• More than 200 places will be taking part in New York Restaurant Week, which kicks off on Sunday. Here's a list of some of the notable newcomers. [Zagat]
• The outdoor courtyard at Locanda Verde has opened. [GS]
• A rendering of what the "sophisticated cocktail lounge" on the ground floor of the Empire State building…
• The guy behind the Campbell Apartment in Grand Central is turning part of the Empire State Building's ground floor into a swanky bar. For reals. [Eater]
• The new Jane Hotel and Ballroom, owned by ever-expanding hoteliers Sean MacPherson and Eric Goode, officially opened last night. [Thrillist, Eater]
• Bruni visits…
[Yesterday's sunset seen from the Empire State Building; image via Pr3liator's Flickr. Click for larger.]
As you walk around Manhattan this weekend and occasionally toss your gaze up to the mighty Empire State Building, you will see that it is lit in pink, lavender, and white. What for, you may ask. It's not for some lady-cause or Grimace festival. No, the tower will be lit to celebrate Mariah Carey's fancy new science…
Last in this week's series of gloomy New York panoramas, this image is a still from Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow, a movie remarkable (only) for its painstaking special effects. The spire of Empire State Building, now festooned with communications antennae, was originally designed with a docking port for…
On Friday night, the Empire State Building will be lit up all green to mark the end of Ramadan. This is outrageous! Aren't we at war with Muslimia or something?
I am an American, New York-born. John Lindsay's name is on my birth certificate (although not as a claim to paternity). I've spent the majority of my life in this area. And like so many of us here in town, I've never been to the top of the Empire State Building, because, you know, it's for tourists. Also, who gives…
