Pre Covid-19 we searched the internet everyday looking for the very best of What's Happening, primarily on Manhattan's WestSide, so that you didn't have to." We made it as easy as 1-2-3.
Covid has required some changes.

The 30 best things to do this fall in NYC – TimeOutNY

"We have the ultimate list of things to do in the fall—NYC's Halloween events and autumn activities that can't be beat – Will Gleason & Shaye Weaver

"Just being in NYC in the fall is an experience in itself—for a few brief months, we all channel Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail and breathe in the crisp air filled with the smell of leaves and pretend we're in the middle of a love story for the ages (maybe we are). It's true that NYC is one of the most sought out places to experience the best that fall offers, from delightfully spooky Halloween events and festivals to gorgeous leaf-peeping opportunities and some of the best festivals."

Autumn in NYC is tough to match!"

  1. Be a shutterbug at Photoville
  2. Gawk at the Dior exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum
  3. Get lit at the Illumination Light Art Festival
  4. See incredible art at the Armory Show
  5. Attend the Feast of San Gennaro
  6. Return to Refinery29's 29Rooms
  7. Laugh it up at the New York Comedy Festival
  8. Go to Brooklyn Made's opening
  9. Celebrate Halloween
  10. Ascend Summit One Vanderbilt
  11. Marvel at this realistic Sistine Chapel exhibit
  12. Get a glow up at Lightscape
  13. Geek out at New York Comic Con
  14. Head to these great spots for leaf-peeping
  15. Watch the Tony Awards
  16. Bump and grind with the New York Burlesque Festival
  17. Dig into apple cider donuts from NYC's farmers market
  18. Roam the grounds at the New York Botanical Garden
  19. Go apple picking just outside the city
  20. Get lit at Flame, a pyrotechnic pop-up restaurant
  21. Go kayaking (for free) until October
  22. Check out these brand-new restaurants
  23. See this year's Costume Institute show
  24. Watch a film at 2021's New York Film Festival
  25. Take in an immersive Bill Cunningham exhibit
  26. Go see Sun & Sea at BAM
  27. Get rustic at the Queens County Farm Museum
  28. Hit up a museum for free on Museum Day
  29. See a Disney-themed art exhibition
  30. See the NYC Marathon in person once again!

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The best holiday markets open in NYC this year - TONY

"At a holiday market, NYC offers the best decorations, food and winter activities to get you in the merriest of moods. Shaye Weaver / TONY

The best holiday markets are right here in NYC—full of both the holiday spirit and the most unique gifts out there. While fancy Christmas window displays may entice you, NYC's holiday markets often include ice skating, tree and menorah lightings, great food vendors, and fun holiday activities. Shopping for the perfect gift doesn't have to be stressful, make it fun at these holiday markets."

This is the BEST

The Bank of America Winter Village

The Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park and all its holiday spirit is back with free ice-skating but also its Urbanspace holiday market bringing over 170 shops, including a bunch of new kiosks and eateries for your shopping and eating pleasure through January 2, 2022. It'll also bring back its Small Business Spotlight that gives four New York City-based minority-owned small businesses, with annual revenues of $1 million or less, an opportunity to showcase their products in a free booth at the Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park. You'll also be able to cozy up at The Lodge by Prime Video, a covered, outdoor après-themed area where visitors can grab a festive cocktail, enjoy delicious food, watch the ice skaters or admire the tree.

for all the rest go HERE

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So many great things to see and do, places to eat and drink in NYC.

How to find them? Here are 6 more of my fave NYC suggestions:

5 cool things every visitor to NYC should do now - TONY

Pier 17's Cozy Winter Cabins Are Back For The Season With Unbelievable Rooftop Views - Secret NYC

The Best Sichuan Restaurants In NYC - New York - The Infatuation

Holiday Windows Are Back. And So Are New York Shoppers. - The New York Times

Rockefeller Center Is Attracting NYC's Top Dining Talent - Eater NY

The 15 best NYC holiday markets of 2021 | 6sqft

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If you are looking for some of the best info on food and drink, restaurants and eating in New York City, then you want to head to New York magazine's Grub Street.

Right now you want to check out: The Return of Restaurants

"Make up for lost meals. No takeout, no pasta kits, just 66 of the best new (or newly relevant) places to eat." Edited by Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld, Photographs by Dina Litovsky.

Here are 3 more of my faves:

Experience Arthur Avenue Alfresco

Zero Otto Nove / 2357 Arthur Ave., Belmont

Zero Otto Nove has been a mainstay of the Bronx's Little Italy since it opened in 2008. But Open Streets' weekend transformation of Arthur Avenue into the car-free Piazza di Belmont has brought a fresh and breezy feel to this first-rate southern Italian trattoria. Previously, restaurants along the strip rarely set up for outdoor dining, confining the festivities to the often-curtained dining rooms. Now and hopefully forever, the celebratory and communal open-air atmosphere brings the action (and all the neighborhood characters) outdoors, where diners partake in lively people-watching while enjoying dishes like citrusy seafood salad, butternut-squash pizza, and mafalde cooked in tinfoil.—Terri Ciccone

Rediscover the Joy of Big Round Tables

Hwa Yuan / 42 East Broadway

There are many good reasons to revisit Manhattan's Chinatown these days. But if you're in the mood for a quick Peking-duck banquet or a taste of Shorty Tang's famous dry-sautéed crispy beef in a crowded, near-celebratory post-pandemic atmosphere, this East Broadway destination is the place to be. When we dropped in on a Friday evening not long ago, the streets outside were still eerily empty, and so were the dining booths set up on the sidewalk. But inside the brightly lit two-floor restaurant, parties of revelers from uptown, across the river, and around the neighborhood filled the round tables. For those acclimated to dining in the great indoors, we guarantee a bite of Peking duck (or crispy beef) never tasted so good.—A.P.41

Nosh Bagels and Lox Off Madison Square

Mark's Off Madison / 41 Madison Ave.

At Mark's, which opened in November, the Queens-born chef Mark Strausman (Freds at Barneys, Coco Pazzo, Campagna) delves into the Jewish and Italian dishes that have come to define his 30-year career: lush eggplant parm, rich pappardelle with brisket ragù, and a killer chicken soup named after his grandmother Estelle. In nice weather, the outdoor terrace, with its view of Madison Square Park, gets fairly packed with a tony mix of locals and Strausman groupies from his Freds days. On weekends, starting at 9 a.m., the place doubles as a Jewish bakery whose bagels and bialys and black-and-white cookies put most of the competition to shame. —R.C.S.

Also see Eater New York's interactive map that highlights
all 66 restaurants that deserve your attention.

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