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Russian Tea Room Restaurant Will Offer Guided Tours of Famous Upper Floors Along with its Food During Restaurant Week - 2010 The Russian Tea Room, one of New York City's most iconic and storied eating establishments, announced that, for the first time ever, it will be offering exclusive guided tours of its celebrated four-story facility for dining guests and visitors during New York City Restaurant Week. Read more at Tour New York City's Famous Russian Tea Room

February 8th through 28th, 2010: Enjoy Two-for-One Off-Broadway Tickets Make your reservations NOW. Read more at Off-Broadway Promotion

Empire Fulton Ferry State Park Closing for Renovation Beginning January 1, 2010. Will reopen Spring 2011 Read more at Empire Fulton Ferry Park Closes for Upgrades

2010 Nightclub & Bar Awards Program Finalists Announced - and in New York, the finalists are... The Nightclub & Bar Magazine has just announced the finalists in the 2010 Nightclub & Bar Awards program, and New York City is represented. See if you know and have enjoyed these local finalists. Read more at New York City Finalists for Award-winning Bars and Nightclubs

Art in Public Places: Three public art exhibits for 2010 in New York City From downtown Brooklyn to City Hall Park and Central Park, New York City is sporting sculptures, courtesy of the Public Art Fund. Read more at Public Art in NYC - 2010

The Strand Hotel Opens in Midtown Manhattan new, modern tower featuring 20 intimate floors housing 177 deluxe guest rooms and junior suites at 33 W. 37th St. (between 5th and 6th avenues). Read more at Strand Hotel Opens in New York City

The Theatre Museum presents the exhibition Brooklyn Sees Stars at the LIU Campus Library (Brooklyn) November 16th – December 18th, 2009 the exhibition paints a portrait of Brooklyn’s thriving theatre scene from the late 19th century through the first half of the 20th – a time when the biggest stage and screen stars made Brooklyn theatres a major stop on their pre- and post-Broadway tours. Read more at Brooklyn Sees Stars by the Theatre Museum

Union Square and Columbus Circle Holiday Markets open November 25th Shoppers can once again enjoy the outdoor sights and sounds of the New York holiday season as they stroll through Urban Space's 6th annual Columbus Circle Holiday Market and 14th annual Union Square Holiday Market. Read more at Holiday Markets

Peoples' Symphony Concerts Fall Schedule - Affordable Music for Everyone With three packages of six concerts each for as little as $32 or $5.33 per ticket on 12 Saturday nights and $37 or $6.17 on 6 Sunday afternoons, the City's oldest and most beloved concert series offers what the New York Times described as "Top Music for Bottom Dollar." Read more at Peoples Concert Series

Gray Line New York Offers Two New Tours: "Freestyle New York Double Decker Bus Tour" and "Statue by Night" The Freestyle New York Double Decker Bus Tour is 48 hours of hop-on, hop-off fun that will take you to New York City's top attractions, museums and shops, with stops to over 50 locations throughout the city. The spectacular Statue by Night Tour offers customers the chance to see New York City when it sparkles. Read more at New Gray Line NYC tours

The Museum of the Chinese in American has a new home and hugely expanded exhibit space The new home is a 14,000-square-foot space designed by Maya Lin, creator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. This is a big move for the museum which had been stuffed into a 2,000-square-foot space at 70 Mulberry St. (on the second floor of a 19th-century building). Read more at Museum of the Chinese in America - MOCA

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Purchase Giants NFL Games, Jersey Boys Theater Shows and Kenny Chesney tickets from premiere online NY Ticket Broker ViividSeats.com. Click for the OffbeatNewYork RSS Validated Feed	Offbeat New York: Your guide to the familiar and the offbeat The sites and sights of New York City. News, events, history, New York City attractions, museums, things to do, and trivia. From the greens of Battery Park City Parks in Manhattan to the blues of jazz great Louis Armstrong's home in Queens. Looking for something for Valentine's Day? We have lots of ideas from the standard to the uniquely offbeat. Read some of the possibilities at New York City for Valentine's Day Chinese New Year - 2010 It's the year of the Tiger and the Chinese cultural centers of New York City are preparing for the celebration. Read what's happening at Chinese New Year in New York City Black History Month Looking for activities? Tours? Museums? Read our roundup on Black History Month Winter Jam in Central Park - Saturday, February 6th From 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Central Park Bandshell Area enjoy: Switch Academy Rail Jam for snowboarders; Lake Placid Snow Field, including free cross-country skiing and snowshoeing for all ages; Exclusive screening of Project X, a short movie that documents Shaun White's Olympic training on his secret half pipe in Silverton, Colorado; New York Rangers Road Tour; The Skyriders! trampoline acrobats; Snowboarding/skiing lessons and more. For more information visit WinterJam Event Highlights - Our Picks for Events in NYC January 25th through February 7th - It's New York Restaurant Week Read more about these events, and others at Festivals & Events . Enjoy! Neala Contact us at Another Website. Also visit Offbeat New Mexico for information on New Mexico attractions and activities.	Custom Search This Just In... Read Past Releases at This Just In - Archived Want to know what's new around town? Read our special reports. Russian Tea Room Restaurant Will Offer Guided Tours of Famous Upper Floors Along with its Food During Restaurant Week - 2010 The Russian Tea Room, one of New York City's most iconic and storied eating establishments, announced that, for the first time ever, it will be offering exclusive guided tours of its celebrated four-story facility for dining guests and visitors during New York City Restaurant Week. Read more at Tour New York City's Famous Russian Tea Room February 8th through 28th, 2010: Enjoy Two-for-One Off-Broadway Tickets Make your reservations NOW. Read more at Off-Broadway Promotion Empire Fulton Ferry State Park Closing for Renovation Beginning January 1, 2010. Will reopen Spring 2011 Read more at Empire Fulton Ferry Park Closes for Upgrades 2010 Nightclub & Bar Awards Program Finalists Announced - and in New York, the finalists are... The Nightclub & Bar Magazine has just announced the finalists in the 2010 Nightclub & Bar Awards program, and New York City is represented. See if you know and have enjoyed these local finalists. Read more at New York City Finalists for Award-winning Bars and Nightclubs Art in Public Places: Three public art exhibits for 2010 in New York City From downtown Brooklyn to City Hall Park and Central Park, New York City is sporting sculptures, courtesy of the Public Art Fund. Read more at Public Art in NYC - 2010 The Strand Hotel Opens in Midtown Manhattan new, modern tower featuring 20 intimate floors housing 177 deluxe guest rooms and junior suites at 33 W. 37th St. (between 5th and 6th avenues). Read more at Strand Hotel Opens in New York City The Theatre Museum presents the exhibition Brooklyn Sees Stars at the LIU Campus Library (Brooklyn) November 16th – December 18th, 2009 the exhibition paints a portrait of Brooklyn’s thriving theatre scene from the late 19th century through the first half of the 20th – a time when the biggest stage and screen stars made Brooklyn theatres a major stop on their pre- and post-Broadway tours. Read more at Brooklyn Sees Stars by the Theatre Museum Union Square and Columbus Circle Holiday Markets open November 25th Shoppers can once again enjoy the outdoor sights and sounds of the New York holiday season as they stroll through Urban Space's 6th annual Columbus Circle Holiday Market and 14th annual Union Square Holiday Market. Read more at Holiday Markets Peoples' Symphony Concerts Fall Schedule - Affordable Music for Everyone With three packages of six concerts each for as little as $32 or $5.33 per ticket on 12 Saturday nights and $37 or $6.17 on 6 Sunday afternoons, the City's oldest and most beloved concert series offers what the New York Times described as "Top Music for Bottom Dollar." Read more at Peoples Concert Series Gray Line New York Offers Two New Tours: "Freestyle New York Double Decker Bus Tour" and "Statue by Night" The Freestyle New York Double Decker Bus Tour is 48 hours of hop-on, hop-off fun that will take you to New York City's top attractions, museums and shops, with stops to over 50 locations throughout the city. The spectacular Statue by Night Tour offers customers the chance to see New York City when it sparkles. Read more at New Gray Line NYC tours The Museum of the Chinese in American has a new home and hugely expanded exhibit space The new home is a 14,000-square-foot space designed by Maya Lin, creator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. This is a big move for the museum which had been stuffed into a 2,000-square-foot space at 70 Mulberry St. (on the second floor of a 19th-century building). Read more at Museum of the Chinese in America - MOCA