Sydney Hargrove, Author at Secret NYC

Sydney Hargrove is a born and raised New Yorker living in Manhattan and is Secret NYC's Newest Junior Staff Writer. A writer for over 7 years, she has words in TODAY.com, Dorm Therapy, The Knockturnal and more. She loves interior design, exploring her favorite city, live music and making her own jewelry. Contact: sydney.hargrove@feverup.com

Culture

‘You cannot sell anything’: Why an abandoned West 4th Street subway booth is giving away free MTA art and rat portraits

At the Downtown BDFM platform of the West 4th Street station, an abandoned newsstand has found a second life. Instead of selling snacks or daily papers, comedy writer Al Mullen is using the glass-fr...

Culture Music

‘We brought Medellín to Soho’: J Balvin launches an artisanal Colombian fashion pop-up in NYC — featuring intricate leather goods and a dinosaur-shaped bag

Latin music star J Balvin has brought a piece of his hometown to Soho, launching a new fashion collection in collaboration with Colombian brand Vélez. The pop-up event, hosted at the Shopify NY spac...

Culture Food & drink

Just off the Metropolitan L stop, Suzume blends Japanese, Hawaiian, and Filipino dishes with an $18 chicken bao, beer, and shot happy hour — and walk-ins can still easily secure a table

A happy hour combination featuring a chicken bao, a beer, and a shot for $18 is one of the draws at a cozy restaurant blending Japanese, Hawaiian, and Filipino cuisines just off the Metropolitan L stop....

Culture Things to do

Learn to make iconic NYC subway-style mosaics: a mobile Queens art studio is hosting hands-on beginner classes inside Long Island City breweries

Inspired by the iconic tiling found along the daily commute, a Queens-based art initiative is bringing the craft of mosaic-making directly to local residents. On the Easel, a mobile art studio run b...

Culture

Inside the Chambers St shop with 200,000 antique posters: a 53-year-old archive where rare prints from 1880 have sold for up to $500,000

Inside his shop at 122 Chambers St, Philip Williams is surrounded by an inventory he estimates at roughly 200,000 pieces. For 53 years, the owner of Philip Williams Posters has built a collection so vas...

New York is sending out $1 billion in energy rebate checks this week—here’s who qualifies for hundreds of dollars to cover summer energy bills

We’ve had quite the fair share of heat waves across our favorite city these past few months, to say the least. And if you’ve been nervously opening your Con Edison bill after yet another summer of blastin...

NYC’s long-awaited Second Avenue Subway extension is closer to completion — with 3 new stations & service to 125th Street

One of NYC's most long-awaited advancements is getting closer to reality! The MTA just reached another major milestone in its effort to bring Q train service farther north into East Harlem, advancing t...

Things to do Top news

These 300+ NYC spaces are usually off-limits to the public — but they’re opening their doors for one weekend this October

Think you know New York City? You might be surprised by just how much of the city is hiding in plain sight! Behind those familiar facades, tucked-away gardens, historic buildings, grand landmarks, and...

This luxury waterfront studio in Queens costs only $815 a month — inside the Long Island City building offering a free gym, courtyard lounge, & shockingly low rent

Close your eyes and picture yourself in a Long Island City studio: morning coffee with the Manhattan skyline just beyond your window, a quick walk to the subway, and all the restaurants, bars, waterfront...

Music

Benson Boone trades arenas for an intimate NYC show with an expansive 19-song setlist and signature backflips

Live music is everywhere in our favorite city, and so much of what makes NYC’s music scene special is the chance to see artists in intimate rooms before they inevitably graduate to bigger stages. But it’s...