Yesterday, right in the heart of trendy Williamsburg, a place many (well, at least I) had been waiting for finally opened — Maru Coffee. I couldn’t resist: I started my day with ☕️🥐 at the new spot, just so I could sit down and write this text. If the name “Maru” sparks nostalgia for you,…
On September 19, the 24th season of the Open House New York festival was officially launched. The evening was a closed presentation of the festival’s program for OHNY members, volunteers, and partners. The main program for the public will be announced a little later. We can’t reveal all the unique locations in this article —…
Yesterday in New York, Los Angeles Apparel opened its flagship store — a story dramatic enough to deserve its own Netflix documentary. Oops — that documentary already exists: Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel premiered in 2025. But let’s take it step by step. Los Angeles Apparel is all about contemporary basics — T-shirts, hoodies,…
Yesterday, the Ukrainian Institute of America held an open house to celebrate Ukraine’s Independence Day. The Ukrainian Institute of America (UIA) is a nonprofit that promotes Ukrainian art, music, literature, and history in New York. Since 1948, it’s been a hub for exhibitions, concerts, lectures, and cultural programs that connect Ukrainian heritage with a wider…
True New Yorkers don’t go to observation decks to enjoy the city views — they go to bars where the skyline is just as spectacular. Here’s a real gem: Ophelia Lounge is a stylish rooftop cocktail bar and lounge in Midtown East, just north of the United Nations Headquarters. The bar is famous for its…
In one of the city’s most prestigious neighborhoods, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 79th Street—right across from Central Park and next to the Metropolitan Museum of Art—stands a mansion that manages to outshine even its equally distinguished neighbors with its grandeur and opulent exterior. This residence, a striking monument of New York’s “Gilded…
What if an art gallery was about food — and food was about art?That’s exactly the idea behind A Still Life Tasting: a cultural-gastronomic experience inside the Brooklyn gallery Hudson Wilder. In DUMBO — a Brooklyn neighborhood every tourist has heard of — there’s a place most tourists don’t know, but locals love and cherish:…
In Red Hook, one of Brooklyn’s most atmospheric and creatively charged neighborhoods, you’ll find a unique art space — JAMIERI Studio. More than just a showroom, it’s a true platform showcasing contemporary Georgian design, craftsmanship, and architecture on the international stage. The JAMIERI project (on Instagram — @j.amieri) was created to introduce audiences to the…
Since 1983, mermaids, neptunes, and other sea creatures have been arriving in New York to take part in a dazzling and spectacular parade through the streets of the legendary Coney Island neighborhood. Coney Island is a beachside district in southern Brooklyn, New York City. It became world-famous for its historic amusement parks, especially Luna Park,…
