Marisa Tom | April 4, 2011 8:10 amInitially, it was pretty depressing to digest this news: no Jelly NYC Pool Parties this Summer? Where would we wile out to great music in the hot, hot heat if not at McCarren Park Pool in Williamsburg? Looks like NYC music magnates The Highline Ballroom, The Bowery Presents, and Founders Entertainment saw an opportunity to fill the void and seized it.Read More
Marisa Tom | February 18, 2011 8:05 amSince its creation in 2000, the Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 (22-25 Jackson Ave., 718-784-2084) hold a series of competitions annually through its Young Architects Program where architects are encouraged to submit designs for its outdoor courtyard facility. The thought behind this was to give emerging artists the chance to create a Summer refuge for visitors from the hot urban environment. Previous winners have transformed the huge courtyard into everything from a multi-wading pool to a netted, beach ball-filled arena.Read More