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City Of Water Day Makes Its 2021 Return With A Climate Change-Focused Art Show

City Of Water Day Makes Its 2021 Return With A Climate Change-Focused Art Show

This fall will mark nine years since Superstorm Sandy, and New Yorkers are still working on preparing for the next storm. The annual City of Water...

An Artist’s Perspective On Life’s Future In A Post-Pandemic World

An Artist’s Perspective On Life’s Future In A Post-Pandemic World

Walking through the corridors of The Oculus almost feels like exploring a modern art museum: the bright, spacious halls guide you around in a way...

A Handy Guide For An International Food Tour Right Here In Lower Manhattan

A Handy Guide For An International Food Tour Right Here In Lower Manhattan

Josh Katz, our Explorer In Chief, recently took some friends along this delicious route. Follow in their footsteps with this map right here, and...

The Corkery, a Must-Visit for Any Wine Lover

The Corkery, a Must-Visit for Any Wine Lover

The Corkery stocks some of the rarest wines in New York. The small business made it through the pandemic by offering free one-hour delivery anywhere...

Where To Grab A Bite After The Ticker-Tape Parade

Where To Grab A Bite After The Ticker-Tape Parade

The ticker-tape parade — the first major city-sponsored event post-Covid — is set to make its way through Lower Manhattan on Wednesday, July 7....

Live, Outdoor Concerts In Lower Manhattan You Won’t Want To Miss This July

Live, Outdoor Concerts In Lower Manhattan You Won’t Want To Miss This July

Fourth of July weekend is the perfect time to celebrate our independence — our independence from Zoom concerts, that is. Live outdoor music is back...

Street Dreams Magazine Brings Portraits, Street Photography To The Seaport This Summer

Street Dreams Magazine Brings Portraits, Street Photography To The Seaport This Summer

One of the coolest things happening Downtown in this decidedly hot summer is Street Dreams Magazine’s “Celebrating The Wins” gallery, an...

Get Bulgogi And Glass Noodles To Go With A K-Box From Battery Place Market

Get Bulgogi And Glass Noodles To Go With A K-Box From Battery Place Market

For a quick lunchtime stir-fry feast, head to Battery Place Market (240 Murray Street), where you can get a “K-Box” to go. For $12.50, the market...

The Aroma Is Intoxicating: Behind The Scenes At Eataly Downtown’s Bakery

The Aroma Is Intoxicating: Behind The Scenes At Eataly Downtown’s Bakery

Explorer in Chief Josh Katz recently followed Eataly Downtown’s lead baker Roger Flores, whose shift begins at 4 a.m.…  In the early...

The Staten Island Ferry Is Resuming Pre-Pandemic Service

The Staten Island Ferry Is Resuming Pre-Pandemic Service

Good news for Staten Island residents and lovers of free boat trips: After 15 months of slashed service due to the pandemic, the Staten Island Ferry...

Recommendation: Funny Face Bakery’s Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie

Recommendation: Funny Face Bakery’s Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie

On a quiet afternoon, in a reasonably low-key patch of the Seaport, a soft and chewy cookie from Funny Face Bakery has the perfect antidote to that...

Documenting An Entire Thursday Shift At The Iconic Dead Rabbit

Documenting An Entire Thursday Shift At The Iconic Dead Rabbit

Explorer in Chief Josh Katz recently observed an entire Thursday-night shift — 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. — at the iconic Dead Rabbit (30 Water Street)....