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After a successful debut last year, West Side Fest—a festival celebrating the best of the West Side—is back and bigger than ever with free access to museums, performances, and other all-ages fun. The festival runs from July 12 to 14 along the western side of Manhattan, expanding from one day to three days this year.

Activities include free admission to Dia Chelsea, a block party at Poster House, art-making at The Whitney, a family day at The Rubin, performances at Little Island, and much more. While many organizations are offering free admission to programs and events, advance registration may be required so check here before you go.

The event’s hosted by The West Side Cultural Network—a group of museums, parks, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions all situated within the same half-mile portion of historic New York. It’s intended to celebrate long-established cultural institutions as well as newer cultural powerhouses.

Here are a few West Side Fest highlights

Open Studio for Teens from at the Whitney Museum of American Art
Free admission at the Whitney with artmaking activities and more during Free Friday Nights
Free admission at Dia Chelsea
Free admission at Poster House in celebration of the museum’s fifth anniversary
Watercolor painting workshop with Georgie Flores inspired by the horticulture of Little Island
Summer Sway at The Shed, a summer kickoff celebration
Sound bath with custom synths and minimal beats at Hill Art Foundation
Pop-Up Dance Performances from the Joyce Theater and Chelsea Green Park
Free admission to the Rubin Museum for K2 Friday Night
Remembrance and reflection at the New York City AIDS Memorial
Free admission to The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Kids programming at Westbeth Artists Housing including interactive puppet theater, an Art & Craft Market, and self-guided tours
Tai Chi Workshop in The Kitchen loft at Westbeth
Ladies Battle!, Ladies of Hip-Hop’s daylong dance battle, with waacking, popping, hip-hop, and house dance-offs

The full schedule is absolutely packed; be sure to check it out here.

“Three times the West Side Fest means three times the fun! I’m thrilled that this exciting new milestone on New York City’s cultural calendar is back and even better, extending across an entire three days of programming, exhibitions, performances, and more,” NYC Cultural Affairs Commissioner Laurie Cumbo said in a press release. “Cultural activity brings New Yorkers together and gives our city an energy like nowhere else in the world, and I thank the festival’s organizers and participants for putting together this amazing program. I’ll see you at the West Side Fest!”

Programming is supported by Bloomberg Connects, Mercado Little Spain, Chelsea Market, Pier 57, Wix Playground, and the Meatpacking District Business Improvement District.

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New York State Cannabis Control Board To Hold Pivotal June Meeting – Harlem World Magazine

Written by Site Adminstrator on June 5, 2024. Posted in Blog.

New York State Cannabis Control Board To Hold Pivotal June Meeting Harlem World Magazine

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You can get a 12-drink cocktail tower at this Brooklyn steakhouse

Written by Site Adminstrator on June 5, 2024. Posted in Blog.

Few things are as festive as gathering a group of pals to gab over a large-format cocktail, whether it’s a big ol’ bowl of rum punch, an oversized pitcher of vodka-splashed lemonade or a big-batch jug of party sangria. And now at the Brooklyn Chop House—a steakhouse chainlet with locations in Times Square and the Financial District—you and your best boozehound pals can experience a new shareable creation called “The Brooklyn Tree House.”

But this “tree house” is less lumber and more liquor: the head-turning cocktail tower allows bargoers to select three different cocktails, frozen or mixed, for their own custom 12-cocktail display. Among the drink options are a Lemon Drop, a Lychee Martini, a Perfect Margarita, a Spicy Watermelon Cooler, a Cucumber Mint Cooper, a Sour Diesel (D’USSÉ VSOP Cognac, fresh lemon juice, peach schnapps, grapefruit juice and agave syrup) or one flavor of frosé (lychee, peach, strawberry-watermelon).

And, along with being a party-starting drink order, since most of the cocktails on the restaurant’s bar menu are individually priced between $17 and $20 a pop, $95 for a twelve-drink tower is a steal (and is further proof that it is still very much possible to get a quality cocktail for $10 and under in New York City). Plus, unlike those one-drink-and-done punch bowls or party jugs, the novelty item caters to a variety of preferences and allows everyone to order whatever individual cocktail will best whet their whistle.

Check out “The Brooklyn Tree House” from Brooklyn Chop House below and then corral your cocktail-loving friends to try out one for yourselves. Drink responsibly!

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The First Flamingo In Decades To Be Seen In New York Was Just Spotted On LI

Written by Site Adminstrator on June 5, 2024. Posted in Blog.

Last weekend, those relaxing in the Hamptons were privy to a very rare Flamingo sighting at Georgica Pond in East Hampton. American Flamingos usually tend to inhabit regions of Florida, so a Flamingo sighting in New York was definitely not expected to be on anyone’s 2024 bingo card.

Though it’s not a typical bird one would see in New York State, previous records show former flamingo sightings in decades past. According to an old Long Island Advance, New York State has had a total of four recorded flamingo sightings at the time the piece was published in 1978.

Not long after the most recent New York sighting, a flamingo was spotted hanging around Cape Cod, bringing experts to believe it was the same exact bird from before. So why did an American Flamingo end up in New York and make its way to Cape Cod? The answer is still unknown. Currently, experts can’t yet ascertain whether the bird is wild or not. If in the case it is wild, the most likely scenario is that is was displaced by a hurricane

“The thinking is it’s just some bird that was displaced by the hurricane back then that doesn’t know where it lives anymore,” shared Mark Faherty, science coordinator for Mass Audubon Cape Cod. The Massachusetts Avian Records Committee is now responsible for determining whether the bird is indeed wild or an escaped captive. If found to be wild, this would be the first American Flamingo to visit Massachusetts by itself.

Stay tuned with more updates to come.

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