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ONLY BE NEW YORKER
Only-Be New Yorker
4 Remedies for Jetlag
Flying into the city that never sleeps with a terrible case of jetlag is no-one’s idea of a wonderful start to that much anticipated holiday. But, with a little bit of planning and discipline, you can help your body fight jetlag so that you can enjoy you New York adventures sooner after landing. There are multiple elements in an international flight that work against your body. Cabin pressure has been shown to have similar affects on the body as altitude, making you dehydrate quicker. Add that to interrupted sleep, change in time zones, lower humidity that dehydrates you, less oxygen and more carbon dioxin, and you have yourself a reliable cocktail for jetlag. Here are some well-tested anti-jetlag tips to try before, during and after that long-haul flight: Stay Hydrated This number one rule to beat jetlag isn’t as simple as drinking more water. Topping up those lost minerals is also key to make sure you don’t dehydrate. Instead of just water, try also drinking electrolyte-containing sports drinks, coconut water or tomato juice before and during your flight. Making sure you actively hydrate your body up to two days before you leave, a couple of times every hour during your flights, and in the days after you land, is a great way to manage jetlag. Also, to top up your sodium levels during the flight and encourage hydration, snack on pretzels and salted nuts, and add a little salt to your meal. Rest Up Making sure you are well rested and sleeping at the right times is another great way to ready your body for a changed time-zone...
Central Park with pets in New York
A bunch of activities await us in the famous Central Park, a park that immerses the city with its green areas, beautiful landscapes and lakes in which the tips of the New York skyscrapers reflect. Its flora extends itself along the 842 acres of land, the biggest park in Manhattan. Many valleys and Elm forests cover the grass where squirrels, rabbits and other animals live, such as turtles and frogs, who scare off with their jumps all the birds who come fishing in the lakes. This is an ideal place for you to come with your pet in perfect symbiosis with the people who visit it, the surroundings and the animals who live there. For that, you have to comply with certain rules set by the park organization so you can fully enjoy it. Dogs can go without a leash in the areas that allow dogs every day from sunrise until 9am and from 9pm until the park closes. At all times, the dog must be on a leash in the other areas of the park and the owners should pick up all the residues that the animals leave in all areas of the park. Don´t let your pet dig or play with the gardens or flowers, or drink and play in the water fountains. You´ll find fountains where they can drink from in various spots around the park. Dogs should also be on a leash in the following areas: Arthur Ross Pinetum, Bridle Path, Cedar Hill, Conservatory Garden, Kerbs Boathouse Plaza, Shakespeare Garden, Strawberry Fields, Turtle Pond Lawn and in the forests. Dogs are welcome in most areas...
A walk along City Island Avenue
In New York it is very easy to get lost or find yourself. Many travelers come to New York in search of pleasure and entertainment and are surprised by the absorbing power of this great city. A place that has grown mainly by the presence of immigrants from all over the world, New York represents many nationalities and cultures, thousands of unique personalities that converge to feed a city in constant change and movement. knowing New York is to walk from one side to another of Fifth Avenue, up the Empire State Building, see the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge, see the Chelsea galleries, visit the MOMA, eat a hot dog on the street and move around Manhattan. These days, the most curious ones choose Brooklyn as the meeting point of the new generations or alternative public. This huge district hosts a diverse population that consists of several generations of immigrants from Russia to Latin America, from Jamaica and Israel, etc.. Equally rich in tradition and culture, classic Harlem is a community of mostly African American, whose history has given us the greatness of soul, James Brown, Funkadelic´s incredible music and of course, the Jackson family first appearing in the mythical Apollo concert hall. Of course, in addition to these districts we have effervescent Queens and Bronx that long ago congregate mostly the Hispanic community in New York. In Queens, you find many Colombian food restaurants between traditional bas and other foods. The Bronx, is characterized by its various trading outdoorpoints and of course, the famous City Island Avenue. This long avenue crosses the small island of...
Beirut at the Rumsey Playfield in New York
Summerstage is a festival in New York founded in 1986 in the heart of Central Park, with the purpose of serving as a free public resource to help enrich the lives of New Yorkers. In 1990, City Parks Foundation launches free concerts in neighborhood parks throughout the city under the name of City Parks Concerts. That same year, Central Park Summerstage moved a hundred yards east of Naumberg Bandshell to Rumsey Playfield, for they needed more space to house people because of their success. In 1994, City Parks Foundation is officially in charge of the management of Summerstage, being awarded in 2003 by the Municipal Arts Society to help make New York a more livable city for its inhabitants. Year after year the Summerstage, a program of City Parks Foundation, presents performances of outstanding artistic quality, free of charge, to serve the diverse communities of New York City. Among the hundreds of concerts performed throughout the summer, we recommend the Beirut concert at Rumsey Playfield, on August 29 at 6 pm, while not free, the ticke price is interesting (from $ 32 ) Beirut is an American band that was formed in 2006. their music, which could qualify as alternative, combines elements of indie rock, folk of Eastern European and Mexican music. This is obvious in their first album Gulag Orkestar. In their latest album, The Rip Tide, in part, they become detached from the world music that had always characterized them, to create, from their own personality and freedom, a more reflective type of music, with many reminiscences of the past of its leader, Zach Condon . They...
Free open-air pools in New York
Summer is here and despite the marine breeze that sneaks around the skyscrapers, it´s incredibly hot in New York during this time of year. Although the air conditioning makes it a bit easier, it´s not great to stay at home, so going to a public pool and taking a dip is a great idea. Since there´s not a lot of space there, here´s a list of the best pools and their address. These are not all the free open-air pools in the city but some of the best ones. They are in all the districts in the Big Apple and most of them aren´t suitable for those with agoraphobia, such is their size. Asser Levy Sports Center. Behind the facade of this impressive neoclassic building and the advertisement of ´Free Public Baths´ are two open-air swimming pools that are completely free to enter, as the advert says. There´s another one that´s covered and great to swim in, but you have to pay for it. They´re open every day and the complex is located on #23 West St. Dry Dock Sports Field. Located on #408 East St, this is a clean swimming pool without a tree or shadow in sight, with a small game park annexed for the young kids. It´s totally free. Hamilton Fish Center. Also adequate for kids because it has two open-air pools, one of them exclusively for the children. Located on #128 Pitt St, it also has a gym, table tennis tables, weights area and swimming lessons for free. The pools are enormous, proportionately to the size of the Big Apple, and they also have lifeguards....
Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations
The spring exhibition 2012 organized by the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, explores the striking similarities between these two Italian designers from different periods. Inspired by the satirical “Impossible Interviews” for Vanity Fair done by Miguel Covarrubias during the thirties, the curators Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton have presented a dialogue between these two iconic women to suggest new readings of their most innovative works. Curators Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton organized this interesting exhibition. Film director, screenwriter and producer Baz Luhrmann was the creative consultant of the exhibition and created a series of filmed items for this exhibition. Catherine Martin, who is a long time collaborator of Luhrmann, did the production the filming design. The exhibition design was done by Nathan Crowley, who served as production designer (he was a creative consultant for the exhibition “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy” and “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art). All treatments of the mannequins’ heads of the masks were designed by Guido Palau. In the galleries, the iconic sets by Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada are presented in short videos, simulating a dialogue between these two outstanding designers; directed by Luhrmann, the exhibition focuses on how they explore related themes in their work through very different approaches. “By juxtaposing the work of Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada, allows us to explore how the past illuminates the present and how this revives the past,” said Koda. “The connection between the historical and modern highlights, the similarities and variations between two women who constantly have revolutionized contemporary notions of taste, beauty and glamour,” said...
Strawberry One-Act Festival
The theatre festival Strawberry One-Act has arrived in New York, a festival that´s been active since 1996. Now it´s presenting its 15th edition by the hand of its creator and artistic director, Dirk Van Fisher, who will stage the festival at The Theater at St. Clement´s, in NYC. This ´American Idol´ of theatre, a comparison made in its day by the New York Daily, constitutes one of the most important theatre events, because among the public and the theatre jury, they emit live votes to choose the best play of the season. This way, in this theatre festival that takes place twice a year, they show hundreds of theatre plays from all over the United States, which are submitted to a strict competition to challenge each other for a spot in the festival; only 40 of these plays will have the chance to compete. The format that the festival follows is a competition in itself, where the aim of all the plays is to go through from the 1st round to the semifinals and the final. Once they´ve found out who is the playwright of the winning play, he or she will receive the tasty prize of a $1500 grant and the chance to have and participate in a long-duration play to be staged at the Riant Theater. Other additional prizes that one can win at the Strawberry Festival One-Act are Best Play, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress. To submit your application and participate in the festival, there´s a time limit that expires on May 30th 2012, with the competition beginning on August 3rd and the winners being announced...
Nightlife in the Big Apple
New York is one of the most lively and cosmopolitan cities on the planet. With reason it is one of the favorite destinations for those who like style and fun. Hence, there are many places to go for a drink and keep partying all the time. One of its strengths is the huge variety of places to have fun, restaurants, clubs and bars make your night truly vibrant. So either way, if you are a lover of good drink in a place with atmosphere and style, New York can offer many options to do so. Manhattan, for example, is a lively area if you feel like going for a drink. You just need to remember the modern stars of Sex and the City, who every night roamed the wide variety of bars and clubs as fixed points of encounter. Here you can move from happy hour type bars to sophisticated, charming places, where everything seems like out of a movie. Right in Central Park in the heart of the Big Apple, you can enjoy a cocktail and a magnificent Boathouse Bar This time in the same Central Park, near East 72nd St. The King Cole Bar and Lounge is a must visit bar, not only for its history, but also for its sophisticated environment. Located at 2 East 55th St., between 5th and Madison Avs. One of its strengths is the Vodka and with all kinds of variations on classic cocktails including the Bloody Mary. Its interior decor and service is a show that really, you shouldn’t miss. For lovers of Champagne, 205 West 54th St. between 7th Ave...
Visiting New York with children
The most interesting park is New York´s Central Park. It is simply the perfect place for walking, cycling, skating, rent a boat, riding a carousel or just shooting spectacular photos. It also has its own zoo, Central Park Zoo. It is advisable to visit the park on weekends and see performances, magicians, clowns and other artists who will entertain you with many more activities fit for the whole family. Just at the southeast entrance of Central Park, on 5th Avenue you will find the oldest toy store in the United States, FAO Schwarz Store, a favorite of New York. It is the famous toy store where the piano of the legendary film Big is played by Tom Hanks. It is a paradise for children and adults. There is also a children´s restaurant. The dream of every girl is in the American Girl Place, a store with three floors full of dolls and accessories, where you can play with them, dress them enjoy live shows and many others fun activities. Is very close to FAO Schwartz, on the same avenue. At Rockefeller Center, also on the same 5th Avenue, is the largest Lego store. From outside you can see a huge model made from Lego pieces. Toys R Us is in Times Square, the big toy store that houses a giant Ferris wheel. There is a huge Barbie mansion with collectible dolls. There is also the Scholastic Store, a store devoted to children´s culture. There you can buy books, educational games, CDs and DVDs. In Dylans Candy Bar will enjoy two floors filled with candy and sweets of all kinds. In town you...
