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Check out an indie newsstand at a Williamsburg subway stop
Tue Jun 18
The Newsstand Photograph: Courtesy ALLDAYEVERYDAY
ALLDAYEVERYDAY has opened an indie pop-up shop in a former newsstand, with help from 8 Ball Zine Fair's Lele Saveri. Send tips and cat photos to: Senior Editor: Amy Plitt (@plitter) amy.plitt@timeout.com See more recent blog posts Phone chargers coming to NYC parks this summer AT&T is launching solar-powered phone chargers at parks throughout the five boroughs beginning today. Send tips and cat photos to: Senior Editor: Amy Plitt (@plitter) amy.plitt@timeout.com It's happened to the best of us: You're hanging out with your friends at a concert or in the park, and suddenly realize that your phone is about to die. (And if that's never happened to you, well, congratulations on always being prepared for things.) Previously, you were pretty much screwed if that happened—but no longer!
Inspired by the DIY charging stations that popped up in New York after Hurricane Sandy, AT&T will open 25 docking stations, called Street Charge, throughout the five boroughs this summer. Four have already...
Shakespeare in the summer
Tue Jun 18
The Comedy of Errors Photograph: Joan Marcus
With the Public’s Shakespeare in the Park underway, we present a rundown of the many companies taking on the Bard this season. See more recent blog posts Is a Penn Station overhaul actually on the horizon? The Municipal Art Society is on a mission to make it happen. Here's how you can help the effort. See more recent blog posts Bonnaroo Comedy 2013: jokes, ecstasy and a "mountain of shit eventually touching someone's butthole" Comics, their comedy podcasts and their banjo-plucking alter egos head to Tennessee to perform for 80,000 fans at this "dry run of FEMA camps." See more recent blog posts Photos of the Jazz Age Lawn Party 2013 on Governors Island (slide show) We saw flappers, vintage cars, jazz bands and even Bill Cunningham at the annual Gastby-era weekend soiree. See more recent blog posts Improv Everywhere turns a Greenpoint bar into an 1860s drinking den (video) The group's latest stunt pranks a pair of unsuspecting patrons. See more recent blog posts The Bling Ring and...
Phone chargers coming to NYC parks this summer
Tue Jun 18
AT&T Street Charge station in Brooklyn Bridge Park Photograph: Courtesy AT&T
AT&T is launching solar-powered phone chargers at parks throughout the five boroughs beginning today. Send tips and cat photos to: Senior Editor: Amy Plitt (@plitter) amy.plitt@timeout.com It's happened to the best of us: You're hanging out with your friends at a concert or in the park, and suddenly realize that your phone is about to die. (And if that's never happened to you, well, congratulations on always being prepared for things.) Previously, you were pretty much screwed if that happened—but no longer!
Inspired by the DIY charging stations that popped up in New York after Hurricane Sandy, AT&T will open 25 docking stations, called Street Charge, throughout the five boroughs this summer. Four have already gone live: You'll find them in Brooklyn Bridge Park (pictured above), Fort Greene Park, Riverside Park and Union Square; by the end of the summer, there'll be docks throughout all five boroughs and on Governors Island.
The stations are solar-powered and can accommodate iPhones,...
BAM unveils ginormous movie screen tomorrow
Tue Jun 18
BAM's Steinberg Screen
Check out the Steinberg Screen when BAMcinemaFest kicks off at the BAM Harvey Theater. Send tips and cat photos to: Senior Editor: Amy Plitt (@plitter) amy.plitt@timeout.com Great news, Brooklyn cinéastes: Starting tomorrow, you can sit back and enjoy a flick (ahem, sorry, a film) inside the BAM Harvey Theater, a tiered, 800-plus-seat venue popular for staging plays and concerts. You’re probably asking yourself, But how is this possible, oh wise one? Because of the high-end Steinberg Screen, which debuts during this year’s BAMcinemaFest. (We broke down which fest selections you need to see.)
The screen is 35 feet by 19 feet (dimensions BAM reps claim makes it the biggest one in Brooklyn to boast both 3-D and 2-D capabilities), and the theater will be outfitted with 42 surround-sound speakers. Aside from BAMcinemaFest, you can catch showings on the new screen during upcoming series like the Hitchcock 9 (June 29–July 3), which shows silent Hitch films alongside live musical...
Is a Penn Station overhaul actually on the horizon?
Mon Jun 17
The Penn Station of the future? Rendering: Diller, Scofidio + Renfro via Municipal Art Society
The Municipal Art Society is on a mission to make it happen. Here's how you can help the effort. See more recent blog posts Bonnaroo Comedy 2013: jokes, ecstasy and a "mountain of shit eventually touching someone's butthole" Comics, their comedy podcasts and their banjo-plucking alter egos head to Tennessee to perform for 80,000 fans at this "dry run of FEMA camps." See more recent blog posts Photos of the Jazz Age Lawn Party 2013 on Governors Island (slide show) We saw flappers, vintage cars, jazz bands and even Bill Cunningham at the annual Gastby-era weekend soiree. See more recent blog posts Improv Everywhere turns a Greenpoint bar into an 1860s drinking den (video) The group's latest stunt pranks a pair of unsuspecting patrons. See more recent blog posts The Bling Ring and four more movies to see this weekend
We wished we liked Man of Steel more than we did—it seems to forget a lot of the fun. No matter: There's plenty else to enjoy. And you Superman fans, feel free to...
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