Boozy Floats; Don’t Be a Bad New Yorker; A Look Back at Robin Williams in NYC, and More

THE WORD’S OUT

Pop into Empire Diner for a boozy float before summer’s end. {credit}

NYC real estate appreciation is out of control. A TriBeCa townhouse sells for 100 times what the owners paid. {Curbed}

Feeling hot and boozy? Head to the Empire Diner for a liquor-filled concoction of ice cream, Coca-Cola, and vodka. That’s a float for the masses. {Village Voice}


Soak up the sun while you can. Could you be unattached from your smartphone for one of the final dog days of summer? {New York Fashion Hunter}

Broadway fans will appreciate this: Here are 10 times Sally Bowles (Cabaret) and Hedwig (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) were the same person. {Broadway Box}

Sally Bowles in all her glory. {credit}

Think you’re the ultimate New Yorker? Check this list: 19 ways not to be bad at New York. {Thrillist}

Farewell Robin Williams. You left your mark on New York City starting with Juilliard back in the day. {Gothamist}


He went in search of Manhattan’s last remaining sky bridges. {Scouting NY}


This might be the best burger in America, but with only 12 cooked every night, you might not actually eat one. {Esquire}


Culture Club is back! Boy George and company will reunite and play at the Beacon Theatre this fall. {Time Out}

Culture Club will play at the Upper West Side’s Beacon Theatre on November 25. {credit}

Posted on August 13, 2014