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Event Heads Up: Tangra Summer on August 25

Every so often, an event comes along that makes me really, really happy to live in New York. This summer, that event is Tangra Summer, a pop-up feast hosted by Diana Kuan and Chitra Agrawal at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum on August 25th. 

Both Diana and Chitra teach for us and are completely awesome, and the concept for the dinner—"the food pays tribute to Tangra, a Calcutta neighborhood that is home to generations of Hakka...

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Introducing The NYC Makery Pop-up!

From August 5-16, the latest NYC Makery pop-up Makerspace will take place at the Brainery, and we're pretty psyched.

If you haven't had the chance to participate in one of their workshops, the NYC Makery is "part shop & part workshop. A movable and temporary venue where youth and adults are encouraged to be curious, to tinker, to experiment, and to make with technology." We couldn't be more excited to host such an awesome...

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The Masters of Social Gastronomy Do Cocktails

Update! Hey guys, online tickets are sold out, but there *might* be a few available at the door tomorrow night in case you weren't able to grab one! 

Each month, Sarah and Soma take on a curious food topic and break down the history, science, and stories behind it. Up this month: cocktails

The cocktail is credited as one of America's greatest inventions. But where did it come from, and how did it evolve into the endless...

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You Can Visit Governors Island During the Week!

I love Governors Island but never seem to make it over during the weekend, so I was super excited to learn that the National Parks Service offers public visits during the week. Did everyone already know about this? I definitely didn't but now feel the need to tell everyone

There's a variety of tours programs offered, from a history of artillery on the island to a tour of the interior of Castle Williams, all for free, and they include...

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