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The Circus has a new home: Coney Island!
June 18 - September 7
The Greatest Show on Earth hits the boardwalk this summer for the very first time in its 139-year history! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents THE CONEY ISLAND BOOM A RING, an action-packed seaside circus spectacular where the energy bursts out of the ring! The new blue-and-yellow air-conditioned tent is home to beautiful white tigers, majestic Asian elephants, hilarious clowns and thrilling acrobats from around the world. The action bounces from one high-energy act to the next, featuring a Globe of Steel in which whizzing motorcyclists orbit at speeds of 65 miles an hour, a daring crossbow demonstration that takes archery to new extremes, and a gravity-defying performance on the whirling Wheel of Steel.
The Coney Island Boom A Ring is located at West 21st Street and the Boardwalk.
For more info, click here. For showtimes and tickets, click here.
To get there from Escape Guesthouse: take the F train to Coney Island - Stillwell Avenue.
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Cool Confections
Make summer sweet with handmade chocolates from Brooklyn chocolatiers. These are our favorites within walking distance of Escape:
Chocolate Room: 269 Court St., Brooklyn NY 11231, phone 1 718 246 2600. Eat in, carry out, or order online. The Chocolate Room is a chocolate boutique and dessert cafe offering award-winning confections from chocolatier Fritz Knipschildt and homemade desserts accompanied by a selection of fine wines and coffees.
Jacques Torres Chocolate: 66 Water St., Brooklyn NY 11201, phone 1 718 875 9772. A visit to Jacques Torres Chocolate feels like stepping into a small European specialty store. The store is filled with yummy treats all hand-made by Jacques, with three small cafe tables encouraging you to sit, sip hot chocolate and enjoy a freshly baked pain au chocolat. The factory is visible through large windows from inside the store and from the street level.
One Girl Cookies: 68 Dean St., Brooklyn NY 11201, phone 1 212 675 4996. One Girl Cookies is an artisanal bakery and cafe specializing in petite tea cookies and offering an array of handmade baked goods. The essence of quality, freshness and taste are found in the raw ingredients and the manner in which they are used.
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The Skyscraper Museum
Current Exhibit: China Prophecy
The three-exhibition series, entitled FUTURE CITY: 20 | 21 juxtaposes early 20th-century American visions of futuristic skyscraper cities with an exploration of Chinese cities today, pursuing the parallel conditions of rapid modernization and urbanization. The first exhibition of the cycle, "New York Modern" showcased New York's emergence in the 1920s as the preeminent skyscraper city, and the third, “China Prophecy,” explores the 21st-century skyscraper city of Shanghai.
The exhibit provides a close look at Shanghai, as a model for 21st century urbanism. Using architectural photography of recent towers, architectural drawings of existing and proposed towers and computer animations, documenting both the recent high-rise developments and future plans for the next generation of Shanghai’s development, this installation will lead to an inquiry into the economics, laws, and culture shaping the present-day Chinese metropolises.
The Skyscraper Museum is located in lower Manhattan's Battery Park City at 39 Battery Place. Museum hours are 12-6pm, Wednesday-Sunday. General admission is $5, $2.50 for students and seniors.
For more info, visit www.skyscraper.org.
To get there from Escape Guesthouse: take the 4 or 5 train to Bowling Green and walk east.
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Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum
An Essex-class aircraft carrier, the USS Intrepid has come home after a 2-year refurbishment. The Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum is a unique chance to explore an aircraft carrier, a submarine (USS Growler), a Concorde jet, flight simulators, space capsules (replicas of Aurora 7 and Gemini 3), and a wealth of artifacts and correspondence (from World War II forward) that bring the stories of sailors, pilots, captains and astronauts to life.
The Intrepid is located at Pier 86 (12th Ave. & 46th St.) on Manhattan's west side. Museum hours are 12-6pm, Wednesday-Sunday. General admission is $19.50, with reduced rates for students, children, and seniors.
For ticket specials and more info, visit www.intrepidmuseum.org.
To get there from Escape Guesthouse: take the A or C train to 42nd St. and walk 4 blocks west (or take the cross-town bus) and 4 blocks north to 12th Avenue and 46th St.
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Looking forward to seeing you in Brooklyn this summer!
Love, Liz
168 Bergen St. #1 Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: 718-243-1171 between 8am-10pm Eastern Time:
email: info@escapeguesthouse.com
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