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2021 Downtown Holiday Lights and Events

Post author By Downtown Magazine
Post date November 23, 2021

Photo: J. Kratochvil.

Downtown NYC is filling up with the holiday spirit! We’ve included here a roundup of upcoming holiday lighting ceremonies and fun festivities.

*South Street Seaport’s Chanukah Family Fun Day, Nov. 28, 3pm-5pm

Photo: J. Kratochvil.

Festivities begin with the Grand Ice Carving of Menorah Show – 3:00pm – 3:30pm

Indoor and Outdoor Activities and Entertainment – 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Families can enjoy a variety of winter themed and Chanukah activities and projects including balloons, coloring books, and donut decorating. RSVP for Chanukah crafts here.
Grand Menorah Lighting – 4:30pm – 5:00pm
Celebrate the start of Chanukah with your loved ones as neighborhood figureheads light the first candle at sundown.

Brookfield Place Luminaries, Nov. 29-Jan. 2

This installation and holiday tradition features a canopy of colorful lights emanating from hundreds of suspended lanterns. Luminaries was created by the LAB at Rockwell Group for Brookfield Place, inspired by the season’s traditions of sharing, giving, and community.

Touchless wishing stations located on the ground allow visitors to send a motion-activated ‘wish’ into the canopy of lanterns above, prompting a magical display of lights and colors. For each wish made and each interaction with Luminaries, Brookfield Place will donate $1 up to $25,000 to City Harvest, New York City’s largest food rescue organization.

This year, Luminaries debuts Maestro, a new interactive experience that will enable guests to conduct their own symphony. Maestro leverages skeletal tracking technology which allows you to show off your creativity as your own unique light show is displayed in unison with holiday music. The kiosk is an organic form, inspired by an abstraction of global instruments from harps to guitars, and is manufactured by Timbur and made of CNC-milled plywood.

NYSE Tree Lighting, Dec. 1, 2pm-6pm

The NYSE’s Tree Lighting prepares for its 98th holiday season. Head over to Experience Plaza, on the corner of Wall and Broad Streets. The event will feature performances by the Harlem Globetrotters, The Salvation Army Band, Senri Oe, the Léman Manhattan Preparatory School Choir and the USMC Toys for Tots Kettle Bell Ringers; holiday-ready companies like Build-a-Bear, Barkbox and Coca-Cola will also be getting in on the festivities-Santa may also be stopping by! Refreshments will be served. The event will livestream beginning 4:15pm. nyse.com

The Seaport Christmas Tree Lighting Block Party, Dec. 2, 5pm-8pm

Ring in the holidays with live music, pictures with Santa, hot chocolate, apple cider, and kids crafts the block party will have indoor and outdoor activities open to the public. Schedule breakdown:
Holiday crafts and live music – The Corner, 25 Fulton St. (RSVP here)
Kids’ coloring activities – McNally Jackson Books, 4 Fulton St.
Hot chocolate at Cobble & Co. and hot apple cider from Fulton Stall Market – Cobble & Co., 19 Fulton and St. Fulton Stall Market, Corner of Fulton St. and Water St.
Mulled wine and spiked hot chocolate – Garden Bar, 19 Fulton St.
Hester Street Pop-Up Marketing – 205 Front St. (5:00pm – 9:00pm)
Sip & shop at SJP – SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker, 93 South St.
Christmas tree cookies – Funny Face Bakery, 6 Fulton St.
Upcoming Exhibit Previews – The South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St.
Live music performances – (5:30pm – 8:00pm)
Photobooth with Santa – 8 Fulton St.
Christmas Tree Lighting – 6:45pm
Watch the Howard Hughes Corporation and special music guests light the locally sourced tree and enjoy the Christmas magic.
The Ugly Sweater Party – 8:00pm – 12:00am
Unwind and celebrate the start of the holiday season with specialty cocktails and music from special guest DJ Mel Debarge at Pearl Alley. RSVP free for the Ugly Sweater Party here.

Holiday Lights at Battery Park, Dec. 2, 6pm

Celebrate the fifth night of Chanukah and see the annual tree lighting at Battery Park’s Holiday Lights event! Special appearances by Sing Harlem Choir, PS/IS 276 Advanced Chorus, and you-know-who! Free RSVP here.

Washington Square Park Tree Lighting, Dec. 8, 6pm

Washington Square Park Christmas Treet — Washington Square Park Tree Lighting Ceremony

NYC’s iconic park in the heart of Greenwich Village prepares for the holiday season. There will also be a Meta/Facebook live event, streaming The Rob Susman Brass Quarter along with singalong holiday songs. Santa may make an appearance. Also, there will be Christmas Eve caroling Dec. 24, at 5pm. washingtonnyc.org

Tags battery park, Chanukah, Christmas, Downtown, holiday lights, Holidays, Kids, menorah, NYSE, south street seaport, Ugly Sweater, washington square park

Featured

Breaking Ice with Rev Run & DJ Ruckus at the Seaport

Post author By Grace Capobianco
Post date December 14, 2018

Last night we went old school with Rev Run and DJ Ruckus, for the pre-opening of Winterland at The Seaport. It was truly a magical evening, and seeing our Downtown New York City skyline from rooftop perspectives is something we are quite used to, but this view takes the prize for the WOW factor.

Breaking Ice with Rev Run & DJ Ruckus at the Seaport The Masters of Rap

The Seaport is an 11-block area that lies along the East River, next to the Financial District. It is home to some of the oldest architecture in the city and was incredibly important to the early maritime industry of New York. You can learn more about the historic area by visiting the South Street Seaport Museum.

Today the Seaport is owned and managed by Howard Hughes Corporation. Although there was more than enough controversy about the development of the Seaport, the effort was successful to bring it into the new millennium with the redevelopment of this historic area into a shopping and lifestyle destination. The $785 million, 400,000-square-foot development led by CEO David Weinreb, includes 10 Corso, Malibu Farm, ESPN, Tuck Room, iPic Theater, R 17, Mr. C. Seaport (left), SJP Collection (below), and soon but not soon enough, our dear friend Jean George Vongerichten, along with David Chang and more.

Last night our Editor in Chief Deb Martin and I danced, jumped, ate, and drank our way through a fun-filled evening with the opening of Winterland, the only outdoor ice skating rooftop in all of New York. AND we also had the pleasure of sitting down with DJ Run, founder of Run D.M.C. and the evening’s featured entertainer.

Grace A. Capobianco What do you think about downtown and where this area has come from since 9\11?

Rev Run It’s amazing. We’re a fighting town, a fighting spirit, we pull together. You never know how you will pull together until you have to, nobody knows how strong they are until they have to. I love the fierceness of our people, we pull together, I think that we are on our way to be “all the way up!”

GC When you were playing the song Empire State of Mind by Alicia Keys and JayZ you just blew it out of the park, and the crowd tonight went crazy. Could you feel the energy in the room?

RR Yes, I did, you gotta push it, I helped to push the record tonight.

GC What do you think of rap today from where it began?

RR Listen, you gotta look at Jay Z and people like that. People progress. People are always saying, I like it better with Run DMC and LL Cool J, but if you look at it you see Drake is doing something very authentic too. He sings, he can make a song, and he gets mad when he is not put up for pop song of the year. He has the most dreams, he’s the biggest star around so what do I think of Drake, JayZ, and Beyonce touring the world? I mean I can’t sit here and say, “Oh it was better when Run DMC played the Garden. Today Jay Z and Beyonce are playing stadiums, things are progressing. I love to hear the record we played Fat Joe All The Way, you said your theme song is Empire State of Mind, but also the hits keep coming, it’s the leading music.

Deb Martin Does it make you feel good to see the evolution of rap? You are one of the pioneers.

Rev Run I don’t take that credit because you have Grand Master Flash, Cold Crush Brothers, I don’t take credit from it. I was glad God gave me a talent. You see my show this isn’t Run DMC, I’m a DJ, I’m playing all these hit records from other people so I’m grateful for my place in the story, and I love hip-hop so I’m proud of all it. I’m looking at Kurtis Blow with the Hip Hop Nutcracker right now, there is just so much going on.

DM I love that, what a great idea that is.

Rev Run Yes, it’s blowing my mind and he’s killing it too. So if you think of it, I was the son of Kurtis Blow years ago, he called himself the King of Rap, then Run DMC came along and we were the Kings of Rap. Then he had a Christmas record and we had Christmas in Hollis so I don’t think any one person can claim Kingship cause you know, the Lord picks you up and puts you down, and then picks up somebody else.

DM It’s amazing to see the progression and the evolution of the music.

RR Yeah, I love it I just wait for the new stars with the new voices, but you know, there’s nothing new under the sun. I’ll be here today, and 100 years from now they will have my records and there will be somebody else claiming that they’re the King.

GC Do you feel that rap has moved more into the mainstream now a lot more people are listening to it now?

RR It’s a big big deal like I say you have to go back to Jay Z and Beyonce they sell out. Before you blink your eyes it’s sold out. JayZ puts out a record and the people go crazy, and Drake, same thing. Lil Wayne put out a record with Swizz Beatz recently after years of battling with his record company and it’s a hit record right now. So I just think that it’s all progressing and it’s all good!

GC What’s your favorite restaurant downtown New York City

Rev Run Man, you’re putting me on the spot in front of all these beautiful downtown restaurants! – you know my favorite restaurant downtown, the one with the garage doors, Barbuto. My wife and I love to eat there.

Tags deb martin, Grace A. Capobianco, Holidays, Ice Skating, nightlife, Party, Pier 17, rev run, Run-DMC, seaport, south street seaport, winter

Dining

A look at The Tuck Room, a great new spot from Chef Sherry Yard & Sommelier Adam Seger

Post author By Caisse Davis
Post date November 15, 2016

Dinner and a movie have never been classier than at the iPic Theater in South Street Seaport. Not only can you order food in the comfort of your theater seat, you can also grab a bite to eat before or after the movie at newly-opened The Tuck Room located on the third floor of iPic.

Sherry Yard, James Beard award-winning chef and COO of iPic’s restaurant division, curates The Tuck Room’s menu while Adam Seger, iPic’s master bartender and advanced sommelier, creates the eclectic seasonal cocktails. Last Monday, the Downtown team had the opportunity to attend a dinner and cocktail tasting at The Tuck Room. Yard’s menu features bite-sized and handheld gourmet treats among other items, perfect for eating in the theater, that Downtown was able to taste for ourselves.

Our first drink upon arrival was a Riesling cocktail with Pop Rocks at the bottom of the champagne glass. It was crisp and refreshing, perfect for the first drink of the night.

The first course was a delicious Ponzu Mignonette oyster, displayed on a glass plate, frozen to keep the oyster cold. A beautiful presentation for a delightful treat! Wine was given per each course, to accompany a different taste for each dish.Our second course was a dish called “The Avocado,” featuring half of a grilled and stuffed Hass avocado with breadcrumbs, cotija cheese, shallot-avocado mousse and finger lime pearls. This dish reinvents avocados to the next level, filled with different flavors and textures to satisfy any palette.In between courses, Yard and her executive chef explained each dish and ensured we were pleased with our meal—which we were, every time. The next course offered was an amazing brioche-crusted crab cake with Old Bay remoulade and a citrus salad. Yard’s crab cake recipe does not have any unnecessary fillers in the cake; instead, it’s just pure crab to emphasize its buttery and fresh flavor.Other courses included sweet and spicy pork belly lettuce wraps, Chinatown duck and Scarlet pepper steak. As you may guess, each course was better than the last. Yard’s creations are made with love, passion and really live up to her “craveable American cuisine” mantra.

After dinner, Seger took us into an area called The Green Room, where you have to push a secret book in the bookcase for the door to open. While there, we fawned over the works of Peter Tunney that lined each wall of The Green Room. We were also invited to try some dessert and any drink of our choice on the menu. Seger explained the cocktail menu, sharing that the cocktails change seasonally.

There is also a VIP bartender once a week, where one individual from New York’s hottest lounges, clubs or bars serves The Tuck Room crowd with cocktail creations of their own and a personal playlist to accompany the night.

The Tuck Room is sure to please any customer for drinks, dinner or both! There’s no need to purchase a movie ticket to visit The Tuck Room — just come on an empty stomach and you will leave feeling satisfied and amazed at every turn.

Tags Adam Seger, Chef Sherry Yard, downtown nyc, gourmet food, iPic, iPic Theater, Peter Tunney, Pop Rocks, restaurant opening, Riesling, Seaport District, Sherry Yard, south street seaport, the tuck room

Events Living

GOGO THIS WEEK FOR DOWNTOWN: Monday, Nov. 7 – Monday, Nov. 14

Post author By Trip by Skyscanner
Post date November 7, 2016

Gogobot is an innovative planning tool that tailors recommendations for places to stay, eat and play to your specific tastes. It also allows you to share your great experiences with people who have the same interests as you; people in your “tribes.”

Gogobot’s GoGo This Week feature empowers you to discover and take advantage of great events, openings and exhibits throughout the city each week. Visit the website or download the app for more GoGo This Week upcoming events.

Here are some exciting events and sites to check out in downtown New York this week, courtesy of Gogobot:

Food Films with Alton Brown:

Metrograph (Lower East Side)

Saturday, Nov. 12 – Sunday, Nov. 13 (check site for showtimes)

Before hitting the kitchen hard in preparation for Thanksgiving, spend the weekend with Alton Brown. he will be introducing the films and holding post screening discussions, watching some of his favorite food films including Eat Drink Man Woman, Big Night, Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers, and The God Of Cookery. Tickets start at $15.

Election Night Party:

Village Pourhouse (East Village)

Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Nov. 8 will go down in history, whatever the results…We may be celebrating or grieving, either way we will be downing special Donald Drumpf and Secret Server cocktails at Village Pourhouse. There will be Trump and Clinton pinatas on hand with very desirable prizes like a gift certificate to a tanning salon…

Elmgreen & Dragset Exhibit:

FLAG Art Foundation (Chelsea)

Wednesday through Saturday from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM through Dec. 17

Elmgreen & Dragset’s latest thought-provoking exhibition, Changing Subjects, explores the topics of identity, sexuality, death and social values. The shows opens with Modern Moses, a wax figure of a sleeping baby seemingly abandoned in front of an ATM machine…FREE

Supermoon on the Highline:

The High Line (Chelsea)

Monday, Nov. 14 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

On November 14, the moon will be at its closest point to the earth. What does that mean? Supermoon — the biggest in almost 70 years! So, unless you are willing to wait until November 25, 2034 for the next one, we suggest you make it to The High Line for some of the best views!

Election Day Dance Party

Union Square Park (Union Square)

Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 12:00 to 9:00 PM

This has been one of the most stressful elections ever! There is only one way to relieve the stress — dance it off! The Election Day Dance Party presented by What The Float is a great way to recover from the results. Stop by anytime between 12:00 PM and 9:00 PM for a free set of headphones, great company and the sort of beats that will — hopefully — shake off the blues and reds of this election. FREE

New Artisanal Movie Theater:

iPic Theater (South Street Seaport)

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Continuing the dine-in theater trend, the new iPic Theater brings gourmet meals (by Chef Sherry) and hand-crafted cocktails (by Adam Seger) to create the ultimate movie theater experience. The reclining leather seats are alone worth a trip. Those not opting for the eat-in option can still enjoy perks like gourmet popcorn, old school candy and fancy concession stand treats. Tickets start at $16.

7.NYC Horror Film Festival:

Cinepolis Chelsea (Chelsea)

Thursday, Nov. 10 – Sunday, Nov. 13 (Check site for showtimes)

Halloween is once a year, but that does not mean you have to give up the chills for holiday cheer. The fright fest continues into November at NYC Horror Film Festival with over 50 screening of gory gore, scary slasher and creepy sci-fi films. This year Adrienne Barbeau will receive a lifetime achievement award for films like The Fog, Creepshow, Swamp Thing and Escape From New York. Tickets start at $16.

-Courtesy of Gogobot

If you know of great events happening in your neck of the woods that might be a fit for a future GoGo This Week column, please send details about the event to events@gogobot.com.

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iPic now open in the South Street Seaport

Post author By Eva Troester
Post date October 13, 2016

Last weekend marked the official opening of the brand new iPic theater at the South Street Seaport on Oct. 7. Located at 11 Fulton Street in the remodeled Fulton Market building, this is iPic’s first NYC location, and we have no doubt that this will be the new go-to for Lower Manhattan’s moviegoers — and draw crowds from all over the city.

“The experience, the architecture, the art that you saw when you walked in here, we don’t replicate that from location to location. So each location is unique onto itself,” said Michelle Soundry, founder and CEO of Gab Group who handles iPic’s PR.

“I’m really excited to share this experience with you and for you to meet all of the incredible spear headers behind the iPic brand experience,” Soundry said as she welcomed the guests at the press preview on Oct 6.

The Seaport’s new iPic theater features eight auditoriums with plenty of seats — even debuting their new options: iPic’s patented Pod and Chaise Lounge seating, bringing the experience to the ultimate comfort level. Each seat also comes with a blanket and pillow and equipped with buttons to make sure, your seat is exactly to your comfort.

“We looked at every aspect of movie-going, looked at all of the negatives and turned the negatives into positives. The four biggest complaint we heard from people were they have sticky floors, noisy, kids are running in and out of the theater. It’s not comfortable, so we addressed every single one of them,” explained Hamid Hashemi, President & CEO of iPic Entertainment.

“Looking at the comfort and convenience that you have in your home, what do we do? We lie on a couch, really comfortable, great sound system, pillow and a blanket and you sip on your drink. Now you can do it right inside of an auditorium and have an assured experience,” he continued.

More than that — and probably our favorite part — the menu! There is the “Dining in the Dark” experience, in which food will be brought to your seat all at the mere push of a button.

Masterfully created by chef Sherry Yard and master bartender and sommelier Adam Seger, no one will be left hungry or thirsty. Just wanting more. And luckily there is plenty to choose from. The menu reads dishes such as Reuben Croquettes and Chinois Chicken Salad Wrap, while the drink menu shakes up specialty cocktails like Empire State of Mind Manhattan and Big Apple Margarita.

“I think it’s all important for you to know that we make everything we can from scratch, and if it isn’t made from scratch, it’s made by friends of mine and they make it to my speck,” said Sherry Yard about the quality of the menu. It features many dishes made in collaboration by Yard and her friends.

“To understand the food just a little bit, it’s always my favorite food that I love to eat, I call it crave-able American cuisine, food that I love to eat every day,” Yard explained.

The cocktails deserve a few words of their own. An extensive list of specialty cocktails mixed with tried-and-true classics, seasonal brews and coffee “dessertails” for a little sweet pick-me-up.

“What’s really behind it is the passion and the love — and that’s what iPic is all about. The passion that everyone has about the movies, we try and bring that in the glass for you. And it doesn’t just stop at the cocktails, if you’re a beer drinker, we’re working with some of the top micro-brewers here in the city,” said Adam Seger.

“I absolutely love making drinks and I hire people who love making drinks. And that’s really at the essence of at the deference of what we’re all about,” he added.

Guests can enjoy both the food and the drinks without the movie experience. On the third floor of the multiplex, they will find the Tuck Room, a destination drinking and dining den inspired by the city that brought cocktail culture to vibrant life.

The iPic theater has found itself in great company at the South Street Seaport with neighbors such as Guess and Hornblower Cruise and events as well as the future home of Momofuku and a Jean Georges restaurant. The iPic theater will be yet another attraction at the Seaport only cementing the Seaport District as one of the hottest destinations of Lower Manhattan.

“First of all, we’re thrilled to have iPic opening their first cinema in New York in the South Street Seaport. It’s exactly what we’ve been telegraphing to the market where we want to go,” explained Phillip St. Pierre, General Manager for the South Street Seaport.

“iPic has a wonderful experience that they’re delivering to the customer and – that’s kind of a thread that you’re going see running throughout everything that we do over the next few years. It’s all going to be about experiences and bringing something to Manhattan that isn’t really easy to place in any particular project,” he added.

Downtown was in attendance for iPic’s press opening on Oct 6. and was delighted to try out the full experience with comfortable seating, cocktail concoctions, bites of the crave-able food and an exclusive preview of the psychological drama, Girl on the Train.

“Welcome! We have waited a long time for iPic to arrive in Lower Manhattan. I’m thrilled to have attended the press opening. You can be sure that find me at iPic enjoying their first-class seating, Adam’s delicious and creative cocktails along with Chef Sherry’s 5 star bites,” said Grace A. Capobianco, CEO and Publisher of Downtown after the event.

The Seaport District’s new iPic theater held its grand-opening on Friday Oct. 7, and is now open every day for guests to enjoy the luxury dine-in movie experience, that iPic Theaters have become known and loved for. Read more about the theater, showing schedule and its memberships on their website.

Culture Events Living

GOGO THIS WEEK FOR DOWNTOWN: Monday, Oct. 10 – Monday, Oct. 17

Post author By Trip by Skyscanner
Post date October 10, 2016

Photography by Tony Shi

Here are some exciting events and sites to check out in downtown New York this week, courtesy of Gogobot:

Photo: Courtesy of NYCWFF

1. New York City Wine & Food Festival
Check website for complete list of venues
Thursday, Oct. 13 – Sunday, Oct. 16 (check website for times)

The Food Network and Cooking Channel extravaganza known as the New York City Wine & Food Festival is a cornucopia of tastings, talks, classes and food parties with all your favorite chefs and TV personalities. Tickets start at $85.

Photo: Courtesy of Craft Beer Festival

2. Craft Beer Fest
Lexington Armory (Flatiron)
Friday, Oct. 14 from 8-10:30pm; Saturday, Oct. 15 from 2-4:30pm and 7-9:30pm

You’re in a for a real brewer’s treat at the NYC Craft Beer Festival. Over 75 breweries from across the country will be pouring their limited release and seasonal selections. Tickets start at $55.

Photo: Courtesy of Skirball Center

3. Ludovico Einaudi Live
NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (Greenwich Village)
Monday, Oct. 17 – Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 PM

Those looking for a truly unique listening experience must see Italian alt-classical composer/pianist Ludovico Einaudi in concert. He’ll be playing works from his latest album, Elements. Tickets start at $69.

4. Past, Present and Future of the NYC Subway
City Hall Park (Civic Center)
Saturday, Oct. 15 at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM

Untapped Cities‘ tours have been taking us to the most wonderful (and most secret) places around New York. This week, we are going underground on a Tour of the Past, Present and Future of the NYC Subway. Trust us, this is one train you don’t want to miss. $35

Photo: Courtesy of Tast of Seaport

5. Taste of the Seaport
Front Street between Fulton Street and Peck Slip (South Street Seaport)
Saturday, Oct. 15th from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Nothing beats an afternoon spent at the South Street Seaport. This Saturday come (re)discover the culinary delights of Lower Manhattan. Over 40 restaurants will be offering sampling from their sweet and savory menus. $35 for five tastings.

6. Funky Halloween Candy
Economy Candy (East Village)
Daily

If you never been to this one-of-a kind shop in the East Village, Halloween is the perfect excuse to browse and stock up on some seriously cool, weird and old school candy: Turkish Taffy, Bubble Gum Cigars and Cigarettes, Candy Buttons, Push Pop, Charleston Chew, Big League Chewing Gum, Cry Baby Tears and our personal favorites: Shakespearean Insult Gum, Squirrel Nut Zippers, and Pop Rocks! The kids in your apartment building with thank you, if the candy even makes it that far.

If you know of great events happening in your neck of the woods that might be a fit for a future GoGo This Week column, please send details about the event to events@gogobot.com

-Courtesy of Gogobot

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