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Submitted: 04/23/2007 |
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The Herbert and Eileen Bernard Museum of Judaica
Housed within the confines of the largest Jewish house of worship in the world, this museum boasts three galleries filled with Jewish art, temple ornaments, and other pieces of memorabilia of interest. This small museum also sponsors lecture series frequently throughout the year. |
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| By: zach |
Submitted: 04/23/2007 |
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Kate’s Paperie
Visit one of New York City’s best stationary stores. Kate’s Paperie occupies the bottom floor of the historic Little Singer Building at 561 Broadway. After you have finished marveling at the fabulous Art Nouveau styling of the Little Singer Building, stop into Kate’s Paperie and purchase a birthday card for a loved one, or some personal stationary for you to write a letter to a friend about how much Ernest Flagg’s design moved you. The possibilities are endless. |
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| By: zach |
Submitted: 04/24/2007 |
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The Greenwich Village Literary PubCrawl
Finally, a pub-crawl with some culture! Instead of the typical pub crawl, which probably features ten no name bars and even more vomit on the sidewalks outside of the pubs, this pub crawl both edifies and obliterates its attendees. The actors/tour guides from the Bakerloo Theater Project will take you around to some of the best pubs in the city that were frequented by some of the greatest writers ever to place a quill to a piece of paper. Chumley’s is one of the featured locations on the journey, as the tour guides spout knowledge about famous patrons of this literary stomping ground. The tours are every Saturday and cost $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. Reservations in advance are required. Please call (212) 613-5796. |
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| By: zach |
Submitted: 04/24/2007 |
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Guided Historical Tours
For parties of over 20 people, guided tours of the museum can be arranged. The tours take about one hour and are led by FDNY education personnel and retired New York City firefighters. The tour includes an introduction to the Fire Museum, an educational demonstration about fire safety, and participation in a safe simulated smoke and fire situation. The tours cost $5 per person and reservations must be made in advance. Please call (212) 691-1303 x13 to make a reservation. |
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| By: zach |
Submitted: 04/28/2007 |
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Pepolino
After experiencing one of the most important sites in the history of New York City, take a load off and enjoy some food at Pepolino. An authentic Florentine joint, this place has some of the best pappa al pomodoro in the city, also located on Lispenard Street. |
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| By: zach |
Submitted: 05/14/2007 |
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Dickens Alcove
Even though Charles Dickens often wrote with disdain for America, the literary titan loved Delmonico's. He loved it so much, that they decided to name a room after the author. The room seats 85 people and is perfect for a private party, if you are willing to fork over $3,000. |
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| By: zach |
Submitted: 05/21/2007 |
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Luna Park
Any idiot will tell you that one of the best places to go trolling for interns during the summer is Luna Park, the beautiful outdoor summer oasis at the northern end of Union Square Park. This bar has reasonably priced drinks and a relaxing outdoor atmosphere. |
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| By: zach |
Submitted: 05/25/2007 |
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Nightmare: New York's Most Horrifying Haunted House
The Clemente Soto Velez Center is the home of Nightmare, the greatest haunted house that the Lower East Side has to offer. Starting again in September 2007, Nightmare will scare the pants off you for around $20. Get ready to get ghoulish. |
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| By: zach |
Submitted: 04/23/2007 |
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In 1992, architectural firm Gwathmey-Siegel completed a renovation and addition to Frank Lloyd Wright’s original structure, adding 51,000 square feet of new gallery space along with a new restaurant and garden. |
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| By: zach |
Submitted: 04/23/2007 |
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Times Square boasts over 750,000 revelers every New Year’s Eve. However, on the eve of the new millennium, it was reported that over 2,000,000 people flooded Times Square. |
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| By: zach |
Submitted: 04/23/2007 |
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Other sites including Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Corona Park, South Dakota, and Navy Island near Niagara Falls were considered as the headquarters for the United Nations before the committee finally decided on New York City. |
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| By: zach |
Submitted: 04/23/2007 |
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Mark Isreal, the founder of the Doughnut Plant, began to bake his famous doughnuts after discovering his grandfather’s old recipe in an old box. Mark began selling the doughnuts out of his apartment to various stores and restaurants. |
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| By: zach |
Submitted: 04/23/2007 |
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Originally, the apartments in the Dakota featured a private back garden with tennis courts. |
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| By: zach |
Submitted: 04/23/2007 |
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Radio City Music Hall is always the venue for the Tony Awards, where the brightest starts on Broadway are rewarded for their hard work. |
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| By: zach |
Submitted: 04/23/2007 |
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NYU is now the largest not-for-profit university in the entire country in terms of number of students. |
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| By: zach |
Submitted: 04/23/2007 |
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A large fire in January of 2006 destroyed much of the store and injured four firefighters and one civilian. |
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| By: zach |
Submitted: 04/23/2007 |
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The Museum houses several recreated furbished rooms that belonged to the home of John D. Rockefeller. They were given to the museum by his son, John D. Rockefeller Jr. |
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