tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-81247571616962316 2012-02-16T23:46:20-05:00 About exploring New York City as a visitor or a resident. TypePad NycThenAndNowhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily RotationPlease subscribe to NYC Now and Then. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef0168e77d6f2e970c 2012-02-16T23:46:20-05:00 2012-02-17T08:07:32-05:00

This year, the Guide's Association of New York is participating in International Tourist Guide Day, a program that commemorates the founding of the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations. I and several of my fellow licensed NYC Tourist Guides will be leading one hour (or in my case slightly longer) FREE walking tours in different parts of NYC. All tours will begin from the NYC & Company Information Center at 810 Seventh Avenue (between 53rd and 54th Street). Some tours will start with subway or public bus rides. Participants will pay for their own subway fares. My tour will start...

Sue Katz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef0167618e6e48970b 2012-02-02T21:37:51-05:00 2012-02-02T21:36:46-05:00

When I moved to NYC many many years ago, I was definitely a West Sider living in an East Side apartment. I didn't discover the wonders of the great Upper West Side cultural center Symphony Space and the Thalia Theater by myself until I attended my first Thalia Follies during the pre-Presidential Election months 4 (or was it 8) years ago. The audience is very local. The satire covers all bases with the emphasis slightly left and democratic. Actually, I did go to Selected Shorts, which some of you might know from NPR, with a West Side friend several years...

Sue Katz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef0168e66f4bf6970c 2012-02-01T22:32:55-05:00 2012-02-01T22:29:36-05:00

The first time I went to City Island was probably over 20 years ago. I went on a hike sponsored by the Sierra Club NYC chapter on Easter Sunday. (While looking up their website I realized this is a group that visitors and NYC residents should know about). Anyway, our hike started at the end of the #1 train. We walked across the Bronx with stops in several parks. We ate somewhere along the way and we ended on City Island. The Island was crazy busy with traffic (on it's one main road) on that beautiful day. The second time,...

Sue Katz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef0168e6643510970c 2012-01-30T22:41:46-05:00 2012-01-30T22:40:03-05:00

If you are going to see, Iron Lady, see it at the Ziegfeld. I went today and there were maybe 15 of us in this glorious movie Palace. The theatre is on 54th between 7th and 6th. It is around the corner from the largest hotel in the city - the Hilton. There are many other hotels in the Times Square area. Not everyone is going to a Broadway show every night. It would be a shame if this place disappears. Come and enjoy my favorite movie palace. Nearby, MOMA is showing some fabulous films in the first half of...

Sue Katz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef0168e53eff37970c 2012-01-09T11:16:21-05:00 2012-01-09T11:15:48-05:00

I treasure my MOMA membership. It enables me to visit any time without ticket lines, go to members exhibition previews and early hours, visit exhibitions that require timed ticketing without timed tickets, get 10 and sometimes 20 percent off at the gift shop, get 10 percent off at the cafes (I love the one on the second floor. I still haven't been to the fancy restaurant and bar but someday I will go), bring up to 5 guests for 5 dollars each and see all MOMA movies for FREE. I can also visit PS 1. If I am NOT stopping...

Sue Katz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef01675f5e3078970b 2011-12-25T17:06:53-05:00 2011-12-25T17:05:45-05:00

On December 20, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg and the City of New York announced the arrival of the 50 millionth visitor to NYC this year. Today, Christmas Day (and the 5th Day of Hanukkah), the invitation to visit next year was unveiled in the form of the movie New Year's Eve. For those of you looking for a cheap way to experience New York at New Year's Eve, the movie is a wonderful (cinematic) alternative that was recognizeably beautifully shot in all 5 boroughs. Hopefully many more of you will venture off of the Island of Manhattan next year. Always remember...

Sue Katz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef0162fde567e7970d 2011-12-16T13:58:58-05:00 2011-12-16T13:58:20-05:00

Sorry this will only cover the second half of the month but....as usual there is so much going on that I will only mention a few things that might not be on your radar screen. Christies...the Liz Taylor auctions might have ended but if you can make it to their 20th floor galleries this weekend, you will view a truly amazing collection of photographs that will return to private ownership next week after the auction on Monday. You may want to return to this link to see the sale price of each the photo. The recently reopened NY Historical Society...

Sue Katz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef0154382cfc45970c 2011-12-11T18:54:52-05:00 2011-12-11T18:54:52-05:00

Over a year ago, the City Council passed a law requiring open air NYC tour buses to provide headsets for customers. Grayline - Twin America is planning to replace live tour guides with tapes since the headset law makes no mention of the need for licensed NYC Tour Guides. If the largest supplier of New York City tours does not have to employ licensed NYC Tour Guides for its tours then one wonders why the City should license tour guides at all. There are many other reasons why live tour guides are important for overview tours of New York. Some...

Sue Katz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef015392d02ca2970b 2011-11-04T19:20:51-04:00 2011-11-04T19:19:05-04:00

For Marathoners who want to stay off of their feet for a few hours on Saturday and locals who want to learn more about the history of the New York City Marathon, Run for Your Life, a documentary about Fred Lebow, founder of the Marathon, will be on PBS Channel 13 in NYC on Saturday and Sunday. I saw this documentary when it premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival a couple of years ago. I have volunteered, run, and/or worked on the Marathon from 1981 until a couple of years ago. It was great to learn more about the early...

Sue Katz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef015434e96e77970c 2011-10-12T22:13:49-04:00 2011-10-12T22:13:31-04:00

10/12/2011 - Quick update. I will be volunteering at the New York Horticultural Society on Saturday from 11-2. Come and visit me. On my way there in the morning, I am going to stop in at the American Irish Historical Society. If any of you are around at the end of my shift, there are several sites that will be open and not require reservations. In no particular order St Vincent de Paul Church, The New School University Center, Grace Church, Evergreen Architectural Arts, Dattner Architects, Church of the Transfiguration, The Church of the Ascension, CFDA Fashion Incubator, and 505...

Sue Katz