South Street Seaport

New Amsterdam Market Fights for the Seaport

On Thursday, March 14, the New York City Council will hold a public hearing to discuss future plans for South Street Seaport, the city's oldest communal meeting place. Organizers of the New Amsterdam Market -- an outdoor marketplace held in the area -- are seeking to "preserve and rehabilitate" the ... More >>

Lunch on Pier 16 Today

Forget to pack a lunch? You can stop by Pier 16 today from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for snacks from some of New Amsterdam Market's favorite vendors, including frozen treats from La Newyorkina, locavore tacos from Lonestar Taco, rolls from Luke's Lobster, and sandwiches from Porchetta, to name a few.

Meatopia 2012: Bigger, Better, And More Expensive

[See More Events: Boqueria Launching Tomato Menu | Food Truck Festival At South Street Seaport] Meatopia is returning this year bigger and better. After months of fierce competition to narrow down the finalists from 300 original contestants, the nation's top three meat cutters are going head-to-hea ... More >>

Clam Talk at the South Street Seaport Museum

Oysters may be getting all the press today but clams have been a New York staple since the 19th century, and the clam has made a comeback everywhere from Brooklyn to Bridgehampton. There will be a clam talk tomorrow, August 1, at the South Street Seaport Museum . The museum will be teaming up wit ... More >>

Free Gluten-Free Pudding On The Upper East Side

[See More Events: Feast On A Home Grown Pig Named King Arthur at Northeast Kingdom | Clam Talk at the South Street Seaport Museum] We love posting about free deals around the city. Most recently was one for free iced booze, today we have for you free tasting of hand-crafted, gluten-free pudding cou ... More >>

Weekend Event: Food Truck Festival At South Street Seaport

[See More Events: Free Gluten-Free Pudding On The Upper East Side | Clam Talk at the South Street Seaport Museum] Looking for something to do on the weekend? Thirty of NYC's food trucks and 20 food vendors will be gathering at South Street Seaport for a massive food truck festival on Saturday. The ... More >>

MEALS ON WHEELS

The food gods are smiling on South Street Seaport

Amorino Gelateria Debuts Cart Truck Mobile Location in the Seaport

Two attendants are required to operate the new concession -- though both must arrive by separate means, as you can see from the small cab. [Oat Meals Slated To Open in the Village | John Brown Smokehouse Moving, To Feature Beer Garden & Live Music] Fork in the Road's third favorite gelateria in t ... More >>

What the Hell Are You Doing Here? You Should Be at 4Knots!

According to legend, the East River passes through South Street Seaport at a speed of four knots. This little tidbit provided us here at the Voice with a perfect title for our annual shindig in downtown Manhattan. Welcome to the second 4Knots Festival - an all-day, all-ages totally free musical ... More >>

BREAKING: After a Multi-Alarm Fire, 4Knots Blazes On

If you have following Twitter about #4Knots, you know by now that a fire broke out in the South Street Seaport. With help from music editor Maura Johnston, fellow scribes Nick Murray, Eric Sundermann and Robert Sietsema, we have a detail dump on the happenings in Downtown. Here is what we've found o ... More >>

5 Best Things To Eat at 4Knots

The caprese salad at Acqua is perfect summer fare, and only steps from the 4Knots Music Festival. [See More 5 Favorites: 5 Cooling Dishes to Beat the Heat | Best Cheap Eats on Eldridge Street] Tomorrow the second annual 4Knots Music Festival cranks up at the South Street Seaport, with an afterpar ... More >>

Everything You Need To Know About The 4Knots Music Festival

After many weeks of planning and announcements and waiting, the daylong music festival we here at The Village Voice host, 4Knots, is happening tomorrow at Piers 16 and 17 of the South Street Seaport! A guide to the day follows.

ALL ABOARD

4Knots returns to the South Street Seaport

4Knots Music Festival: Set Times, Afterparty Details Announced

The Village Voice's 4Knots Music Festival takes place this Saturday at Piers 16 and 17 of the South Street Seaport, and if you want to plan your day out we have the set times for the day, which will include performances by Archers Of Loaf, The Drums, Crocodiles, Hospitality, Bleached, Nick Waterhous ... More >>

Jonathan Toubin To Host 4Knots Music Festival Afterparty; Delicate Steve Added To Festival Lineup

The Voice's 4Knots Music Festival is a little more than a month away—it takes place Saturday, July 14, at the South Street Seaport's Piers 16 and 17—and New York's foremost purveyor of soul sides, Jonathan Toubin, will host the afterparty, scheduled to go live right after the main show e ... More >>

Black Lips To Headline 4Knots Music Festival Afterparty; Tickets Go On Sale Wednesday

The 4Knots Music Festival—the Voice's annual all-day music extravaganza, set to take place this year on July 14 at the South Street Seaport's Pier 17—won't end after the sun goes down. The afterparty, which will take place at the nearby Beekman Beer Garden Beach Club, and will have as it ... More >>

Archers Of Loaf, Team Spirit, Doldrums, And Devin Added To 4Knots Music Festival Lineup

The 4Knots Music Festival—taking place on July 14 at the South Street Seaport, and already featuring The Drums, Hospitality, Bleached, Crocodiles, and Nick Waterhouse—has added Team Spirit, Doldrums, and Devin to the bill, as well as the mighty Archers Of Loaf. Check out Dan Weiss's hist ... More >>

Announcing The Set Times For Today's 4Knots Music Festival

​Doors for the Village Voice-sponsored 4Knots Music Festival—happening at Pier 17 on the South Street Seaport—open in about an hour, and if you want to plan your afternoon, we have set times for all the bands on the bill, as well as the DJs spinning in the 4Knots Indoor Lounge (loc ... More >>

Posts of the Week

Hey ho, it's Friday afternoon. And therefore time to look back at the week that was. Maxwell Britten of Maison Premiere talks absinthe, Tales of the Cocktail, and proclaims his love for Brooklyn. Battle o' the raw blueberry smoothies: the Juice Press v. Organic Avenue. Our 10 best places to eat a ... More >>

Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Places to Eat at the Four Knots Music Festival in the South Street Seaport

​Where can you get a half-pound, pedigreed Pat LaFrieda burger plus a shitload of fries for $11 just steps from the concert grounds? This Saturday afternoon and evening, the Village Voice kicks off our first annual Four Knots Music Festival at the South Street Seaport's Pier 17. The space an ... More >>

Ten Years Of Free Ted Leo Shows In NYC: A Brief Retrospective

Matias Corral​ You're forgiven for wondering if the Sound Of The City is really just a gussied-up Ted Leo fansite, but we argue that's the only natural reaction to his glorious existence. Ted Leo is many things: insightful songwriter; leave-it-all-on-the-stage performer; great interview subjec ... More >>

Ted Leo To Play The Tyranny Of Distance In Full At 4Knots Kickoff Show

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists' set at the 4Knots Music Festival kickoff show—taking place July 9 at Pier 17 on the South Street Seaport with openers Screaming Females—will have the band playing their 2001 album The Tyranny Of Distance in its entirety. But don't expect a big "remember the ... More >>

Mr. Dream Added To 4Knots Lineup; Yeasayer, Dan Deacon To DJ The Indoor Lounge

​The first annual 4Knots Music Festival—free, at South Street Seaport—takes place on July 16; Mr. Dream will perform at the all-day show at Pier 17. In addition to the day's roster of bands—which also includes The Black Angels, Titus Andronicus, Davila 666, Oberhofer, and Ele ... More >>

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists To Headline 4Knots Music Festival Kickoff Show On July 9

Shawn Brackbill​In preparation for the brand-new 4Knots Music Festival on July 16, the Voice is holding a kickoff show at the South Street Seaport exactly one week before, on July 9. Headlining that free, all-ages show, which starts at 6 p.m., will be Ted Leo & The Pharmacists. Leo is, of cour ... More >>

The 5 Best (Free!) Shows at River to River Festival 2011

​This year's River to River Festival, which runs from June 19 to July 17, marks the 10th time that its mix of free shows takes over Lower Manhattan for the summer. The 2011 bill has a decidedly New York-centric bent, with Patti Smith, Laurie Anderson, Rufus Wainwright, and the New York City Op ... More >>

Never Forget: Umbrellapocalypse 2010

​If you had the unfortunate pleasure of stepping outside today, you already know that it was one of the most gloomy days of all time. Along with the rain, winds were gusting at a crazy 50 miles per hour! That's a lot of blow! Look what it did to this Christmas tree at South Street Seaport. But ... More >>

THIS SHIP HAS SAILED

And it still has life more than 200 years later

THANK HIM LATER

Let's hope no one throws furniture this time

SEAWORTHY

Yacht bring the bounce to the waterfront

Jeremy's Ale House: Fried Seafood, Beer in Styrofoam Cups, Off-Duty Firemen

​It's not that the fried seafood at Jeremy's Ale House near the South Street Seaport is the best you've ever had. It's more like an ideal version of boardwalk food--greasy, but also fresh-tasting and generous. Beer comes in giant Styrofoam cups in either 16- or 32-ounce servings ($4.75-$6.50), ... More >>

Carmine's Dies at the Age of 107

The Jedi Foodie E./YelpR.I.P.​Carmine's, the Italian seafood restaurant that stood at 140 Beekman Street for 107 years, has closed. amNewYork reports that the South Street Seaport mainstay -- no relation to the Carmine's chain -- shuttered last Wednesday, reportedly because the owners didn't w ... More >>

Mace Me Later: A Gallery Of Tweets In Regard To The Great Drake Riot Of 2010

​So. Drake (and Hanson!) was set to play South Street Seaport last night, for free, at the behest of Paper Magazine. It did not go to plan, unless the plan including half a song by Ninjasonik, enormous crowds, fights, chairs flung from balconies (yoy), Mace, damaged soundboards, and general ca ... More >>

SCREEN CUISINE

Food porn with instant gratification

2010 River to River Festival, Featuring Free Energy, Best Coast, Antibalas, YACHT, Bear in Heaven, and More, Announced

River to River is the sort of secret weapon free summer arts series in NYC, with more appealing surroundings than the Williamsburg Waterfront and less pomp and circumstance than the line- and child-ridden Celebrate Brooklyn stuff at Prospect Park. Just roll up wherever, and watch for a while, basi ... More >>

Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

​Twitpic by Paris Hilton. "Bentley was so cute last night. Carnival is such a fun place to go. A must see place when you go to New York." What? Oh. The week started with rightbloggers cheering President Obama's for losing the Olympics and ends with them booing him for winning the Nobel Peace ... More >>

Preview the New Merge Records Book, Then Go See Superchunk Tomorrow Night

Cheating a bit here, as we peripherally know one of the dudes involved (no, not Ryan Adams), but nonetheless Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, out in September, seems to be a splendid little tome, as evinced by this snazzy-ass website, which in addition to tossing out an illustrated timeline an ... More >>

This Weekend! 4th of July Edition

It's our country's birthday this weekend. Thursday, the Celebrate Brooklyn festival hosts Puetro Rican pop star Obie Bermudez at the Bandshell; he paid his dues working a Bronx laundromat job for three years. Luke Temple earned his weight by pulling hours at a candy store; Friday, he fronts Here We ... More >>

LOOKING BACK

Alyson Pou’s A Slight Headache

Developer Selling South Street Seaport

Voice Choice: BUST 15th Anniversary with Amy Sedaris

FEMININE MYSTIQUE

Bringing the girls into the boys’ club

Voice Choice: International Yo-Yo Open and New York State Yo-Yo Contest

New Year's Eve Event Guide

Saturday 8/5

Outdoor Concerts & Music Festivals

New Fish

If Joe Socks were here now, I'd be a protected guy. Now I'm just . . .

Open City

Close-Up on South Street Seaport

Outdoor Concerts & Music Festivals

Hooky for a Day