The quiet part out loud? Little Italy might be the most affordable fine dining in New York and the Feast of San Gennaro Festival shouldn’t be the only way you discover this. Of the prix fixe centers in Manhattan, it’s the only neighborhood where you’re guaranteed an above-average wine and dessert for under $100 for two people. But the yearly festival in the three square blocks we call our Europe does offer something even better for fall and that’s warmth. Temps will drop a little and outdoor eating will wane. Yet, we’re all entitled to some coziness at the top of cuffing season and what better than pasta to cradle us in the first cold seasons?
Special Events and Tributes
Coastin’ at Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace
Date - Sat Sep 23
Location - Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace, Rockefeller Center
Presented by Okayplayer, the original progressive music destination, join Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace for our final Afro-diaspora themed night championed by respected NYC DJs, AQ and Niara Sterling. Skate to the futuristic & soulful sounds influenced by the African diaspora from resident DJs Niara Sterling, AQ. Tickets available to the public $30; $40 including skate rental
Cost: From $30
The Feast of San Gennaro Festival
Date - Thurs Sep 14 - Sun Sep 24
Location - Various venues, Little Italy
Head North of Canal on Mulberry street to find pop-up vendors and restaurant deals like you won’t see anywhere else. Try everything from chicken parm to fresh gnocchi to pizza and don’t stop to think about how this affects your wallet or waistline.
Cost: Free to attend
Hip Hop til’ Infinity Immersive Exhibit
Date - Thurs Sep 14
Location - Hall des Lumières, Financial District
We mentioned the opening of this exhibit, an immersive, interactive experience at Hall des Lumières, last month, but this Biggie through Lauryn through Drake exhibit is free Thursday night to celebrate the anniversary of the venue.
Cost: Free Thursday night
Beat Street with Half Moon: Screening and Panel
Date - Thurs Sep 14
Location - Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center at the Performing Arts Library, Midtown
Beat Street is a seminal hip-hop film that came to include every element of its origin story: break dancing, deejaying, MCing, and graffiti. The storyline is a quest for greatness and to be seen, a journey hip-hop is still traveling.Cost: Free
“Canary” Documentary Screening
Date - Fri Sep 15
Location - Village East Angelika, Lower East Side
When world explorer, Dr. Lonnie Thompson, climbed the peaks of the tallest mountains in the world, he didn’t expect to see the history of our tremendous glaciers. What he scoped changed the history of climate activism.
Cost: From $18