After a stormy week, we are finally promised some well-deserved sun rays and low 40s in New York City! With great milestone of our first landing breaking ground in the Rockaways being reached this week and the upcoming sunshine, the NYC Ferry team is ready to enter the weekend to explore the city!
CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE IN CHINATOWN | FLICKR/DAN NGUYEN
Celebrate Chinese New Year
Explore a new culture with the variety of Lunar New Year celebrations across the city. Whether you are looking to see a parade, taste some new foods, or have a good excuse to “travel” while staying right here in your own city, this is your chance! Attend the Dragon Parade, learn martial arts and introduce your tastebuds to new flavors at the Firecracker Ceremony and Chinese New Year Temple Bazaar in Chinatown or Flushing, or experience a Lunar New Year party at the Bowery Hotel tonight!
Winter Carnival
Carnival is celebrated differently around the globe with parades, costumes, food and drinks. So bundle up and head outside to experience snowball fights, food tastings and performances at Bank of America’s Winter Village in Bryant Park, as they host a carnival festival beginning January 27th and running through February 4th!
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Winter Jam at Central Park
Not tired of the colder weather, and wishing to enjoy the wintertime? Central Park’s weekend programming features an epic all-ages snow day, so head to the Winter Jam, where there will be sledding, arctic golf, a winter market, snowshoeing, skiing and snowboarding for beginners. Equipment will be provided free, with free entrance for the event running between 11am and 3pm this Saturday, January 28th. With these activities you are bound to try something new!
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Taste the King’s Cake
Throughout the month of January, Benoit has been serving a traditional French dessert galette des rois, also known as a “kings cake.” The delicious dessert is filled with a mixture called frangipane, a cream made from sweet almonds, butter, eggs and sugar. It’s your last chance, so head to Midtown to get a slice of this cake!
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Dream Reservoir: A Night at the Surrealist Hotel
On January 28th, you can experience one of the most unique hotel stays in a long time at The Roger Smith Hotel, as they introduce a surrealistic exhibit and ticketed VIP stay. For $130, you will be able to step into an adventurous staycation while you are exported to a world inspired by the Surrealists of 1920s and ’30s Paris and New York.
Dine for Less at NYC Restaurant Week
Looking to try one of the restaurants on your ever-growing list of places you wish to go, but think they may be a little outside your price range? Here’s your chance! Dine at some of NYC’s highest rated restaurants this weekend (runs until February 10th) with incredible prix-fixe menus for both lunch and dinner. Take that someone special out this weekend, no need to wait for Valentine’s!
Day Dream at NYT Travel Show
Join bloggers, photographers, DMO’s, New Yorkers and travel agents as the New York Times Travel Show at the Javits Center this weekend. Whether you are in need of some vacation planning assistance, destination ideas, or simply want to day dream about far away lands as you soak up knowledge during their showcase sessions and expert talks, this is your chance!
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Decide between Real and Fake Science
We promised to have some guaranteed new experiences for you, so if you have already checked off the above experiences off your NYC bucket list, this one may be the next step in pushing yourself and your mind to the next level in 2017. On January 29th from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM, you get to decide between what is real and what is fictional at this Science-driven event, for only $30. Test yourself, test your friends and see where the lines go between the factual and fictional.