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FRENCH CHEESE BOARD   GRAPHISME  /  GOURMANDISES 20 JUIN 2016  PARTAGER :   TWITTER   FACEBOOK 68 PARTAGES Le french cheese débarque à New York City et possède désormais son lieu dédié.  Le duo de graphistes Ich&Kar vient en effet de concevoir un concept store mettant en “scène” le fromage français d’une toute autre manière.  Un lieu inédit, un véritable point de rencontre pour comprendre, échanger et apprendre le meilleur de la culture du fromage français. C’est en plein cœur de New York dans le quartier new-yorkais hype de Nolita - paradis des foodies - que la Milk Factory (laboratoire de création de la collective des produits laitiers) a souhaité un lieu atypique.  Elle a ainsi fait appel et confiance au duo de graphistes qui se sont essayé avec brio à la 3D. Le French Cheese Board est un concept store conçu en forme de “cheeselab” où l’on célèbre pleinement l’art de vivre à la française. Un espace p...

Insolite way of seeing New YORK...One way ride is 4$...

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NY Waterway's East River Ferry features seven-day-a-week reliable service.  Our vessels feature inside & outside passenger areas to make your ride an enjoyable one, whether you're commuting to & from work, or enjoying the sights.   check out more infos http://www.eastriverferry.com

Floating Club House in NYC? read in the NYTIMES.....

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"HONORABLE WILLIAM WALL" The “Honorable William Wall” is the floating clubhouse of Manhattan Sailing Club.  This clubhouse is anchored in New York Harbor just north of Ellis Island from May through October.  The clubhouse is the best place in the city to watch the evening sailboat races and to marvel at the skyline of Manhattan.    The clubhouse serves as a spectator platform for members and guests to watch the races, an educational center for teaching sailing and as an events space for corporate and member parties.  From November through April, the clubhouse is docked at North Cove Marina. Schedule of Operation During the summer season, the clubhouse is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:30 p.m. until close (usually around 10 p.m.) and on Saturdays from 3 to 10 p.m. The clubhouse can also be opened on Sunday & Mondays for private events.  The Launch In summer, transportation is provided to and from ...

Discover Governors Island

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Discover Governors Island

New York New York....

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LOCAL STOPS SUBWAYS E F M R stops @FOREST HILLS GARDEN

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April 19, 2013 The Past Is Present By  SARAH HARRISON SMITH Outside is the Queens you know, with all the amenities and hubbub of contemporary city life. But inside, Forest Hills Gardens is another world. Just through an arched underpass, the community’s expansive entrance plaza, Station Square, unfolds with arcaded sidewalks, a domed tower and what could be some sort of Anglo-German manor house in subtly colored and intricately patterned brickwork. It is a disorienting transition, like stepping into a blurred fantasy of the past. THIS 175-ACRE COMMUNITY  of more than 800 houses and 11 apartment buildings, of churches, parks and storefronts, began in 1909 when the Russell Sage Foundation commissioned the architect Grosvenor Atterbury and the landscape architect  Frederick Law Olmsted  Jr. to plan a new town on a plot in Queens. They looked for inspiration to the new British “garden cities,” nostalgic experiments in urban planning intended t...