Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. Itâs our curated guide to the very best things toŕš see, sđ§hop, taste and experience around the city.
Whatâs making our luxury list this week? Foundrae opens on ęŚMadison Avenue, The Brooklyn Museum Turns 200 and a beloved Ramen restaurant reopens.
âBefore I ever set foot in the space, I had a feeling it would be FoundRaeâs newest home, because of its auspicious address: 777,â says Beth Hutchens, who founded the lifestyle brand in 2015. Interiors of the 1,600 square foot space, on Madison Avenue between 66th and 67th streets, were inspired by fashion icon Diana Vreelandâs Park Avenue apartmeđ ˇnt (note the red hues). The bookcase-lined walls boast an assortment of vintage and antique books and objects; vignettes tucked in between showcase ephemera and kaleidoscopes of FoundRae medallions. Solid gold chains in a variety of lengths, links, and weights hang on wooden crescents, encouraging guests to create pieces personal to them. .com
“The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition,” which opened earlier this month in honor of The Brooklyn Museumâs 200th birthday, features 200 artists from the borough. How to choose only 200? Through an open call that resulted in almost 4,000 submissions and an Artist Committee helmed by the likes of Jeffrey Gibson, Vik Muniz, Fred Tomaselli and Mickalene Thomas. The museum notes that âparticipants represent a full range of disciplines, from drawing and painting to sculpture, video, installation, and beyondâŚtogether these works capture the vibrancy of both Brooklyn and its artists, who are bound by deep-rooted connections and a shared love of this singular place.â A is available on the museumâs site; the exhibition is up through January 26, 2025. .org
Those whose eating habits change with the seasons will be thrilled to know that East Village favorite TabeTomo has reopened after a series of misfortunes ranging from pandemic closures, vandalism and fire. For the unfamiliar, the restaurant (whose name translates to âeating buddyâ) specializes in Tsukemen or âdripping ramen,â which they describe as âa modern cousin of the traditional Japanese ramen dish invented in the 20th century. The noodles are dipped into a separate bowl of broth, allowing the consumer to enjoy much richer broth and firmer noodles.â Itâs a bit of an IYKYK situation, but if you donât,đ now is the perfect time to be enlightened on all things Tsukemen, most notably the 60-hour pork broth. .com
MoMAâs Design Store is killing it with collabs â examples with Nike and Bodum are still available on their site. The latest is with Champion, but itâs actually not their first partnership. A MoMA Champion hoodie, now in the museumâs collection, debuted in 2017 in conjunction with the exhibit “Items: Is Fashion Modern?” The latest collection features five pieces â a satin bomber jacket, hooded jacket, retro cardigan, sweatshirt and baseball t-shirt â all inspired by the design store teamâs visit to Championâs archives in New York and (who knew?) their custom facilities in Kansas City. Priced from $45 – $145 at .org
Mention âEgon Schieleâ to an art lover and they will undoubtedly mention the Austrian artistâs often haunting portraits. But it turns out that Schiele was quite prolific in painting landscapes as well. A selection of those works are now on display at Neue Galerie New Yorkâs exhibit “Egon Schiele: Living Landscapes.” The museum notes that with these works âflowers and trees assume the role of portrait subjects and convey an almost human appearance. Schieleâs landscapes always represent more than their apparent subject matter. His portrayal of nature and his rendering of towns and trees epitomize the life cycle and the human condition.â A fully illustrated catalog accompanies the exhibition. On view through January 13, 2025.