NYC Top 5 Venues List

The time has come again for The Life of a New Yorker (.com) to select 5 venues in this grand city that are worth mentioning.

Remember if you have a venue you want to see on the list send an email and we'll be happy to check it out.

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NYC'S TOP 5 VENUES

1. Abiodun's Open House Sundays

Legendary Abiodun Oyewole, founder of  The Last Poets, has opened his home to musicians, poets, and creative thinkers alike each and every Sunday to share and learn in a open and positive environment complete with salmon croquette and constructive critique from the legend himself.

110 Morningside Dr, New York, NY 10027

The Last Poets

2. Tammany Hall

A restaurant and performance space on Orchard St. in the city that can only be accurately described as  fancy. "The venue features an expansive main floor with a 24-foot modular stage, classic big bar and banquette-style seating. A mezzanine overlooking the main floor is ideal for listening and mingling, and is equipped with its own private service bar."

Tammany Hall hosts a variety events regularly, for instance the Inspired Word will be featuring tomorrow (Wednesday Sept. 17th 2013), flexing their musical wings and displaying some of the most talented musicians in NYC!

 152 Orchard St. New York, NY 10002

tammanyhallny.com 

https://musicallstarsnyc.eventbrite.com/

3. 6th St. & Avenue B Community Garden

Photo by Michael Phillip Geffner

This community garden is a piece of history as it has been around since the 80s. "Today the garden serves as an anchor of local community garden groups and as a working model of preservation for an energetic greening movement." The garden hosts a variety of free events and workshops which their website gives detailed information about.

Photo Taken by Michael Phillip Geffner

 Corner of 6th St. and Avenue B New York, NY

http://www.6bgarden.org/

4. Don Pollo Restaurant

Exotic Peruvian cuisine, always fresh and always delicious! Taste the savory flavors of Peru right here in the big city!

83-02 95th Ave, Ozone Park NY 11416

http://www.donpollonyc.com/

5. Dassara

Brooklyn restaurant specializing in a variety of noodles/ramen dishes at an affordable price in a cozy little space.

271 Smith St. Brooklyn, NY 11231

www.dassara.com/‎

Brooklyn Poet's "YAWP"

There is poetry brewing in Brooklyn.

"Brooklyn Poets is a non-profit literary organization celebrating and cultivating the poets, poetry and literary heritage of Brooklyn, the birthplace of American poetry." Brooklyn has been known to breed some of the world's most notable poets. This dedicated organization holds several events and workshops to engage Brooklyn poets and bring together a community of artists in a safe and inspiring environment.

Every 2nd Monday of the month Brooklyn Poets holds "YAWP" which is a monthly poetry writing class followed by an open mic. For 5$ you can experience both the poetry writing class (taught by a Brooklyn Poet's member or guest poet) and the open mic. 

The next Yawp will be held on September 9th at 61 local on Bergen St. taught by Jeff Simpson and begin at 7pm. The open mic will follow at 8pm and the list fills up fast so visit  http://brooklynpoets.org/events/yawp/ to sign up early and reserve your spot!

The experience is memorable and will definitely keep you on your toes regardless of your experience as a poet. For more information visit the Brooklyn Poets website: http://brooklynpoets.org/

Taken from brooklynpoets.org

Happy Writing!!!

Hostile Take Over; The Land of The Youth by Jherelle Benn

This is a HOSTILE TAKE OVER...

Check out the latest video poem by yours truly, Relle the Poet.

Directed, Edited, Produced by Duane Ferguson

Written by Jherelle Benn

Shot in Brooklyn NY

Featured Artist: Danny Matos

The Life Of A New Yorker is proud to present an astounding, raw, talented, and intellectual soul as the newest featured artist. The poet performing in the video above is none other than Daniel "Danny" Matos.

Danny Matos

He is a beloved member of the Inspired Word Family, powerful spoken word artist, talented poet, acclaimed 2013 poetry idol, and The Life of New Yorker's most recent featured artist.

Matos shortly after winning the title

On April 24th of this year Danny competed along side 3 other finalists for the title of Poetry Idol. He worked hard to generate, memorize, and deliver an original poem each week of the competition and clearly his hard work paid off. Danny says he is grateful and appreciates the opportunity however he knows he has a long way to go. It's true we could all leave room for improvement but as Danny continues to remain humble even in his success it is clear he has already touched so many hearts with his powerful words.

Danny can be contacted by email: dmatos105@gmail.com

Or by Facebook: www.facebook.com/danny.matos.144

He can also be seen performing nearly every week at Micheal Geffner's Inspired Word Open Mic series and sometimes making guest appearances at the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe.Where ever you are lucky enough to see this expert poet in action you are sure to fall in love with him, his words, and his rare open honest soul.