SOHO
Internet Week New York kicked off with a bang in SoHo Monday night. After a jam-packed day of exciting discussions including the Webby Sessions featuring Buzzfeed's Jonah Peretti and Jon Steinberg, and The Rise of the Anti-Lady Mag, techies from across the world put away their laptops and came together to celebrate at the headquarters' massive 8,000 square foot space. The opening party featured several open bars, live music, DJ sets, as well as numerous photo booths and free makeovers by Revlon. We'll call this the "tame" portion of the evening. The real wildness went down at a late night rager till 4am (that even we had to throw in the towel early for) at Tribeca Grand Hotel.
What do you do when your storefront gets vandalized with graffiti? Call the police? Cry? Scrub it off? No. You do as Marc Jacobs does and you just make a really, really expensive t-shirt. Like, $700 expensive. In light of Jacobs' SoHo storefront being vandalized with "Art" by a graffiti artist named Kidult last week, the eccentric designer decided to once again do the unexpected.
He's now offering a baby pink t-shirt with a photo of the vandal's artwork that reads "Art by Art Jacobs." If you don't have rent to pay, food to buy, or like basic common sense, run down to your local Marc Jacobs boutique and drop $680 plus tax on this baby now!
Aimlessly wandering through the cinematic streets of SoHo can often seem like a social treasure hunt in which an X can be found at every corner.
Try it yourself one day, follow a faint smell until it grows stronger and your nostrils take you to the most charming and delicious bakery you've ever seen. Or listen for the low rumble of music and find yourself, for instance, on the corner of Wooster and Broome where, last night, hundreds of young fans, gallery hoppers, and class skipping students were huddled in front of Team Gallery looking up toward the rooftops.
We’ve all seen subway ads portraying a beautiful beach somewhere in the Caribbean or Hawaii. Everyone is barely dressed and smiling, and there’s a tagline on it somewhere saying “You could be here,” or “Need a vacation?” Juxtapose this against the passed out drunk homeless guy desperately in need of a shower and the overall drabness of a mass of underground travelers, and you might find yourself saying, “Maybe I do need a vacation…”
But who really has the time or money for a vacation to someplace tropical? The next best thing has to be the drinks at the SOHO cocktail lounge known as Lani Kai. Once inside, you may feel like you’ve just stepped in off the surf for some beachside nightlife. The tropical plant-covered deck leading up to the bar will make the cars driving by on Broome street sound like waves crashing on the shore. Lani Kai, roughly translated as ‘Heavenly Waters,’ is a Julie Reiner creation. Reiner is known in the New York cocktail world for the famous Flatiron Lounge, and the newer Clover Club in Brooklyn. This place, however, is closer in resemblance to her home state of Hawaii.
As if we needed a special event to justify an evening of SoHo’s best shopping—Shop the Night Away and Daily Candy Deals are hosting a totally legit night out that just can’t be missed. When it comes to shopping, the more the merrier and if there are cocktails and exclusive deals involved—even better. An answer to our prayers for this season’s Fashion’s Night Out, this Thursday twenty-two of our favorite SoHo staples will be offering sales (up to 30% off), styling advice, and even some free swag to all their number one fans. The evening’s all-star sartorial roster includes Kate Spade, Tibi, Theory, Helmut Lang, Michael Kors, All Saints, and more!
If you find yourself going through the door marked with an illuminated lion insignia and the words Pegu Club on the corner of Houston and West Broadway in SOHO, you might suddenly find yourself mildly nervous. Perhaps you question your outfit choice. Where did you just stumble into? When you reach the top of the steps to the second floor you’re greeted with soft, instrumental yet modern music you’ve never heard before and the light chatter of casual conversation. The lighting is low. The décor is Asian in influence: low tables fill the room and patterned woodwork covers the windows and back bar. The whole thing is eerily foreign yet somehow inviting. When you sit down and have a sip of that first incredibly crafted cocktail, your inhibitions fall to the wayside. You get it now, and you love it.
Stella McCartney opens doors today in the neighborhood whose “fashion-tational pull” keeps growing stronger. Stella’s Soho boutique has been generating buzz since the closing of the Meatpacking location in May 2011. Included in Racked NY’s Top 10 Retail Spaces to Watch in 2012, we’re not the only ones excited about shopping high-end fashion in lower Manhattan. The 5,200-square-foot, two-level space will offer her ready-to-wear, kids’ wear, and Adidas collections. There’s also an exclusive boutique-opening merch just for your posh pup: a black grosgrain, pleather, and brass dog collar and leash retailing for a cool $495.
Getting tourist tips for your trip to New York can be a lot like sex advice from your parents: lots of warnings of what not to do, but very few examples of fun stuff. Since no one wants to hear this stuff from their parents, Joonbug's New York staff has compiled its favorite sights. Some are tried and true icons, but others might be too off-the-beaten-path for Fodor's. Consider these sights "musts" for anyone looking to experience the Big Apple beyond the Empire State Building.
Must-See View of the Manhattan Skyline:
Brooklyn Heights Promenade. While the Staten Island Ferry might be best (and cheapest) way to see lower Manhattan through the eyes of an Ellis Island immigrant, the air's getting a little chilly for open-air boat rides. For a pleasant walk without the windchill, try the majestic views of Brooklyn Heights, where you can see the Brooklyn Bridge making its way toward City Hall. Turn your back to the water and check out the ivy-covered townhouses that get to call this view home, then head to Grimaldi's, New York's most famed pizzeria, to warm up.
When it comes to us New Yorkers, we always have to be in the know when a new clothing store or boutique hits the streets of Manhattan. We’ve listed three new shops in NYC that we’re totally obsessed with. Clear your schedule, call the girls, and get your shopping shoes ready, because these three stores will make you shop until you drop.
Marimekko
Referred to as the next IHOP, or International House of Patterns by New York Magazine, textile giant Marimekko hits the big apple this month. If you love bold and colorful patterns, Marimekko will be your retail heaven. Get lost in the 4,000-square-foot vibrant home to textiles, fashion, and household goods. The high ceilings, white cubbies, and bold patterns, effortlessly serve as the store’s decor as the color pops against the white background. Marimekko even has a seamstress on-site just in case you want a set of napkins, or pillowcases in one of their signature patterns. Bright, beautiful, and vivacious textiles create a feel-good vibeupon entering this store.
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