Museums

6 Ways To While Away A Rainy Afternoon In NYC

Let it rain! Here are six great ways to pass the time during a rainy day.

2013/05/09

5 Great Offbeat Museums In NYC

Because you can’t look at Van Goghs and Monets all the time, New York City offers several museums dedicated to the quirky, the unusual, and the eccentric. Here are our five favorites.

2013/05/06

Mobile Couch: Butterflies At The American Museum Of Natural History

The Mobile Couch spread its wings on Tuesday morning. TV 10-55′s Alex Denis visited the Butterfly Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History.

2013/04/23

Nassau County Firefighters Museum - Garden City, NY (file / credit: NCFM)

Ripple Effect Of Sandy: Reduced Attendance At Nassau Co. Museums

Museums officials in Nassau County are complaining about the reduced attendance, and it can actually be traced back to superstorm Sandy.

2013/02/21

(credit: Akeley Scott Frances / American Museum of Natural History)

5 Best Exhibits At The American Museum Of Natural History

AMNH—one of the city’s most visited attractions—has hundreds of dioramas, precisely re-created environments with taxidermied animals, painted backdrops, and vegetation or other objects placed in the foreground to enhance the diorama’s verisimilitude.

2013/01/04

A woman takes a break in Bryant Park during a heat wave on June 9, 2011 in New York City. (credit:Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

5 Super Cool Air-Conditioned Hideouts In New York, New Jersey

As we make our way through this humid, hot week, we’re reminded of the unpleasantness that can come when the temperatures rise. When you can’t bear the heat any longer, you can plan to hit up one of these air conditioned haunts.

CBS New York–2012/05/29

A scale model of the RMS Titanic sits on display at the opening of the "Titanic at 100: Myth and Memory" exhibition. (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

‘Titanic at 100: Myth and Memory’ Exhibit Opens Downtown

If you’re more of a historian than a Leonardo DiCaprio fan, “Titanic at 100: Myth and Memory” will be right up your alley.

2012/04/12

Santa Claus (file / credit: clipart.com)

Was Santa Claus A New Yorker? New Exhibit Explores St. Nick’s Big Apple Roots

Now there’s even more reason to celebrate the holidays in the Big Apple.

2011/12/20

Guggenheim Museum (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

NYC’s 10 Best Fall Museum Exhibits

As the end of fall nears, make sure to visit some of the city’s best museum exhibits from the autumn season – they’re closing soon!

2011/12/08

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano (file / credit: Edward P. Mangano on Facebook)

Proposed Nassau County Budget Cuts Becoming Clearer

These are dire fiscal times for Nassau County and what might be done to fill the budget gap is now coming into view.

2011/10/04

5 Ways To Stay Cool This Summer in NYC

Summer is in full swing and it is hot. Love the sunshine but ready for a break? CBSNewYork is here to offer you the best ways to keep cool in New York City this summer.

CBS New York–2011/07/11

The 11 Best Museum Exhibits In NYC This Summer

As a New Yorker, you already know the city is home to some of the most prestigious museums in the world. Here are our top 11 picks for the best exhibits happening in and throughout NYC this summer.

CBS New York–2011/07/06

PopUp New York: Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

Want to spend a day with your favorite celebrities without leaving New York City? Just stop by Madame Tussauds Wax Museum to pose with wax figures of your favorite, actors, actresses, athletes, musicians and more.

CBS New York–2011/06/30