Places we visited with Billy Rohan
Places we visited in the episode of Lost and Found: Billy Rohan LES Skatepark In New York City’s Chinatown Lower East Side, the L.E.S. Coleman Skatepark was a neglected park used mainly by skateboarders. In 2012, through a grant from Nike Gamechangers and the involvement of the local skate community like skate advocate Steve Rodriguez, the park received a complete […]
Ice Skating in Brooklyn
New Yorkers now have a new destination for fun in Brooklyn with the LeFrak Center at Lakeside. Two spectacular rinks (16,000 sq. ft., one covered and one open-air) are located against the beautiful backdrop of Prospect Park Lake. A great new option for spending the remaining days (and nights) of our winter. Open February 26 – March 20, 2015 (closed Mondays)
About Fading Ads in NYC
In This Week’s Episode… Booker goes on a walking tour through Tribeca, checking out vintage mural ads! To connect with Frank H. Jump for a Fading Ads tour in NYC, contact him directly at frankjump@fadingad.com. To find out more about Fading Ads in NYC and to purchase Frank’s book on the subject, visit Frank’s WEBSITE. […]
Timescapes
Sometimes one feels almost responsible when you have people visit your city and the weather is not good. Well, many of us feel like that with visitors in NYC this time of the year with temperatures low, and freezing wind. So if you don’t want to be outdoors for too long this weekend, we suggest a stop at the Museum […]
LET IT SNOW
After NYC’s last blizzard frenzy, the “Two Feet of Snow” made headlines and was featured on Facebook and blogs throughout the internet. But there are more of us in NYC taking snow sculpture seriously and the High Line’s Snow Sculpt-Off provides not only the location but even a snow sculpture contest to support the art. Every time it snows in NYC, all the way […]
Nat Geo Live! Comes To The Big Apple
In 2013, a 15-year-old Booker went to Washington D.C. to join other Travelers of The Year for the National Geographic Live Speaker Series. This was one of Booker’s best trips ever, and an evening he will never forget. So, when we found out that the series was coming to our home NYC, of course there was a reason to let everyone […]
The NY Wild FF
There is still time to catch some of the wild this weekend! The New York WILD Film Festival, happening from January 29-31 at The Explorers Clubon 46 E 70th St. in NYC. The films being screened are amazing including this year’s Oscar nominated documentary VIRUNGA. “The New York WILD Film Festival seeks to inspire appreciation for the planet and concern for […]