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1. By Bjork. bjooork
The MoMA dedicates the great exhibition of the first half of the year to the Icelandic singer and artist ("** half Eskimo, half Mongolian **") in a retrospective that will cover her albums, her films, videos, costumes , objects. A mixture of biography and fiction written by herself and the Icelander Sjón . Promise.
two. Design returns to the Museum Mile
After almost six years closed, on December 12 the ** Cooper Hewitt museum ** reopened the doors of its mansion on Fifth Avenue. In addition to having expanded galleries to exhibit its permanent and temporary collection, such as the one now dedicated to utensils, the Cooper Hewitt has placed a lot of importance on interactive experiences and the visitor can even create their own designs throughout the visit.
'Immersion Room' at the Cooper Hewitt Museum
3. The new Whitney Museum
On May 1, 2015, the new headquarters of the ** Whitney Museum ** will open, located at one end of the High Line, in a building designed by Renzo Piano, much larger than the one it occupied until now on the Upper East Side. The inaugural exhibition will be the largest display to date of the museum's holdings to take advantage of this great building on the Hudson River.
Four. Queens, the new Brooklyn
New York's most diverse neighborhood is passing Brooklyn on the right. Ridgewood is the new East Williamsburg according to New York Magazine, Quooklyn according to the New York Times; Y it has more and more gastronomic attractions for New Yorkers and visitors . From the dumplings of Flushing's Chinatown, to the Michelin-starred Mexican of Casa Enrique, passing through the Greeks of Astoria and the Indians of Jackson Heights.
5. New views from the top of Manhattan
The **One World Observatory on the 102nd floor of the Freedom Tower or One World Trade Center** will open this spring 2015. A new 360-degree view of Manhattan from the tip of the island. Tickets will go on sale online shortly and will cost $32.
The holdings of the Whitney Museum are a contemporary spectacle
6. A hot tub with a view
Opens the first franchise in Manhattan of the spa largest in all of New York , the ** Queens Spa Castle ** ; and it has opened in the heights of Midtown and in a luxury version renamed Premier Spa Castle with different types of pools and at a fairly affordable price ($65 a day). The best thing will be when the outdoor rooftop jacuzzis open in spring.
7. The food mash-up of 2014, which you should try in 2015
Now that the Ramen Burger or the Cronut are already established among the usual foods of New York, it has arrived a new queen of irresistible gastronomic filth: the Nutelasagna . Literally, and as you were imagining, a Nutella lasagna topped with a layer of marshmallows and cannoli cream. It has been created and made to order by this very nice couple of pastry chefs with a small cafe in Brooklyn.
The largest spa in all of New York: Queens Castle Spa
8. The Kings Theatre, a recovered gem, and Diana Ross
This impressive theater built in 1929 reopens its doors in January after more than 40 years closed and abandoned to its fate. Designed in the style of the Paris Opera, it was an impressive theater and cinema with three thousand seats and ornate coffered ceilings . On February 3, nothing less than the diva Diana Ross will inaugurate her stage in style.
9. Brookfield Place Manhattan moves to the South of the island in 2015
The Whitney and the One World Trade Center are two clear examples: Brookfield Place , the renovated luxury shopping center in Battery Park is another –you won't just have to make the trip to the area to visit the busy Century 21–. A very American concept, the mall, with its eyes set on its admired Europe: all the designers of the Old Continent will open spaces with views of the Statue of Liberty and also the best chefs... Reason number 10 to return to New York this year …
The Kings Theatre, a recovered gem
10. Le District: Bon appétit!
The answer to Mario Batali's Eataly will be this market for cuisine française in the new exclusive shopping center in Battery Park. Almost three thousand square meters of restaurants, brasseries, bars, cafes and shops where you can taste and buy the best of the gastronomy so loved by New Yorkers. Outside Le District, but inside Brookfield Place and its ode to Gallic food will be L'Atelier de Joel Rebouchon , one of the most anticipated restaurants of this 2015.
eleven. A Martini at The Knickerbocker Hotel
Since the opening of the Chelsea Hotel has been pushed back to 2016, we are left with the reopening of another New York classic: The Knickerbockers. An emblematic building in the city, in the heart of Times Square, which was opened by John Jacob Astor IV as a hotel in 1906 and closed after Prohibition. In addition to being able to stay in it, it will open three restaurant and bar spaces: Charlie Parker at The Knick will be one of the cool new restaurants in the city, and the St. Cloud rooftop will probably be the place to be this spring and summer, with cocktails like the Martini that a hotel barman created in 1911 for John D. Rockefeller.
12. The King of New Fast Food
The bagel began to regain its old glory in 2014 and in 2015 it leads a new wave of healthy fast food with a must-see: the Black Seed Bagels .
Black Seed Bagels: spearheading a new wave of healthy fast food
13. China even in clothes
The great exhibition Costume Gallery of the Metropolitan Museum this year is dedicated to the great Asian giant and its influence throughout history on clothing and design around the world. China: Through the Looking Glass (China: Through the Looking Glass) can be seen from May to August and the exposed dresses will be accompanied by paintings, porcelain... The Gala and dance that precedes the inauguration will be very showy this year with this theme.
The best to keep up to date on the ramen revolution: Ivan Ramen
14. Restaurants that deserve a trip and need a reservation
New York critics agree, and these four restaurants that opened last year justify the ticket: ** Cosme **, the restaurant of the famous Mexican chef Enrique Olvera It will probably be the most difficult place today to get a table; Cherche Midi , the Houston bistro on the Bowery that makes every 2014 best restaurant list, familiar French cuisine modernized; ** Ivan Ramen **, the best to stay up to date on the ramen revolution, although they don't just serve Japanese noodles and since recently they accept reservations; ** Russ & Daughters Café **, the mythical smoked fish and pickles deli on the Lower East Side, has now opened a café very close by where it offers the same qualities and classic dishes and much more.
Long live smoked fish!
fifteen. We're coming for you, Sinatra
On December 12, 1915, Frank Sinatra was born in neighboring New Jersey. This year on the 100th anniversary of his birth , the city to which he sang the melody that you always sing when you walk between skyscrapers and that sounds when the Yankees win will surely dedicate more than one tribute to him. So, you know, he flies to New York in 2015 and sings at the top of his lungs: **New York, New Yoooork**!
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...and sing with all your might: New York, New Yoooork
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