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"We help you turn the ordinary into the extraordinary!"
Thank you for all of your comments about the monthly newsletter. We are delighted that you are enjoying it. Please do visit our new website for program details with pricing. You will find the prices for transfers, tours, helicopter rides, all listed there.
Thank you to Town and Country Traveler Winter 2004 for selecting us as their choice for planning your next trip to New York!
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What can we do in a day to visit New York for a corporate incentive?
Explore the world of Art, Theater, Shopping or Culinary Delights with a full day adventure. Arrive by 9 AM and leave by 6:30 PM. Call us and let us know if you prefer to explore hot galleries and meet an artist in his studio, visit a rehearsal studio and sing with a cast member of the Broadway Show that you will see, take a cooking class or nosh your way through New York’s neighborhoods! If shopping is your preference, learn the hot tips from NY’s stylists.
We want to bring our teenage son/daughter to NY to celebrate their upcoming graduation. Can you help us create an entire trip including transfers, hotels, excellent theater tickets, and something very special?
Absolutely, from touchdown to takeoff, our Client Services Associates can help you create the trip of a lifetime! Added to all of the above requests can be: private tours of Yankee Stadium or Madison Square Garden, private helicopter tours, private cooking classes, tapings of Emeril Live, personal shopping experiences, visits to fashion magazine headquarters, spa packages, visits to rehearsal studios to meet with casting directors and cast members before a Broadway show, private visits to artist’s studios or exploring NY’s harbor on a tug boat or sailboat! For additional ideas, visit our web site: www.dnykg.com.
Can you help us create pre and post cruise packages that are different from what the cruise lines offer?
Explore New York before or after your cruise from one to three days with transfers, hotels, theater and one special behind the scene program depending upon your interests. Since this program is custom designed just for you, add whatever you wish to make this special. If your family is celebrating a special occasion, just let us know and we’ll help you create a fabulous excursion for grandparents, children and grandchildren.
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- Thursday, April 7th: - Sunday, July 10th:
Max Ernst: A Retrospective, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue @ 82nd Street. Max Ernst (b. Germany, 1891–1976) is a founding member of the Surrealist group in Paris and was one of the most inventive artists of the 20th century. His paintings, steeped in Freudian metaphors, private mythology, and childhood memories, are regarded today as icons of Surrealist art.
- Friday, April 8th – Monday, January 16th, 2006:
Extreme Textiles: Designing for High Performance, Cooper-Hewitt Nat'l Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, 2 East 91st Street. An ambitious exhibition that will explore the extraordinary innovations occurring in technical textiles, and how they are revolutionizing the fields of architecture, apparel, medicine, transportation, aerospace, and the environment. The exhibition will focus on fully realized products or projects.
- Tuesday, April 12th:
Global Kitchen: Exquisite Mushrooms, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street. Exquisite Mushrooms begins with a discussion between author Gary Lincoff and chef Amy Farges. Attendees will learn about the lore and history of mushrooms as food and medicine across the globe. The audience will also have the opportunity to taste delicious samples of food prepared from Farges's cookbook including black-truffle butter canapés.
- Tuesday, April 12th – Sunday, April 17th:
25th New York International Orchid Show: Rockefeller Center (Bet. 48th & 51st St. and 5th & 6th Ave.) The world famous 25th New York International Orchid Show, the largest annual orchid show in North America, hosted by Tishman Speyer Properties and the Greater New York Orchid Society, comes to Rockefeller Center. Thousands of Orchids are on display and for sale. This show is traditionally very crowded. Start early or arrive late to avoid the crowds.
- Wednesday, April 13th: - Sunday, May 15th:
Kimono Variations, Museum of Arts & Design, 40 West 53rd Street. This selection from the permanent collection presents fiber art inspired by the kimono form. Some works are wearable, others use the form of this loosely structured garment as a canvas on which to explore various fiber techniques.
- Friday, April 15th - Tuesday, February 28, 2006:
Hudson River Paintings, New York Historical Society, West 77th Street. This exhibition showcases the extraordinary depth and richness of the New-York Historical Society's collection of landscape paintings by renowned artists of the Hudson River School.
- Friday, April 15th - Wednesday, April 20th :
The New York International Art & Antiques Show, Wendy Management, 7th Regiment Armory, Park Avenue & 67th Street, 50 International dealers from Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Argentina, Canada and the United States. Antiques spanning the 16th through 21st centuries with specialties including furniture, paintings, tapestries, ceramics, Chinese export porcelain, fine jewelry, silver, clocks and more. Beer companies from around the world vie for your attention with more than 300 distinct, hand-crafted beers. Live musical entertainment, international food court, crafts and more. Adults 21 and over only. http://www.brewtopiafest.com/Information.htm
- Saturday, April 16th:
Earth Awareness Day Festival, beginning around 11:00 AM. Mardi Gras Festival Productions on Waverly Pl. from Broadway to Fifth Avenue. A variety of themed entertainment from various stages with over 75 cultural & corporate displays and exhibits. In addition to over 200 international foods, crafts, artisans, art dealers, jewelry merchants, antique exhibitors and general merchandise vendors will be featured in this annual tribute to the environment.
- Tuesday, April 19th – Monday, July 18th:
The High Line, The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street. This exhibition features Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro's winning entry for the redesign of the High Line, a defunct, elevated railway bed that runs along Manhattan's far West Side. The design was inspired by what the architects deem the "High Line's melancholic, unruly beauty, in which nature has reclaimed the urban infrastructure.
- Thursday, April 21st - Sunday, May 1st:
Tribeca Film Festival, Tribeca Film Institute, Tribeca Neighborhood in Lower Manhattan. The Tribeca Film Festival celebrates its fourth year in the vibrant Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. In 2004, the festival hosted over 400,000 people at over 400 screenings of new and independent films, dozens of panel discussions with filmmakers and actors, and an outdoor family festival.
- Friday, April 22nd – Saturday, April 23rd:
EarthFair in Grand Central Terminal
Earth Day New York, Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal. Join Earth-friendly commercial and non-profit exhibitors for a two-day festival including music, education, samples, give-aways, items for sale, and hands on activities for children and adults. Event is free and open to all.
- Saturday, April 23rd – Sunday, April 24th:
Live Well New York, Jacob Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street. Assembling over 200 exhibitors, Live Well New York is a highly interactive experience focused event that features live demonstrations, beauty makeovers, product testing, 27 diverse seminar topics, cooking demonstrations and much more. Debuts Saturday, April 23 @ 10am-5pm and Sunday, April 24 @ 10am-4pm.
- Tuesday, April 26th: - Thursday, April 28th:
Passover Celebration Days: The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Avenue. Discover the beautiful holiday treasures in their collection. Amaze yourself with intriguing Passover stories, enjoyable gallery activities, and games. Create your very own work of Passover art to take home. For ages 3 & up and takes place from 1pm-4pm. Tickets are $4 per child each day; FREE for family members.
- Thursday, April 28th – Sunday, May 1st:
Home Entertainment Show 2005, Hilton New York Hotel, 1335 Avenue of the Americas. Open to the public, the event will showcase the latest in home theater, digital music and convergence products.
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Enjoy little bites of New York by cuisine. Instead of facing the largest steak in NY, diners who enjoy “sharing plates” continues with the opening of English is Italian.
This is a value restaurant with a $39.00 pre fix extravaganza of dishes. Plate after plate of antipasto arrives at the table, followed by three different pasta dishes, and then one fish, one chicken and one meat. There is fresh mozzarella “made at the table” for an extra $15.00 per plate and can be shared by the table. It is well worth ordering. Dessert and coffee will increase the price, but the wines begin at $25.00 per bottle and work their way up from there. A fun evening for 2 or more.
Ono at Hotel Gansevoort has lots of great dishes to share. From their Robata grill, two skewers or equivalent are served with 5 dipping sauces, the sushi menu includes some rice free options for low carb diets, and then the entreés are meant to be shared. Bring a group with deep pockets or large expense account.
Gobo is located on the Upper East Side, an offers an all vegetarian menu designed as food for the five senses. Fresh ingredients and great flavors predominate and the prices are extremely friendly.
For further restaurant ideas, see our web site, www.dnykg.com and click on Kitt’s Picks Restaurants. With over 20,000 restaurants in NY, seeking the best for different budgets and cuisine is always a challenge. Here are some of our favorites.
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Twelve Angry Men has been extended until May 15th.
Sweet Charity is back on track with previews beginning on April 11th and an opening scheduled the May 4th cut-off for Tony nominations with Christina Applegate as the lead.
Lot’s of great theater is available this spring. For a complete listing of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, visit our web site: www.dnykg.com and click on Theater & Entertainment. Click on Kitt’s Picks for my personal comments to help direct you to the perfect show just for you.
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Crystal Cruise played host to us this past month and did a great job of providing lots of space for everyone. The cabins are smaller than I had thought they would be, although nicely appointed with a very comfortable bed. The quality of the food in the dining room is much better than the buffet on the Lido Deck but then, that seems to be true of any a la carte menu versus any buffet anywhere.
Hotel News:
The Ritz Carlton, Central Park has added two additional suite types on the 12th – 20th floors. The Deluxe Park View suite has 850 square feet (79 square meters) and includes one bedroom and two full baths overlooking Central Park, or a Premier Suite with 1,110 square feet (102 square meters) with one and a half bathrooms and an optional connecting second bedroom with king bed and bathroom. Both new suites include flat screen TV’s in the bathrooms and club access.
Enjoy the New York Palace’s "New York Holiday" Package and receive great rates on three and four night weekend stays over either Memorial Day or Independence Day weekends. Package includes welcome amenity, full-American breakfast for two and complimentary parking (no in or out privileges). Let us add transfers, theater tickets and special programs.
The Ritz Carlton, South Beach was a great stopover point in March. This is a very different property from the “traditional” Ritz Carlton look and is a conversion from an older property. The room sizes are generous and the Club Level does a wonderful job of offering food and beverage presentations that are delicious. The location is right “on the beach” and a private event allowed for a 1950's beach party that was great fun, even under the tent in torrential rain. The staff at the front door handed an umbrella to each guest to keep dry between the hotel and the tent. It’s the little things that continue to make the service so special.
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