We lost one of the greatest singers of our time…Tony Bennett. Valerie Smaldone shares a beautiful personal story about this legend. We’re giving away tickets to David Blaine’s latest magic show. Our roving photographer had a chance to see Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty at the Met before it closed last week and shares some stunning close ups of some of the fine Chanel pieces exhibited. Restaurant Week is back, and we’re so excited that the legendry Delmonico’s will reopen this fall. There’s a pop-up beach coming to South Street Seaport. The Met has a first of its kind Van Gogh exhibit. And our Broadway Babe will keep you entertained.

Win tickets to the #1 Magic Show in NYC

David Blaine’s latest show is getting rave reviews! The most intimate magic show you will ever experience where your very presence changes the course of the evening. It’s not just close-up magic—it’s storytelling, it’s drama, it’s jaw-dropping—where card magic taps into the most powerful utterance of all… your name. We have discount codes and three pairs of tickets to giveaway. GET THE DETAILS.

July 24-Aug.20. NYC Restaurant Week is Back!

Enjoy 2-course lunches and 3-course dinners across the five boroughs—starting at $30. With hundreds of restaurants rolling out special prix-fixe menus for a limited time, this is your chance to try it all in the most vibrant dining scene in the world. Here’s the list of all the participating restaurants.

Delmonico’s to Reopen in September

6SqFt reports that one of our iconic restaurants, that closed during the pandemic is set to reopen this fall. Originally opened in 1927 by brothers Giovanni and Pietro Delmonico as a pastry shop on William Street, the restaurant moved to Beaver Street a decade later. Widely considered the first fine dining restaurant in the country, Delmonico’s offered a luxurious dining experience unknown to diners at the time.

In addition to being famous for its steak, Delmonico’s is reportedly the birthplace of Eggs Benedict, Baked Alaska, Lobster Newburg, and Chicken A la Keene. The eatery was also the first to serve women who were unaccompanied by men, which was prohibited at the time, as 6sqft previously reported.

The restaurant, which is officially reopening on September 15, will offer five private dining areas with enough seating for 500 people. GET ALL THE DETAILS HERE.

Roving at the Karl Lagerfeld Exhibit

Our roving photographer, Nicole Freezer Rubens, writes:

For those of you who did not get to see Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty at the Met before it closed last week, I offer a close up look at some of the fine Chanel pieces exhibited.

Karl Lagerfeld, a German genius fashion designer who lived from 1923-2019, has become a controversial figure, based on his bigoted anti-feminist, anti-semitic, and anti-immigrant commentary. I tried to put that aside as I viewed the highlights of his life’s work. Sometimes it’s harder than others to separate the masterpieces from the person. Perhaps that is why I waited until the last minute to finally see the show.

Regardless of my opinion the couture clothing was spectacular. The minutia of lace, line, button choice and placement, texture, sequins, rosettes and embellishment is undoubtedly worthy of recognition. It is clear to me how Lagerfeld’s work will remain iconic, and for that I am grateful.

~Nicole Freezer Rubens is the author of poetry/photo book, “The Long Pause and the Short Breath.” Follow her on https://www.instagram.com/nfrconsult/

July 29-30. A Pop-Up Beach at South Street Seaport

Fun in the sun. Your feet in the sand. Waterfront views. You don’t have to travel far for the experience this summer for fun in the sun, feet in the sand, and waterfront views. The beach comes to you at  the Seaport Beach Fest.

Enjoy the most convenient long weekend at “the shore,” right here on Seaport Square. Grab a drink, refuel with summer faves from the food trucks, and enjoy live performances and DJ sets all weekend long. DJ MOMA will be spinning a blend of hip-hop, afrobeats, soul, R&B, and underground dance grooves, along with classic jams, rare gems and the latest dancefloor hits.

Grab your sunscreen and pop on your shades.  FREE WITH RSVP

Now to Aug. 27. Van Gogh’s Cypresses at the Met

Van Gogh’s Cypresses is the first exhibition to focus on the trees—among the most famous in the history of art—immortalized in signature images by Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). Such iconic pictures as Wheat Field with Cypresses and The Starry Night take their place as the centerpiece in a presentation that affords an unprecedented perspective on a motif virtually synonymous with the Dutch artist’s fiercely original power of expression. Some 40 works illuminate the extent of his fascination with the region’s distinctive flamelike evergreens as they successively sparked, fueled, and stoked his imagination over the course of two years in the South of France: from his initial sightings of the “tall and dark” trees in Arles to realizing their full, evocative potential (“as I see them”) at the asylum in Saint-Rémy. Get the details.

Broadway Babe’s Video Picks

Our Broadway Babe, Randie Levine-Miller, has picked out 4 interesting videos that she’s posted for our entertainment viewing, including: The New York Philharmonic concert version of “Camelot;” Mel Brooks hilariously guesting on “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson; a documentary about Merv Griffin; and a documentary about Tony Award winning actor Jack Cassidy. Photo above of Shirley Jones (Jack’s wife) at one of Randie’s Rountables at Sardis. WATCH NOW.