5th Ave Frogger

Gizmodo.com highlights an updated version of the arcade classic, Frogger, with real time traffic on New York’s Fifth Avenue.  The creator, Tyler DeAngelo uses realtime footage from a webcam looking down at the street is processed, and the position and motion of the actual cars driving down Fifth Avenue is translated to the in-game vehicles. The hacked version of the game also provides a split-screen view showing the player how the traffic in the game matches the traffic on Fifth Avenue in real life. This year is Frogger’s 30 (ish) birthday. To celebrate, DeAngelo wanted to imagine what Frogger would be like if it was developed today.

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New York’s Biggest Block Party- “33rd Annual Museum Mile Festival”

On Tuesday, June 14^th from 6pm-9pm, all nine museums along Fifth Avenue will open their doors for free to New Yorkers and visitors for a mile-long block party and art celebration. Fifth Avenue will shut down 23 blocks and be completely traffic free from 82^nd to 105^th street, the stretch now officially dubbed “Museum Mile.” Over 50,000 visitors attend this annual music & art filled event and you should be one of them! Experience some of the best museums in the country for FREE! For more information including a list of the participating museums and the scheduled performances and events, please visit the official website.

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Holiday window shopping in NYC

New York’s Fifth Avenue is the shopping mecca of the world, famous for its collection of high end retail stores. During the holiday season, stores like Saks Fifth Avenue, Barneys New York, Bergdorf Goodman and others attract shoppers into their stores with extravagant holiday window displays.

Some of the highlights can be seen in nymag.com’s “Tis the Season for Holiday Windows” slideshow.

Our favorites are:

Barneys New York’s Saturday Night Live’s 35th anniversary inspired windows with papier-mâché sculptures of Roseanne and Tina Fey as Sarah Palin among others. Andy Samberg, Tina Fey, Seth Meyers, and Lorne Michaels from SNL were on hand for the window unveiling.

Saks Fifth Avenue’s PC lounge inside the New York flagship store. The lounge will feature products running Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system and is highlighted by several window displays with interactive monitors powered by Microsoft. Shoppers can tweet messages with #holidaywindows tag which will appear in the display.

Churchill has temporary luxury rental apartments available in Midtown. Take a stroll down Fifth Avenue and do a little window shopping when you are in New York for the holidays.

NYC’s Spring 2010 Fashion Week

Things are heating up at this year’s NYC Fashion Week running September 10th through September 17th. Headquartered in Bryant Park, the semiannual Mercedes-Benz Fashion week features 73 shows and presentations highlighting the hottest upcoming spring and summer fashions. This year’s event features industry-respected designers like Adam Lippes, Erin Fetherston, and Proenza Schouler. Don’t miss the week’s remaining events, such as the opening of a Tommy Hilfiger flagship store on Fifth Avenue (Sept. 17th), the first-ever presentation from Tory Burch (September 16th), and a highly anticipated presentation by designer Isaac Mizrahi (September 17th). Those in the New York area should not miss this talked-about event!

Oscar de la Renta, Resort 2010 Collection. Courtesy of Oscardelarenta.com.