbeatable with A/C/E, B/D, 1 and N/Q/R/W trains, excellent bus service and CitiBike stations all nearby.

Lincoln Center’s Summer Arts Festival Will Feature Free Outdoor Events

The Garden by Clint Ramos. Renderings by Evan Alexander

A three-month-long arts festival will return to Lincoln Center this summer, with its iconic campus transformed into a botanical-inspired oasis. After a successful debut season last year, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts announced on Monday the second annual “Summer for the City” festival, which will feature hundreds of free events and thousands of artists across 16 acres of outdoor space from June to August. And for the first time in its history, Lincoln Center’s outdoor spaces will be reimagined by a single designer: Creative director and designer Clint Ramos.

“Summer for the City” will honor New York City’s diverse communities with new works and “reimagined classics,” including a week-long celebration of Korean culture during Korean Arts Week, the NYC premiere of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower, and Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra concerts. The festival concludes with a week-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip hop with performances by Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, J. PERIOD, a trap choir, and more.

The Garden by Clint Ramos. Renderings by Evan Alexander

“This summer builds on a city reimagining itself–finding hope in community and planting seeds for the future,” Shanta Thake, Ehrenkranz Chief Artistic Officer of LCPA, said in a statement. “For three months, we welcome all New Yorkers to come dance, love, and celebrate together with long-standing traditions of social dance and classical music, and new traditions, like our wedding for hundreds of couples, and a ‘second line’ processional to honor lives lost.”

Thake continued: “Together with visionary artist Clint Ramos, we are opening all of our spaces wide with playful designs, and, of course, the return of the 10-foot disco ball. Whether it’s having a lunch break at any of our outdoor dining options, taking selfies with the installation of 200 flamingos, or staying late for a silent disco, we invite New Yorkers to come together, see themselves, and find their home away from home.”

The iconic Dance Floor at Josie Robertson Plaza with its 10-foot disco ball and the speakeasy-inspired space Underground at Jaffe Drive which debuted last year will be joined by additional spaces designed by Ramos.

The Garden, reminiscent of a greenhouse, is located near Damrosch Park and provides a space for quiet contemplation and meditation, with lush greenery and plantings designed in collaboration with Donyale Werle Design.

The space includes colorful lights and designs with outdoor games, dining options, and a performance space that wraps around a display of 200 flamingos in the Paul Milstein Reflecting Pool.

The campus is seamlessly connected with lush flowers and botanicals installed on walkways and building facades, serving as the “connective tissue” of the festival’s design.

“They say that when there’s an apocalypse, nature takes over. It’s aesthetically disruptive, and it’s beautiful,” Ramos said.

“That is the inspiration behind this design—after such a time of upheaval, we are finding our way back and making way for new growth, bursting with possibility. Through greenery, mirrors, colored lights, and abstracted botanicals we evoke the idea of nature reflecting on itself, transforming the entire campus into a vibrant oasis.”

Summer for the City 2022. Photo credit: Lawrence Sumulong

The festival’s second season builds upon the success of last year’s “Summer for the City,” which saw more than 300,000 visitors to the Lincoln Center campus, more than three-quarters of whom had never before purchased a ticket to a performance at the art center before.

The event also builds on the “Restart Stages” initiative, which created an outdoor performing arts center that allowed in-person art performances to continue during the pandemic.

“Nothing captures the spirit of New York better than our arts, and this summer, thanks to Lincoln Center, thousands of New Yorkers will have access to hundreds of free cultural events,” Mayor Eric Adams said.

“‘Summer for the City’ will include performances by critically acclaimed music artists and curators and be a celebration of our city’s creativity, diversity, and, most importantly, our resilience. New York City isn’t coming back—New York City is back. And we can’t wait to see everyone enjoying the arts the city has to offer.”

Most of the “Summer for the City” events will be free on a first-come, first-served basis, with select indoor performances available for choose-what-you-pay prices.

The festival kicks off on June 14 and runs through August 12. Get the full lineup of events here.

Lincoln Center’s summer arts festival to feature free events and garden-like outdoor spaces

POSTED ON MON, APRIL 17, 2023

BY AARON GINSBURG
Renderings by Evan Alexander

320 East 72nd Street, Unit 2C

320 East 72nd Street, Unit 2C

UPPER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN

$2,473,000

4 Bed  |  4 Bath | Co-op

 

Welcome home to this Classic 7 beauty (converted from the original Classic 8), in a lovely white glove pre-war co-op. At over 2600 square feet, 2C is a sprawling apartment that truly lives like a home. The elevator opens to your private landing, perfect for umbrellas, strollers, and heavy coats. From your landing, enter your home through the generous foyer with a very sizable coat closet and an easy flow to the entertaining areas of the home and the fourth bedroom (currently configured as an enormous home office) with an en suite bath. The generous living room’s beautiful pre-war details include beamed ceilings, hardwood oak flooring, double wide doorways, a gorgeous arched wooden built in bookcase, original to the home, and features a working wood burning fireplace, inspected and maintained by the building. From the living room, pass into the formal dining room, easily large enough to accommodate a table for 10 and with plenty of storage space along the walls. Both the living room and dining room face north over 72nd Street, allowing for beautiful light all day long and perfect for people watching. From the dining room, head straight into the kitchen or back to the foyer. The kitchen has enough space for an intimate eat-in set up and features a large Butler’s Pantry with a ton of storage and a second sink, perfect for extra prep work or a wet bar. Heading back to the foyer, a hallway with both a walk-in cedar closet and a full linen closet along one side, leads to the private space. The three back bedrooms each have two closets and their own ensuite baths.

320 East 72nd is a quintessential white glove, upper East Side co-op. The full staff includes doormen, porters, a handyman, and a live-in super, many of whom have been with the building for years. This pet friendly building features laundry in the building, a bike room, a coat closet off the lobby for building guest use, and private storage. A large 5’ X 9’ cage transfers with the unit. This building is conveniently situated around the corner from an elevator entrance to the express Q train and is right on the routes of the M15 and M72 buses. The Lexington Avenue 4, 5, and 6 lines are just 2 avenues away. With great restaurants, cafes, florists and supermarkets all within a few blocks, the neighborhood has all you need.

Please note, the building is currently undergoing local law 11 facade work.

There is a 2% flip tax in the building. The building allows 65% financing

In unit W/D permitted with board approval

210 Central Park South, Unit 10D

210 Central Park South, Unit 10D

MIDTOWN EAST, MANHATTAN

$1,195,000

2 Bed  |  2 Bath | Co-op

 

Central Park becomes your daily backdrop and personal playground in this breathtaking two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom Central Park South residence beautifully reimagined by Stuart Parr Design.

A gracious entry gallery lined with custom-built Boffi closets invites you into this designer showplace to discover gleaming chevron hardwood floors and ceilings dotted with recessed lighting. Ahead, you'll arrive in the expansive living room where the beauty of Central Park unfolds at your feet. Enjoy a generous footprint for seating areas, or step onto the 26.5-foot-wide terrace for al fresco meals alongside treetop outlooks. Chefs will adore the sleek Boffi kitchen's fleet of Gaggenau appliances, including a cooktop, wall oven, dishwasher, microwave drawer and wine refrigerator. The adjacent dining room welcomes lavish entertaining and intimate dinners with equal ease.

Head to the owner's suite, where every day begins with park vistas and coffee on the terrace. A custom-designed bed and night tables add chic designer style, and four custom Boffi closets attend to wardrobe needs. In the en suite bathroom, you'll find swaths of Italian slab marble, radiant heat floors, a double vanity and gorgeous contemporary fixtures. The south-facing secondary bedroom features excellent closet space and custom built-ins of its own, plus another en suite marble bath. An in-unit washer-dryer and zoned HVAC add comfort and convenience. Enjoy an outstanding media experience with a home theater speaker system in the living room, plus built-in speakers in the living room, dining room, and the primary bed and bath. A Savant smart home system controls lights, shades, air conditioning and A/V equipment from your phone, tablet or remote.

210 Central Park South is an illustrious postwar co-op where residents enjoy 24-hour white glove doorman and elevator service, a live-in superintendent, an on-site attended parking garage and a new rooftop deck with an outdoor kitchen.

From this commanding Central Park South location, you're just inches from 840 acres of iconic outdoor space and Midtown accessibility. Enjoy front-row access to world-class shopping, five-star dining and spectacular Theater District and Lincoln Center entertainment. Transportation is effortless thanks to F, N/Q/R/W, A/C, B/D, 1 and E, excellent bus service and CitiBike stations all nearby.

Check Out This Art Installation And 'Climb' A NYC Brownstone

In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Jersey City’s Liberty Science Center is launching one of its most ambitious exhibitions yet. The center is kicking off its Big Art initiative, a new art program with two inaugural installations by Argentine conceptual artist Leandro Erlich and Brooklyn-based artist and Pioneer Works founder Dustin Yellin. Titled The Building, Erlich’s interactive installation features a model of a New York City brownstone on the ground, allowing visitors to climb across its facade and pretend to hang from the fire escapes. A giant mirror reflects the scene, creating an optical illusion.

Photo by Gus Powell, courtesy of the Liberty Science Center

Erlich’s The Building is a site-specific installment inspired by a New York City apartment buulding, complete with a deli on the ground floor. The art piece is an optical illusion, allowing visitors, or “spect-actors” as Erlich calls them, to hang off balconies and appear as if they are hovering high above the ground.

Photo by Gus Powell, courtesy of the Liberty Science Center

Known for his architecturally-scaled creations, The Building is part of Erlich’s renowned Bâtiment series. The series of creations have already been brought to cities like Paris, London, Buenos Aires, and the Echigo-Tsumari region of Japan.

“Much of my work, including the Bâtiment series—and, by extension, The Building —finds its basis in questions I have about the way we perceive reality,” Erlich said in a statement. “I’m excited to be showing this piece at the Liberty Science Center, because art, the way I conceive of it, exists to pose questions about our understanding of the world; in many ways science achieves what we know it to the same way — by asking those very same questions.”

Yellin’s The Politics of Eternity is a 10,000-pound, seven-piece art installation that “crystallizes the artist’s inquiry into humanity and the world it inhabits as a collection of enmeshed networks.” The installation uses Yellin’s signature technique of embedding paint and print media onto multiple canvases of laminated glass. The piece took the artist 20,000 hours to complete.

The Politics of Eternity tells a story in three “narrative acts,” with the first showing a fictitious community gathering around an ancient totem and the second depicting a society in the distant future zipping around a futuristic metropolis with jetpacks. The final act is displayed on a set of lower panels that show the “march of modernity,” with ships and supertankers floating in a central sea that is fed on both ends by waterfalls coming out of the upper panels.

“Interdisciplinarity as a method of exploration often yields findings more interesting than when things function in isolation from one another,” Yellin said in a statement. “With the new arts program, Liberty Science Center demonstrates its fundamental belief in the ability of ideas to exist fluidly across different domains, inviting us to consider the different ways in which an understanding of our universe can be expressed, and to feel the expanses of our minds.”

Photo by Gus Powell, courtesy of the Liberty Science Center

“Science, too often, is presented as a series of results, as opposed to the long, torturous process of someone toiling away in a lab for days, months, years on end to prove an educated hunch they had,” Paul Hoffman, CEO and President of the LSC, said. “Such processes are more often associated with art, which, in turn, is rarely acknowledged to pose questions the way science does”

Hoffman continued: “There’s a binary drawn between the two — they’re understood to exist on polar ends of the spectrum of how humans relate to the world, while in truth they have a lot more in common. By bringing Big Art to the Center, we hope to break down this boundary and further our pursuit of inspiring the next generation of innovators by emphasizing imagination and inspiration.

The Building will be on display through the summer and The Politics of Eternity will be on view through the next year.


This art installation makes it look like visitors are climbing a four-story NYC brownstone

POSTED ON FRI, APRIL 7, 2023

BY AARON GINSBURG

Photos by Gus Powell, courtesy of the Liberty Science Center

339 East 58th Street, Unit 9AB

339 East 58th Street, Unit 9AB

MIDTOWN EAST, MANHATTAN

$1,195,000

2 Bed  |  2 Bath | Co-op

 

Luxurious Sutton Place living awaits in this expansive two-bedroom, two-bathroom residence in an elite full-service prewar cooperative. Comprised of two beautifully combined units, this home is perfect for single-family or multigenerational use, a comfortable live/work arrangement, or a primary residence and private guest suite.

Inside the sprawling showplace, you'll find coveted historic architectural details, including original hardwood floors, archways and tall beamed ceilings trimmed with crown molding. Solid oak doors boast crystal doorknobs and chrome hinges, while 15 windows line three exposures in this corner unit, adding exceptional air flow and sunlight. Recessed lighting, integrated speakers and an abundance of enlarged California closets provide convenience in this thoughtfully updated home.

A gracious foyer opens to an expansive open-plan living room flanked by northern and southern outlooks. Relax alongside the opulent French marble fireplace, or host lively dinner parties under a gorgeous crystal chandelier. Below the sunny south-facing windows, built-in file cabinets and shelves add stylish storage. In the kitchen, west-facing windows frame western Billionaire's Row views from Bloomberg Tower to ultra-tall Steinway Tower. Sleek white cabinetry and black granite countertops surround excellent appliances, including a Miele dishwasher. Head to the primary bedroom to find a king-size layout, marble-topped built-ins and an oversized closet. Across the hall, the spa bathroom impresses with a frameless glass rain shower and Neptune soaking tub with chromotherapy lighting, music and micro-jets. A waterfall faucet is topped by a medicine cabinet with interior electrical outlets and a Swarovski crystal lighting. Glass shelving and floor-to-ceiling Carrara marble with matching crown molding add an elegant touch to the serene space.

Near the foyer, a large closet offers wine storage and concealed access to the home's flexible eastern wing. Here, a 20-foot-long living space is ideal for seating, dining, sleeping and home office areas. Folding doors reveal a windowed kitchenette stocked with cabinets, a granite counter, microwave, mini-fridge and small range. In the hall, you'll find a roomy California closet and another well-appointed marble bathroom with a pedestal sink and walk-in shower.

339 East 58th Street is a spectacular prewar building designed by the prolific Manhattan architect George G. Miller in 1927 and converted to cooperative use in 1988. Residents enjoy an ornate brick and stone façade, a regal lobby, 24-hour doorman service, a live-in superintendent, mail and package room, courtyard, laundry, storage and bike room. Pets, co-purchasing and guarantors, plus pieds-à-terre and subletting after two years, are permitted with board approval.

Known as one of New York City's most desirable enclaves, Sutton Place is surrounded by Midtown convenience and some of the city's best shopping, dining and nightlife. Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and the luxury boutiques of Madison and 57th Street are all nearby, and Central Park and the East River Promenade provide wonderful outdoor space. Transportation from this central district is outstanding with N/R/Q/W, 4/5/6, E and M/F trains, excellent bus service, CitiBikes, the FDR and 59th Street Bridge all within reach.

Waterfront Food Hall Opening at Hudson River Park’s Pier 57

photos courtesy of Pier 57

New York City’s newest food hall will open to the public at Pier 57 this weekend. Located within Hudson River Park, Market 57 includes 15 food vendors run by chefs and entrepreneurs who have been historically underrepresented in the industry. Curated by the James Beard Foundation (JBF) with developer Jamestown, the market aims to be an incubator for new culinary talent. The food hall and community spaces opened on April 1.

The new food hall is part of the $410 million redevelopment of Pier 57, in which Google is the anchor office tenant. Led by RXR Realty, Youngwoo & Associates, and The Baupost Group, the project also includes an events space, classroom and gallery space for the Hudson River Park Trust, two full-service restaurants, and a public rooftop park.

City Winery opened a new, flagship venue location in Pier 57 in 2020 and the two-acre rooftop park opened last April.

photos courtesy of Pier 57

Located on the ground floor, Market 57 includes Good To Go by JBF, a kiosk that features rotating menus from vendors that represent JBF’s values. Vendors will offer food that is sustainable, ethically sourced, and accessible to all. The market will also host a modern showcase kitchen for culinary arts education and programming, including a rotating chefs-in residency that is set to begin in May.

“This is a momentous occasion for the James Beard Foundation as we embark on a new culinary journey at one of NYC’s most anticipated food destinations,” Clare Reichenbach, CEO of the James Beard Foundation, said in a statement.

photos courtesy of Pier 57

“We are extending our mission and brand to a global audience year-round, and bringing ‘Good Food For Good’ to life, like never before. We thank Google, Jamestown, and all our supporters, for making this project possible–and look forward to welcoming visitors to celebrate the best in American food culture, and a more sustainable, equitable, and delicious food future for all.”

Ammi

  • Bessou

  • Bird & Branch

  • Due Madri

  • Local Roots

  • LoLo’s on the Water

  • Malai

  • Mijo

  • Mothershuckers

  • Nom Wah

  • Harlem Hops

  • The Galley by Lobster Place

  • The Good Batch

  • Ras Plant Based

  • Zaab Zaab

The grand opening includes new community spaces that will be used to “promote gathering, dialogue, and learning,” according to a press release. The spaces include three bookable classrooms that can be used by local organizations and nonprofits free of charge with the support of Google.

The “living room” is a 7,400-square-foot gathering space on the pier’s southern edge that will feature seating and tables with direct Hudson River and park views.

photos courtesy of Pier 57

As 6sqft previously reported, Pier 57, constructed in 1952, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for the innovative engineering techniques used that allowed the structure to stay afloat on the Hudson River. First operating as a terminal for Grace Line followed by becoming the Hudson Pier Depot for the New York City Transit Authority, the pier has been shuttered since 2003.

In 2008, the Hudson River Park Trust issued a request for proposals seeking a partner to convert the historic pier into a section of the waterfront park.

“The reactivation of Pier 57 marks the start of a bright, new chapter along the New York waterfront and serves as a reminder of what makes our state so great,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said. “From its world-class eateries showcasing the talents of emerging chefs and entrepreneurs to its vibrant classrooms, galleries, and community spaces, the new Pier 57 promises to be a destination that serves New Yorkers and visitors alike.”

Starting Sunday, April 2, Market 57 will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. The rooftop park and “living room” space will be open daily from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m.

See the waterfront food hall opening at Hudson River Park’s Pier 57

POSTED ON FRI, MARCH 31, 2023

BY AARON GINSBURG
All photos courtesy of Pier 57

221 East 50th Street, Unit 6D/7D

221 East 50th Street, Unit 6D/7D

MIDTOWN EAST, MANHATTAN

$1,495,000

3 Bed  |  3 Bath | Co-op

 

Welcome to a meticulously executed, sun-filled duplex in the heart of Midtown East/Turtle Bay.

This stunning combination of two units has created an airy three-bedroom, three-bathroom residence that maximizes the units' space. Whitewash oak flooring invites you inside to take in a full-width southern exposure and views that skim over the rooftops of the adjacent buildings. Custom lighting enhance the open plan great room's sense of space and light, while the nearby windowed kitchen offers state-of-the-art appliances by Bosch, Bertazzoni and Fisher & Paykel. At the rear of this level, a large bedroom with an impressive walk-in closet stands next to a gleaming full bathroom.

Acting as both focal point and conveyance, the custom staircase unifies the two levels with blackened steel supports, white oak tread boards and chic vertical slats. Upstairs, the luxe master suite includes another walk-in closet, a spacious windowed master bathroom, and innovative full-height electrolytic glass panels that draw natural light into the hallway or provide complete privacy at the flip of a switch. The third bedroom is situated at the rear of the floor, and the home's third full bathroom includes an in-unit washer-dryer. Custom closets, recessed lighting, HVAC units enclosed in custom cabinetry, under cabinet lighting, high-end hardware and custom millwork illustrate the care and attention that's gone into this designer home's thoughtful reimagining.

221 East 50th Street is a well-maintained postwar co-op building offering a live-in superintendent, central laundry, bike storage and private garden. Set on beautiful, tree-lined 50th Street near Third Avenue, this delightful home is in the heart of one of Manhattan's most convenient and enjoyable neighborhoods offering residential ambiance combined with incredible accessibility. Fantastic restaurants and transportation options are abundant with 6, E and M trains within three blocks and 4/5, S and 7 trains at Grand Central Terminal.

The Monthly Update - April 2023

In Times Like This, We'll Take "Par for the Course"


As the spring markets get underway in Brooklyn and Manhattan, there is certainly enough macroeconomic and political unrest to consume anyone's focus. It's a wonder we get through the day! Despite that, spring buyers and sellers in our New York City microcosm are staying focused! As our 24-hour social media world seems to get faster and faster, if we just narrow our scope, we can see good things happening on the micro-level, especially when looking at our local real estate economy.

Do you remember the "normality" of yesteryear? Before any presidential indictments. Before hyperpolarizing elections. Before COVID. Before invasions. Before we became fascinated with Facebook and Instagram? Or at least before Congress' favorite, TikTok, came under fire? Considering what's happening today, I have to hand it to New Yorkers: They seem to be staying focused and steadfast in seeking what they want and remembering what matters most. Buying a piece of property or a home for yourself and your loved ones gives you that feeling of stability… Buying real estate bucks the frenetic messaging and whirlwind instant gratification of social media and always-on news cycles. Buying real estate, a home where you can live, pushes against all of that.

For one thing, it takes time to close a real estate transaction in New York City. From getting pre-approved and finding the right place, from co-op board applications and closing, it can take months! And for what? All to have a home where the pace of life can slow down just a bit, so that you and your loved ones can be together and enjoy life in your world. In your home. The stable, safe feeling that comes with homeownership is palpable. And New Yorkers are longing for it!

When looking at the real estate numbers over the last month, you can see that New Yorkers are looking for and buying their little slice of stability and peace of mind. They're purchasing homes and taking the world head-on. They're saying no, we believe in our local economy, in our city, our neighborhood and our block. This is our home, and we're taking back our sense of peace and calm.

In the last 30 days, New Yorkers have listed 1,882 properties and have put over 1,101 properties into contract. And the spring market is just getting started! If we compare those numbers to 2018 and 2019, they almost mirror those past "normal" years. And if I remember correctly, those of us working in the real estate industry viewed those years as just ho-hum or par-for-the-course normal markets. But you know what? We'll take it!

Given the almost daily barrage of negative press, negative news and negative energy out there in the macro world, par for the course sounds pretty good! I'm happy to report that the New York City real estate market is a constant. A bellwether. A beacon of stability in a world full of too much happening all at the same time. And if that constant translates to par for the course in this spring market so far, I'm happy!

Local Happenings

SUNDAY, APRIL 9TH

The Easter Bonnet Parade & Festival

The Easter Bonnet Parade & Festival is all about the hats—lavishly decorated, from the exquisite to the outlandish. Anyone is welcome to join!

Click HERE for more details.

NOW - SUNDAY, APRIL 23RD

The Orchid Show: Natural Heritage

Acclaimed artist Lily Kwong, the designer for The Orchid Show’s 20th year, presents a meditative and captivating design inspired by her ancestral connections to the natural world.

Click HERE for more details & to purchase tickets.

Lifestyle Tips and Tricks

30+ Best Kitchen Color Ideas

Grab your paintbrush and get ready to give a fresh new look to your kitchen walls and cabinets.

Courtesy of Country Living

Best Healthy Home Upgrades for 2023

“It is no surprise that many homeowners are considering renovations that improve more than the look of a home.” These can all help homeowners clean faster, cook smarter and rest easier.

Courtesy of Forbes

Spring Cleaning Checklist

The Ultimate Guide to a Tidier Home. Spring cleaning will be easier with our checklist that covers your house from top to bottom.

Courtesy of Better Homes & Gardens

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Coney Island Opens For The Season This Weekend

Coney Island’s beachfront amusement parks are opening for the 2023 season this weekend. Starting on March 31, Luna Park, home to the famous Cyclone rollercoaster, is hosting its traditional opening weekend ceremonies, which include the egg-cream christening and first ride of the Cyclone. To celebrate the iconic rollercoaster’s 96th birthday, the first 96 riders get a free ride and an egg cream. And Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park will celebrate its 103rd birthday with its annual “Blessing of the Rides” and free rides on its historic Ferris wheel on Sunday, April 2.

“We are thrilled to begin another season with Luna Park in Coney Island’s annual Donation Day and to support charities that are helping our community thrive including Operation H.O.O.D., the Coney Island Sharks Educations Sports Program, and Give Kids the World,” Alessandro Zamperla, president and CEO of Central Amusement International, said.

Photo by Wabi Sabi on Unsplash

“It’s an honor to continue the incomparable Amusement legacy in Coney Island and as we continue to help preserve, revitalize, and provide an incredible family-oriented experience in NYC we are thankful for all our partnerships that contribute to this vibrant community and look forward to many more years of inspiring joy and wonder in New York City.”

As part of the opening celebration, Luna Park is hosting their annual Donation Day, donating proceeds to local community groups like Operation H.O.O.D., the Coney Island Sharks Educations Sports Program, and Give Kids the World, according to an official press release.

New Luna Park attractions include a family coaster, Tony’s Express, and a log flume ride, Leti’s Treasure, which reaches speeds up to 30 miles per hour.

Deno’s Wonder Wheel will follow suit on Palm Sunday and open for its 103rd season with its annual “Blessing of the Rides” ceremony. Taking place on the boardwalk in front of the attraction, the start of the season will be commemorated with a ribbon-cutting, and the first 103 riders will get a free ride on the Wonder Wheel. During this year’s ceremony, nine-year-old New York state Inaugural poet laureate Kayden Hern will recite his poem “In My Mind.”

“We are excited to continue the legacy of our parents, Denos and Lula Vourderis by inviting the Coney Island children from the Salt & Sea Mission to enjoy the rides for free, our family tradition since 1985,” Dennis and Steve Vourderis, owners of Deno’s Wonder Wheel, said in a statement. “We look forward to a great 2023 season and creating many more WONDER-ful memories.”

Coney Island’s amusement parks will be open on weekends through Memorial Day. Starting on May 26, the attractions will be open seven days a week until the end of the season.

Coney Island opens for the season this weekend

POSTED TODAY, MARCH 30, 2023

BY AARON GINSBURG

Photos courtesy of Luna Park & Wabi Sabi on Unsplash

10 Bleecker Street, Unit Mais. 1B

10 Bleecker Street, Unit Mais. 1B

NOHO, MANHATTAN

$2,895,000

3 Bed  |  2 Bath | Co-op

 

Beautifully planned and designed, this stunning three-bedroom, two-bathroom appx. 1,900 sqft maisonette duplex offers ultimate privacy and co-op amenities in the perfect NoHo location.

Impeccably gut renovated to maximize its historic character, while adding modern conveniences and high style, this expansive loft residence offers airy living spaces under soaring 13-foot ceilings. Arrive on the upper level via your own private entrance — and take in industrial-chic concrete floors and sleek white art walls highlighted by an original column and beam. The great room provides a spacious and sunny space for living and dining, while the gleaming white-on-white kitchen offers top-notch appliances and a massive marble waterfall island. A rustic barn door reveals a luxurious master suite on this level lined with sumptuous wall coverings and clerestory windows. A huge, fitted walk-in closet attends to the wardrobe, and the en suite bathroom boasts floor-to-ceiling marble, with an oversized walk-in shower and a distinctive trough basin.

Downstairs, flawless wide-plank hardwood leads you to the expansive den/playroom. More columns, clerestory windows, and barn doors provide architectural appeal, and bedrooms on this level feature large windows and stunning exposed brick. The full bathroom here dazzles with designer stone and an enormous clawfoot soaking tub. There's a massive storage room with an in-unit washer-dryer and utility sink, and air conditioning units provide year-round comfort.

Set within the NoHo East Historic District, 10 Bleecker Street is a handsome Renaissance Revival structure built for commercial use in 1893. Its earliest occupants were garment businesses, novelty companies, and tool-and-die firms. Converted to cooperative use in 1986, today's residents enjoy newly updated common areas, video intercom and virtual doorman technology, private storage lockers and bike room, laundry, and a large furnished roof deck with barbecue grills.

Located where Elizabeth Street meets Bleecker, this building is at the intersection of Downtown Manhattan's best neighborhoods: NoHo, SoHo, The Bowery, Greenwich Village, the East Village, and the Lower East Side. Famed Washington Square Park, Tompkins Square Park, and Roosevelt Park provide ample green space; NYU is a stone's throw away; and the exciting Essex Crossing development is within easy reach. Transportation from this accessible neighborhood is a breeze with 6, B/D/F/M and

Macy’s Flower Show Returns For Its 48th Year

The 48th annual Macy’s Flower Show returned to Midtown on Sunday, once again transforming Macy’s Herald Square flagship store into a dream-like, floral landscape that beckons in the spring. As part of the yearly exhibition, thousands of live flowers, plants, and trees adorn the window displays, countertops, and sprout from the architecture across the famed department store’s main floor. The Macy’s Flower Show is free and open to the public at the Herald Square store through April 10.

For nearly five decades, the Macy’s Flower Show has given spectators the unique ability to watch a diverse variety of plants from around the globe as they sprout across the store, all blooming in unison. This year’s show will feature “playful, whimsical shapes,” and a number of “gravity-defying elements,” according to an official press release.

“This year’s Macy’s Flower Show will transport guests to the garden of their dreams. Imaginative floral designs and divine scents will come together and create an indescribable multi-sensory experience,” Will Coss, executive producer of the Macy’s Flower Show, said.

Images courtesy of Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Macy’s, Inc.

“Escaping reality, this year’s spectacle leverages gravity-defying and oversized elements to highlight the importance of dreams and embracing child-like wonder. In partnership with DIOR, a special showcase within this floral dreamscape will further ignite the senses with the scents of their iconic fragrances welcoming spectators during the magical two-week exhibition.”

This year’s flower show features a collaboration with Dior, who is welcoming guests to learn more about the creation of their iconic fragrances, including J’adore, Miss Dior, and Sauvage. Located on the store’s balcony level, Dior will sell fragrances and offer customization options like bottle engraving, hand-painted bottles, charms, and more.

Store guests will also be able to attend a selection of special events over the course of the two-long show, including masterclasses with Dior fragrance experts. More information on events can be found here.

Macy’s is carrying on its partnership with the Fashion Institute of Technology, whose students were challenged to create window displays inspired by the “floral dreamscape” of this year’s show. This year’s winning design, which can be found in a 34th Street window display, was created by students Naja McCain, Hypnos Molina-Gameos, Anum Khawaja, Killian Faulkner, and Lilliana Bifferato.

For those who can’t make it to the store in person, Macy’s Live will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look into the production of the show. On April 4, Macy’s Live will be streaming interviews with the creative teams behind the floral displays, including Macy’s designers and fragrance experts from Dior. More information can be found here.

Macy’s Flower Show returns for a dream-like 48th year

MARCH 28, 2023

BY AARON GINSBURG

Images courtesy of Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Macy’s, Inc.

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