Best Reason to Keep Going Out in Williamsburg: Brooklyn Bowl 61 Wythe Ave. at N. 11th St., Brooklyn, 718-963-3369 One of the biggest problems with Williamsburg is the schlep. "Sure, it's only one Read more

Best Street Fight: Broadway Bike Lanes and Pedestrian Plazas If you’d told us a year ago that there would be bike lanes, planters and street furniture along Broadway stretching from Central Park Read more

Best Line That’s Worth the Wait: Num Pang Sandwich Shop21 E. 12th St. betw. University & 5th Aves., 212-255-3271Wait, another Asian sandwich place? Really? Yeah, and this one usually has a l Read more

Best Place to Feel Like a Man: Brooklyn General Barber144 Bedford Ave. at N. 9th St., Brooklyn, 718-486-3777It’s more-than-trendy to have a beard in the city these days. Everywhere you turn, it Read more

Best Summer Festival: JellyNYC’s The Pool PartiesBest Public Space: Tie—The High Line and Central ParkBest Reason to Love NYC: The foodBest New Building: New Cooper Union buildingBest Loca Read more

How to Find a New York City Apartment: The unfortunate truth is that areas off-but-near campus will be pricey and apartments will be small. Read more

Summer is the worst thing about New York. Summer is the best thing about New York. Since you’re probably not going to be spending time in some exotic locale this year,or sharing a cottage on some spit of land,we provide an essential guide to the concerts,movies,restaurants and more outdoor doings that make the sweltering months ahead bearable. We check in with the locals who will add new sounds and tastes to the scene, as well as funny ladies,talented boys and girls and dedicated cultural curators. But you won’t find everything you desire: Despite our vigilance,some of the folks in charge of our favorite events still haven’t re-leased schedules or refuse to fess up to the truth about their anticipated programming. So take this as a starting point,mark your calendars (or tear out our handy ones showing events taking place every day from June1 to August 31) and remember: If you can’t have fun this summer,it’s not the heat, it’s the stupidity. (P.S.summer scarves suck.) Read more

Sean Bones, formerly of the weatherman-named band Sam Champion, has more than music happening this summer. While the guitar player is releasing his debut album, Rings, in July and has shows on May 28 at the Mercury Lounge and June 12 at Bruar Falls, he’s also nursing sartorial ambitions. Bones and his fiancée run and design a line of swim trunks under the moniker S/S FRIENDS, making him one of the few New Yorkers who’ll we’ll be listening to and wearing this summer. Henry Melcher talks with the musician and designer. Read more

Bronx Underground Festival Hip-hop, indie rock, skateboarding, dancing and more will happen this summer as part of the Bronx Underground Festival, a series of events taking place in the fest’s namesake borough and beyond. Check out the June 21 outdoor concert at Orchard Beach or the May 29 dance parties where an ’80s outfit will get you reduced admission. May 27 through Aug. 1, various locations, www.bronxunderground; times vary, $TBA Bang on a Can Marathon Tired of the same old same old? Check out 12 hours of non-stop mind bending music from some of the weirdest international musicians including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Bill Frisell, Paul Hillier, Andrew Cyrille and Henry Grimes all behind the Bang on a Can All Stars. May 31, World Financial Center Winter Garden, 200 Vesey St., 718-852-7755; noon to midnight, FREE Read more

In June, nightlife veteran Peter Shapiro will open Brooklyn Bowl, a 16-lane, 8,000-square-foot bowling alley, restaurant and concert venue in Williamsburg—a neighborhood that takes its summer fun very seriously. New York Press caught up with Shapiro to find out how his hotly anticipated lanes will fare with the McCarren Park crowd. Read more