New York Street fair art: your step-by-step guide

A smiling artist arranges colorful paintings at a New York City street fair booth

Street fair season in New York City turns ordinary sidewalks into open galleries, and if you make art, there has never been a better time to set up your own table and sell directly to the people walking past your work. Get your paperwork right first The permit process is simpler than most artists expect. … Read more

Best Day trips from NYC by train this summer

A woman looks out a train window during one of the most scenic day trips from NYC by train through the Hudson Valley

Day trips from New York feel effortless by train: no parking, no tolls, just a window seat and a destination that actually makes you forget the city for a day. Cold Spring, Hudson Valley Cold Spring sits about 90 minutes north of Grand Central on Metro-North’s Hudson Line. The station drops you directly into a … Read more

World Cup watch parties NYC guide

Excited soccer fans cheering together at a New York City bar during a World Cup match screening

World Cup watch parties in NYC are not just an afterthought this summer. They are the main event for millions of New Yorkers who never got a stadium ticket and would not trade their neighborhood bar for MetLife anyway. The city has gone all in, and the options stretch from Flushing to Fort Greene. World … Read more