New York Comedy Week 2013

Get ready to laugh like never before as New York Comedy Week approaches in NYC. Get two for one tickets to sketch comedy, improv, stand up and many more with a special live performance by Hannibal Buress on November 6. New York Comedy week is guaranteed to be filled with a lot of big names as it is the same week as the New York Comedy Festival which has drawn Denis Leary, Dane Cook, Bill Maher, and Tracy Morgan Joy Behar, D.L. Huguley, Steven Wright, Brian Regan, Howie Mandel, Kevin Hart, Andy Samberg, Louis C.K, Joel McHale, Sarah Silverman, and many more.

For more information and to get your 2-for-1 tickets 

Photo via nycgo.com

The 10th Annual NYC Fall For Dance Festival Begins With Shows at Delacorte Theater

This September we will celebrate the 10th annual Fall for Dance Festival when 24 different dance companies will perform at New York City Center from September 25 through October 5. Some of the headliners of the festival include the Royal Ballet and Ballet Hispanico, who will both be giving world premieres of works commissioned by the festival.

For the first time ever, the Fall for Dance Festival will be preluded by a kickoff event at the Delacorte Theater on September 16 and 17 presented be the Public Theater. Performing on both nights are the New York City Ballet, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, and Elizabeth Streb’s Streb Extreme Action Company.

To top it all off, these two nights are completely free. So if you’re in town this September, Swing by Central Park and get excited for some dancing.

Photo Credit: Flickr / NazarethCollege

Contest: Take the Inaugural Imminent Ride with The Mowgli’s

Do you enjoy spreading the love? We do here at the Ride of Fame, and so do The Mowgli’s, who in two weeks will be taking the inaugural imminent ride with us.

We want to know how you spread the love. Tell us how and you will be entered for the chance to join The Mowgli’s on their imminent ride around New York City on July 9th, with tickets to their show later that evening at the Bowery Ballroom!

How to enter
• Tell us how you spread the love through a picture, video, or writing and tweet it out using the hashtag #LoveROF
• Five (5) of the band’s favorite tweets will be selected to join us (each to bring one (1) guest) on the imminent ride with The Mowgli’s and the Ride of Fame.
• Winners will also receive tickets to The Mowgli’s show that evening at the Bowery Ballroom
• You must follow @themowglis and @RideOfFame to be eligible

Contest Timeline
• June 25: Contest opens up for entries on Twitter
• July 2: Contest closes for entries on Twitter
• July 3: The Mowgli’s will announce the 5 winners
• July 9: The Mowgli’s will take their imminent ride to their show at the Bowery Ballroom that night

There you have it; we want you to #BeAMowgli. The contest is now officially open so get out there, follow @RideofFame and @themowglis, use #LoveROF, and show us HOW YOU SPREAD THE LOVE!

You must be in the NYC area the night of July 9 to take part in the imminent ride. Please read all Terms and Conditions for the contest before entering.

Free Shuttle Between NYC and Westfield Garden State Plaza

With the holiday season right around the corner, there’s no better time to take a day trip out of New York City to the Westfield Garden State Plaza.  For the rest of November and December until Christmas Eve, a FREE shuttle will be running three times a day from Times Square to the Westfield Garden State Mall in Paramus, New Jersey.  The shuttle is only 20 minutes long and will take you to and from the mall, which is sure cover all of your holiday shopping needs.

To get a ticket for the free shuttle, just stop by the CitySights NY visitor’s center inside Madame Tussaud’s.  The bus arrives and departs right across the street.  You can also get a free ticket from the Gray Line New York visitor’s center at 777 8th Avenue.

Shuttle Schedule (November 12-December 24)

Departing from Times Square (Monday-Saturday*):

9:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

2:30 p.m.

 

Departing from Westfield Garden State Plaza (Monday-Saturday*):

1:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

 

*The Westfield Garden State Plaza is not open on Sunday, so there will be no shuttle service.

What’s Cool: Free Screenings

Here at CitySights New York, we like things that are cool.  We also like things in New York.  So cool things in New York.. They’re the best.

More importantly, our goal is to show you how cool New York really is, whether it’s while riding on one of our famous bus tours, or while reading about it on our blog.  That is why every Friday we bring you ‘What’s Cool’, where we will tell you, well, you guessed it: something that’s pretty cool in New York City.  Get ready for the weekend because here’s what’s cool:

The Goonies. Tonight. Free.

It’s no secret that New York is an expensive city to visit.  Hotels, transportation, meals; things just cost more in Manhattan.  That’s why when I heard about the free screenings at the Tribeca Film Festival this year, I got very excited.  I know I’ve already touched on this briefly, but this is so cool that it needed its own blog post.

Going to the movies has become one of America’s more unjustifiably expensive experiences ($12 for a ticket and another $6.50 for popcorn? No thanks) and film festivals don’t make it any easier on the wallet.  The fact that Tribeca doesn’t already jack up the prices is commendable, but offering free screenings; that’s downright awesome!  This let’s those of us who are in town and on a tight budget still enjoy one of the world’s greatest film festivals, and I couldn’t be happier.

The best part is that Tribeca isn’t just throwing out the boring, no-one-cares movies or Tuesday afternoon matinees for free.  Some of the most interesting films made can be seen at no charge, during the heart of the festival.  Personally, as a lover of documentaries and a huge baseball fan, the film I’m most excited about seeing it Knuckleball.  It will be showing at the Tribeca Drive-In tomorrow (Saturday) night, free.  In the mood for a classic? (Well, a classic for anyone under 30) The Goonies is showing tonight at the Tribeca Drive-In, free.

As you may know, Tribeca is more than just movies.  The festival also hosts events, panels, discussions and more, many of which are also free!  If you’re going to be in town over the next week, check Tribeca’s free page, and also look at the full event calendar for the festival.  You won’t regret it.

(Editor’s Note: So this is two consecutive posts about the Tribeca Film Festival.. There are other things going on in NYC this week, but I’m a movie nerd and my true colors are showing.  The next post will be about something else, I promise! – Kevin)