http://nymag.com Daily coverage of New York's restaurants, nightlife, shopping, politics, and culture. en Copyright 2006, New York Magazine Holdings, LLC Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:49:28 -0400 http://nymag.com/travel/features/57753/ Hours vary by weekend, but a free ferry generally leaves from the Battery Maritime Building on the hour. http://nymag.com/travel/features/57753/ Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:05:36 -0400 http://nymag.com/travel/features/57752/ Where to bike, golf, climb on sculpture, and, of course, get some snacks.]]> HASH(0xf298448) http://nymag.com/travel/features/57752/ Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:05:35 -0400 http://nymag.com/travel/features/57751/ And some Dutch influences, too. http://nymag.com/travel/features/57751/ Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:05:30 -0400 http://nymag.com/travel/features/57749/ Ice cream, yes. Hotel SpongeBob, no. As president of the Governors Island Preservation & Education Corporation, Leslie Koch has to make the hard calls.]]> HASH(0xf2d10d4) http://nymag.com/travel/features/57749/ Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:05:28 -0400 http://nymag.com/travel/features/57750/ Stunning views, sublime biking, verdant picnic spots, intriguing art installations, and (starting this weekend) an after-dark beach bar, all a quick ferry ride away. Welcome to Governors Island.]]> HASH(0xf294e98) http://nymag.com/travel/features/57750/ Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:04:41 -0400 http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/57730/ A fifth-grade chorus gets famous, with a little help from Perez Hilton.]]> HASH(0xf2f5c8c) http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/57730/ Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:04:16 -0400 http://nymag.com/guides/summer/2009/57478/ One family’s recycled, vegetarian, communal-sleeping existence.]]> HASH(0xf2a9da0) http://nymag.com/guides/summer/2009/57478/ Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:38:44 -0400 http://nymag.com/guides/summer/2009/57456/ Three rugged, uncrowded, easy-to-get-to beaches where the only scene is the surf.]]> HASH(0xf198dfc) http://nymag.com/guides/summer/2009/57456/ Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:36:56 -0400 http://nymag.com/guides/summer/2009/57485/ An explosion of pier parks, paddling coves, bicycle stands, and open-air cafés is turning Manhattan’s 32-mile-long waterfront into one hell of a backyard.]]> HASH(0xf248c34),HASH(0xf2d1740) http://nymag.com/guides/summer/2009/57485/ Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:36:54 -0400 http://nymag.com/family/kids/57168/ Should a rainy day require an indoor activity, there’s still a week left to bounce through Anthropodino.]]> http://nymag.com/family/kids/57168/ Sun, 7 Jun 2009 20:35:23 -0400 http://nymag.com/shopping/bestbets/56915/ Manhattan by Sail’s new Clipper City is an exact replica of an 1854 tall ship.]]> http://nymag.com/shopping/bestbets/56915/ Tue, 26 May 2009 12:42:44 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/encounter/57066/ He wrote the book on baseball and now has a new one on fatherhood. But can he lead the Dynamite, his daughter’s softball team, to victory?]]> HASH(0xf2f613c) http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/encounter/57066/ Sun, 31 May 2009 22:21:35 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/features/56942/ Why are Manhattan's elementary schools turning away kindergartners? How the Bloomberg administration missed the baby boom it helped create.]]> HASH(0xf2cb718) http://nymag.com/news/features/56942/ Tue, 26 May 2009 11:41:51 -0400 http://nymag.com/family/kids/56127/ The Queens Museum of Art is hosting a kickoff party for NYC Bike Month.]]> http://nymag.com/family/kids/56127/ Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:27:14 -0400 http://nymag.com/family/kids/55843/ The Street Games festival will introduce the Wii generation to activities their elders excelled at.]]> http://nymag.com/family/kids/55843/ Sun, 5 Apr 2009 19:30:52 -0400