tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-81247571616962316 2012-01-09T11:16:21-05:00 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-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 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef014e8ab53bec970d 2011-09-28T15:56:29-04:00 2011-09-28T16:26:35-04:00

This is my last Sept 11th post for a really long time, I hope. There are far too many Sept 11 books to mention them all here. My short list includes books I've mentioned in other posts. For background, start with The Island at the Center of the World by Robert Shorto first mentioned here. For the 1760s until Sept 12 read Forever (fiction) by Pete Hamill or Downtown a non-fiction much shorter essay. For a sense of the feelings of a diverse group of NYC (non?) fictional characters now during a 24 hour period at the end of a...

Sue Katz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef0154359a8952970c 2011-09-21T20:51:01-04:00 2011-09-21T20:52:54-04:00

I worked on Sept 11th for the first time in 10 years. I wasn't home to hear some of the reading of the names. In fact, I went uptown twice. It was a relief not to have passengers who would be disappointed because we did not pass "ground zero". I could point out the cultural institutions that were having special exhibits related to the 10th anniversary and I will list them in a separate post. I never found the time to organize a Central Park walk but I did find the time to make some charitable donations. That evening, I...

Sue Katz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef014e8ab53a7e970d 2011-09-21T20:39:13-04:00 2011-09-21T20:37:42-04:00

The New York Historical Society has an exhibit called Remembering September 11th which will be open FREE until the Society officially re-opens on November 11th. The Museum of the City of New York exhibit Twin Towers and the City will be on view until December. The 9/11 Peace Story Quilt will be on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art until January. The Remembering Sept 11th exhibit at the International Center for Photography is not to be missed. The Brooklyn Museum Exhibit 10 Years Later is on view until the end of October. PS 1, MOMA's outpost in Queens, has...

Sue Katz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef01543593ecba970c 2011-09-21T10:26:00-04:00 2011-09-28T13:27:45-04:00

President Obama had declared Sept 11th to be a day of service and it seemed like a good idea to me. Friday was a day off. I always tried not to work on the day. Central Park was an important place for people to reconnect, to mourn, and just be after September 11th. In August 2009, a freak storm caused massive damage in the North End of Central Park. 500 trees were lost. 1000 more had to be pruned. Light Poles were down. This massive storm cleanup was not really in the Park's budget. My idea was to raise a...

Sue Katz