Come play Freeze-Tag on Wall Street!

Returning for the 6th year in a row, Freeze-Tag on Wall Street makes a triumphant return, NYPD Occupy Barricades or not. We'll find a spot to celebrate our favorite schoolyard games in the heart of the Financial District. Freeze-Tag, Blob-Tag, Wolf Sheep Rock, Red Rover and more will be taught to those who forgot their childhood, We'll see you on Wall Street! We've got no complaints against the 1% (I mean, we do, but Freeze-Tag is neither the time nor the place to complain,) It's just Freeze Tag on Wall street. Hope to see you there!

 And just to state in advance, this is not meant to be a protest against the capitalistic structure of Wall Street.

The Fifth Annual Panorama Challenge!
Friday February 10th, 7-10pm
Queens Museum of Art: Flushing-Meadows Corona Park
$10 suggested donation, includes a free beer from Brooklyn Brewery

More beers available for donation. 
All proceeds go to support the City Reliquary Museum
RSVP your team with Mark@levysuniqueny.com

CALLING ALL GEOGRAPHICAL GEEKS AND NEW YORK KNOW-IT-ALLS!

Come to the Queens Museum of Art on Friday, February 10th from 7-10pm to participate in the world’s ONLY geographical trivia-based game night involving the world’s largest panorama – The Panorama of the City of New York!  Participants will compete in teams of 10 (more or less ok!) to test their knowledge of New York City geography. 

Team members will be asked questions ranging from easy to darn near difficult as LUNY Laser Wielding Assistants will highlight various NYC landmarks, bridges, neighborhoods parks and more, along with audio clue. Admission is $10, which includes a free beer for those of drinking age, and ALL proceeds will go to support the City Reliquary Museum in Williamsburg, Brooklyn dedicated to collecting NYC ephemera. Whats more, our wonderful friends at the Brooklyn Brewery will be providing tasty suds, available by donation. There will be a free shuttle travelling between the QMA and the Mets-Willets Point 7 stop.

The winning team will have their name inscribed on a trophy, which will be kept at the Queens Museum for future Panorama Challenges.

 

fancy subway pic by Sam Horine

Yummmmm . . .

more detail coming soon. 

bah. we're too busy to host Big Apple Bananagrams this weekend. We're sorry. We'll keep you posted about the next one, we promise. 

Bananagrams is like a game of Scrabble, sans board, where you have to race against opponents in order to use up all your letters and make words while grabbing more letters from a central pool! The first player to use up all their letters via creative wordage yells PEEL! The first player to use up all their letters when there's nothing left in the central pool yells BANANA! 

The Bike Brooklyn Beer Blitz! Part of NYC Bike Month!
Sunday, May 8th, 2011, 12noon-4pm.

Meet at The City Reliquary Museum: 

370 Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburgh
$25, includes a mid-tour beer at Matt Torrey's Bar.
RSVP with Matt@levysuniqueny.com

A 4 hour bicycle tour of Williamsburgh, East Williamsburgh and Bushwick and the former brewery buildings of the most densely packed brewing neighborhoods in America, circa 1890!

See historical photographs of various brewery buildings when they were built, between the 1880s and 1920s, compare them with vintage 1970s photos (in the heart of Bushwick's deep dark arson-and-gangs era) and observe them as they stand today, re-purposed but obviously the same brewery buildings. German Churches, banks and social halls will also be observed. 

 The tour will end at Evergreen Cemetery on the Brooklyn/Queens border, where many of the Brewers are buried . . . with a surprise!
 
A historical, educational, beer-drinkable adventure! BYOBike and helmet. 

Join the Roeblings on a walking tour across the bridge and down to Fulton Ferry Park, highlighting the engineering, politics, personalities, tragedies and triumphs that resulted in the completion of the most famous bridge in America. Starring The Levys' as the family that designed, built and created the Brooklyn Bridge - The Roeblings!

We're hosting this tour as part of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy! Tickets are sold out but email Matt to get on the waiting list!

Ever wonder what the life is like between the lines of both the most populous and the most diverse boroughs in NYC? (Hint – not the same boroughs!) Ever scratch your head as to why our boroughs’ borders zig and zag, jig and jag, whiz and bang back and forth so much and so randomely? (Hint – its hardly random!) Ever found the burning desire to follow that thin slashing, dividing yellow line til’ it runs out of land to divide?

Come along on an awesome North to South bike ride and tour along the Brooklyn-Queens border! Hosted by The Levys' Unique New York! We will start at the foot of the romantically named and aromatically scented Newtown Creek Industrial Inlet, at the corner of Metropolitan and Scott streets. Then we will do our darndest to follow the boro border line along such disparate Brooklyn neighborhoods like East Williamsburg, Bushwick, Broadway Junction, Highland Park, Cypress Hills, Cityline (there’s a neighborhood called Cityline!), East New York, Spring Creek, and South-east Canarsie, and thats just in Brooklyn! On the Queens side we'll also haul through LIC, Ridgewood, along the Evergreen Cemetery, Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Lindenwood and we’ll skirt the edge of Howard Beach! Exciting! 

Bike the Boro's Borders!
Sunday May 22nd, 2011
2-5pm
$5, $3 is you can name 3 'hoods on each border!
Meet at the corner of Metropolitan & Scott Streets,
Brooklyn/Queens
RSVP: Matt@levysuniqueny.com 

          The Panorama Challenge is back with all NEW QUESTIONS developed in consultation with winners from past years!  Come to the Queens Museum of Art on Friday, March 11th from 7-10pm to participate in the world’s ONLY geographical trivia-based game night involving the world’s largest architectural model – The Panorama of the City of New York, recently named “The Greatest New York  Artwork” by critic Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic for New York Magazine!  Participants will compete in teams to test their knowledge of New York City geography. 
          Team members will be asked questions ranging from easy to difficulty as game controllers assist by highlighting landmarks, bridges, neighborhoods and other sites with far-reaching laser pointers.  The winning team will bask in the blinding admiration of their peers, win Queens Museum memberships, as well have their team name engraved on the prestigious Panorama Challenge Trophy.  Admission is free and there will be beers and snacks served on a suggested donation basis. Don’t worry if you don’t have a team, we will put together teams of those who come solo, so no one will miss the fun.
          The Panorama of the City of New York, originally commissioned by Robert Moses for the 1964 World’s Fair, is the largest architectural scale model in the world.  The Panorama has always offered a truly unique view of the five boroughs, one that has left the millions who have seen it in awe. The Panorama will continue to transform how viewers experience this one of a kind treasure, and the city it captures in wonderful miniature. 
          All proceeds from the donations will benefit on of our favorite friendly civic organizations, The City Reliquary, a one-room museum of curiosities located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.  A homegrown museum devoted exclusively to New York memorabilia, the City Reliquary’s collection is comprised of everything from fragments of Brooklyn Trolley cars and skyscrapers, to soil samples from all 5 boroughs and an extensive Statue of Liberty collection.  

INFO: 

The 4th Annual Panorama Challenge!
Friday March 11th, 2011
Doors at 7, Game begins at 8pm
FREE! Donations greatly appreciated
Free Shuttle Bus will make regular pickups at the Mets-Willets Point stop on the 7 train
Brooklyn Brewery Beer available for donation. 

Just because its FREEZING out there doesn't mean we need to play Warm Tag! (Whatever that is . . .) Come play your favorite schoolyard games in the heart of the Financial District. Freeze-Tag, Blob-Tag, Wolf Sheep Rock, Red Rover and more will be taught to those who forgot their childhood, and practice runs will be . . . practiced. Bring a thermos of hot apple cider (with or without nips to assist the de-freezing of your joints and muscles) and we'll see you on Wall Street! No protest against Mayor Mike's Bermuda jaunt while the rest of us got snowed in; no argument against the capitalistic system that freezes the working class income while the rich get fatter and fatter; no such thing! It's just Freeze Tag on Wall street. Hope to see you there! We promise to break early enough for SuperBowl Festivities. 

The Levys’ Unique New York has teamed up with the Ditmas Park Blog to create the first of many tandem’d events - The Ditmas Park Pub Crawl, Walking Tour and Trivia Contest! On Friday, December 10^th, take a nighttime walking tour of the gorgeous, landmarked streets of Victorian Ditmas Park. Then, at three different pub stops, answer tricky trivia questions that cover architecture, pop culture, Brooklyn history and more while learning about this timeless neighborhood. Additionally, your $15 fee includes one taco from Cortelyou Rd mainstay Cinco de Mayo.

 

Your tour guides aren't just locals – they’re natives, as LUNY! HQ operates out of a classic 1904 Victorian on Marlborough Rd! Bar stops will include both old and new – 773 Lounge, Solo & Sycamore will all offer discounted drinks to trivia tour takers. 

The details:

WHAT: Ditmas Park Pub Crawl, Walking Tour and Trivia Contest Sponsored by the Ditmas Park Blog and The Levys’ Unique NY!
WHEN: Dec 10^th, 9pm -Midnight
WHERE: Start at Beverly Road Q/B Subway Station at 9pm
HOW MUCH: Tickets: $15. Paypal: Mark@levysuniqueny.com or buy on site.
INCLUDES: Deeply Discounted Drinks, Architectural, Cinematic and Historic Walking Tour of Ditmas Park led by DP natives Mark, Matt, Gideon and Jonah Levy and a Ditmas Park Trivia Contest and Pub Crawl at each bar stop. Plus a TACO!

Check out our awesome pictures from the Party Like Its 1912 Vintage Tea Party on the Vintage NYC Subway Trains. Both Metromix.com  and Time Out New York sent photographers, and we had a blast on our Vintage Trains with live ragtime music by Mikey Freedom Hart and the Lucky Dogs. 

Hope to see you next year!!!

ON BOARD THE VINTAGE TRAINS, NYC - Dust off your cravats and unfold your parasols; freshen up that boutonniere and adjust your monocle – it’s time for another Vintage Tea Party on board the Vintage Subway Trains! The Levys’ Unique New York! NY’s First Family of Tour Guides is hosting another shin-dig, called Party Like Its 1912! And all young dudes and fancy ladies are encouraged to attend.

On 12/12, at 12:12pm, prepare to board the last two cars of an uptown vintage subway car, which will depart from the 2nd Avenue station at 1:01pm sharp. Bring tea and tea sandwiches, cookies and crackers, fine china plates and cups and your zippiest threads to impress all the urban travelers on board our antiquated ride. Enjoy live music by Mikey Freedom Hart and the Lucky Dogs - a ragtime jazz band! We’ll make our way to Queens, turn around and head back. Afterparty to follow at TUBA CHRISTMAS - a celebration of all things TUBA at Rockefeller Center!

 

PARTY LIKE ITS 1912!
12/12/10 at 12:12pm
Vintage Tea Party on the Vintage NYC Subway Trains
2nd Avenue / LES Station, F train, Uptown platform, last two cars
FREE! (Except for the $2.25 subway fare)
Bring your best threads and your finest tea kettles.
RSVP matt@levysuniqueny.com

The Greenwich Village Halloween Parade is the country's largest open-to-everyone parade. We're going as the Mr. T(ea) party! Come dressed in your best mohawk, bling, knuckle rings, tea party tri-corner hat, angry signs protesting the Democratic Establishment's too-far reach, and an innate sense of rage and injustice that your voice cannot be heard. We'll show those fat cats in Washington about to lose seats in the Congressional elections that we PITY THE FOOL who mess with Mr. T(ea)!

A 3 hour bicycle tour of Williamsburgh, East Williamsburgh and Bushwick and the former brewery buildings of the most densely packed brewing neighborhoods in America, circa 1890!

See historical photographs of various brewery buildings when they were built, between the 1880s and 1920s, compare them with vintage 1970s photos (in the heart of Bushwick's deep dark arson-and-gangs era) and observe them as they stand today, re-purposed but obviously the same brewery buildings. German Churches, banks and social halls will also be observed.  The tour will end at Evergreen Cemetery on the Brooklyn/Queens border, where many of the Brewers are buried . . . with a surprise!

A historical, educational, beer-drinkable adventure!
Part of NY Craft Beer Week!

$25 per person, includes one beer at Matt Torrey's bar, mid-tour.
Check out more pictures on our Tour Page!

SATURDAY, AUGUST 21st, 12noon-2pm! Join Jonah, self-professed Sandwich Crusader, on a two-hour walking tour through the history and philosophy between two pieces of bread. Jonah offers his own personal journeys through the world of sandwiches in NYC, while sharing his passion for meat, cheese, veggies and spreads in an open-faced dialogue on this hand-held meal from the Middle Ages.

Starting at Manganaro’s Heroboy Restaurant, you will hear the story of two feuding brothers from a family that claims to have given birth to the sui generis of sandwiches, the Hero, and their famous Chicken Parmagiano. From Manganaro's, we'll walk through Hell’s Kitchen, a neighborhood caught between the shipping industry along the Hudson River and the theater district of Times Square. HK has both a rough-and-tumble working-class history as well as cutting-edge culinary developments that is unlike any other neighborhood in the city.

Next we visit Amy’s Bread, a classic success story of a young entrepreneur who found her dreams baking some of the most popular bread in the city. After Amy's, its over to Carve: Unique Sandwiches” for a taste of their “Fourth of July Picnic” sandwich.

Moving to Sullivan Street Bakery, this hidden little spot has been crafting some very unique sammy combos. Their team has brewed up a BLT alternative that may just knock you to the floor: Pancetta, Mango and Basil. Finally, no Sandwich tour would be complete without visiting Sandwich Planet, a place that prides itself on jaw-dropping variety and plain, simple “two-fisted All-American sandwiches”.

Once filled up with sandwiches and philosophy, the tour will conclude at The Pony Bar for refreshing American microbrewed beers. Beer costs are not included in price of tour.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 21st, 12noon-2pm!
Cost: $25, meets at Manganaro's Heroboy
494 9th avenue between 37th and 38th streets.
Cost includes tastes of 5 sandwiches.

Tour ends at Pony Bar on 9th and 45th.
Showup at 11:45am! Sandwiches wait for no man!

RSVP: Jonah@levysuniqueny.com
Paypal your $25 Hells' Kitchen Sandwich Walking Tour fee to: mark@levysuniqueny.com

August 14th, 2010
2:30-5:30pm
Colonel's Row, Governors Island

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! NYCentric and Chaos Brigade bring you another fun, frenetic, thematic day of fun. This time, come to the car-free, historic paradise of Governors Island. Dress up as a camouflaged commando or a shredded-up bloody zombie and chase other commandos / zombies around the century-old Victorian homes of Colonel's Row in search of prisoners, jail-breaks and the all-important beanbag flag.

The game will start at 2:30 at Colonel's Row and last until 5:30, or until the zombies feast on commandos flesh / the commandos annihilate the zombies limbs and they can't grab the flag.
BYO Zombie or Commando getup. 


Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building in Manhattan every half hour and from Pier 6 at Atlantic Avenue every fifteen minutes

=== CAPTURED! Zombies vs. Commandos: CTF After Party ===
The Official after party at a giant venue in Brooklyn, with an amazing roof, bangin' Music, and Bar.

For Details go to:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=146049515410478

Friday, June 25th 2010 11:33pm SHARP!
Last car of the outbound V train, 2nd Ave station.
FREE!

From the creators of Q Diamonds Aren't Forever & 1 More Time for the 9, and the annual NYC Pillow Fight and Bubble Battle:

NYCentric and Newmindspace present: We Hardly Knew V

At the end of this month, one of the youngest subway lines in New York, the venerable V train, will be discontinued. To celebrate its short life, and express our vexation at MTA service cuts, please join us for a very special celebration on the last Friday of this month.

We will meet by the last car and ride the last V train all the way to Forest Hills.

Wear orange or something V-related ♥

Come ride your bicycle across 4 East River Bridges (and 1 East River Creek) in one day! NY’s First Family of Tour Guides will bring you across the Queensboro, Pulaski, Williamsburg, Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges with mini-lectures before crossing each bridge. Celebrate Bike Month NYC and these fine engineering masterpieces by bike.

Meet at the Manhattan side of the Queensboro Bridge Bike Lane, North Path.

In March, we hosted The Panorama Challenge! Over 100 people came to the Queens Museum of Art on Friday, March 12th from 7-10pm and participated in the world’s ONLY geographical trivia-based game night involving the world’s largest panorama – The Panorama of the City of New York! Participants will compete in teams to test their knowledge of New York City geography. Team members will be asked questions ranging from easy to difficulty as game controllers assist by highlighting landmarks, bridges, neighborhoods and other sites with far-reaching laser pointers. Admission is free and there will be beers sold and snacks served.

We hosted a spirited games of Freezetag on Wall Street back in January. Yes, that Freezetag – the one you remember from elementary school. No political reason, no logical rhyme, just sweaty fun in 25 degree weather in Lower Manhattan. We also played Blob tag, Wolf, Rock, Lamb, Red Rover, and other schoolyard games. See you next January on the corner of Wall and Broad streets!