I love the floral escape, i have been to every single pop up and event they had from NY to NJ. I…read morewish they would return soon. I especially loved coming to this location with my bestie because there was parking and they had the most stunning outdoor photo ops. I loved it so much i even came after a snow storm. My only con is they need more workers monitoring how long people are taking their photos sometimes people take over 10 minutes and backs up the lines. Also, the bathrooms here weren't cleaned regularly. Otherwise, loved coming here and hope they will come back

I found The Floral Escape through Instagram and instantly fell in love with everyone's pictures…read more Although it was pricy, I am always down to try something new. It's a $20 admission to get in, not including tax. You only get one hour inside. They let us in promptly at our designed time of 1-2pm and there were lines for each exhibit outside. To be honest, it was a lot of pressure to take pictures because people are waiting and you only have an hour. We felt so rushed especially with the lines. I was a bit disappointed and felt that the time they gave was not enough especially if you're coming in a big group to take pictures. I don't think I'll be back here but thankfully, we did get a few good pictures from our experience.

Went for the tree lighting this year for the first time. I like that it is one of the evergreen…read moretrees growing at the farm. There was caroling which added to the holiday feels. There were a few vendors, Meet and photos with Santa (indoors) and hayrides for a fee. The farm store was open - merchandise available ( good for gifts ) and we got some hot cocoas there. Just loved the atmosphere. Good for families, esp with young children bec has just enough to do to keep everybody entertained. And it felt like I was far from NYC, when I was not even a 1/2 hr from home. No admission fee for this event. Found free street parking nearby.

What a wonderful place. A 47 acre working farm, plopped smack dab in the middle of city…read moreneighborhoods. The difference is like night and day.... The first time I was here, my late partner brought me here years ago, and I immediately fell in love with the place. Most of the time the farm is free, unless you are coming to a special event. There's plenty of spaces for walking, you can see food and flowers being grown, and you can tell that the animals are being well taken care of. One of the big events of the year, is the "Maize maze. It's not as easy as it looks. the one time, my partner and I did the maze, Yep. We got lost. However, we did make it out without ever having to either call for help, or use the "cheater platform. " This is a wonderful escape from the city, right smack dab in the city.

UBS arena is great. The staff is always good to me. The…read morelines at the food and drink stations can sometimes get long but what arena doesn't? The seats are nice and padded, even up in the nosebleeds. Audio in here is great and it sounds amazing. Getting in and out of the arena is pretty fluid

My first visit to UBS Arena and it was better than we expected and right off the Cross Island…read moreparkway. We arrived early even though we bought prepaid parking tickets because we didn't know what to expect. We didn't know that BMW gets a discount for parking for those people who have BMW it's good to know. We ate dinner at Belmont Hall I was hoping for a bigger dinner selection but it was standard food. The concert itself was great. Our seats were amazing. They were low and visible section 109 row 9.

The boyfriend and I attended the afternoon session and had a blast! Sure, it was a little cold in…read morethe spacious covered concourse but we warmed right up after several tastings. It didn't feel crowded at all, and the lines went very quick. Glad to see many of my favorite breweries being represented, as well as some new ones to try. Plenty of non-beer vendors, as well. We were able to pick up home-baked dog treats for his Dobermans, and some fiery chili sauce for home. Rosie's Grilled Cheese, one of the three food trucks parked outside, provided the perfect comfort food halfway through our session. No wonder everyone was wearing pretzel necklaces, you really need to be on a full stomach if you want to survive! Will definitely be back next year.

This craft beer festival was alot of fun. Had a great time with my blackout friends. I was a little…read morethrown off my the random gutter sales demo and the peeps flavored beer but hey thats ok. 5 stars was not awarded due to the environment. They could have transformed this event with a good well rounded DJ to make a more party lets get fucked up kinda vibe......however maybe thats what they're trying to avoid. They DID however have a silent DJ dance section although it wasn't to large. Silent Auction was also cool.

I hired Allen for my Holiday party at my house in NJ recently. Before he even arrived, he was…read moreabsolutely professional in every way, including phone call and email follow ups, and understanding delays on my end. On the day of the event, he kept me posted on his travel time (he was driving in from NYC), and ended up arriving early, which is something I always appreciate. Once he got started with my guests, it was a BIG HIT from the get go, and continued on throughout the time he spent with his. It was an adult-only party, and he was able to cater to this crowd very well. One of my guests is a fan of magic and compared his performance to some of the top-notch shows in NYC he's been to (the ones that are impossible to get tickets to). Allen's flexibility on timing, and pleasing the guests again showed his upmost professionalism in every way. Since my event has passed, pretty much all of my guests asked for his contact information. I am so, so glad Allen was able to come to my party! In short, if you are looking for a party entertainer for your next event, go with Allen!

It's not easy to find acts that'll cater to a wide and diverse audience (multi-ethnic and ages…read moreranging from 6-60 year olds) - but Allen did so incredibly. He was funny (as accurately advertised), engaging, and good at his job! lol We hired Allen very last minute for a community talent show hosted by our church. We were grateful for his availability and quick correspondence. He arrived early for our sound check and was easy to work with. We had him on stage for 30 min then on walk around for the 30 min intermission. The stage performance was fantastic. Allen works the crowd up and gets people involved. The room shifted quickly from entertained applause to a loud "OH SNAPS"and "NOOO". I stepped outside during intermission but could hear very clearly the intermittent "OHHHHH's" as Allen performed his walk-around. Long story short - I am very thankful Allen pursued his magic side gig and I'm on the lookout for another chance to hire him.

This review is in regards to their farm stand only. I had seen someone else's review recently and…read morewas nearby so decided to make a quick visit. Their brown shed I imagine normally stocks more items but we arrived late in the day so there wasn't as much available to choose from which isn't a surprise. I wasn't that disappointed because I mainly came for the gorgeous wildflower bouquet. My husband and I bought a small bag of mixed potato varieties and a carton of mixed cherry tomatoes. Payment is based on an honor system. I paid using their QR code on a sign posted next to their door. The payment is processed via Square. We saw in the shed: caps, potatoes, herbs, vegetables, and floral bouquets. The shed is kept cold via an AC. Highly recommended and I suggest arriving earlier in the day.

I love these people Betsy Rider is the nicest person in the world she is the sweetest person with…read morethe most talents of anybody I've ever met that say you are the nicest person The farm is amazing these people are so nice they let me work there for one summer or two summers I really can't remember I love this place I really do I love the organic Farm I love farming I love these people they are so nice the vegetables are such high-quality it is such a great place to watch I had a great experience with a guy name Fouad you are a great farmer I hope that you're still there then there is John you could fix anything you are one of the smartest people I've ever Matt you are a good guy if you wanna great experience in Brewster New York during the summer come on down to Ryder farm they are the nicest people they allow interns to work there and let me volunteer for the whole summer a few years ago I think you guys you guys are an asset to Bruster and the surrounding New York area I love these people and I love their farm this farmers been in their family for hundreds of years their history is so amazing all they do is help people and serve people and do what is right for the community I Thank you guys for allowing me to come to your farm into work and I love the farm if you guys ever need anything from a person like me or ever need a volunteer if I'm in the area I will always be willing to help keep up the good work guys keep growing those organic vegetables you are the best farm in the world I have been through some really bad Farms before and you guys are the best out of all of them because of the rider family they are the nicest people they are the most excepting people in the world from people with disabilities coming to the farm to people who just wanna volunteer I thank you guys for having me and for the relationship that you guys allowed me to develop with your farm

Attending the 2015 thanks to scoring a couple of free passes through Yelp (Thank you Drew and…read moreYelp!) was a great opportunity to sample what Long Island and the Northeast has to offer since the event had many breweries from these areas. We arrived for the second session (5:30pm start) at around 5:45pm and the line was moving quickly as they were checking bags and IDs. We received our tasting cups and we were on our way. Belmont is great space for this event with the vendors being laid out nicely and also, more importantly, plenty o' bathrooms! The signs say the 2oz pours are strictly enforced, but honestly it is not a big deal. There are so many samples to be had that a 2oz pour from all of them would probably give most people alcohol poisoning! There are a lot of great beers to sample here! I am not going to point out the beers I didn't like, but I will say in general there were a lot of flabby, overdone IPAs, which seems all breweries trying to stay on trend, but I prefer to see less common and different brews offered. I found a couple of aged in barrels brews interesting - One from Two Roads, out of CT, offered Contucky Lightnin', a sour mash ale aged in bourbon barrels, to impart a whiskey feel and complexity. From Scotland, Innis and Gunn had oak aged beer that went for a similar finish of smoothness along with vanilla, toffee and of course, oak. I appreciated what they were trying to do and the complexity of their lush samples. Handgrenades Homebrew Club, an amalgam of different home brew enthusiasts had some great samples on offer (I saw 8, I think), my favorite being "Uncle Joes Breakfast Stout" - A coffee stout: two great flavors that work amazing together. It would make for a perfect start of the day. Speaking of stouts, I found Bluepoint's Armchair to be the best milk stout I tried at the event - creamy, balanced and perfect flavor. Crooked Ladder from Riverhead, had a delicious Gypsy Red ale, although unfortunately named for the politically correct crowd. Spiked Seltzer had a low carb, 6%ABV flavored seltzer, which was interesting and helped to refresh my palate. I LOVE a RYE beer, but I found most vendors doing a RYE IPA, which did not work for me. I feel they just did not come together with the typical IPA flavor overpowering. Which leads me to my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE of the night, which was from SAND CITY BREWING CO. out of Northport. A small operation, whose brews are offered at their tasting room and a few local north shore restaurants. They had an AMAZING Rye pale ale called "Ryes N Tide" - I could have drank this all night long (I did try and they were amazingly generous with 3 samples for me!) the pale ale allows the flavor that rye provides to shine. Completely drinkable and refreshing. I have to get there and hope they have it on offer when I do! A couple of caveats: Eat before the event here since the food offerings are typical Belmont vendors (It would be nice to see some local food stands participate here). Also some of the smaller vendors ran out of brew half way through the 2nd session so if you are dead set on trying everything perhaps come down for the 1st and early session. As with any event with alcohol involved the night got sloppy as it went on, but most people were very cool. Excellent event, great venue, amazing beers, cool activities happening through out - This expo is well worth it! You will get access to so many vendor offerings that you will be sure to up your beer drinking knowledge!

International Great Beer Expo was one great chilling event. There was "mucho" beer to be consume by…read morea variety of experts (me) who enjoy tasting some nice brews. The venue had about 30 or so breweries spread out in the back grandstand of Belmont Park; a very comfortable setting. Now let me get this out of the way; it was cold. It was North Pole cold. There I said it. The venue is a summer racetrack with lots and lots of doors to one of the better looking tracks in America; only Hollywood Park, Churchill Downs and Saratoga are more majestic. It is not made for fall or winter events. My wife and I made the best of the situation. We figured drink beer fast warm up. It work for a while, but still cold. We needed a "White Knight" to rescue this chilling experience. Low and behold there on the other side of the venue was Drew and The Yelp Team. Yay. Hooray we are save. The Yelp Team as always was ready with their goodies. Mini pretzels (yum) and texting gloves. Yes gloves. I must say that if one person came up to me, 20 people came up and said "dude where did you get those gloves". The wonderful pair of gloves were our life savior and allow us to continue on our quest of "beer consumption". Thank you Drew and Yelp Team. Now to the business of beer. I found the beer selection to be broken down to Long Island and New York State beers; popular brands and the International beers. While it was not a huge selection it had enough variety to satisfy any beer fan with multiply 2 oz samples. The popular brands where: Amstel, Heineken, Presidente, Modelo, Pacifico, Blue Moon, Dos Equis, Sapporo and a couple of others which slip my mind. The International brands where these I just mention and a few others that also slip my mind. I guess to many 2 oz pours. Now my favorites: Long Island beers. Over the summer, I had the opportunity to visit some of these breweries and I found them all to have a tasty product and awesome representation at their location. Port Jefferson Brewery had an IPA and an ALE that I really enjoyed. Both where tasty and I am sure that if you had a taste, you would be a fan, like me. The Pumpkin Seasonal, while others go crazy for this, me, I just pass. Not a fan of any Pumpkin Seasonal beers. The stout that they released at 2:30 PM for tasting, just did not cut it for me. I can't put my finger on it, maybe a little on the warm side or just not there. Sorry. Long Ireland Brewery was probably my favorite. All good and tasty. I had multiple samples here; IPA, Lager all good. Tasty. The Stout that was featured at 1:30 PM was delicious. Nice body with some chocolate tones at the finish. Very nice. I think these guys are doing something good here. Yay. I am not a fan of hard cider, but I had a hard cider from "Angry Orchard Hard Cider" that was delicious. Lots of apple flavor in the finish. Refreshing. Overall, excellent event. If you could move beyond the cold, it was a well run event. Lots of room and many tasty beers. While I would of like a more interactive experience with the staff of the brewery; it was not the end of the world that it did not happen. The crowd was well behaved with lots of security. No issues here. I then to go to these events a couple of times a year and I know what to expect. The International Great Beer Expo did not disappoint me at all. Tasted many beers, had fun and this is what beer is all about. Cheers.............

Eric came and did a magic show for my 5 year old boy. He was very good and entertaining. The kids…read moreand parents had an amazing time being wow'd by his tricks. Eric came on time - his performance consisted of 45 mins of magic and 15 mins of balloon twisting for the kids. Glad to have met and hired Eric to do the birthday show. Fun fact: Eric was able to make a balloon dog figure behind his back in under 10 seconds.

Amazing Q was a hit at my recent Friendsmas gathering. A small group of 10 people, the show was…read moreadored by all and Q made sure to include everyone in his show. 10/10 recommend.

I went to the Tastes of Brooklyn event along Franklin Ave. The festival offered ticket sales online…read moreand I appreciated that you could buy tickets without any service fee on top of the ticket price (~$10/taste). Ticket pickup in front of Cent'Anni was easy once I knew where to go, and I found it so helpful that there was a map and list of what each spot was offering. That list was useful in planning what I wanted to try. In the future, I'd recommend that the event hosts try to confirm these listings with participating restaurants a bit closer to the event date, because some of them were inaccurate. One place listed as offering "sliders" served only a single (scrumptious) slider, and another spot listed as offering a "choice of two tacos or a margarita" informed me when I arrived that they weren't offering the margarita after all. I thought the offerings were pretty fair, just wish the list had been a bit more accurate. While I wouldn't recommend Tastes of Brooklyn to someone looking for a "good deal", it wasn't a bad way to share a walk and various foods with a friend while supporting Seeds in the Middle.

I think it was fine, but probably overpriced. Sure, it was for a cause but a lot of the…read moreparticipating vendors were very inconsistent. Some places did food and booze as one stamp, while others made it two separate ones. Some portion sizes were gigantic, while others didn't even give a full slice of pizza. And a few closed up shop early because they were so popular (we ended up with extra tickets that we just spent on half slices of pizza because nothing else was left). The ticket pickup station at the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club was also a bit of a hassle. Not the most centrally located, and their ticketing system was a mess. A lot of manual handwritten notes. That said, I appreciated all the businesses that participated (some of which I've never been to before!), but I wish it were better organized.

Being a self described off-beat bride I wanted a mobile brass band to escort the entire wedding…read moreparty from NYC's City Hall where we were married across the Brooklyn Bridge to our reception at The Pines in Brooklyn http://www.thepinesbk.com/. I found these guys on Gig Master and really lucked out. https://www.gigmasters.com/brass-band/street-beat Jeff and the Street Beat Brass Band created the most memorable and joyous experience for our wedding party, guests, locals and tourists as they escorted us across the bridge and played for another hour at the wedding reception during cocktail hour. Jeff and his band were super-accommodating, discussing with us exactly what we wanted all within our budget. Moreover, having the Street Beat Brass Band as part of our celebration was, to us, what makes this great city of ours so unique and special--the delight on the faces of our wedding party, the NYPD, the Mr. Softee Ice Cream truck guy and all the people we encountered along the route over the bridge, in Dumbo and on the F and R train surpassed our expectations. Book these guys if you want to surprise and delight your guests at your next event and want to create a lasting impression.

From the owner: This New Orleans style strolling brass band will make your wedding or party an event your guests…read morewill always remember. Whether it's Funk, Dixieland, Jazz, Latin, Gospel, Klezmer or Polka. As seen on ABC, NBC, NY1 and more TV. Opened for the NY Philharmonic, toured abroad for the US State Department. Street Beat Brass adds much more than a typical band to create the atmosphere you desire. We specialize in our mobility, as we are strolling horns and drums musicians untethered to electric chords, amps, stages, etc. We can lead a second line parade, create a theme of Mardi Gras, the Swing era, Roaring 20's and more. Also great for any corporate function, surprise, flash mob, indoor or outdoor setting. Call for a free quote!