Best Things To Do In Manhattan - May 2015

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NY Waterway - Your Key to the City
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Take the ferry and root on the 32,000 cyclists!
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Go to RadioCity
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your team gets!
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Take Your Mom on the Ferry
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9th Avenue International Food Festival
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Film Festival



NEW YORK POLISH FILM FESTIVAL
MAY1 - 3 and 12
New York Polish Film Festival screens feature films, shorts, and documentaries, which all have English subtitles at Anthology File Archives
East 2nd St
MUSICAL COMEDY IN DRAG
May 1 - 17
Fabulous is a silly gender-bender onboard a crusie ship at Times Square Art Center
669 8th Avenue
 
NY SPRING SPECTACULAR ROCKETTES SHOW
Thru May 7
New York Spring Spectacular is a new musical about springtime in New York, starring high-tech puppets and the dancing Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall, W. 50th St.
NY AFRICIAN FILM FESTIVAL
May 1 - 25
The New York Africian Film Festival screens films at three venues: Lincoln Center, Maysles Cinema Institute and BAM Rose Cinemas
NYC Locations
50 SHADES! SEXY MUSICAL
Thru Sept 6
50 Shades! The Musical is a humorous satire of the bestseller "50 Shades of Grey" with song, dance, and adult lyrics at Elektra Theatre.
Elektra Theatre, 300 W. 43rd St.
 
ADULT DISNEY SPOOF
May 1 & 29
Distored Diznee has high-energy dancing, comedy, dazzling costumes and lip syncing by drag queens dressed as Ariel, Snow While, and Mary Poppins at Laurie Beechman Theatre
407 W. 42nd St.
!STAR-STUDDED COMEDY
May 1 - June 7
Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane star in it's Only a Play, a sharp satire about the business of big-budget theater at the Jacobs Theatre.
407 W. 42nd St.
DISENCHANTED HIT MUSICAL FOR ADULTS
May 1 - June 21
The Disenchanted Disney princesses sing, dance, and poke fun at pop culture in their hilariously subversive renegade show at Westside Theatre
407 W. 43rd St.
 
WINSTON CHURCHILL
May 1 - July 12
The Chicago Tribune calls Churchill, a one-man show about the Prime Minister who led Britain in her finest hour, "very enjoyable and surprisingly emotional." See it live at New World Stages..
340 W. 50th St.
LIVING ON LOVE
May 1 - Aug 2
Living on Love stars world-renowned sorprano Renee Fleming in a new comedy about music, marriage, and celebrity at Longacre Theatre.
220 W. 48th St.
THE FANTASTICKS
May 1 - Aug 31
The Fantasticks is a funny and romantic musical entertaining audiences since 1960, at Intimate Snapple Theater in Times Square
1627 Broadway


BLACK HEROES OF WORLD WAR II
May 2 - 30 (Sat)
The NY Times calls Black ANgels Over Tuskegee an "uplifting inspirational melodrama...about trailblazing African-American fighter pilots" at St. Luke's Theatre.
Sixth Ave from 45 - 54th St.
FOOD -TRUCK TASTING
May 5
Buy an advance ticket to shop from 20 food trucks with complimentary beverages at Choice Streets on Pier 86.
W. 46th St
LASER TAG
May 3, 24, 31, 2015
Enjoy a buffet, live jazz, and two hours of views on the Sunday Brunch Vruise by Hornblower Yachts, departing from Pier 40.
Chelsea Market, 353 W. St.


NY Spring Spectacular Rockettes Show
Thru May 3
New York Spring Spectacular is a new musical about springtime in New York, starring high-tech puppets and the dancing Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall..
Radio City Music Hall, W. 50th St
THE ASI SHOW
May 5
The ASI Show New York is the perfect event to connect one-on-one with innovative suppliers who want to help you grow your AD specialty business.
Javits Center, W. 34th St.
ZOMBIE ESCAPE
May 7 - 30
You and 11 others are TRAPPED in a room with a Zombie on a chain and have one hour to solve clues and escape..
Room Escape Adventures, 355 7th Ave.

MOTHER'S DAY WALK
May 9 (10:30am)
Mom's Walk is a one-mile walk from Riverside Park to Soldiers and Sailors Monument to honor the sacrifies of mothers. FREE
RIVERSIDE PARK
MOTHER'S DAY CELEBRATION
May 10 (10-11:30am)
Mother's Day Celebration at Central Park Zoo includes baby animal feeding, a scavenger hunt, craft making, and treats for an adult and child.
Enter 5th Ave & E. 64th
NYC BICYCLE EXPO
May 15 - 16
Join 15,000 cyclists visiting exhibitors at the NYC ike Expo at Penn Pavilion. Secure bike check. FREE
Penn Pavilion, 401 7th Ave

DANCE PARADE
May16
Watch colorful dancers perform ballet, break dance, disco, hula, and samba in Dance Parade, which ends at DanceFest in Tompkins Square Park. FREE
East 8th Ave
FLEET WEEK, PARADE OF SHIPS
May 10 (10-11:30am)
If it's Fleet Week, that means there's got to be a fleet - and the best seats in the house to see this year's Parade of Ships are along the Hudson.
New York Harbor, Hudson River
FLEET WEEK, GENERAL PUBLIC VISITATION
10am - 5pm
Ship tours will be held aboard U.S. Naval Academy Yard Patrol boats. Lines may be capped at 3pm to allow guests to finish their tours. TOURS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Pier 86, Intrepid Sea/Air Museum

MARKET NEW YORK EXPO
May 21
This one-day event will provide small businesses with the knowledge, tools and emerging strategies to customize their marketing efforts, expand their reach and grow their business.
Javits Center, W. 34th St.