Activities: Labor Free Labor Day Events
West Indian Parade [photo from Flickr]
Sunday, September 2nd
What: Pack a picnic and head to Governor's Island. It may be your last chance.
Where: Governors Island
When: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fee: Free
It's your last chance to check out historic Governors Island for free. Free ferries leave every hour and are located right next to the Staten Island Ferry terminal. I went last weekend and it is like no other place in New York, the juxtaposition of colonial homes, lush meadows then Manhattan's skyline jutting out in between the trees is amazing! Bring a picnic, a blanket, a frisbee and prepare to relax. Don't miss your chance too see the breath taking views. Check their website for history and overview. [via FreeNYC]
What: The Wet Nurse at the Waterside disco barbecue social
Where: The Yard (400 Carroll St. btw Bond & Nevins, Brooklyn)
When: 2:00pm - 9:00pm
Fee:$6 in advance / $10 at the gate
Leave your babies with the wet nurse and get your own Wet Nurse action. Wet Nurse is a waterside disco version of Hello, Nurse -- complete with organic grilling, spiked punch, kiddie pools and canoe rides. Joining in the music duties are My Cousin Roy, the head of Wurst Edits, and Justin Carter and DJ Probus, the Hello, Nurse! residents.
[via FreeNYC]
Monday, September 3rd
What: 40th West Indian American Day Carnival
Where: Eastern Pkwy & Utica Ave to Flatbush Ext & Brooklyn Museum of Art (200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, map
When: 8:00 am-6:00 pm
Fee:Free
Celebrate the parade's 40th year with beaded bodices, feather headpieces, and every flavor of shimmy and shake the islands have to offer, along with enough jerk chicken, salt fish, and coco bread to feed the length of Eastern Parkway. [via FlavorPill]
Friday, August 31st
What: Half Dazed, Ecstasy Vodka
Where: Belmont Lounge, 117 East 15th Street, East Village
When: 7-9pm
Fee: Free
With Fashion week just around the corner, this drinking event is offering a chance to win a fashion make-over. Consider it your back to school gear.
[via MyOpenBar]
Sam Mason's Tailor before the opening [photo from Eater]
Saturday, September 1st
What: Sam Mason's super-over-mega hyped restaurant, Tailor finally opens.
Where: 525 Broome St., at Thompson St., 212-334-5182
When: Dinner from 5 p.m. every day except Mon.
Secret: One Sunday a month, Tailor will hold an invite-only brunch. So start working your connections.
While we appreciate Mason's attempt to blur preconceived drinks/dinner/dessert combinations, the items on the menu sound mildly revolting and the drinks are too expensive for our pocketbook. But if you subscribe to the notion that you are where (not what) you eat, it's mandatory you eat here. Everybody's talking about it.
[Eater & UrbanDaddy]
What: Market Table finally opens its doors in the space formerly known as Shopsin
Where: 54 Carmine St., at Bedford St., 212-255-2100
When: 7:00 am-9:00 pm
Fee: Whatever you want to spend
This new grocer is destined to be a classic. They will sell goods from local fishmongers and meatpackers, canned items (reached by rolling ladder), and fresh produce. The brainchild of Mike Price (The Mermaid Inn), who's opening an adjoining restaurant.
[DailyCandy & Eater]
