Grub Street Sidewalk Tables map

200 of their favorite restaurants with sidewalk cafes.

Andrea Strong's Brunch Recommendations

Always on the quest for a good brunch spot? Check out Andrea Strong's list.

Check out the recipe for The Smith's poached eggs on potato waffles here. they're DELICIOUS!

Public Grilling in the City

The Kitchen has a roundup from the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation on where you can legally grill in NYC's public parks. below is the list of manhattan spots.

East River Park - Along FDR Drive at E. 10th Street
Fort Washington Park - North of W. 158th St. on the Hudson River
Highbridge Park - W. 177th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
Inwood Hill Park - Dyckman Ballfields at Dyckman Street & Hudson RiverMarcus Garvey Park
- 124th Street at 5th and Madison Avenues
Morningside Park - Morningside Ave. & W. 121st St.
Randall's Island - At the far end of Sunken Meadow ballfields
Riverside Park - West 145th Street on the Hudson River
St. Nicholas Park
- St. Nicholas Terrace at West 128th Street, and
- St. Nicholas Avenue between W. 133rd -135th Streets
Thomas Jefferson Park - First Avenue between E. 111th-114th Streets
Wards Island - East River & Hell Gate (near the children's playground)

Beer Garden Growing

Grub Street Beer Garden roundup!

July 4 Broadway savings

June 27-July 6th Broadway savings on 10 Shows from Manhattan User's Guide
A CATERED AFFAIR
A CHORUS LINE
GYPSY
HAIRSPRAY
LEGALLY BLONDE
MAMMA MIA
NOVEMBER
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
SPAMALOT
SPRING AWAKENING

Adventures NYC

Saturday June 14th, The NYC Department of Parks & Recreation in conjunction with Backpacker Magazine will host Adventures NYC, bringing some exciting "adventure" sports to Central Park.

Central Park's Adventures NYC will offer a ton of different activities, demos, sponsors and sampling. To name a few:

Special Performance by:

• 70-foot water slide, bring your swimsuit!
• Pro BMX Bike competition on a Red Bull megaramp
• High flying trampoline demo
• Rock climbing
• Kayaking at Bethesda Terrace Lake
• Boot Camp obstacle courses
• Yoga Clinics
• Bike helmet giveaway
• Arts & crafts

see a full schedule here.
coupon for a free water botle here.

Affordable Art

Starting tomorrow (June 12) through June 15, the Affordable Art Fair will take place at the Altman Building and Metropolitan Pavilion (134 W. 18th st. between 6th and 7th). This year there will be more than 70 galleries from around the world. $5 off admission here.
Thrillist buyer's guide here.