An Art-Packed Bike Trip to Long Island City | Kasia Mychajlowycz
Follow our 50-minute itinerary to skyline views and Noguchi sculptures as you breeze from the UES to Queens.
At FIKA, Chocolate is a Work of Art | Amy L. Hayden
Take a peek inside the café's Tribeca factory, where Håkan Mårtensson creates chocolate sculptures inspired by toadstools and Star Wars.
Cheap Eats Before a Free Concert in Prospect Park | Kasia Mychajlowycz
From vegetarian Chinese food to fat, juicy cheeseburgers, the cuisine at these four restaurants is ideal for fueling up before a show.
The Donut Pub: A New Fad at an Old New York Institution | Amy L. Hayden
A peek inside a donut shop that's been serving ring-shaped pastry 24 hours a day, 7 days a week since the '60s.
Tasting Menu: Porsena Chef Sara Jenkins Picks Her Favorite NYC Restaurants | Halley Lawrence
She’s been called “one of the few chefs in America who understands Italy and how Italians eat.” So where does she dine when she’s not in the kitchen?
The Other Madison Avenue: Five Vintage Finds on the Upper East Side | Kasia Mychajlowycz
Tucked in among expensive salons and groceries, these resale and consignment shops offer the best designer-clothing deals in the city.
Six Overlooked But Awesome Exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History | Mel Kassel
You’ve seen the dinosaurs, but what about the dragons? Or the sapphire that was stolen in a 1960s jewel heist?
An Art-Filled Beach Day at PS1's Rockaway! | Kasia Mychajlowycz
From photography by Patti Smith to cheap beachside beer, here's what to look out for at PS1's latest offsite exhibit.
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Astoria Sports Complex
Swimming Lessons for Children or Adults or Lifeguard Certification at Astoria Sports Complex (Up to 57% Off)
Students learn to swim with a low student-to-instructor ratio, or become certified to serve as lifeguards
Long Island City
$190 $99
All-Day Party-Supply Rentals at Carnival Parties (Up to 57% Off). Four Options Available.
Carnival Parties
Maspeth
$200
$87
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One, Three, or Eight Kickboxing Boot Camp Classes at Maspeth Kickboxing (Up to 79% Off)
Maspeth Kickboxing
Maspeth
$35
$12
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One Ticket to a New York Islanders Game at Nassau Coliseum on February 3, 10, or 12 (Up to 60% Off)
New York Islanders
Nassau Coliseum
$62.80
$29
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The Main Event: New Kids on the Block with Very Special Guests TLC & Nelly on Saturday, June 20 (Up to 20% Off)
New Kids on the Block
Nassau Coliseum
$73.40
$59
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The Art of Fitness helps people fitten and flexibilify their bodies with diverse classes, including traditional Pilates programs, ballet, Zumba, and more. The Pilates mat class draws from Joseph Pilates’s delectable trail mix of martial arts, yoga, boxing, and gymnastics to grant bodies extra strength and length while focusing on spinal mobility, and the Zumba class Zumblasts calories to the mesmerizing beats of Latin music. A burlesquercise class, open to females only, leads its students through a fun, theatrical workout that closes with a dance routine known as the “bump and grind.”
32-32 Steinway Street
Astoria,
NY
US
Among the artistic beliefs held by Resobox founder Fumio Tashiro, not all Japanese art has to be made in Japan. As he has experienced it, Japanese art can be made by Japanese expats such as himself, foreigners inspired by Japanese culture, or students in Resobox’s classes, which teach Japanese arts such as ink painting and manga cartooning. Tashiro, a composer and stand-up bassist, encourages collaboration between artists in all these categories within his space, often becoming a breeding ground for art projects that start conversations on Japan or evoke its culture. Resobox also honors the country with classes in classical dances and iaido, the art of wielding a samurai sword correctly rather than just braiding it into your hair. The house café’s offerings also showcase Japanese cuisine, with bento boxes of broiled and salted yellowtail, stir-fried shrimp, inari sushi, and other delicacies, plus Japanese Nel Drip Coffee crafted with flannel filters.
4126 27th St
Long Island City,
NY
US
For the staff at Cathy's Dance Studio, dance instruction is about more than just perfecting a tap routine or executing a proper pas de chat. It's also about building character. Each session encourages young people to bond, gain confidence, and form enduring friendships in a noncompetitive environment. This has been a part of the school's mission ever since Miss Cathy Dooley founded it in 1956, with the aim of sharing the joy of dance with aspiring students throughout Queens. Under the direction of Miss Michelle–who studied under such legends as Gregory Hines and Brenda Bufalino–this tradition continues. For over 57 years, the studio's combination of quality instruction and friendly atmosphere has earned it accolades from sources from tap legend Charles "Honi" Coles to Mayor Bloomberg. Students commute from all five boroughs to attend its ballet, jazz, hip hop, and tap classes and show off cutting-edge moves at an extravagant year-end gala performance.
3319 Crescent St
Astoria,
NY
US
Though the staff at Super Kickers focuses on teaching children the basics of soccer, their efforts don't end with sports instruction. In addition to leading youth in soccer-focused activities in the seasonal indoor and outdoor sessions of their youth soccer program, they also conduct an after-school club that merges physical activity with music and arts. And as an after-school program alternative, the staff also helms a series of Flex Pass programs spanning music and crafts. Children might make art using paints, marshmallows, and shaving cream, learn to sight-read and play the piano, join in yoga-centric imagination games, or practice keeping rhythm and melody with singing, tambourines, and egg shakers. Additionally, during summer and holiday camps, coaches and teachers lead children in indoor or outdoor soccer games, as well as other seasonal activities such as music and dance, yoga, crafts, martial arts, and bounce house time.
77-02 37th Ave.
Jackson Heights,
NY
US
At Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE's events, culinary experts share some of their favorite things to eat and sip. Many of NYCWFF's hosts are acclaimed chefs with beloved television shows: attendees may rub elbows with the likes of Rebel Eats' Justin Warner and Andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods . At the festival's Groupon-exclusive events, they can also broaden their palates through a range of experiences, including tastings, cocktail parties, and gourmet food fights between celebrity chefs. It's for a good cause, too: 100% of the NYCWFF's net proceeds go directly to Share Our Strength?s No Kid Hungry? campaign and Food Bank For New York City.
35-33 36th St.
Long Island City,
NY
US
Heart and Soul of Yoga’s teachers believe that the most effective yoga practices are tailored to the individual, a goal they seek to achieve by limiting every class to a maximum of six students. Each instructor has put in 500 hours to become certified in ISHTA, a school of yoga that combines physical, energetic, and healing yoga practices to meet a wide range of specific needs. Instructors recommend modified poses for those with injuries and lead prenatal classes that gently guide women through the physical stresses of motherhood. Heart and Soul of Yoga also recognizes yoga's ability to affect the mind and offers workshops that help students reconnect with their chakras or figure out whether they can actually read other people's thoughts.
32-18 35th Street
New York,
NY
US
