Being an artist I seem to notice things that others miss. Walking through this part of New York I…read morenoticed these golden figurines. Here is what I found out about them on the web. The Golden Dancers are a set of whimsical, gilded figures installed along the facade of 24 Bond Street in New York City's NoHo neighborhood. The sculptures were designed by Bruce Williams, an artist who lived in the building. Williams created them between 1997 and 2010 for his home and wife's residence York Avenue. The figures are made of gold and are arranged to cascade down the building's iron and brick exterior.

Construction workers discovered something shocking in 1991 while laying the foundation for a…read morefederal office complex at 290 Broadway and Reade Street. They discovered the complete bones of more than 400 people who had been buried in the African Burial Ground a long time ago. This granite sculpture stands 50 feet tall in the middle of Foley Square. It is housed in an extended boat-like structure that represents Native American boats and is modeled after the "Chi Wara" carved antelope headdresses worn by the Bamana people of Mali, West Africa. The artist is Lorenzo Pave who was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1943. The caption at the base reads, "This sculpture is dedicated to all the unknown and unknown enslaved Africans brought to this country including the 427 Africans excavated near this site which is now the rediscovered New York City African Burial Ground." [Review 18361 overall - 359 in New York - 1883 of 2022.]

Right outside the Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone, this unique sculpture created by…read moreartist Donald Lipski is intended to give a smile to a child before they enter the hospital. Life is good with unique public art!

Staten Island has an underrated boating scene because unless you're in that portion of the island,…read morepeople don't really talk about it. Good restaurants for those who don't actively sail.

This was revellers answer to the cancellation of the annual Hoboken St Patrick's Day parade…read more Celebration of St Patrick's day minus the parade in the lively hood of Hoboken. There were thousands of people who turned up for this gathering. All the revelers were carrying the spirit and tradition of the annual Hoboken St Patrick's Day festivities. The event started early in the day with people dropping into different bars across downtown as early as 9.00 AM in the morning. People were dressed up in full Leprechaun garb and in other Irish festive gear. This event was publicized mostly through facebook and by word of mouth. Me and my friends tried a couple of bars during our bar crawl session. It started getting crowded later in afternoon and some bars were taking advantage of that by charging cover charge of as much as $50 bucks which was insane. It was a nice event and kudos to the local police/authorities for making the entire event successful.

Not a beer drinker but i throughly enjoyed this event & dare I say new spot to add to my go to…read morelist?! The space itself it's beautiful. Bright and airy even on a rainy day. The owner is a former chef and it definitely shows. Everything was delicious from the crispy potato bites, brat dog, crispy pork belly and the perfect chocolate mousse for dessert! I'd definitely come back for the brat dog and chocolate mousse. All the servers were friendly which is always a plus! I tried the Helles Lager and it was good but I'm just not a beer girl. Everyone else at my table enjoyed their beers and got more so that says something!

What a wonderful experience! The space has multiple levels and is very aesthetically pleasing. All…read moreyelpers received a free beverage. I ordered the Helles Lager and was told that Czech beer is known for foamy beer. For my second beer, I chose the Czech-style amber lager. I really enjoyed that one as well. We had the option of a Brat Dog or a Falafel Dog--I chose the Brat Dog which was delicious. One of the yelpers at my table ordered the pork belly. The green sauce that accompanied it was to die for. We also had the Kartoffelpuffer, a crispy potato with salmon roe. First of all, I love potatoes so they could have passed the whole tray to me. For dessert, we had chocolate mousse with drizzled olive oil. If not for the fact that I was in public, I would have licked the dish. It was that good. The food was sublime, which I wouldn't necessarily expect from a bar/brewery but we learned that the owner is also a chef. It definitely showed. We got to tour the brewery part and learn about the brewing process. The owner said that most of their beers have low to medium ABV, which I like. The service was wonderful, you can tell that they take pride in their beer! It was better to be here than in the torrential downpour that occurred while inside. Thanks to the Eckhart Beer Company for opening their doors to us, and thanks Morlene/Yelp Brooklyn for organizing this delicious event.

So a few night ago the Hubs and I rang in the new year with at least 1000 of our fellow…read moreBrooklynites down at the Prospect Park NYE Celebration put on by the NYC Parks department. The event sounded like it was going to be great - live music, hot cocoa, fireworks! But it just didn't play out as advertised. Apparently they've been running a similar event down at Coney Island for the last couple years and it's a blast. If Prospect Park is going to continue I think they have a few kinks to work out. A few things to take note of: The website for the Brooklyn Ball event advertised the following: 'the NYE Brooklyn Ball ascend[ing] 15 feet each hour from 7pm to midnight.' And then goes on to talk about the ball itself and its materials, etc. If there was a ball in Grand Army Plaza on NYE - then we all missed it. I spent about 90 minutes in the plaza and park and I never saw anything. The event started {apparently} at 6pm, the band was singing when we got there a little after 10:30, but the majority of people seemed to wander over after 11. We didn't see any other vendors on site... besides the free hot chocolate from Juniors. And the line for that was c-r-a-z-y. The band/DJ that performed was good! They sang a nice mix of oldies and goodies and had so much energy for it being such a cold night. The problem came from the metal box they were set up in - picture those dioramas we all used to make in elementary school. The sound from the speakers was bouncing all over the metal walls and roof and made it really difficult to hear the singers. There wasn't a great flow to the event. The members of the Park Department and Borough Pres. office kept coming to the stage every other song to say "hey Brooklyn! who's excited for 2016?" It was cute the first time... but after the 5th time I really just wanted to hear the band. For the staff running the event next year - chill, guys. Just let the event flow. And please do not yell to the crowd "18 seconds!" and then start making a [political] speech about how great Brooklyn is. We know we're awesome... let us countdown to the new year and cheer for fireworks! And my least favorite part of the night - there was no indication as to where the fireworks were actually going to go off. We thought maybe they'd be over the arch - nope! They ended up being in the park itself behind everyone. The fireworks started right after midnight and everyone in the crowd made a mad dash to the open areas to get a better view. I guess for next year we'll know better... Happy New Year Yelpers!

Chronically unappreciated rapper Nas still is a legend of hip hop. It sucks that he's not talked…read moreabout a lot. This mural is located in his homeland Queens. Just get off the subway and you're at it. You're likely to encounter some sketchy looking people. Before Lil Nas X went to the O Town Road, there was Nas and the East Coast. His most famous album is Illmatic. It's honored as part of this mural. Around this mural there isn't that much interesting. This is on the outside of a building that includes a convenience store. Outside there's usually a bunch of beggars. They're always asking for change. It can get pretty annoying. This doesn't get the attention the Biggie mural in Brooklyn gets. It thankfully is easy to get to from outside the hood. It's at the corner of 21st Street and 40th Avenue in Queens. There's a conveniently located MTA station.

"It drops deep as it does in my breath/ I never sleep,…read more 'cause sleep is the cousin of death/ Beyond the walls of intelligence, life is defined/I think of crime when I'm in a New York state of mind/" Nas was one of my fave rappers growing up. Illmatic was one of the most influential albums for me. Alot of kids were West Coastin back then or were on the Screw and Chop wave but I was always on that East Coast swing. The mural is located on 21st and 40 Ave a couple blocks from the Queensbridge Station off the F train. Admittedly, there isn't much else except for a a few coffee shops and a nearby distillery. It's been retouched a couple times but unlike some other #NYChiphopmurals this one has stayed the same the whole time. Tip: Janice, the crossing guard lady, is awfully nice but terrible at picture taking. Stick to point n shoot or selfies at this site.