summer

LA-based ‘Echo Park Cactus Store’ re-opened in NYC this weekend for its second year. The gorgeous greenhouse offers countless rare and unusual-looking cacti and plants that range in price from $30 to a whopping $5,000....

This year, the Public Art Fund is incorporating food into their Brooklyn Bridge Park attraction with a Hot Dog Bus. Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm transformed a vintage yellow Volkswagen Microbus into an overstuffed, blo...

Bryant park is hosting an all-you-can-eat ice cream festival! Here's everything you need to know! As far as festivals go, one that offers all you can eat ice cream might just head to the top of your summer festival lis...

In the spirit of summer fun, Tavern on the Green is opening a fabulous Bubble Garden next week. On June 2, this Central Park eatery will turn their patio into bubbly weekend playground for the summer season. The space...

You read that right. Governor’s Island is making ice skating in NYC a year round possibility. The Trust for Governors Island recently announced that a skating rink will open up for the summertime on Governors Island’s...

All summer long, Union Pool in Williamsburg will host some of the best weekend concerts, for free! As part of the returning Summer Thunder series, concerts at the live music venue and bar will vary in genre from jazz t...

For its second year, Marta’s Dueling Pizzas series is returning! “Marta is a lively restaurant from Chef Joe Tarasco, inspired by the tradition of rustic Roman pizzerie, the local haunts that churn out thin, crackly-c...

Summer is on the horizon and it’s time to start planning all those weekend activities! Sure there’s plenty of festivals to choose from, but none will be as lit as SummerFest18! This year, the epic festival will take pl...

It’s time for spring cleaning, which means it’s also time for a fresh wardrobe to fill up all of that space! The affordable international retail brand Primark is getting ready to open a new outpost in Brooklyn. If you’...

Domino Park—which is part of the Domino Sugar Factory redevelopment plan by Two Trees Managemet—is set to open to the public this summer in South Williamsburg. Domino Park will run along the water with a Japanese pine...