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Easter and Passover 2025: Where to order takeout in NYC

1 week ago | 6sqft.com | Aaron Ginsburg |NYC Guides

Springtime in New York City brings longer days, blossoming flowers, and festive meals shared with friends and family. This year, April also ushers in the holidays of Easter and Passover, along with the often daunting task of hosting loved ones. Fortunately, plenty of restaurants and culinary spots across the five boroughs offer full, festive meal packages to take the pressure off.
Behind the Mexican Modernism of Luis Barragán that inspired this year's NYBG Orchid Show

3 weeks ago | 6sqft.com | Lidia Ryan |NYC Guides

“The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism.” Photo courtesy of the New York Botanical Garden. “We want people who know his work to come and say ‘Oh yeah, that is Barragán pink,'” Michaela Wright, director of Exhibition Content and Interpretation, said of this year’s orchid show at the New York Botanical Garden. She’s talking about renowned Mexican architect Luis Barragán.
When and where to see cherry blossoms in NYC

3 weeks ago | 6sqft.com | Lidia Ryan |NYC Guides

Cherry blossoms at Little Island. Photo Credit: Liz LigonSara Evans is the Director of the Living Collections and Curator at The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. While that title may sound ironic given her workplace, cemeteries are home to a large breadth of plant life. This includes cherry blossom trees, of which Green-Wood has 172. There are two predominant types of cherry blossoms at the cemetery: The Yoshino Cherry and the Kanzan Japanese flowering cherry.
Printemps opens in NYC, bringing French flair and fashion to Wall Street

1 month ago | 6sqft.com | Devin Gannon |NYC Guides

The Red Room. All photos courtesy of Gieves Anderson for Printemps New YorkParisian retailer Printemps opened its first United States concept in New York City this week. The 160-year-old French store has taken over two floors of One Wall Street, a 50-story Art Deco tower in the Financial District that is now home to over 500 luxury apartments.
The Affordable Art Fair returns to NYC with artwork for every budget

1 month ago | 6sqft.com | Lidia Ryan |NYC Guides

Photo courtesy of Phillip Reed Photography and the Affordable Art Fair. Art is at New Yorkers’ fingertips, from the world’s most famous and significant works housed in the hallowed halls of The Met, MoMA, and Guggenheim, to countless art galleries and exhibitions across the five boroughs. However, when it comes to building a personal collection, or even just owning one special piece, art becomes less accessible with prices soaring into the tens of thousands.
A guide to planning a park wedding in New York City

1 month ago | 6sqft.com | Lidia Ryan |NYC Guides

Dana and Asiedu met for the second time on the L train. The first time they met was about 20 years prior as teenagers. They dated for four years and then lost touch for 16 years, until a fateful day in 2019 when they crossed paths again in the most New York City fashion. “One night while I was getting off the train heading home from work, I recognized the back of her in the crowd walking out of the station,” Asiedu recalled.
4 cozy winter cabin getaways in New York

2 months ago | 6sqft.com | Lidia Ryan |NYC Guides

Illustrator Jennifer Velasquez and her husband Jacob Kolbusz met in high school and bonded over a children’s book called “My Side of the Mountain.” In the book, a boy named Sam runs away from New York City to live in the Catskills. “‘Let’s build a cabin Sam would want to live in,'” Velasquez says they decided. Today, the couple owns 40 acres of land in Margaretville, where they live and operate a small 1950s A-frame Airbnb.
NYC's best spas and saunas to beat the cold

2 months ago | 6sqft.com | Aaron Ginsburg |NYC Guides

Winter pool house at The Rockaway Hotel. Photo credit: Kelsey CampbellWith winter in full swing in New York City, it can feel disheartening to think about how many weeks of bitter cold lie ahead before the first signs of spring appear. Fortunately, plenty of tranquil escapes across the city can offer the warmth and relaxation needed to make it through the season.
17 Valentine's Day gifts from NYC, with love

2 months ago | 6sqft.com | Michelle Cohen |NYC Guides

17 Valentine’s Day gifts from NYC, with love Shower your person(s) with love while showing your love for New York City with our collection of sweet treats and treasures. All of the below items can be found at local shops and businesses–or ones that were born in NYC. All of these products have been hand-selected by team 6sqft.
How an UWS dry cleaner brings joy to the community through elaborate Barbie window displays

Dec 2, 2024 | 6sqft.com | Lidia Ryan |NYC Guides

All photos courtesy of Debra Kravet unless otherwise noted. There’s a splash of hot pink on Amsterdam Avenue — well, Barbie pink. Since the “Barbie” movie came out in the summer of 2023, a dream house scene with doll versions of characters from the movie, including Margot Robbie’s Barbie and Ryan Gosling’s Ken, has been on display (and still growing) in the window of Apthorp Cleaners. But Barbie has a much longer history with this Upper West Side dry cleaner.