This Week in New York City: Celebrating the Long Weekend in Queens and Night at the Museum, a Day at the Morgan

The Macy's 4th of July Fireworks have a remarkable backdrop: Brooklyn and Queens! The holiday weekend offers the perfect opportunity to explore Brooklyn's trendy DUMBO and Williamsburg neighborhoods, as well as Queens, both easily reached by short subway rides from anywhere in Manhattan.

This Week in New York City: Adventures in Midtown, Exploring the Library, Bryant Park, and Other Oases of Art

These days, New Yorkers are busy shopping and snatching up summer bargains. But even bargains can get boring, and you need that cultural pause that refreshes.

This Week in New York City: Take a 'Trip' to the Whitney, Free Central Park Concerts, Outdoor Art & More

Summer in the city! Nothing suits the season better than the new exhibit that opened recently at the Whitney Museum of American Art, a long-overdue testament to the groovy, often-hallucinogenic-drug-induced art of the late 1960s and early '70s.

This Week in New York City: The Museum Mile Festival and a Special Weekend on Governors Island

It's my favorite week of the summer: The Museum Mile Festival happens this Tuesday, June 12. This is the 29th year that this stretch of Fifth Ave. becomes a pedestrian mall and the nine museums along the way throw their doors open to the public -- for free!

This Week in New York City: Monet Takes Over Wildenstein & Co., Apocalypse Then, Amelia Earhart & More

There’s something about the paintings of Claude Monet that make me want to see them only during the warm days of late spring. So how fortunate that the largest Monet exhibition in three decades is in town!

This Week in New York City: Celebrating the Summer of Love, New York on the Water & More

What better launch into the season than the new show that just opened at the Whitney: Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era is a trip through the 1960s and '70s, when pop culture was driven by the cultural revolution of America’s youth.

This Week in New York City: Women Rule NYC's Art World, plus Audubon at AMNH, MOMIX & More

The sight of sculptress Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) herself was usually more arresting than her bold works of art. Her works are now the subject of a major survey at the Jewish Museum

This Week in New York City: Touring the City by Water, Jazz near Central Park, and Museum Mile

Are you getting that urge to get out on the waters of the Hudson River? These gorgeous spring days are perfect for such sailings and there are many ways to get out there.

This Week in New York City: Audubon at AMNH and N-YHS & Outdoor Escapes Uptown & Midtown

The best thing about the American Museum of Natural History is that they're always coming up with something new to bring visitors back another time. Now, it's "Audubon Alley" in conjunction with the New-York Historical Society.

This Week in New York City: Bryant Park and The Met Prepare for Summer

Like most of the world's great cities, New York has made a special effort to host events in open spaces. For the last two decades, midtown's Bryant Park has been at the forefront of that movement.

This Week in New York City: Orchids and Puppet Theater, plus Top of the Rock & the Upper West Side

Now that spring is in full bloom, you must make Rockefeller Center a stop this week with its International Orchid Show. Tens of thousands of orchids in all colors and sizes are on view on the concourse at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Then it's just an elevator ride to Top of the Rock...

This Week in New York City: Art and Cherry Blossoms in Brooklyn

Brooklyn is blooming with cherry blossoms and art. This week, we’ll take you across the river to see for yourself. Plus: High- & low-tech fun for kids.

This Week in New York City: A Visit to Queens, plus Avant Garde Art, Sculpture & More

So now we have the whole April showers thing to worry about, right? Last month it was the stock market. This is much easier to deal with.

This Week in New York City: Hidden Gems in Chelsea & Midtown, and a Day at the Natural History Museum

I don't believe in being a "jaded" New Yorker. In fact, in a city brimming with so much to be discovered, I think it's a rather hazardous state of mind. I'm always open to new places so I can share them with you.

This Week in New York City: Van Gogh Stars at Neue Galerie, and the Best of Lower Manhattan

Van Gogh is back in New York City -- big time! Neue Galerie has given over all of its exhibition space to a gorgeous new show entitled Van Gogh and Expressionism.

This Week in New York City: Rockefeller Center, All That Glitters Is Gold & More

It's getting to be springtime, and that means that ice-skating days are dwindling. Don't miss the unforgettable experience of a twirl around The Rink at Rockefeller Center. Since opening on Christmas Day in 1936, it's attracted over a quarter-million visitors a year. It's easy to understand why.

This Week in New York City: Tranquility at the Morgan and Other 'Hidden' Gems

We're well into March with St. Patrick's Day just around a Fifth Avenue corner. But before everybody starts the party, let me suggest a few places for a quiet moment.

This Week in New York City: Paul Taylor Dance, Carnegie Hall & More

"Rave reviews" is putting it mildly when it comes to the Paul Taylor Dance Company. For starters, Vanity Fair has called Paul Taylor the "greatest choreographer in the world." Plus: NY icons the Russian Tea Room and Gracie Mansion.

This Week in New York City: The Luxurious Frick, Art for Sale, Grand Central & More

Over the years, on my many visits to London's Tate Gallery, I stood admiringly before the paintings by George Stubbs. His depictions of animals and scenes of country life really transported me in time to bucolic late-18th-century England.

This Week in New York City: Beautiful Views on a Presidential Weekend

As we head into the midwinter three-day weekend, better known as President's Day, we'll send you off in some diverse directions -- both indoor and out.

This Week in New York City: The 'Wonders' of Technology

Ladies and gentlemen...children of all ages... No, it's not the circus that's come to town -- it's an indoor world of techno-wonder, perfect on a cold day when you want to bend your mind in a few futuristic directions.

This Week in New York City: Entertainment Uptown and Downtown

It doesn't matter to me if the Groundhog sees his shadow this week -- winter is the time to sink into New York City's fantastic museum exhibitions and enjoy them to their fullest.

This Week in New York City: Finding Art in Unexpected Places

Looking for something new on this trip to New York City? How about getting to know the East Village? Plus: Art in Central Park, MoMA, the National Black Fine Art Show, and more.

This Week in New York City: The City of Steinberg, Spanish Painting & More

It was 1944 when artist Saul Steinberg made his debut on the cover of The New Yorker magazine. For six decades thereafter, his "human cats" and other cartoons lit up the pages of the publication. Moreover, his familiar map of the world -- which ends where the Hudson River crosses over into New Jersey and the horizon fades out of view -- has become a quintessential New York City icon.