In anticipation of L'Occitane en Provence new launch of two upcoming brand products (Pistachio…read moreAlmond & Creme Brulee hair/body mist), this pop-up event was the place to be. The wait time on line was quite long in the morning, but I was told line moved a lot faster during the late afternoons. All guests were treated to pistachio creme croissant and butter madeleine cookies and Iced latte drink. A scratch off card for guests to see what prizes as complimentary swags. There's a photographer awaiting to snap personalize pictures for guests. With each purchase guests were also treated to a drawn portrait painted in coffee. All in all, this promotional pop-up was pretty good

Thursday (7/23) + Friday (7/24) from 11am-7pm…read more Stop by if you happen to be in the Soho neighborhood and wanna try the different flavors of brewed coffee and tea (on the house) complete with creamer and sugar. Snap a few pics with the aesthetic photo opportunities in the cozy space featuring the old phone booth, a fire hydrant. a pedestrian crossing light, and lots more just waiting for you to explore! Giveaways like black trucker caps + enamel pins are at the merch customization station. There's an ongoing special 50% off discount for the Flavia Coffee Machine at the moment. Additionally, you can help to color a life-sized coffee-themed mural with provided paint and markers. The security guard opening the door and brand ambassadors in the front are polite. Baristas are pretty friendly and easygoing with the exception of this particular woman with gray hair in charge of the merch giveaways towards the back. She lied by telling people how there're no more caps and enamel pins for the day and to please come back tomorrow. She approached me and emphasized again that they really have no more yesterday. I didn't even go ask her questions or wasn't bothering anyone at all. Why is it even necessary to come up to me emphasizing that statement again? But then, I saw that same particular staff going to the backroom getting more black caps and passing them to her colleague. If you plan on lying to people by being a jerk, then just stick to your story all the way. It's not that "there're no more for the day." But rather, she's stingy and just doesn't want to give it out lol. Even saw her whispering to other staff and eyeing at me. You want the public to know more about the coffee machine brand Flavia. But then, you don't want to give out promotional merch by turning people away with the lying. Makes me feel unwelcoming. I left shortly afterwards. Wouldn't go out of my way for this imo. I was just so happened to be in the area.

July 17th & July 18th: 8am-9pm…read more This pop up experience was located a little bit far out closer to the water being a 15-min walking distance from the Bedford Ave Station in Williamsburg. Still accessible by the L Train nonetheless. First 250 people got a free smoothie of their choice on the menu and a full size gel-formula SPF 40 in a zippered plastic purse. Others could get a full-size SPF for the rest of the day without purchase. No smoothie yet a full-size product, that was still a win-win situation imo. The experience was super quick like 3 minutes in and out plus staff were friendly. Inside the Pure Vida location in Williamsburg, it's super spacious with lots of comfy couches + fake palm trees + other fake plants as decorations. Made me feel like I was sitting on a porch swing in a garden. Relaxing and peaceful vibes. Great workspace for customers to work on their laptops while drinking a healthy, delicious smoothie. AC was blasted on high throughout the day. Hence, you're in a comfortable environment if you plan on spending your day there. If you've missed out on the Williamsburg pop up experience from this weekend, then you can still get a free SPF 40 (without the branded plastic purse) with a smoothie purchase at all of these following Pura Vida Miami locations during business hours in NYC including the Williamsburg one until July 23rd. - Williamsburg - Dumbo - NoMad - West Village - Nolita - Bryant Park - Flatiron - Upper East Side

Easy breezy pop up by fragrance.net happening now until 6pm in Soho today. You can get 5 perfume…read morevial samples when stopping by. 238 Lafayette Street is right by the Spring Street Station. No wait, no line. You get, you leave. Sad they had run out of the cute purple-striped makeup pouch though. Staff said those were all gone in 30 mins from the start of the pop up this morning. Staff is friendly + helpful in answering people's questions about their fragrance scents. It's important to keep a few vials in your bag these days during the hot + humid + sweaty weather. I would always wanna look presentable and not smell like I've just walked out of the gym smelling like body odor & stinky armpits.

July 11: 10AM-3PM July 18: 10AM-3PM…read moreJuly 24: 1PM-6PM (today's the very last day!) The line management is controlled very well for the Thayers Milky Pop Up. Sometimes you can get the goodie bag right away, sometimes you've to wait like 30 minutes in line before getting to the front. It's not bad at all. Considered as faster than most branded pop ups. Although, today's the last day so that might be a bit different. The first 500 people on each day are able to redeem a free gift bag of two full size products (milky mist + milky toner) and a red spa headband with the Thayers logo. Iced coffee will also be served while supplies last. After the initial first 500, then the staff will bring out the spinning wheel determining which travel size product you'll end up getting to take home. I am hearing for the last day today, there're three full size products in the gift bag if you're the first 500 people in line at the pop up. Staff is friendly and helpful to answer your questions about Thayers and the products. Service is efficient and fast. Don't walk, run over there now!!!

Great clean free museum. Liked the quality of the content. I also liked the music that was playing…read morefor the exhibit.

I graduated from NYU in 2010, and I had never visited NYU's Grey Art Museum until last weekend when…read moreI visited with a friend. I was embarrassed (I'm sure I'd walked that block hundreds of times - how could I not have noticed it and visited at least once?), but then I learned that it only moved to this location on Cooper Square in 2024 after it closed its previous location and renovated this space. Whew. That being said, the Grey isn't large (really just one large room for a single exhibition). But - wow - the exhibition we saw (that ended on March 1) was incredible. "Make Way for Berthe Weill: Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde" surveyed the career of the "first woman modern art dealer," whom I had never heard of before! Berthe Weill purchased works by many modern artists very early in their careers (Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani), and the exhibition included 110 works, many of which were shown at her gallery in Paris before WWII. This exhibition was fascinating and included some incredible works. I also learned so much about her and her gallery, including what happened to her and the gallery during the War. The exhibition is next on its way to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and then off to Paris's Musée de l'Orangerie. So this really was a big deal of an exhibition. The museum is free to visit but they do suggest a donation as you enter. Other than a coat rack, some lockers for bags, bathrooms, and small area selling exhibition catalogues and other books, the Grey is really quite small. But this exhibition really packed a punch. I'll definitely keep my eye out for future exhibits to catch at the Grey.

An amazing gem on the Upper East Side, located in an elegant townhouse. We went to see the Lace…read moreexhibit, and it was wonderful! I am exceedingly fond of lace, but knew absolutely nothing about its history, or how it's made. After a couple of hours here, I knew. This was a carefully and beautifully curated exhibition, on (I think) 3 floors. I could have sworn that I had more pictures. Anyway, one learns how lace was originally made: by young women, on a curved pillow. There are a couple of paintings of lacemakers, pillows on their laps. The exhibit also covers machine-made lace, with a video of lace machines. They're gigantic. There are also a few displays of lace clothing, and a video by a modern lacemaker. The final product, a collar, is framed. This is a wonderful place. The staff is friendly and gracious.

Good food Good people Good wine Good Conversation... I had a…read morelovely time with everybody...

Nice gallery and decent space, just no large open space. Alright staff, helpful if u ask they help…read moreyou find what you need to know but not welcoming they don't grey or smile at everyone even if you talk to them. Not a lot of works but a few interesting painting and sculptures this time.

I'm not in love with the layout of this place - the main area is a little tight for roaming and the…read moretucked-away back room just begs to be ignored - but I liked the Stephen Shore exhibit. Lots of dead white people who were cooler than I could ever be decades before I was born, made even cooler by the cooling touch of black and white. The lady on staff was very helpful and enthusiastic. The gallery also keeps coffee table books on hand that correspond roughly to works on display - cheat sheets for the masses (i.e. me).