| Ferry to hike fares, citing fuel prices
Higher fuel costs will pump up fares at SeaStreak America, the ferry service between Highlands-Atlantic Highlands and Manhattan, as of May 1. "You can see it at the pump with the car. The same thing applies with the boats," General Manager David Stafford said. "It is unfortunate, but if it comes down, our fares come down accordingly." The company is tacking on a $20 surcharge for a 40-trip ticket book, bringing the price to $626. A 10-trip ticket book will rise $8, to $195. A single-trip ticket will rise a dollar, to $23, and a round-trip ticket will cost $40, up $2. David P. Willis .
Spring events in and around NYC
(New York - WABC, April 15, 2007) - Alex Iglesias from aolcityguide.com joins Eyewitness News to give you some tip to enjoy more this spring in NYC! List of spring events in and around NYC 1) Tribeca film Festival: April 26-May 8 - check aolcityguide.com for schedule 2) *New York City Spa Week: April 16-22: More than 80 spas throughout NYC are doing $50 or less treatments which typically run you more than $100 3) Earth Day Central Park & Green Apple Music & Arts Festival: April 22, totally free which a big show on the green and tons of other activities 4) Hoboken Spring Arts & Music Festival: May 6: FREE & a big annual festival - easy access by Path train from Manhattan. Musical guests such as Dr. John are part of the festivities. 5) Fleet Week: May 23-30, 2007 - celebrating the sailors (offers events and chance to be in the city and restos/bars alongside our sailors) -- many of the events are free to the public As the weather warms up...
Band has upper hand in its success
A band might have to own all the means of production, T-shirt factory included, to be more "indie" than Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. These five Brooklyn-based rockers wrote, recorded and released a self-titled debut in 2005 on their own self-titled label.
They did leave one task to outsiders: promotion. And a rapidly developing fan base was happy to do that work for free.
Buoyed by online word of mouth, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah quickly proved that indie-rock elitism and people-powered success could co-exist, at least in certain music-obsessed quarters of the Internet. The band's quirky, learned songs -- recalling both Talking Heads and Violent Femmes -- earned some of the most glowing reviews accorded any band born in the 2000s.
The debut also sold well enough to attract labels bearing advance money, global distribution, high-powered publicity.
Tom Ford's Big Leap: Manhattan Store Puts New Stamp On Luxury
Ford has spent the last 12 months sculpting a brand that is pure and perfect Tom, and he is now ready to unveil his vision with a three-story, 8,680-square-foot boutique opening at 845 Madison Avenue on Thursday.
But just what is Tom Ford about without the setting of a luxury leather goods house or le smoking? From the cast-bronze crocodile reception desk and chair in the entrance to the numerous bespoke ateliers, the butlers and maids roaming the luxurious space and clothing details such as a button-down pants cuff that can be unflapped for a quick brush, Ford is aiming to create a new version of luxury.
He is presenting a complete luxury brand from men's ready-to-wear, and custom-made tailoring to leather goods and other accessories made in a production deal with Ermenegildo Zegna as well as eyewear and fragrance.
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