Sponsored Post – Celebrate Manhattanhenge At Roosevelt Island FDR Four Freedoms Park Thursday July 12 – Live Music From Atomic Funk Project, Special Prizes, East Midtown Happy Hour & More, Bring Your Camera Too
For the second year, we’re teaming up with @Archtober for a special #Manhattanhenge event from the park. A guest photographer will judge the second annual #ArchtoberSelects photo competition on site at the event. Join us info on our website and share your photos. pic.twitter.com/Rg1a3m3L0Y
Twice a year, the sun sets perfectly in line with the NYC street grid creating a unique event nicknamed Manhattanhenge. In celebration, FDR Four Freedoms Park will stay open late, offering a perfect location with which to observe this fun and beautiful phenomenon. The incredible Atomic Funk Project will flex their freedom of speech and expression muscles to perform a fantastic set of funk and soul classics, Wonder Photo Shop NYC will be onsite with an interactive photo installation, and many more surprises!
As part of the event, Archtober, NYCs Architecture and Design Month, has invited @field_condition to judge the second annual #ArchtoberSelects photo competition. Share your Manhattanhenge photos with #ArchtoberSelects to win Archtober and NYC Ferry prizes and swag! Archtober will be accepting submissions until 3pm on Friday, July 13 and announcing the winners on Monday, July 16.
So, bring your camera, grab a friend, and capture the NYC skyline as youve never seen it before! When you’re finished, join East Midtown Partnership for a belated happy hour in East Midtown just a subway or tram stop away! Participating restaurants/bars include:
Amali, 115 East 60th Street
American Cut, 109 East 56th Street
Bloom’s Tavern, 208 East 58th Street
Copinette, 891 First Avenue
Crimson & Rye, 198 East 54th Street
The Fitz, at the Fitzpatrick Manhattan Hotel, 687 Lexington Avenue
The Jeffery Craft Beer & Bites, 311 East 60th Street
Kurant Wine Bar, 1091 Second Avenue
La Cava, 939 Second Avenue
Paname, 1068 Second Avenue
Perrine, at the Pierre Hotel, 2 East 61st Street
Pescatore, 955 Second Avenue
Special deals available from 8:00-10:00 pm.
Free; registration required. This event is RAIN or SHINE. The capacity for Manhattanhenge at Four Freedoms Park is 1,750.
There is limited walk-in space available. Walk-ins are not guaranteed; capacity is limited.
As a reminder:
To protect the memorial, there is no eating or drinking allowed in the Park with the exception of water. You may bring your own food to enjoy in our designated eating areas.
Unfortunately, no pets are allowed in the memorial. The full list of Park rules is available here.
No drones are permitted in the Park.
There is limited seating at the Park. Please feel free to bring your own lawn chair or blanket.
