The Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It is devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. The Cloisters is located on 4 acres in Manhattan’s Fort Tryon Park, overlooking the Hudson River. Opened in 1938, this modern structure built in modified medieval style incorporates elements of five medieval buildings dating from the 12th through the 15th centuries, including chapels, monastic abbeys and a chapter house. The permanent collection at the Cloisters includes more than 5,000 pieces of European art, dating from 800 to 1600 ce, with the 12th through the 15th centuries being strongly represented. The displays are primarily organized chronologically. The objects include sculptures, statuary, paintings, and stained-glass windows.

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This thematic exhibition featured a dialogue between fashion and masterworks of medieval art in The Met collection to examine fashion’s ongoing engagement with the devotional practices and traditions of Catholicism. The museum’s largest show ever, “Heavenly Bodies” showcased more than 40 liturgical garments on loan from the Vatican. Catholic iconography has long inspired designers, from Coco Chanel to Gianni Versace to Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. Catholicism, of course, has nearly 2,000 years of symbols to rely on, and so its influence looms large on fashion.

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The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to comics, graphic novels, anime, video games, toys, movies, and television. New York Comic Con is the second largest pop culture convention in America and the only one that takes place in the comic book, publishing, media, and licensing capital of the world — Gotham City. The hundreds of cosplayers attended the 2017 New York Comic Con in the Big Apple. Here is some of the best and unique cosplay.

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The New York Transit Museum operates a gallery annex in Grand Central Terminal that presents changing exhibitions. It is a special museum that is below the ground. On the platform level, there are lots of old subways to explore. The museum’s open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 6 p..m.

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Each year, thousands of spectators flock to Surf Avenue, Coney Island’s main drag, to watch King Neptune and Queen Mermaid lead a procession of beglittered seminude marchers in costumes through the neighborhood. Three thousand marchers and half a million spectators attended to see the celebration of culture and art, which featured floats, marching band and mermaids. The Mermaid Parade specifically was founded in 1983 with 3 goals: it brings mythology to life for local residents who live on streets named Mermaid and Neptune ; it creates self-esteem in a district that is often disregarded as “entertainment”; and it lets artistic New Yorkers find self-expression in public.

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Summer Streets is an annual celebration of New York City’s streets. It provides space for healthy recreation and encourages New Yorkers to use more sustainable forms of transportation. It is a combination of a walking tour, bike tour and block party. Nearly 7 miles along Park Avenue from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park is opened to cyclists, walkers and people watchers without interruption from traffic on Saturday Aug. 1, 8 and 15 – 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is so much to do: Slide The City, Zip Line, Fitness Classes

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Ali Larter began modeling at age 13 and traveled the world before moving to Los Angeles to study acting. Her first professional acting job was a role on the television series Chicago Sons. She is best known for playing the dual roles of Niki Sanders and Tracy Strauss on the NBC science fiction drama Heroes.

Biography:

Birth Name: Alison Elizabeth Larter
Nickname: Allegra Coleman
Date of Birth: 28 February 1976, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
Sun Sign: Pisces
Born Place: Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S.
Height: 5 ft 8 in or 173 cm
Weight: 54 kg or 119 pounds
Hair Color: She is naturally a brunette.
Eye Color: Blue
Measurements: 35-25-35 in or 89-63.5-89 cm
Dress Size: 4 (US) or 34 (EU)
Bra Size: 34A

Relationships:
Father – Danforth Larter (Trucking executive)
Mother – Margaret (Realtor)
Siblings – She has a sister
Spouse – Hayes MacArthur
Children: Theodore Hayes MacArthur, son (12/20/2010)
Children: Vivienne Margaret MacArthur, daughter (1/15/2015)

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Jenny Packham is one of the UK’s most successful and independent fashion brands with global recognition and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is New York City’s single largest media event, taking place twice a year at Lincoln Center. Official Jenny Packham spring and summer 2015 collection was presented 17th february in New York City. See photos of Jenny Packham’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection.

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East Side Access is a public-works project being undertaken by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City. Deep underground, rail tunnels are extending from Sunnyside, Queens, to a new Long Island Rail Road terminal being excavated beneath Grand Central Terminal. Construction began in 2007, with an estimated cost of $6.3 billion and completion date of 2013. Since then, the cost estimate has been raised to $8.4 billion, and the completion date moved back to 2019.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, located in New York City, is the largest art museum in the United States with among the most significant art collections. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided among nineteen curatorial departments. The collection of Egyptian art at the Met is known to be one of the best in the whole world. Dating for the Paleolithic to the Roman period visitors can see up to 36,000 artifacts which started to be collected in 1906 when public interest in ancient Egypt suddenly grew. The Egyptian Collection is housed in 32 major galleries and 8 study galleries. The objects are arranged chronologically.

pharaoh bust

coffin

sahura and a deity

twentieth dynasty models

temple of dendur

falcon

gold sandals

rishi coffins

relief

blue figure

imhoteps coffin

serenity

pillar

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The National September 11 Memorial & Museum, designed by architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker, is a tribute of remembrance and honor to the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. The names of the nearly 3,000 people who perished in the attack are displayed on bronze parapets surrounding the reflecting pools.

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Times Square is located in the heart of the New York City. It was named after the Times Building, now One Times Square. The name is now used for the area between 40th and 53rd street and 6th and 9th avenue. Times Square is a popular New York destination all year long, but New Years Eve is the single biggest night to hit these streets.

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The Empire State Building is located at 350 Fifth Avenue (between 33rd and 34th Streets) in New York City. The Empire State Building was built by builders Starrett Bros. & Eken in 1931 and it was completed in one year and 45 days. The building itself cost $24,718,000 to build. The total cost for the Empire State Building was $40,948,900. The height of the building, including the lightning rod, is 1,454 feet (443.18 m). The measurement from the ground to the 102nd floor observatory is 1,224 feet (373.08 m) and from the ground to the 86th floor observatory is 1,050 feet (320.04 m).

Ticket Prices for 86th FLOOR OBSERVATORY
Adult (13-61) ……. $20.21
Child (6-12) ……… $14.70
Senior (62+) …….. $18.37

Ticket Prices for 86th and 102nd FLOOR COMBINATION
Adult (13-61) ……. $37.00
Child (6-12) ……… $31.00
Senior (62+) …….. $35.00

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Sidewalk Catwalk – a public art event showed the interpreations of a fashion industry by 30 of New York’s best designers and two student design teams. The fashionable ensembles was opened to the viewing public on the pedestrian plazas along Broadway between Herald Square and Times Square. The exhibit was presented by LF USA.

Kenneth Cole

Elie Tahari

Yeohlee Teng

Thom Browne

Carmen Marc Valvo

Norma Kamali

Carlos Falchi

Rebecca Taylor

Mark Bagdley and James Mischka

Maria Cornejo

Michael Kors

Betsey Johnson