Grand Central Terminal Hosting Squash Tournament
While visiting New York City, Grand Central Station should be on everyone’s to do list.
From January 20-26, 2012, not only will you see all the usual highlights of Grand Central, but there is also a world class squash tournament going on, completely free to view. A court and seating is constructed inside beautiful Vanderbilt Hall. Try to make the time to catch the action.
After viewing the action, you can take the NYC subway uptown to Museum Mile, Central Park, FAO Schwarz or other New York City attractions. If you opt to go downtown you can head to The Brooklyn Bridge, Union Square Park, Wall Street or The Statue of Liberty.
Either way, it provides not only a great venue for the tournament but ideally situated to continue your sightseeing in NYC.
NYC’s International Center of Photography to Showcase New Exhibits
When visiting New York City with the many Broadway shows, museums and restaurants to choose from often the International Center of Photography gets overlooked. It should be on every New York City tourist list of things to do.
Beginning January 20, the International Center of Photography presents four new exhibitions will be of interest to both professional and amateur photographers alike. Weegee: Murder Is My Business (on view through September 2) highlights the work of one of the most relentlessly inventive figures in American photography, whose dramatic and often lurid photographs of New York crimes and news events set the standard for what has become known as tabloid journalism. The Loving Story showcases photography by Grey Villet that documents the story of the couple who was instrumental in overturning all race-based marriage bans in 1967. Magnum Contact Sheets explores how Magnum photographers have captured and edited their best shots from the 1930s to the present. And, finally, Perspectives 2012 focuses on emerging young artists working in photography and video in a non-thematic series of group exhibitions.
Located in the heart of midtown Manhattan, only steps from Bryant Park, Grand Central Station, Times Square and so many other New York City landmarks.
New York City hosting the Winter Antiques Show
When planning your visit to New York City, tourist often overlook smaller venues for conventions and shows. For example, each winter, the most prestigious antiques show in America comes to the Park Avenue Armory, featuring “the best of the best,” from Roman antiquities to mid-century-modern items. Expect to see plenty of American, plus English, European and Asian fine wares and decorative arts.
This year, the show runs from January 20 – 29th.
For those of you not familiar with the Park Avenue Armory, it is located in Manhattan’s prestigious Upper East Side neighborhood, steps from Central Park, The Frick Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and a short walk from Grand Central Terminal.
New York City Javits Center to Host Motorcycle Show
Whether visiting New York City as a tourist or you live here, NYC is often host to a variety of conventions at the Javits Center. Situated minutes from Broadway’s Theater District, The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum and other New York City attractions for locals and tourists alike.
This year, the world’s largest motorcycle show series returns to the Javits Center, January 20-22nd, giving you an all-access pass to the world of motorcycling with hundreds of the latest street bikes, dirt bikes, cruisers, scooters and ATVs, plus vintage bikes and impressive customs. Guests will love the Kawasaki Design-a-Bike interactive feature that allows you to digitally create a custom ride; Motorcycling Through the Decades, which highlights vintage bikes of yesteryear; The Marketplace for accessories and gadgets; and much more.
New American Wing Galleries opening at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The "Met" is opening an expanded wing in January, 2012
Located on Manhattan’s exclusive Upper East Side, just down the block on 5th Avenue form the Guggenheim is The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ”The Met,” as it is known to both New Yorkers and tourist visiting New York alike, is one of the most exclusive museums in the world. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is also free; there is a “suggested admission” of $25 per person, however, that is completely optional.
On January 16, 2012, twenty-five new and expanded galleries provide visitors with a rich history of American art from the 18th through the early 20th century. The museum’s collection of American paintings is displayed together for the first time including works by John Singleton Copley, Thomas Eakins and Winslow Homer. The centerpiece of the new installation is Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze’s 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware.
After you visit the museum, you can walk into Central Park, take a New York City bus ride down historic 5th Avenue or simply take the NYC subway to other wonderful neighborhoods.
American Songbook Series performing at Lincoln Center, NYC
This series, performing January 12 – February 11, presented by Lincoln Center, celebrates the diversity of American popular song from Broadway to bluegrass, to rock, pop and hip-hop along with three evenings devoted to great American composers and lyricists. Performers include Laura Benanti, Michael Cerveris and LaChanze, as well as the “Queen of British Musicals,” the great Elaine Page. Composers and lyricists being honored are William Finn (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), folk icon Woody Guthrie and Jule Styne (Gypsy, Funny Girl). Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights) will open the series with a new rap composition about Alexander Hamilton. Performances take place in the Allen Room with views of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline.
Brooklyn New York B.A.M. Winter/Spring Season
BAM is one of New York City’s great cultural secrets. Located in downtown Brooklyn, BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), is located in downtown Brooklyn, maybe a 30 minute walk from the Brooklyn Bridge and the promenade in Brooklyn Heights.
BAM’s Winter/Spring season features nine theater, dance and nouveau cirque engagements. Some of this season’s highlights include Kevin Spacey as Richard III in the final season of The Bridge Project, a world premiere from The Mark Morris Dance Group, a 35th anniversary celebration of DanceAfrica, the return of UK company Cheek by Jowl with a new production of John Ford’s ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore and Swedish contemporary circus troupe Cirkus Cirkor in the US premiere of Wear It Like a Crown.
NYC Broadway Tickets on Discount Two For One – Limited Time
Mom and two daughters enjoying New York City before Broadway.
Visiting New York City after the holidays can often be a great advantage to those looking to explore New York at a discount. Once the Tree is gone from Rockefeller Center and the crowds begin to disperse, there are great values for tourist and New Yorkers alike.
One example is BroadwayWeek. There are numerous Broadway shows available at a 2 for 1 price. Some of these Broadway classics include Chicago, The Lion King, Wicked and other Broadway classics. This is a great opportunity to see some of the great theater New York City has to offer at a discounted rate.
PhotoTrek Tours in NYC
Hello. Just a reminder, when visiting NYC, there are several walking tours, however, please consider PhotoTrek Tours. Our unique tours combine a personal photographer who is also a licensed NYC Tour guide. Guests are captured in all their photos with New York City landmarks such as Central Park and The Brooklyn Bridge as backdrops.
During the tour, you will also receive insights about where to get discounted theater tickets such as TKTS, shopping, dining and off the beaten path places to visit. Enjoy your stay.
NYC Restaurant Week, 2012
One of the best times of the year to sample some of the great foods of NYC is restaurant week here in New York. In 2012, the dates for the winter are January 16 – February 10, 2012. You can get a full list of participating restaurants at www.nycgo.com.