Dear All,

This image is real. No A.I., no Photoshop, real nature captured last week with a simple iphone in Riverside Park. On the same branch, blossoms from ruby red, multiple shades of pink, then white once the bud has fully bloomed. Simply miraculous. Nature is the greatest miracle, and spring makes nature's wisdom visible and palpable.

I hope you can make time (I know you can) to go outside and take a walk often these days that our organism is craving vitamin D - sunlight being an excellent source.

It seems we're daily overwhelmed with changes we have not asked for, we cannot control, we didn't anticipate. When you take a leap of faith towards the growth YOU have chosen, it might feel like a tremendous risk, but it will change you, make you grow, the growth that will transform you!

Courage!

In Swiss German it's called: S'Guri.

Wänni s'Gruri nu hett....

If I only had the courage....

What would you do ???

Wishing you a May filled with miracles,

Warmly,

sue

MAY FEATURED LISTING

Real Estate in the News

Mindboggling Compass achievements:

And in New York City?

For the third consecutive year, Compass is the #1 brokerage in New York City for both volume and closed transactions according to The Real Deal. In Manhattan, we are ranked #1 for transaction count for the fourth year in a row and, for the first time, #1 in sales volume. In Brooklyn, we’ve maintained our #1 position in both transaction count and sales volume for the fourth consecutive year. And for the first time, Compass has achieved a top-three ranking in Queens, coming in at #3.

THROUGH AUGUST 2

Ragtime

I've just seen this revival of Ragtime for the second time (at the Viven Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center) - it has left me breathless, once more. The story of Immigrants hits the heart of an immigrant New Yorker, the music blows you away, the stars' voices give you chills. Broadway Storytelling at its finest! A Must See!

To learn more, click HERE

For tickets click HERE

MAY 11, 7 PM

Century of Black Theatre Making: Hidden Figures Recentered

In celebration of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture's centennial milestone, National Black Theatre will present a special one-day event featuring six multidisciplinary micro-commissions that uplift the voices and legacies of Black women theatermakers.

Free and Open to the Public.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd

To learn more click HERE

For tickets click HERE

MAY 13-17

Frieze

New York

New York’s most influential art fair returns to The Shed, drawing collectors, creatives, and downtown energy. Expect buzzy openings, fashion-adjacent crowds, and a packed social calendar.

Image: Goen Choi, Frieze Seoul Artist Award 2024

Click HERE to learn more!

MAY 14, 6:30PM

The Art Of Theater Gala

On their mission to make Art and Theatre available to all, and championing diverse Artist, Urban Stages presents this benefit honoring Charles Busch with the Luminary Award.

At the Players Club, 16 Gramcercy Park South

Learn more and get tickets HERE

Little Island

In the years since it opened its gates in May 2021, Little Island has become one of New York's primo warm-weather destinations. In the same brief period, it has established itself as one of the city's most vital sources of low-cost high culture in the summer. Enjoy concerts, plays, dance shows, opera...

Pier55 in Hudson River Park West at 13th Street

To learn more, click HERE

MAY 16-17

9th Avenue Food Festival

The Ninth Avenue International Food Festival returns May 16–17, turning Hell’s Kitchen into a mile-long open-air feast. Expect global street food, local vendors, and a lively block-party atmosphere along Ninth Avenue (42nd–57th Streets).

Click HERE to learn more!

THROUGH JULY 19

Gothic by Design

GOTHIC BY DESIGN - The Dawn of Architectural Draftsmanship is a rare presentation of more than 90 works of art—drawings and prints alongside goldsmith works, architectural elements, sculpture, and painting—shedding new light on the artistic choices and expansive knowledge that informed the Gothic building practice.

Curator Talk May 28, 3-4pm

The MET Fifth Ave.

TROY, NY 12182

2014 River Rd.

182,952 SF $ 175,000

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