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On Wednesday, August 9th, the British Airways Concorde will be temporarily removed from the Intrepid Museum for renovations. The supersonic passenger-jet that flew the fastest Atlantic crossing in Concord history (with a record time of 2 hours 52 minutes and 59 seconds) has been a part of the museum on loan from British Airways since 2003.
The Franco-British Concorde entered service in 1976, a time when it was the world’s only supersonic passenger transport. According to the Intrepid Museum, it flew at a speed of 1,350 mph at an altitude of 60,000 feet—that’s high enough to see the curvature of the Earth as a passenger onboard the plane.
Both airlines decided to retire their fleets from service after flying VIP passengers through 2003 following a takeoff crash in July 2000 and numerous environmentalist protests. Since then, other aviation companies are in the works to bring back supersonic travel like Boom Sonic and Spike AeroSpace.
Prior to the experience’s temporary closure, visitors were able to marvel at the first class cabin and flight deck. The 20-minute experience was not included in the museum’s general admission ticket.
Upon removal, the Concorde will be lifted onto a barge via crane to head towards the Navy Yard for renovation. Restoration will take three months for treatments including paint removal, stripping the jet to bare metal, sanding, and recoating it with the jet’s original colors.
Further renovations are being done to the museum, as a section of Pier 86 next to where the Concorde currently rests will be transformed into 4,000 square feet of public park space.
The Concorde is expected to return by 2024. And though visitors will unfortunately have to wait until the experience and exhibit’s return, there is so much more to explore at the Intrepid Museum.
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Two iconic New York City establishments are uniting to create an epic bagel sandwich.
In honor of National Banana Pudding Day on August 31, Ess-a-Bagel is rolling out a brand new banana pudding bagel, inspired by Magnolia Bakery’s signature banana pudding.
The bagel itself is plain but dyed yellow to look like a banana and then generously spread with banana pudding cream cheese and rolled in Nilla wafers. Is it a dessert? Is it a breakfast? Does it matter?
The banana pudding bagel will be available for $7.25 at Ess-a-Bagel locations in Gramercy (First Avenue and 19th Street) and midtown (32nd Street and 6th Avenue) from August 17 to September 15. A ¼ lb of banana pudding cream cheese will also be sold for $5.35. The banana pudding bagel and shmear will also be available for nationwide shipping via Ess-A-Bagel’s Goldbelly shop.
Magnolia Bakery’s classic banana pudding is available in all its bakeries and retail shops. August’s special flavor is “Gone Bananas,” a banana bread-inspired banana pudding with layers of freshly-baked chocolate chip banana cake, Nutella, vanilla pudding and bananas. The pudding is also for sale online, where a DIY banana pudding kit is also available to let you DIY the classic dish. A new pudding of the month club offers the ability to subscribe to a monthly banana pudding delivery, which includes exclusive pudding cups, classic banana pudding cups, plus a sweet surprise that changes monthly.
Want more Magnolia banana pudding? A new candle in collaboration with Boy Smells offers the fresh and fruity scent of the dessert via a candle in a chic banana yellow jar.
Shifting from your never-leaving-New York era to your summer heat and sidewalk scents need-to-get-out-of-here era? There’s a quick cure for that. Leaving New York for a few days is perhaps the best remedy to look forward to returning home, and JetBlue’s newest sale is here to help.
To give New Yorkers a little trip to look forward to, JetBlue is doing a three-day “All for Fall” sale.
Starting today, and running through Thursday, August 10, JetBlue Airways and JetBlue Vacations are offering a three-day sale with special fares to popular destinations. The airline flies out of all three major tristate airports—LaGuardia, JFK and Newark—so you can pick your route.
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Some of the lowest fares in the sale include a $49 flight between LaGuardia and Tampa (TPA), and $49 flights from LGA or JFK to Charleston (CHS). A $39 fare to Savannah is also an option. Additional $49 fares include trips to New Orleans, Orlando, Portland, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Tampa and beyond. Additional discounts include trips to major cities including a $59 flight between LaGuardia and Atlanta (ATL), a $69 flight from JFK to Austin (AUS), a $79 flight between JFK and San Diego (SAN) and a $99 flight between Newark and Los Angeles (LAX).
If you’re eager to escape to an island, San Juan, St. Maarten, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard and more beachy destinations are also included in the sale. Note that fares may differ depending on the day you want to travel: Different or additional day-of-week restrictions, travel windows, and blackout dates may apply and vary by route. Certain routes may not operate daily or may commence service later in the sale window.
Two-night vacation packages are also available, including flights and hotel, starting in the low $200s for a full weekend away, with minimal planning required.
