Archive for
January, 2008
January 4th, 2008 by lori t
Brooklyn Bridge in Winter
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Set your calendar for January 8 as NYC & Company’s NYC Open Book 2008 promotion gets underway. Running through February 29, you’ll find special discounts on hotels, dining, shopping, culture and entertainment throughout the five boroughs. You can find more information at .
The ever popular makes a return this month from January 21 - 25 and January 28 - February 1. Over 200 of New York City’s best restaurants will be offering $24.07 lunches and $35.00 dinners.
Enjoy the famous sights and scenes of New York City from the comfort of a . It’s the only double decker bus tour in NYC that offers enclosed see-through top-deck viewing, keeping you warm while enjoying all there is to see.
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January 3rd, 2008 by jamie a
Friday, January 4 (10 am)
Kick off the New Year with the ! Celebrating the arrival of the Magi, this colorful celebration includes floats, giant puppets, and camels, along with music and delicious food.
Friday, January 4 (7 pm)
Join Book Award Nominee Jim Shepard as he reads from his new book Like You’d Understand, Anyway. This free event will be held at , an actual former Piano factory!
Through January 6
Be sure to catch the final performances of this weekend. You’ll be amazed at the skill of these talented acrobats, contortionists, and jugglers put together in a show of dazzling music and color.
Through January 6
It’s also the final weekend of “” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Forty magnificent tapestries from more than fifteen European countries are presented in this sequel to the 2002 exhibit “Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence.”
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January 2nd, 2008 by susan j
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Personally, I find that one of the great joys of air travel is relaxing with a good book without the temptation of email or IM. Bring on the weather delays, the overcrowded airports, and the airplane food (or lack thereof) - as long as I have Jane Austen, I’m good to go.
It appears that my carefree days of being blissfully unplugged at 30,000 feet may soon be ending, because several airlines are introducing in-flight internet. Of course, this . For instance, should airplane internet be filtered to shield younger passengers? Should flyers be allowed to use internet phone service? And what about those of us who just want to unplug and unwind?
Feel free to leave a comment and let us know how you feel about this new issue!
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