By Seth Fera-Schanes Are you ready to say goodbye to 2013 and welcome in 2014? Have you ever considered ringing in the new year in the middle of Times Square? It will be cold and once you are in you are committed to spending the next 6-8 hours […]
By Seth Fera-Schanes Starting immediately after Thanksgiving, Christmas tree stands spring up all over the city. The fresh Noble and Douglas pines are trucked in from Canada and in typical NYC fashion are not cheap. I have seen 7 foot trees selling for $130 (no joke.) For the […]
By Seth Fera-Schanes Museum mile, located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side is home to the Guggenheim, Cooper-Hewitt, Met and a handful of other world class museums. I typically visit the Met (Metropolitan Museum of Art) mainly due to the volume of pieces and history it houses. If you […]
By Seth Fera-Schanes It might not be the equivalent to Black Friday, Cyber Monday or any other gimmicky “go spend money day” but right around Thanksgiving many of the city’s local artists leave their Brooklyn and Chelsea studios to peddle their wares on the streets of New York. […]
By Seth Fera-Schanes We are one week into December and the Union Square Farmer’s Market is still going strong. You will notice a shift in products with more root vegetables and an abundance of hot apple cider but the vendors are still out there in the cold offering […]
The annual holiday train show is back at the Bronx Botanical Garden. The show runs from November 16th through January 12th and features model trains and the NYC skyline made entirely out of plant material. Last year I had mentioned this is a great date spot. Two of […]
By Seth Fera-Schanes If I were to tell you I went into a store the other day and described it as having a “ripe,” “stinky,”pungent” or “penetrating” smell what would you think? Chances are you would not form a favorable opinion. Unless of course, I followed up that I […]
You are heading to Williamsburg, Brooklyn; home of the hipster.
Local artists have been finding space all around Williamsburg to add their artwork. There are some great pieces in the neighborhood and I would highly recommend spending a few hours walking around and taking some pictures. If you are coming in from Manhattan, just ride the L train and get off on the Bedford stop in Brooklyn. You can find some of the art on North 14th street and Wythe Avenue (or in the general area.)
Political statements, humor, The KFC Colonel are all part of the experience as you walk around certain areas of Williamsburg, Brooklyn and take in the work from local artists. These pieces adorn the sides of vacant warehouses, fences and any other stationary objects in sight. It is worth getting a group of friends together to spend some time in the neighborhood and get some pictures to share with non New Yorkers (or your instagram account.)
