Month: April 2018

Entertainment

Annual Tribeca Film Festival

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New York City’s annual Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 “by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff, reportedly in response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the Tribeca  neighborhood in Lower Manhattan,” today, in its 17th year it features nearly 100 movies spread out over 12 days in the hub of NYC.

It began 10 days ago but there is still a lot going on.  It featured “high-profile premieres and after-parties” in some of the region’s most luxurious spots.  Included in the top celebrities were: power couple Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, Lily James and Tessa Thompson, Christina Hendricks and Alysia Reiner.  The “Tribeca Talks” lecture series had Spike Lee and Robert De Niro participating.

Good news for the women too; this year witnessed the largest amount of female feature film directors since the inception of the Festival. And local flavor was very apparent as well.

What a great event for New Yorkers and visitors alike.

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March of Dimes Relocates

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Until now, the annual March of Dimes has taken place on Staten Island.  This year however, for the first time it will be in Manhattan, in conjunction with their event on Sunday, April 29.

While Staten Island has traditionally been known as one of the region’s “signature fundraising events,” attracting thousands of walkers and raising millions of dollars, it is now going to join the other New York boroughs and (be the last to) join the Manhattan one.

This will mean that the walk will be a five-borough one. A March of Dimes Greater NY Market statement said that this will result in the “mobiliz[ation of] thousands of people from across the metropolitan area.” And as Senior Development even Manager Eileen Hochberg said:

By bringing together local communities, we know we can solve the toughest problems. Evert March for Babies participant is a leader who has the power to make a huge difference for families.

Registration available here.

Frederick Hotel

Featuring the Frederick!

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Historical meets modern; comfort and convenience; great customer service.  These seem to be some of the buzz words that come together with New York Triumph Hotel chain owned by Shimmie Horn. And that was recently mentioned again with a Time Out feature on The Frederick Hotel.

Time Out contributors Céline Bossart and Marion Bernstein in their article entitled ‘The best boutique hotels in NYC,’ described The Frederick as follows:

Originally opened in 1845 as the Gerard House, the Frederick Hotel has seen many iterations and notable guests over the years—it’s rumored that Abraham Lincoln took a snooze in the 1850s and that Vincent Gallo payed just $22 per week in the early 1980s. Now fully remodeled, the reimagined Frederick houses 130 thoughtfully-designed, vintage-meets-minimalist rooms and the three-story Serafina Italian restaurant which offers breakfast, lunch, dinner and in-room dining. 95 West Broadway (888-895-9400, frederickhotelnyc.com).