Newsletter 10 - June 1 2000
We're sorry to say that after June 2000,
because of changes in our service provider's operations and a host
of other circumstances, we were forced to discontinue publication of
what -- we thought -- was a information packed digest. We hope to be
able to resume sometime in the future
Contents
1. NYC Water only $101.80 per Gallon
2. Events
3. Cabaret & Jazz
4. Street Fairs & Feasts
5. Parades
6. Music & Dance
7. Sports
 1.
NYC Water only $101.80 per Gallon
Hot or cold, New York City water sells for as high as $101.80
per gallon! Huh?
A couple of weeks ago Susie hosted a reception
room for an out-of-town convention in one of the City's better known
hotels. She knows prices in hotels are always higher than in the
surrounding neighborhood, but was shocked at the hotel catering
prices charged for coffee, tea and HOT WATER!
At 9:00A, the hotel served 1 gallon of coffee,
1/2 gallon of decaf and 1/2 gallon of hot water for tea. The charge?
$80 per gallon. The hotel served 1 gallon of iced tea in the
afternoon, again charging $80
Then, as they say in the business, it's
"Plus, plus." That's $80.00 plus a 19%
service charge ($15.20) and plus 8.25% sales tax ($6.60). At $101.80
per gallon, the 3 gallons of beverages cost the convention
producers $305.40!
On the same invoice were charges for 8-ounce
bottles of soft drinks and mineral water. Ironically, at $4.25 a
pop, that works out to $68 per gallon pre-plus-plus and $86.53
total ($68.00 + $12.92 service + $5.61 tax)
So, how much were the cookies? Two dozen assorted
cookies at $3 each. Pillsbury cookie dough goes for
around $1.29 and makes about 2 dozen. You figure it out
If you host an event in a New York City hotel
you have no choice but to pay the exorbitant catering prices.
However, if you are staying in a hotel you can save dramatically
just by eating your meals elsewhere. This same hotel's coffee shop
charges $11.95 for a Continental breakfast and $17.95
for an American-style buffet (eggs, ham, sausage, potatoes,
pancakes, etc). We've seen lines of 20 or 30 people waiting to pay
these prices while, within a block or two, neighborhood coffee shops
charge from $3 to $5 for a full breakfast. And, from the guys in the
street-corner coffee carts, you can get a large coffee and bagel
with a smear for $2.25
Bottom Line Take a morning walk and save
some big bucks
Next Week Charley Roosh, Brooklyn's
Favorite
2. Events
On Sunday night Rosie O'Donnell
hosts The American Theatre Wing's 54th
Annual Tony Awards live from Radio City Music Hall
The New York Botanical Garden
hosts the Chinese Peony Show and Award Winning Roses,
while the Japanese Pond and Hill Garden reopened at the
Brooklyn Botanic Garden; kids can enjoy origami Japanese-style
printmaking and other activities
The weekend edition of the Washington
Square Outdoor Art Exhibit unfolds on Saturday and Sunday. Also
on Sunday, the Harley-Davidson Bikers Ride for Cancers wends
its way through the streets of Brooklyn and Queens
On Tuesday Penn & Teller
start a 6-day run in Again! at the Beacon Theater
You can find details, last minute listings and
info on what's coming up at our New
York City Events Guide
3. Cabaret & Jazz
The big boy in town from 1st thru
the 11th is the Bell
Atlantic Jazz Festival 2000
This weekend:
Steve Ross is at the
Firebird; Barbara Brussell is in the Oak Room; Pat Martino
with The Dr Lonnie Smith Trio are at Iridium; the Dizzy
Gillespie Alumni All Star Big Band is at the Blue Note; and the Renee
Rosnes Quartet is at Sweet Basil
More this weekend:
Rosemary Clooney is at
Feinstein's at the Regency; Bobby Short holding court at the
Cafe Carlyle; Diane Schuur sets sail on the Seaport Music
Cruise; Uri Caine's sounds are at the Jazz Standard; and Clive
Baldwin and Steve Marvin interpret Legends of the
Century: The Style and Soul of Jolson / Sinatra at Town Hall
Starting next week:
Absolut Jazz: Swedish Jazz
Salutes USA at Carnegie Hall; Charlie Haden & Hank
Jones Duo at Iridium; James Carter & Russell
Malone at the Blue Note; Buddy Greco in the Oak Room; and
Steve Wilson, Xavier Davis, Ugonna Okegwo & Steven
Chopek at the Village Vanguard
We will soon have a separate Cabaret & Jazz
Guide (and also Concerts & clubs), but for now you can find all
the details about who's playing where when at our New
York City Events Guide
4. Street Fairs & Feasts
Find details of all of your favorite street
fairs, feast, festivals and carnivals at our Street
Fair & Feast Guide
This is one of the busiest weekends for street
fairs of the whole year. Here's a sampling:
In Manhattan:
St Columba Church Festival, W 25th
Street btw 8th & 9th Aves; Feast of St Anthony of Padua
Church, Sullivan Street btw W Houston Street & Spring
Street; Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Street Fair, 1st Avenue
btw 68th Street & 78th Street; Friends of Community Board 2,
W 4th Street btw Broadway & MacDougal Street; Seafarers &
International House Street Fair, Irving btw 14th Street &
20th Street; Mitchell-Lama Residents Coalition & West
Side Crime Prevention Street Fair, Columbus Avenue btw 86th Street
& 96th Street; Philippine Independence Day
Festival, Madison Avenue btw 23rd & 26th Streets
In Brooklyn:
St Nectarios Church Festival, 67th Street
btw 3rd & 4th Aves; Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Church
Grecian Festival, E 17th btw Kings Highway & Avenue P; 5th
Avenue Board of Trade Festival, 5th Avenue btw 69th Street &
92nd Street; Midwood Development Corporation Street Fair,
Avenue M btw Ocean Avenue & E 13th Street
In Queens:
Church of St Demetrios Festival, 152nd
Street & 84th Road; Hillcrest Estates Civic Association
Flea Market & Festival, Goethals Avenue btw 164th & 166th
Streets; Queens Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival, 37th Road
btw 73rd Street & 77th Street | 75th Street btw Roosevelt Avenue
& 37th Avenue
And in The Bronx:
Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel St Anthony's
Feast, E 187th Street btw Cambreleng Avenue & Arthur Avenue
Get all the times and details for your
favorite street fairs, feast, festivals and carnivals at our Street
Fair & Feast Guide
5. Parades
Two parades this Sunday.
The Salute to Israel Parade on upper 5th
Avenue and the Philippine Independence Day Parade on lower
Madison Avenue
For more details and to preview upcoming marches
check out our New York City
Parade Guide
6. Music & Dance
This weekend the New
York Philharmonic gives its final three performances of Mahler's
Valedictory Ninth Symphony and the [Moscow Chamber Opera]
closes out The Nose at City Center
The New
York City Ballet premieres a new O'Day ballet Thursday and
performs all-Ballanchine programs Saturday and Sunday
Just next door, the American
Ballet Theater hoofs through its last Romeo and Juliet of
the season before starting a 5-performance run of Le Corsaire. Next
week they get back to repertory with performances of Pas des
Deesses, Diversion of Angels, Pas de Deux, Etudes and Manon
On Tuesday, the [Parsons Dance
Company] begins a 2 week run at the Joyce Theater
Our Music
and Dance Guide has all the details
7. Sports
The WNBA New
York Liberty began play this week and have a home game against
Utah on Saturday at the Garden. Will the Knicks
still be playing next week? And check us out for Yankee
and Met schedules and scores
See you next week with Charley Roosh,
Brooklyn's favorite,
Susie and Jim
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