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The High Line Porch
Check out "The Porch" on the High Line park, which opened today where the elevated railroad park intersects Chelsea Market at around 15th Street. The Porch is a small 40 seat cafe, serving farm fresh and locally sourced light food, snacks, beer and wine. The food food and drinks are prepared by The Green Table restaurant, which is inside Chelsea Market. The Porch will be open from 12 - 10pm daily. More pics from Eater here.
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Bond No. 9 Opens in the MPD!
This past weekend, Bond No. 9 opened their 5th Manhattan store, called the High Line Shop in honor of their High Line fragrance. The boutique sells all 43 Bond No. 9 perfumes, including mens, womens, and unisex scents. Also on sale are candles, soaps, body potions and more- all on display in this great little mirror laden store.
Bond No. 9 | 863 Washington Street | 212-206-9907
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Summer Party on the High Line
On Tuesday, June 28, 2011, Friends of the High Line will hold its first Summer Party on the High Line, Presented by Coach Men's Collection.
Join the Friends of the High Line for sunset drinks on the Diller - von Furstenberg Sundeck, bites at twilight, and dancing into the night, featuring DJ Jesse Marco. The Summer Party will also include limited-edition gifts courtesy of Coach Men's Collection.
Tickets begin at $150, for a limited time. Purchase tickets online, or contact Alicia King at (212) 206-9922 or alicia.king@thehighline.org .
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Make Music NY June 21st
Yesterday, "Make Music NY" sponsored over 100 different pop-up musical performances throughout NYC, all day long. From pianos left of the street for anyone to play, to two quintets of instruments playing from the outdoor balconies of the NY Stock Exchange, the city was fully of music. In the Meatpacking District, conductor Kent Tritle led over 100 people along with soloists in a chorus in Gansevoort Plaza for an hour. Check out details from the NY Post here.
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Elle styles Theyskens Theory
Launched on June 14th at an amazing party at Theory, featuring the band Holy Ghost, Elle debuted Olivier Theyskens first Theory collection with featured looks in their current issue. Check out the looks from Elle's stylists here, along with all the amazing new Theory pieces from Theyskens.
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The Dream Downtown
Major congratulations to the Dream Downtown Hotel on their soft opening this past Wednesday. The hotel, whose entrance is located on 16th Street off of 9th Avenue, kicked off its soft opening period with a series of high profile private events, showcasing its bars, pool and lobby. The Dream Downtown is made up to two towers of rooms, one on 16th Street and one on 17th Street, with a partially glass bottomed pool in the courtyard between the towers, sitting above the lobby. The hotel has also opened with a top floor lounge and roof deck, offering stunning views and a prime vantage point of Empire State Building. The hotel will have its official hard launch opening on July 5th. Check out the Wall Street Journal's opening coverage and images here.
The Dream Downtown
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Make Music NY 2011
Make Music NY, the annual day-long celebration of music throughout NYC is happening this year on Tuesday, June 21st.
Come check out "Mass Appeal Mass" where acclaimed conductor Kent Tritle will lead a chorus to perform Mozart's Coronation Mass and selections from Handel's Messiah in the middle of Gansevoort Plaza, located at Gansevoort Street and 9th Avenue. The Chorus will sing from 6:30 - 7:30pm, and anyone is invited to come and sing along. Go to the Make Music NY website for more details and to print out the sheet music if you'd like to be a part of the chorus.
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Shop Italy, NYC
Join the Italian Trade Commission on Gansevoort Plaza in a celebration of Italian heritage and quality throughout the Meatpacking District. Stop by the welcome tent located on Gansevoort Plaza on June 15 or 16 from 5-8PM to get all the information on participating stores, restaurants, and their associated discounts or promotions as well as grab some light bites, beverages and the Shop Italy, NYC VIP shopping card!
Shop Italy, NYC is a month long series of events between June 15th and July 7th-- kicking off in the Meatpacking District. See the Fashion Italian Style website for more information.
Shop Italy, NYC - Meatpacking | Gansevoort Plaza
June 15-16 | 5-8 PM
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Kheil's Opens in the MPD
Kheil's opened it's new shop in the Meatpacking District last Friday, located at 400 West 14th Street, right off of 9th Avenue. The small store features Kheil's full line of moisturizers, shampoos, face washes and more for men and women, as well as a communal table to sit and test them out. Check out images of the new store from Racked here.
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High Line Section 2 Now Open!
Congratulations to Friends of the High Line, who opened the second section of the elevated High Line park yesterday, June 7th. The ribbon cutting ceremony included Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, the Meatpacking District's Diane von Furstenberg and High Line co-founders Joshua David and Robert Hammond. The High Line park now stretches from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to 30th Street in the Hudson Yards area.
The second section of the High Line park adds 4 access points, on-site artwork, new lookout points, seating areas, the "great lawn", new food vendors, and more. Additionally, at the end of the High Line is the "Rainbow City" art installation presented by AOl, which was featured last December at Miami Art Basel. Additionally, down the steps from the High Line on 30th Street is the new parking lot beer garden from Tom Colicchio, called "The Lot on Tap", set to open today June 8th and close on September 30th.
Check out the Friends of the High Line for more information, as well as Curbed's coverage with lots of pictures and details here.
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Honor Summer Sale
Honor, the new women's line designed by Giovanna Randall and located at 68 Gansevoort Street, has just began their summer sale on May 28th. The Honor Spring 2011 Collection will be available at a friends and family discount, featuring up to 50% off of select items. The sale will last for the month of June. Honor is open Monday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm and on Sunday 12pm - 6pm.
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