The city that never sleeps features great night life sceneries, events, actvities and tourist attractions. New York City is known to be the Fashion Capital, you can’t think about fashion without associating London, Paris, Milan,and of course New York! So when fashion week comes around what better place to experiece runways and shows than where it’s best known. This 36 hours is geared towards fun, stylish eccentric endeavors that all who come to NY must experience.

Saturday

11 am Citizens of Chelsea

Wake up to breakfast at Citizens of Chelsea. COC gives off a trendy, rustic, nature vibe. This café whips more than just your average breakfast/brunch. It’s an Australian style café with aesthetically pleasing meals. Why not start the morning off with a wellness latte that includes beneficial ingredients for your health such as turmeric root, ginger, or matcha tea, all served with almond milk. Satisfy your taste buds not only with a drink but with a one of their various super fun happy bowls! YUM!

 

11:50am

FASHION MUSUEM

Interested in over 250 years of fashion history? Visit the Museum at FIT! The fashion museum works toward entertaining and educating the community on fashion through the years from the beginning to what’s expected in the future. It showcases over 50,000 garments and accessories dating back to the 18th century. What’s fashion without designers? FIT also honors designers who have influenced the industry such as Balenciaga, Chanel, Dior and more! The three levels from lower, main to upper are each devoted to special displays. The lower is devoted to exhibits, the main, for fashion and textile history and the upper for its apprx. 200 rotating selection of historical and artistic objects. All for free admission of course!

 

1:15pm

WALK OF FAME

Walk the runway and show us your best strut down the Garment District’s Fashion Walk of Fame. Start on 35th and 5 avenue look down and you’ll see 28 bronze sidewalk engravings with designer names and description of fashion contributions. The walk of fame was established in 1999 by the Fashion Center Business Improvement District. It was created to honor designers who significantly impacted the industry and how we dress. You will also come across an 8foot Judith Weller bronze sculpture of a man sewing fabric, it’s called the Garment worker. There’s also a large needle and button to represent the industry.

 

1:45pm

MOOD

Stop on 37th by Mood and check out their exclusive fabrics, buttons, threaded and any tools you need to sew the perfect look. Named as “Fashions 50 Most Powerful” by New York Daily News, Mood features selection of silk, spandex and other kind of fabrics in any color. It made a household name for itself as it is often on Project Runway TV show as a source for the young designers in competition. It is also rumored that High end designers also consult with Mood for high quality fabrics.

 

2:45pm

GARMENT

Step into New York’s well known Garment District aka the Fashion District. Bordered by 42nd Street and 34th Street to the north and south, 5th Avenue and 9th Avenue to the east and west. The name derived dating back to 1920, where over 90% of all garments were made in the highly concentrated area of fashion related production. To preserve the neighborhoods history, walking tours are provided for free. The 1.5-2 hour tour informs fashionistas upon the history of the apparel industry past, present and future. It makes stops at iconic industry sites, factories, and designer showrooms where garments are spread/cut.

 

5pm

fashion week

New York fashion week is also a highly anticipated event where brand name designers showcase their upcoming seasons. Next year fall is presented in winter and spring is presented in fall. So let’s say you get front row seating to designers upcoming collection before it hits the store and plan out your future purchases. Fashion week also features many other shows and after parties that’ll be a one of a kind experience as you get to express yourself through clothing, standing out.  June 2019 IMG Academy is hosting a summer camp with all open access and insights on the fashion industry, how to photograph, cast, model, brand, style and make a career in the industry. You’ll also be allowed entrance to watch a panel amongst the top designers and model in the industry for a pretty penny ranging from $2600+.

 

7:30pm

LIPS

SA-SHAY your way over to Lips Drag restaurant. Fashion has influenced the drag community and vice versa. Lips features extravagant performances and dining experiences all in one. For $23 you can compliment your show with a jumbo shrimp fettuccine Alfredo. While these over the top dressed and skilled make up queens impersonate your fav celebrities. They also offer affordable meal and drink packages around $57.

 

 

Sunday

5pm TONIC Amidst all the flashing lights on 42 Times Square is Tonic karaoke bar! Start your night life adventures in this lively atmosphere. Sing your heart out and enjoy finger foods or stop in for a quick song. Tonic features a selection of well know artists song lyrics broadcasted on a large screen. So if you have what it takes and are brave… sing, perform, drink and take on the mic with servers and guests.

6:30 JUNIORS

You can’t come to New York without trying a slice of Juniors cheesecake. Juniors is home to the World’s Famous cheesecake since 1950. If you’re from NYC you know Juniors cheesecake and how creamy and delicate it is! It’s been raved about by many famous faces like President Barack Obama, Mayor Bloomberg and more! For $42.95 you can purchase a plain or strawberry 3lb cheesecake, or if you love variety try their large sample featuring strawberry, coffee crumb, plain and brownie topped cheesecake for $54.99. Or settle for a $7 slice.

 

6:40pm

42^nd

Get ready to pose in the heart of NYC, one of the most Instagram-worthy locations. Now you’ll understand why the city never sleeps. Explore NY and get the full New Yorker experience! In the streets you’ll be amazed by the live entertainment it offers. You may encounter “magicians” performing unbelievable tricks, street dancers, singers, your favorite childhood characters and even a metallic painted “tin” man that’ll only move at the drop of a coin. So have your pockets ready! There are also featuring broadway shows like The Lion King with ticket prices $90+.In case that’s not enough excitement for one you can hop on board The Ride. The Ride is an interactive entertainment tour hosted by two comedic hosts who guide you through Midtown Manhattan and Times Square while onboard a lively lit up bus surrounded by glass windows so you’ll look on as the tour navigates through the city. For $69 and 75 min you can receive the entertainment experience or a multimedia sightseeing tour $35 for 90 mins.

 

7:00pm

MAGIC HOUR

Keep the party going at Magic Hours eccentric rooftop bar and lounge. Why not have fun, party and take in beautiful sky line views? This rooftop is like no other as it features amusement games amongst city views in the nighttime. Magic Hour is a magical hidden bar with carousel seating, an oversized topiary garden, and miniature golf alongside pink like sized sculpture animals. The greatest feature in my opinion is it’s “crash pods”. For $99 and way too many drinks you can spend the night at Moxy Hotel below.

 

 

Monday

7:45pm met gala

The Met Gala is the Fashion industries most anticipated event that’s invite only. This annual fundraising gala occurs the first Monday of may at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts Costume Institute. The event is the opening of the Costume Institutes annual fashion exhibit. Every year the gala hosts a theme that celebrities try to to portray through their gowns, accessories, tuxedos, and hair. If you’re lucky you may come across attendees in the area as they exit near by high end hotels and make their way to the event in taxis.  Otherwise, the museum fortunately welcomes guests through September to explore the theme’s exhibit. The museum happens to charge a $25 fee.

8:20pm luxury stores

When you’re ready to shop till you drop take a walk down 5^th avenue. These boutiques range in price from low to high end retailers H&M to Bergdorf Goodman. If you stop by Bergdorf be sure to cross the street to the popular hotel The Plaza which is best known for its scene in the Home Alone movie. You may be lucky to find affordable deals on designer “treasures” found exclusively at NYC locations. Even if you don’t have the funds, take photos in front of the decked out over the top decorated store fronts. Then head over to central park for a relaxing break or even a horse carriage ride for $70 for an hour couple special.

Lodging

NYC’s lodging options are unlimited whether you stay in an airbnb or hotel but why not go all out. Stay at CitizenM New York Times Square a very stylish yet modern hotel with room rates for $499 a night. If you’re looking for high end options stay at the prestigious St Regis or Peninsula 5-star hotel where you’ll be treated like royalty for rates at $745 a night for a 370 sq ft king size bedroom. Airbnb will be the affordable option with rates of $200+ varying on guests, exact location and date.

 

References

Garment District NYC | The Garment District. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://garmentdistrict.nyc/

Mayne, M. (2013, July 07). New York’s Fashion Walk of Fame. Retrieved from https://insidejourneys.com/new-yorks-fashion-walk-of-fame/

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Ward, M. (2019, May 05). What Is the Met Gala? Everything You Need to Know. Retrieved from https://www.vogue.com/article/what-is-the-met-gala-things-to-know-andre-leon-talley

New York City is a melting pot of different cultures, and that is apparent in the Brooklyn borough. Every nook and cranny is overflowing with representation of the different cultures who live here. And all of these people who come from diverse backgrounds help shape the culture of Brooklyn itself. With a huge variety of mass transportation getting out and seeing it for yourself will be a breeze. Not a fan of going underground? Instead of a train you can use a City Bike, impatient? Take an Uber or a Lyft for fast travel. While your out be sure to check the weather forecast , like New York the weather changes constantly.

Friday-
Continental Army Plaza: 10 am

Start off your day will a relaxing stroll through the park. The Continental Army Plaza is a great place for socializing with locals and unwinding. Its is also a place that reminds those who visit the history and culture of the American nation. One of the park’s most defining features is its statue of President George Washington in the center of the plaza. It reminds visitors of how the country came to be and the fighting spirit America is known for.

Pies ‘n’ Thighs: 12 am

For lunch, stop buy Pies ‘n’ Thighs for a bite. Serving up comfort food inspired by classic american dishes, Mexican and Californian cuisine. Awarded best donuts in New York by New York magazine, Best Apple Pie and Best Fried Chicken in national surveys by Food & Wine and Bon Appétit. This restaurant has even been in the New York times! Truly this is a restaurant worth visiting. Main dishes will cost from as low as $4.50 to $16USD.

Brooklyn museum: 2:30 pm

The Brooklyn museum is a place dedicated to sharing ideas and experiencing different cultures through art. At this museum, visitors will find art from diverse cultures. Such art from the Islamic world, Asia, the pacific islands and contemporary art. This museum has been featured in many articles from a variety of publications such as the new York times, Apollo magazine and vanity fair. At this museum, visitors will find art from diverse cultures. An Adult ticket is $16 USD.

YUJI Ramen: 7 pm

Make YUJI Ramen a stop on your list of places to go. It started off as an effort to trying to introduce new styles of Japanese ramen to america. And due to the owners background in seafood supply and the food industry, visitors can enjoy new Japanese styles of ramen. As the seasonality of certain produce change so will the menu, leaving the customer always satisfied and never bored. But as there is no certain menu there is no certain price, but general the main dishes are $17 to $24 USD.

Saturday-
Egg: 11 am

Have a late breakfast here at Egg. Egg is a restaurant determined not only to serve wonderful food, but to do good outside of the kitchen as well. Taking care of their employees, supporting farmers and purveyors who work to improve the planet and getting sustainable food out to the public is just some of the ways they do that. Main dishes from their breakfast menu will cost $10 to $15 USD.

Luna Park /Cyclone Roller Coaster: 1:30 pm

A staple in Brooklyn, Luna Park is a place jam packed with fun. But even this amusement park is steeped in culture, due to the long standing Cyclone Roller Coaster. Opening in 1972, this wooden roller coaster was originally apart of Astro land theme park. This roller coaster has stood the test of time, creating happy memories for the young and old alike. An any date Luna Pass starts from $40 USD and a selected date Luna Pass starts from $29USD, you can also pay for a ticket for each individual ride/game.

Lantern: 4 pm

Come on in, stay awhile at the Lantern in Brooklyn heights. A Thai restaurant that claims to take all the good of the food industry and makes it better after 20 years of experience. The restaurant intends to be a comfortable, fresh, creative and affordable restaurant. Main dishes from their dine in menu cost between $12-$29USD.

Metropolitan Bar: 6:45 pm

One of Brooklyn’s original gay bars, Metropolitan Bar is a place to party an socialize. Dancing, music covers and the occasional drag show, what more could you want? This bar is always doing events so there never a dull moment. Happy hours is from 3 pm to 8 pm drink price ranges from $3 to $7.

Sunday-

MOFAD: 12 pm
Museum of Food and Drink, or MOFAD for short is a museum that believes food is culture. The people of MOFAD try to inspire public curiosity in food. By not only engaging their sense of taste but smell and touch as well. It’s a small experimental museum in Williamsburg where right now they have a showing of Chow:Making the Chinese American Restaurant and they have a second part to the exhibit. If the visitor buys the special admission Chow Down Ticket, after observing the rest of the exhibit. Visitors have the opportunity to have a small meal with tea inside the museum. General admission is $14 USD for an Adult, $25USD for the special admission ticket.

UnderHill Brooklyn: 1:45 pm
At this family owned establishment, UnderHill is dishing out great Greek meals. The food is a work of art and there is so much variety. From your standard Falafel to Ribeye and even a custom pizza. They also do catering for all your special events. Main dishes range from $14 to $28USD.

Brooklyn Botanical gardens: 3:30 pm

Bet you didn’t know there was a botanical gardens in Brooklyn, but there is! In this concrete jungle we call new York it can be hard to slow down and smell the roses. But with the Brooklyn Botanical Garden it becomes easier. One of the main missions of botanical garden is to help people connect to the world of plants, inspire curiosity and appreciation. Admission for an Adult is $15USD.

Sunday in Brooklyn 6 pm

Step into Sunday in Brooklyn a restaurant that cares about what and who they serve. The owner remembers when Sunday was a day for discovering new things in his neighborhood of Brooklyn, and thus wants to share that feeling with his customers through the atmosphere and the food. This restaurant boasts accommodations for all times of the year, and that they source their meat responsibly. At this restaurant you’re sure to find good food, a good time and a warm welcome. dishes range from $19 to $49 USD

Hotel – Pod Brooklyn

Pod Brooklyn is a modern place for the modern person. No unnecessary extravagant furniture and no over priced mini bar. This hotel is for those who like a stylish but functional space. The rooms at the pod are relatively small and therefore the rooms are more affordable to book. But it’s not a one size fits all, the Pod Brooklyn has different types of rooms for all your needs. A larger room for families, smaller rooms for singles and a rooms designed for better accessibility. Pod Brooklyn’s average rate fluctuates around $123USD.

 

 

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36 Hours in Brooklyn

36 Hours on the Brooklyn Waterfront

The Brooklyn Waterfront a park that own historical things to everyone who really are interesting on history.

By Mariano Feng Wu

May 3, 2019

Brooklyn Bridge Park, as we can conclude is located in downtown Brooklyn. This place gets a thousand of visitors every single year, and one of the main reasons is because it has a splendid view toward the Brooklyn bridge and Manhattan. Including other activities like picnic, free movies with an excellent view, special events, and even kayaking that is one of my favorite activities when it’s available. Additionally, this area also has an excellent area where we can find historical moments and where this can be appealing to those like me who are interesting on historical monument.

 

 

Friday

• 3 P.m. St. James Cathedral Basilica

St. James Cathedral Basilica is located at Jay St between Cathedral Pl. and Chapel St. this church was building in 1853, but where this was replaces in 1903 because this church was severely damage by a series of fires. It was built by Bishop McDonnell who also introduced the term Pro-Cathedral in conception of All the Saints and Bishop Loughlin High School. Furthermore, this church was visited by the Pope Saint John Paul II, who was the first Apostolic who visit the United States of America.

 

• 5 P.m. John Street Park

John Street Park is one of those places that Brooklyn Bridge Park offer to tourist and visitors an excellent view under the Manhattan Bridge, but where it also shows to us the history how oyster who used to grow on those area of the East river has eventually destroyed by urbanization and pollution. This place has been recognized by the big oyster produce in 1937, when the author Mark Kurlansky wrote and describe on his book how this place used the oyster were over-harvesting that killed the oyster industry in New York. The Lower Hudson estuary once had 350 square miles of oyster beds and some biologist others said that this place contained half of the world’s oysters.

 

 

• 7 P.m. The Battle of Brooklyn

Although, I was walking around and getting close to the Brooklyn Bridge, I saw two board that have a piece of information about an historical moment that took place here in Brooklyn Height. This was the battle for independence where the New England and British decided to concentrate their battle around New York City. where on August 22, 1776. Young George Washington was presented with an army of 9,000 that were facing 20,000 well-armed British. This place has a key piece of historical movement that help the United Stated to obtain the independence from their colonizers.

 

• 8:30 P.m. Fulton Hot Dog King

Not all the places at Waterfront or Dumbo are expensive, walking back to Fulton St. Fulton Hot Dog King, this location was opened in the past 100 years as one of the employees told me. This hot dog shop was a convenient place where you can find a variety of fast food on the store. Although, I’m not a big fan of junk food, the price was affordable. A single Hot Dog cost you $2.50 and the price increases depend of the type of sausage that you want. Additionally, they do also sell other product beside the hot dogs, they as well sell burgers, pizzas and fresh juices. Something that I will recommend about this place is the pineapple juice, which cost you $1 for a small cup and $2 for a large cup.

 

Saturday

• 9 A.m. Brooklyn War Memorial

As I decided to bike in the morning, the Brooklyn War Memorial is a park that has a beautiful view where you can go and jogged, but where it really has an important significant of their statues that are build there in the park. This memorial was dedicated to the more than 300,000 heroic men and women of the borough of Brooklyn who served in World War II. Where inside is displayed the names of Brooklyn service members who died during this war. This is a touching place where you can feel a peaceful air and enjoy with your friends.

 

• 12 P.m. New York Transit Museum

A few blocks down the Brooklyn Wat Memory Park, on Cadman Plaza W. at Livingston St.  we can find the New York transit Museum, where the admission for adults will cost $10 and Children (2-17) cost $5 as well for Seniors 62+. The museum was founded in 1976, where this place dedicated to informing to the visitors and keep the stories of mass transportation. Additionally, we can find how used to be the housed underground in an authentic 1936 subway station in Downtown Brooklyn.

• 3 P.m. Prison Ship Martyrs Monument

the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument is close to the New York Transit Museum, which took us a few minutes to walk into this park, this monument was designed by renowned architect Stanford White (1853-1906). This memorial was marks for those men and women know as the prison ship martyrs, who were buried in a tomb near the Brooklyn Navy Yard. This park has an history that happen in 1776, the American Major General Nathanael Greene was watching the construction of Fort Putnam on high ground that is now part of this park. During the Brooklyn Battle, the continental Army surrendered the fort and retreated to Manhattan, and there the British held many prisoners that died of overcrowding, contaminated water, starvation, and disease aboard the ships.

• 5:30 P.m. Truman Capote’s house

One of the best parts of Dumbo is that we can find one of the oldest houses in Brooklyn with a value that still endure. I will recommend to any tourist who mostly love art or love to take pictures about our city, to go and contemplate the elegant that this historical house last through time. Its color and shape are something that caught my attention and I really enjoyed discovering this place because is near the neighborhood is quiet to spend time after college or a hectic work.

• 8 P.m. Bargemusic

Arriving back to the Waterfront Park, I found out that there was a concert going on at the Bargemusic. At the set was Rira Sloan and Jonathan Feldman that were playing instrument while other were dancing around, I was somewhat interested because I didn’t know that much about the place. however, having some search I found thought that this place have a historical moment where it was founded by Olga Bloom that was 57 years old in 1976, she gave up her career as a violinist and violist to create this beautiful place that now is known as the Bargemusic.

Sunday

• 11:30 A.m. Grimaldi’s Coal Brick-Oven Pizzeria

At starting the day on Monday, historic Grimaldi’s location under the Brooklyn Bridge, this place offers a spacious environment with two floor of dining accommodating. The shop has an excellent “secret recipe” sauce and a 100-year-old dough recipe, which make this Pizza that Made the Brooklyn Bridge famous. The price was a little bit too much that you can expected on other regular pizza store, but the services was one of the main points of it. The services were really clean that they even pay attention to any details while you are ordering.

Lodging

The NU hotel was the place that I decided to stay because it was one of the hotels that have an excellent amenity, plus it cost less than other hotel that are around the area. The hotel room cost around $175 per room and the price variate depending on the type of room you want to get. Furthermore, this hotel was near to all the places that I was visiting which it was easy for me to take a walk or bike to all the location that I visited. Additionally, this hotel service a continental breakfast that is include on the guest amenities program fee.

referent list:

• https://www.nuhotelbrooklyn.com/rooms/
• https://www.grimaldispizzeria.com/locations/1-front-street-brooklyn/
• https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/press/de-blasio-administration-and-bbp-break-ground-on-pier-3
• https://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/06/01/history-half-shell-intertwined-story-new-york-city-and-its-oysters
• https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/cadman-plaza-park-and-brooklyn-war-memorial/monuments/177
• https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/new-york-transit-museum-celebrates-40-years-article-1.2667251
• https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/fort-greene-park/monuments/1222
• https://onthegrid.city/brooklyn/brooklyn-heights-downtown/fulton-hot-dog-king