The taxi cab rates are going to increase to accommodate increases in the waiting time that each taxi can charge. Expect to pay about a $1.00 per trip.
Flat rates of $45.00 have been approved from Manhattan to JFK. Currenly, the flat rate of $45.00 per taxi was from JFK to Manhattan. Tolls and gratuities are additional. Expect to pay about $60.00 in total. Remember to use only yellow taxis or pre-arranged private transfers. Never accept an invitation from anyone standing at the airport to provide a ride anywhere. It's not only illegal for these people to solicite rides, it means getting into a vehicle with a stranger that might not have any insurance.
Beginning November 6 Times Square is going to increase foot traffic pathways by eliminating the ability for traffic to continue south along Broadway or 7th Avenue. You’ll need cross from Broadway either above 47th or below 42nd.
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Christmas Spectacular, Radio City Music Hall, continues its grand tradition of bringing amazing live holiday entertainment to theater-goers from all over the world. Come to see the magical Christmas tale or simply to enjoy the dancing Rockettes. Call us for tickets.
Ice Skating begins at Rockefeller Center, Bryant Park and Wollman Rink, in Central Park.
New York Knicks Basketball Season, Madison Square Garden. Come cheer on the Knicks as they take on the best in the NBA at the famous Madison Square Garden!
Call us for tickets.
Thursday, November 2
PhotoPlus Expo 2006 Photography & Design Conference, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street, 212-216-2186. PhotoPlus Expo 2006 Photography & Design Conference, a premier resource for information, solutions, ideas, and networking, gives seasoned photographers, advanced amateurs and imaging professionals the tools they need to stay ahead of the curve in the fast-changing world of photography and imaging. Runs through Saturday, November 4.
Saturday, November 4
"Think Outside the Bomb" Conference in New York City
Pace University, 805-965-3443. From November 4-5, young people from throughout the northeast will converge at PACE University to organize for a nuclear-free world. The conference is being sponsored by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Abolition 2000 NY Metro, and the conference will focus on nuclear disarmament, nuclear energy, and the hazards of the nuclear fuel cycle. Through Sunday, November 5.
Crossroads: Modernism in Ukraine, 1910 – 1930, The Ukrainian Museum, 222 East 6th Street, 212-228-0110. First major show of early 20th cent., Ukrainian art to be shown in NYC with over 70 works from high modernism & Avant-Garde periods. Featured are works of artists such as Alexandra Exter and David Burliuk, as well as others unknown to American audiences. The works in the show range from huge oil canvases to graphic arts to theater and opera design.
Sunday, November 5
ING New York City Marathon, New York Road Runners, Race starts in Staten Island, 212-423-2249. Five bridges, five boroughs, and more than 35,000 athletes and two million spectators make the premier event of New York Road Runners a race like no other. This is a great day to stay on the subways and avoid getting stuck in traffic.
Monday, November 6
Taste of New York, The Puck Building, 293 Lafayette Street, 212-508-0703. Taste of New York is New York magazine's annual food and wine tasting event featuring celebrity chefs from New York City's top restaurants who are on hand to offer tastes of their signature dishes. Guests are invited to sample wines, champagnes and spirits while enjoying the cuisine from 40 restaurants. Tickets at: nymag.com/taste.
Wednesday, November 8
Rockefeller Center Tree-Topper to Arrive, 30 Rockefeller Center. The 550 pound, 9.5 foot Swarovski Star adorned with over 25,000 Swarovski crystals will sit atop the famed Rockefeller Center Holiday tree.
Thursday, November 9
Modern 25: Metropolitan Home Celebrates a Quarter Century of Style, Museum of Arts & Design, 40 W. 53rd Street. 212-956-3535. Lecture by Donna Warner, editor-in-chief of Metropolitan Home. Since 1981 Metropolitan Home has reported on home design trends, popularizing everything from the Milan Furniture Fair and grasses in the garden to renovating the ranch house and vernacular architecture. Here's a look at what's lasted, what's faded and what's next. Free w/admission.
2006 NYC Canstruction Competition, Canstruction 200 Lexington Avenue, 212-679-9500. This event is one of my all time favorites for creativity in NYC. 36 New York City Architecture and Engineering firms compete to build giant sculptures made entirely from full cans of food. The result is an amazing sculpture exhibit open to the public. At the close of the exhibition all of the food in the structures will be donated to City Harvest to aid in the fight against hunger. Admission: One Can of food. Runs through Wednesday, November 22.
Friday, November 10
60th International Fall Postcard Show, Metropolitan Post Card Collectors Club
New Yorker Hotel, 8th Ave. at 34th Street, 718-375-7353. Both local and international antique postcard dealers will gather for two days to sell a wide variety of cards ranging from discount boxes to rare cards of artistic and historical importance. Runs through Saturday, November 11.
The 9th Annual NYC Chocolate Show, 125 West 18th Street (Between 6th & 7th Ave) at The Metropolitan Pavilion and The Altman Building, 646-638-0771. The Chocolate Show is returning to New York City for its 9th annual installation, which promises to tantalize all. The Metropolitan Pavilion and the Altman Building will fill all of its combined 40,000 square feet with chocolate goodness, to delight all the senses, from November 9th through November 12th, 2006. Be prepared to wait on very long lines.
Monday, November 13
Downtown for Dinner, 3 Dozen Restaurants in Lower Manhattan, 212-835-2789. The Alliance for Downtown New York will hold Downtown for Dinner 2006, a week-long Lower Manhattan dining event featuring $30.00 prix fixe dinners at nearly three dozen participating Lower Manhattan restaurants (below Chambers Street) from Monday, Nov. 13, through Sunday, Nov. 19.
Wednesday, November 15
Grand Tasting and Spanish Wine Festival, City Harvest, Puck Building, 295 Lafayette Street at W. Houston, New York City | 212-567-5500. The 2006 Spanish Wine Festival has joined forces with the Grand Tasting to Benefit City Harvest promising a showcase of foods and wines from Spain together with a global wine list of unparalleled appeal. VIP Admission: 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. 165/person; General Admission: 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. $95/person, www.pjwine.com.
Tuesday, November 21
Origami Holiday Tree, American Museum of Natural History, 79th Street at Central Park West, 212-769-5100. An annual museum tradition, the Origami Holiday Tree, has marked the start of the holiday season at the museum for more than 30 years. The theme of this year's tree is "Origami Safari", including elephants, tigers, lions, birds, and camels, hanging from and surrounding the base of the tree. Runs through January 1.
Annual Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue @ 82nd Street, New York, NY 10028 | 212-879-5500. The Museum will continue a long-standing holiday tradition with the annual presentation of its Christmas tree, a favorite of New Yorkers and visitors from around the world. A vivid 18th-century Neapolitan Nativity scene—embellished with a profuse array of diminutive, lifelike attendant figures and silk-robed angels hovering above.
Wednesday, November 22
Balloon Night! Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons being blown up from about 5:00 PM on. Be prepared for overwhelming crowds, strollers and cold.
Thursday, November 23
Macy’s 80th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, begins at Central Park West and 77th Street and continues until Broadway and 34th Street. America’s pre-eminent parade will feature a stellar cast of fabulous floats from classic comic strip characters to timeless toys and of course, giant signature balloons.
Friday, November 24
The official first day of holiday shopping begins and the city is traditionally in grid-lock. Be prepared to spend twice as long to go anywhere including to the airports. The store windows will be destinations including Bloomingdales, Bergdorf Goodman, Tiffany, Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord and Taylor.
In addition to the department store options, many of New York City’s parks now feature stalls with unique and affordable gifts for the holiday season. Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal will be another destination for one of a kind presents.
Holiday Market at Union Square, Urban Space Management, South end of Union Square, at West 14th Street, 212-529-9262. The Holiday Market at Union Square will offer imported & handmade holiday ornaments & decorations, children's toys, antique prints & fine art, gourmet food, drinks & baked goods, flowers, pet toys & sweaters, clothing & accessories for all ages, French linens, cashmere, bath oil & candles, golf accessories, handmade leather goods & jewelry, & more.
Holiday Model Trains in Action, Citigroup Building at 601 Lexington Avenue, between 53rd and 54th Streets, 212-559-1747. An animated world with a huge network of trains circling a multi-level New York landscape with tiny people in motion, scenes at a carnival, a logging camp, an ice skating rink, and more. Free. www.citigroup.com. Runs through December 29th.
Monday, November 27
Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Josie Robertson Plaza, adjacent to the plaza fountain, 212-875-5456. The 17th annual Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony takes place from 5:30-6 PM next to Lincoln Center's famous plaza fountain. This fun-filled event is free and open to the public. The celebration of music and dance is a favorite holiday tradition, and celebrates the city's rich cultural and artistic diversity. Lincoln Center artists will perform.
Wednesday, November 29
Lighting of the Giant Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center, Experience a magical New York City evening as Rockefeller Center continues its beautiful Christmas tree lighting tradition. The giant Christmas tree will glow as local singers encourage the crowd to join in during holiday favorites. Call 212-632-3975 for hours. Please note that the tree does not stay lit all evening.
