Did you know that, every day, New York City produces enough garbage to fill Yankee Stadium? Over 30% of that garbage is food waste; and when it rots in landfills, it produces methane – a potent greenhouse gas. NYC spends $4 billion a year trucking its garbage to other states because we don’t have anywhere…
Month: February 2012
Cinderella and the Prince Who Slays the Magic Dragon
This looks like great family theatre. I hope we can squeeze it in between all the other weekend activities we have going on. One (1) day only! ________________________________ The Little Orchestra Society presents Cinderella and The Prince Who Slays the Magic Dragon Saturday, March 10 at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm at Avery Fisher Hall,…
A Cross Town Trip on a Dull Winter Day
On the M86 from the Upper West Side to the Upper East Side.
Art, for Climbing
Sculpture art should be used for enjoyment…in whatever shape that enjoyment takes.
Coney Island Polar Bear Club
Never mind a long relaxing soak at the end of a hard day, how about an invigorating cold bath — in the Atlantic Ocean?! The Coney Island Polar Bear Club meets every Sunday at 1 p.m. at the New York Aquarium Education Hall, on the boardwalk at West 8th Street. Membership is closed for this…
Alita the Show
Alita the Show is a bilingual (English Spanish) show with puppets and live music geared for children ages 3-10 years. Princess Alita lives in a world of luxury amidst the walls of her palace. She is oblivious to all that surrounds her and knows little outside of her own environment. One day she is sent…
Sunday at the Rangers Game
Today were celebrated a birthday at the NY Rangers game at Madison Square Gardens. Apart from the fun of visiting the Garden’s to mark an event, its a fun place to spend a Sunday afternoon. The Garden has been renovated bit by bit, so more and more sections have poly woven padded seats, and access…
Porgy and Bess on Broadway
Tonight I saw The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. (I posted on it earlier. See this link http://nycurbanlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/porgy-and-bess.html) Its going to be hard to give this show justice in words….I’m not sure what the reviewers watched, but I LOVED it. And I don’t LOVE shows very often; I am discerning after…
The Lonely Phone Booth
One of our children’s favorite books is Peter Ackerman’s The Lonely Phone Booth. The phone booth in this story sits on West End Avenue and 100th Street in New York City. It is suffering neglect due to the increase use of cell phones. It becomes run down and…. I’m not going to tell you any…