Curator’s statement
There is nothing like a long weekend in New York City. However, the city takes on even more of a buzz during Labor Day Weekend with the US Open taking place at Flushing Meadows—Corona Park in Queens. It is the best of everything New York City has to offer: sports, food and the City.
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Things to do in New York City
US Open day session — This session has play start at 11 am each day with gates opening much earlier. Attending a day session allows you to spend your day watching tennis and an evening in the City for food, drinks and entertainment.
US Open night session — The night session starts play at 7 pm and has play going into early hours of the morning. This allows you to spend your day in the city exploring different tourist attractions.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art — This is the fourth-largest museum in the world and offers something for everything.
Central Park - Central Park offers numerous trails for a walk or run, the Jackie Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, conservatory, Belvedere Castle, tennis courts and numerous other sights.
Top of the Rock - Take in sweeping views of New York City from the top of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
The Frick Collection — Located in the late Henry Clay Frick’s Fifth Avenue mansion, this art collection offers European Classic paintings spanning the 14th to 19th century.
Morgan Library and Museum — This museum and research center is located in Murray Hill and houses over 350,000 collectables.
The National September 11 Memorial and Museum — This is a memorial and museum dedicated to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that is located in part of the World Trade Center complex.
Places to eat & drink in New York City
Fraunces Tavern — Established in 1762, this historic landmark is the oldest restaurant in New York City. This tavern once served as the headquarters for George Washington and many of the Founding Fathers when New York City served as the capital of the United States.
K’Far - Located in Williamsburg, this restaurant serves up authentic Israeli food.
Cote - This Korean steakhouse offers up American wagyu beef in this stylish and sleek restaurant located in the Flatiron District.
Oxomoco - Located in Greenpoint, this Michelin-star restaurant focuses on wood-fired Mexican dishes.
Cadence - This vegan soul food restaurant offers a wide variety of dishes that will hit the mark every time.
Rezdôra - Continuously rated as New York City’s best Italian restaurant. Go with the regional pasta tasting to get the best of everything from Rezdôra.
Attaboy - This cocktail bar in the Lower East Side gives off string speakeasy vibes with great drinks to boot.
Overstory - Located on the 64th floor of an art deco skyscraper in the Financial District, all cocktails are $24 and views of the city from its wrap-around terrace.
Virgo - Located on the Lower East Side, this club is the best for partying to house music and EDM into the early hours of the morning.
Need to know
Tickets for the US Open go on sale in June and offer a general admission or ticketed seating. Since New York is known to be hot and muggy over Labor Day Weekend, I would suggest getting tickets behind the players and official seats. These seats receive the most shade throughout the afternoon.
The best way to get to the US Open is either take the 7 train on the subway or the Long Island Rail Road, which will drop you off right between the Billie Jean King Center and Citi Field, thus eliminating the need to sit in traffic around the Billie Jean King Center.
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