It’s the most surprising Times Square miracle since the first New Year’s Eve ball dropped in 1907. The View — a rotating, notoriously awful restaurant atop the Marriott Marquis hotel (1535 Broadway) — has good food for the first time since it opened in 1985. Make that VERY good food. Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group has … Read more
The Big Apple is home to an eye-popping 436 Guinness World Record holders, nearly 8% of all the risk-takers in the country and second only to California’s 615, according to the 70th edition of the “Guinness World Records.” Here are four of the New Yorkers whose grit and determination helped them reach immortality. Miki Sudo – Most wins … Read more
As the rise of the travel term “seat squatters” circles the internet, some flyers may find themselves in a pickle when confronted with a passenger who’s stealing a seat. One traveler shared a recent experience on Reddit in the “r/delta” forum with the title, “Rise of ‘Seat Squatters.’” The user claimed to have witnessed three … Read more
“There’s an undeniable excitement in the air in Miami,” Brazilian-born model Isabela Rangel Grutman tells Alexa. Perhaps the entrepreneur — whose gal pals include Victoria Beckham, Kim Kardashian and Anitta — feels that way because all her dreams have come true in Magic City. She and nightlife king David Grutman (of LIV, Gekkō ō and … Read more
If you ever get the opportunity to dine with the viral Pasta Queen Nadia Caterina Munno, don’t even think about ordering a cocktail with your meal. “Wine goes with dinner,” she proclaimed during a visit to Patsy’s Italian Restaurant in Midtown. “Cocktails are always for aperitivo beforehand, and then to sip if you go out … Read more
Get to the makeout point. Ever since the invention of the car, lovers have been taking to the back seat for a little romantic one-on-one time — often driving to a favorite scenic spot to set the mood. If you’re on a date and just getting to know the person you hope to get a little … Read more
This Big Apple tour is Taylor-made. A $36 tour launching next month in Manhattan will stop at Taylor Swift’s stomping grounds, including her former Greenwich Village apartment on Cornelia Street and the Lower East Side cocktail bar Banzarbar, where she celebrated her birthday in December. The two-hour jaunt will be led by Brooklyn Swiftie Arielle … Read more
They’re apps-olutely sick of swiping. Gen Z’s appetite for companionship seems to be shifting away from fast food-like flings towards full-course love feasts. And their tastes for meeting potential matches are, too, changing. Rather the scrolling through dating apps like Hinge, Bumble and Tinder, twenty-somethings are hoping to score a sweetie in more unconventional settings — such … Read more
An airplane passenger redefined “leaving one’s baggage at the door” after spying his luggage on the runway right before takeoff, as detailed in a series of X posts with millions of views. “I can’t handle this,” the mortified flyer, named Alberto, wrote while describing the baggage blunder, which occurred earlier this month at Barajas airport … Read more
Is NYC in the nation’s top brunch bunch? A new ranking highlighted the best restaurants across the U.S. that patrons love to spend an early day at. Casino site JackpotCity analyzed the popularity of 124 brunch hotspots based on the number of tags and hashtags they were associated with on Instagram, according to TimeOut. Did … Read more
The NFL’s Christmas Day games may have a new home, but prices for commercial slots aren’t budging much. According to Bill Bradley of ADWEEK, the five ad packages for pro football’s Christmas games on Netflix will each cost at least $5 million. The packages are categorized by pre-game, halftime, in-game feature No. 1, in-game feature … Read more
For Ben Platt, his coming-out party as a pop artist on “Sing to Me Instead,” his 2018 debut studio LP, was no big queer reveal. “When I made my first album, it was sort of received as, like, a ‘coming out’ — and it’s not even something that I anticipated,” Platt, 30, said in The … Read more
The Caribbean is an enticing place to escape, especially if you’re searching for sunshine and warmth. Yet taking a jaunt there during the heart of hurricane season is always a bit of a risk that a major storm could crash your vacation plans. Some islands have fared better at dodging tropical systems than others. The FOX Forecast … Read more
As the mercury rises, so does our thirst for fierce and fiery cocktails. Whether you’re lounging by the pool or sinking your toes into the sand, you need a drink with a kick. Look no further than the spicy margarita. It’s a cocktail that’s both easy to make — combine ingredients into a shaker and … Read more
John Oates poses exclusively for the New York Post as he embarks on a solo career with his new album, “Reunion,” after his falling out with Hall & Oates’ Daryl Hall. “The irony behind the title has nothing to do with what was going on with Daryl and I in terms of not working together,” … Read more
Forget Dumbo’s Washington Street and the top of the Edge. The sun is out, and the city has a number of exciting, photogenic new spots for snapping pictures that aren’t already all over Instagram. From bars to beaches, these venues offer a fun day or night out — plus the opportunity to grab some social media … Read more
Welcome to Yosemite — do you have a booking? Travelers to the legendary California beauty spot and other popular national parks from coast to coast will need to remember to snag a reservation before hitting the road this summer — or risk being denied entry upon arrival. The gate-keeping system, which for a number of … Read more
Shorely they can’t be serious. Travel & Leisure released its list of the “25 Best Beaches in the USA.” Although two unlikely New York City entries made the cut, the coastal gem of Long Island — constantly in the conversation of the nation’s nicest beaches — was snubbed. Brooklyn’s Coney Island and Rockaway Beach in … Read more
A travel expert and blogger who has wandered around the world multiple times revealed his list of his favorite and least favorite states. When Lee Abbamonte claims to be well-traveled, he means it, as the 45-year-old has been to every UN-recognized country, both the North and South Poles. Abbamonte’s obsession with travel began after the … Read more
Dublin is one of Europe’s most thrilling capitals right now thanks to a swath of fresh hotels and restaurants — and even more swish inns like the the Hoxton and the Standard are on their way. Here’s a look at all that’s new in the old Big Smoke. Hot hotels One of Ireland’s most hotly … Read more