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January 30, 2017

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6-8pm
Macy’s
151 West 34th Street

Join host Crissle West, writer and co-host of the podcast, The Read, for a celebration of Black Art and Expression featuring a panel discussion with playwright Cyrus Aaron, poet Aja Monet and creative Shawn Outen!

After the discussion, enjoy light refreshments, Haiku poets and the chance to meet our distinguished panelist. Enter for a chance to win a one of a kind painting by panelist Shawn Outen.*
Plus, enjoy exclusive video performances and interviews with Saul Williams!

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NEW SPEAKEASIES NYC + COMPLIMENTARY COCKTAIL! ⤵️ ❣️TAG someone who you want to check this out with! 😍
Part 7: Mexican Cantina 🍹✨️
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🔌THE PLUG: Ordinary cactus shop? Look again, The Cactus Shop is a vibrant 'hidden' gem that combines bar, bistro, and boutique, featuring the ambiance of an authentic Mexican cantina.
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With unique artwork throughout from Oaxaca and Mexico City to their mixology team who utilizes small batch spirits mezcal & tequila in their cócteles aka cocktails, get ready to experience all the deliciousness behind their elevated street eats and hand-crafted cocktails, while soaking in their cozy tiled courtyard.
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🍸✨ For cocktails, we enjoyed the Flora Colada made with rum, fresh pineapple juice & cream of coconut, and the El Rey Margarita shaken up with mezcal and fresh cucumber juice. Pair this with their Zucchini Blossom Quesadillas, their Shrimp Aguachile, or their Birria Style Tacos 🤤 This is one speakeasy-style bar that is a must visit! Thank you, Marnie, Sarah & and Larissa, for the wonderful hospitality! ✨
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🚨🍹 NYC PLUGGED EXCLUSIVE: In celebration on our IG Speakeasy Finale and National Paloma Day (which was earlier this week)...SHOW or MENTION this Reel or NYC Plugged to receive a complimentary Cactus Paloma cocktail! 😍
➡️ Made with Gran Centenario Tequila, Fresh Lime Juice, Grapefruit Soda, Hibiscus Salt. One per person through June 30th, 2023 (excluding weekends). No additional purchase required. Valued at $16. Please don't forget to tip your bartenders!
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📍The Cactus Shop @thecactusshopnyc
231 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg
Hours: Tuesday- Saturday, closed Mondays
🔖PART OF OUR NEW SPEAKEASIES OF NYC GUIDE
⏩ HEAD to our LINK IN BIO for the full list (15+ speakeasies!) ⤴️ 🔗 IN BIO @nycplugged
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NEW SPEAKEASIES OF NYC PART 6: APOTHECARY THEMED 🍸🌿✨️❣️TAG someone who owes you a date night! 😍
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🔌THE PLUG: Behind a truely hidden entrance, you will find Apotheke Nomad, a new Manhattan secret. As the latest sister bar to its Chinatown location, this hot spot serves up expertly curated cocktails with medicinal ingredients and a sexy vibe to pair.
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After checking in with the hostess, walk downstairs, and you'll find yourself in a dimly lit speakeasy with an illuminating bar, stained glass, and dark wood seating.
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During our visit, we opted for cocktails from the Stimulants portion of the menu: 'The Devil Finds Work' made with Mezcal, Absinthe, beet, lime and more, as well as the 'Strange Messenger',which was composed of Tequila, cantaloupe and red bell pepper for that extra kick. We also snacked on bar popular bites with an elevated flair.
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Beyond the cocktails & bites, Apotheke Nomad leveled up the vibes with an intimate performance from a live band, sharing covers of classics. Don't miss out on all their specialty cocktails, themed live performances, and a night of sophistication, perfect for a date night. ✨️
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📍Apotheke Nomad @apothekenomad
9 West 26th Street
Hours: Mon-Sat, 4pm-Late
🔖PART OF OUR NEW SPEAKEASIES OF NYC GUIDE ⤴️ 🔗 IN BIO @nycplugged
⏩ FOLLOW US for our IG Finale, Part 7!
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🌿 Stop by for live music Monday-Thursday nights
🌿 One of their legendary Apotheke DJ's spins music Fridays and Saturdays.
🌿 Their Penthouse Lounge is now open! 4pm and on, for late afternoon and sunset vibrations through custom stained glass windows.
🌿Apotheke Academy sessions, their expert mixology and cocktail making classes, will take place a different Saturday each month, in addition to a special after-work Academy, taking place on a different Monday each month.
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ROLLER RINK POP-UPS IN NYC 🛼🪩✨️❣️TAG

ROLLER RINK POP-UPS IN NYC 🛼🪩✨️❣️TAG your skating buddy or squad! 😍
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🔌THE PLUG: Get down and skate at 3 different Roller Rinks in NYC! Which will you be checking out?
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📍The Roller Wave Pop-up Rink @rollerwavenyc
Atlantic Terminal Mall
625 Atlantic Avenue
📅 Through July 2023
The Roller Wave has returned to Brooklyn with its newest concept at Atlantic Terminal Mall, featuring some of today’s DJs and musicians, alongside food and beverage, a mini arcade, and art gallery. Features themed nights, like Friday Night Glow Skate!
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📍The Roller Rink at The Standard @thestandard
The Standard High Line
848 Washington Street
📅 Through October 2023
Newly launched, take a visually immersive trip into a 1960’s Mod-inspired rink. The rink menu features tasty bites such as Disco Fries, Fried Chicken, Nachos, and more. Cocktails can also be sipped from a wearable drink pouch. Featuring weekly events like silent skate nights and others!
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📍Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace @flippers.world
Rockefeller Plaza
50th Street and Rockefeller Plaza
📅 Through October 2023
Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace has returned The Rink at Rockefeller Center for a second year! This year, Flipper’s has tapped collaborators across the fashion and cultural industries to celebrate skating with activations and limited-edition collections.
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✨️ More info for all three can be found in our Event Calendar! ⤴️
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NEW SPEAKEASIES OF NYC PART 5 ❣️TAG your speak

NEW SPEAKEASIES OF NYC PART 5 ❣️TAG your speakeasy date! 😍
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🔌THE PLUG: Hidden behind a locksmith and shoe repair facade, you will find Key & Heels, a loungey speakeasy featuring fab drinks, chill atmosphere, and enticing bites!
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Our favorites included the Spritz Bomb, which comes in a funky double chamber for you to mix as you please and the High Heeled Ambition, a tricolor concoction involving both cocktail and red wine topper, there are plenty of unique options to suit all tastes.
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They also have amazing eats like salmon tartare cones oh so tasty tacos. And let's not forget the live DJ sets, date night vibes, and disco ball to set the mood.This spot is already a favorite haunt. 💯
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📍 Key & Heels @keyandheels
1488 2nd Avenue, Upper East Side
Open Wed-Sat, 6pm till late
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🍸 DJs Weds-Saturday nights
🍸A new classics menu is dropping later this month, as well as a full non alcoholic menu.
🍸Keep an eye out for Magic, Unlocked, their Magic ongoing show.
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✨NEW✨ ART YOU GOTTA SEE! 🎨❣️TAG someone

✨NEW✨ ART YOU GOTTA SEE! 🎨❣️TAG someone you want to experience this with! 😍
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Celebrated contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama will unveil her latest works TODAY in one of her largest gallery exhibitions to date!😍
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In addition to a new colorful Infinity Room, the exhibition will feature new paintings and new sculptures that elaborate on her signature motifs of pumpkins and flowers. TONIGHT is the opening reception, 6-8pm. No RSVP. First Come, First Serve.
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📍David Zwirner @davidzwirner
525 West 19th Street
Yoyoi Kusama 'I Spend Each Day Embracing Flowers'
On view May 11th-July 21st, 2023
Tuesday–Saturday, 10am–6pm
*After June 19th, open Tuesday–Friday
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🔴 The exhibition is free and open to the public. It’s first come, first entry.
🟣 The Infinity Room is timed to 60 seconds; 5/6 people max
🟡 Previous Kusama exhibitions have had wait times from thirty minutes to over two hours—it depends on the time and the day. The line may also be cut off at a certain point to accommodate visitors.
🔵 If capacity allows, you can view the paintings and sculptures by Kusama without waiting in line.
🟢 Sign Up to Skip the Line: Subscribe to David Zwirner's newsletter for the latest updates and a chance to skip the line.
⚫ 200 hundred names (those who signed up) will be selected at random to attend a private view of the exhibition in June before it closes.
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ROOFTOP SEASON, WE SEE YOU! 🏙🍸🌸 . 🔌THE

ROOFTOP SEASON, WE SEE YOU! 🏙🍸🌸
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🔌THE PLUG: The Roof at Park South is now officially open for the season! Located atop the Park South Hotel, this breathtaking floral rooftop offers spectacular views of the NYC skyline from day to night 😍
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Their menus feature globally inspired eats (we recommend their brisket sliders 🤤) from Michelin-Star and James Beard Award-winning chef Bryce Shuman, who also the chef of the Sweetbriar downstairs and creative seasonal cocktails (here's looking at you frozen spicy marg 🍸) by Beverage Director Ivan Papic, formerly of Balthazar, Pastis, and Macao Trading Co. We definitely recommend checking out this rooftop gem!

🐎🥂 They are also hosting a Derby Watch Party from 4-8pm tomorrow! With an open bar, passed bites and giveaways, and a best dressed competition. More details in our Derby IG Guide ⤴️ @nycplugged
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⚡STAY PLUGGED: LIKE & FOLLOW ⏩ @nycplugged for more exclusive things to do, eat, and drink in NYC this season!
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📍The Roof at Park South @roofatparksouth
125 E 27th Street
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THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND 🌷🍃☀️❣️TAG

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND 🌷🍃☀️❣️TAG someone you want to go with! 😍
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🔌THE PLUG: Celebrate the spring blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden with pop-up music and dance performances, cultural programs, garden tours, and more for Weekends in Bloom!
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The weather is going to be great this weekend... head out, explore all 52 acres, and immerse yourself in the beauty of nature and live art 😍
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🌸 Update: The cherry blossom blooms are at its end (still beautiful photo ops), but there are plenty of other florals to enjoy!
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📍Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotantic
990 Washington Avenue, Prospect Heights
Weekends in Bloom: Sat & Sun through May 14th
Schedule & Tickets with IG LINKS in bio! @nycplugged
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🌸 Select 990 Washington Avenue as your entrance when selecting tickets to start on the Cherry Blossom Tree path
🌸 With Community Tickets, a portion of each day’s tickets are available free of charge to those who need them
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WEEKEND VIBES FOR BOTTOMLESS BRUNCH🍹🍳🥞❣

WEEKEND VIBES FOR BOTTOMLESS BRUNCH🍹🍳🥞❣️ TAG someone who would love this!
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🔌THE PLUG: This amazing 'Bottomless Bootleg Brunch' is $35 for 90 minutes with purchase of an entree and unlike other brunches, the options include a fun cocktails like their Tanner's Punch, Rose Spritz, Bloody Mary and Mimosa.
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⏭️ HEAD TO OUR PINNED POST to see which delicious brunch eats we paired this with @nycplugged. Our favorites include their Chorizo Breakfast Flatbread, Three Cheese Truffle Mac & Cheese, and Bee Pollen Buttermilk Pancakes 😋
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📍Tanner Smith's @tanner_smiths
204 W 55th Street
Brunch: Thurs - Fri 12 - 3pm, Sat & Sun 11am to 3pm
Head to our IG LINKS in bio to book that resy ASAP! @nycplugged
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