Good morning and happy Friday. Unfortunately, movie night at Intrepid Museum has been canceled this evening because of imminent storms, but you can still dodge the weather for a Free Friday experience from 5-9pm. We’ve booked tickets for Top Gun: Maverick instead. Is that in your plans for this Memorial Day weekend?
Fleet Week is well underway — and you may have already spotted US service members from the Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard in the neighborhood. But how to work out who is who? Read on…
Once a popular sports bar, the former New York Beer Company is about to take a trip back in time. Expect 1970s NYC disco glamour, comfort food and cocktails at Peachy Keen, opening next week on W44th Street. Read more…
What we’ve been reading
New York leads the world with 107 billionaires in the city. (Forbes)
This local writer decided to become a real estate broker — and now has a license. (Jaci Stephen)
Authorities plan to get tough on drivers toll dodging with obstructed vehicle plates. (Gothamist)
Why NYC is lagging behind other cities in the race to return to work. (Insurance Journal)
Someone is trying to turn this MetroCard into a B.I.G. moneymaker… (Curbed)
Freeze Frame
If you’ve not signed up for Sarah’s “Make Way For The Weekend” newsletter, you might have missed her recommendation to check out the Stranger Things light show on the Empire State Building last night. Don’t worry, Sarah has plenty more ideas for what to do. Read more and sign up here…
Happy birthday to Antone DeSantis.
