The beauty of building your own park is getting to fill it with all sorts of fun stuff. The Puma Social Ping Pong Tourney (featuring Lizzmonade, BuiltNY and DNAinfo too) was one of our favorites.
The Big Cheesy returns! A two-day pop up to declare the best grilled cheese in the city
Saturday Feb. 25 and Sunday Feb. 26, Big Daddy’s, Casellula, Little Muenster, Lucy’s Whey, Melt Shop, Murray’s and Tartinery craft seven takes on the grilled cheese sandwich. Sixpoint and Bella Lula provide the perfectly paired drinks. You vote for your favorite and enjoy them all! Read the story and get your tickets.
NEWGRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER & Now that plush custom-made grass is for sale!
Thank you, NewGrass, for being so good to us. And, for keeping thousands of guests scrape free. Now, you can purchase NewGrass for only $2.99 per square foot.
Nerding out in the Park: Nerd Nite Trivia with Lizzmonade and Scoutmob
Last night we had some 100+ New York’s smartest compete for the title of the biggest nerd in town. Nerd Nite trivia night gathered lots of geeks and geekettes on the plush grass of our park, picking their brains about countries with the lowest birth rate and the highest elevated trains in New York City. Winning teams got prizes from … Read More
Two more glorious Afternoon Teas by Tiffany at the pop-up park
Before the park ends, we’re hosting Afternoon Tea three more times. Delightful herbal teas, sandwiches, scones, biscuits, petite fours and graceful service. All in the bright, sunny pop-up park. Feb. 9, 12 and 13.
Fatboy + Park Here: All in the family
Since 2002, Fatboy has been creating incredibly imaginative furniture. For the past two years, they’ve been making Park Here the most peaceful and entertaining spot in the city. Check out the fam.
TIme Out New York comes to find sexy singles at Park Here
Sunday January 15, Time Out New York came down to Openhouse Gallery to find sexy singles for its upcoming package. Check out the pictures.
Rachel Zoe giving away free goodies at Piperlime’s Piping Hot Lounge pop up
If you’re not one of the first 10 guests, you’ll still get to meet Rachel and get all sorts of Piperlime holiday picks. Every five minutes, Rachel will give away high-end goodies like Michael Kors and Marc by Marc Jacobs products.
The Park Here soundtrack takes shape. Contribute your favorite nature tunes!
Check out the park playlist, and if you feel like we’ve missed some great natural tunes, recommend your own in the comments or to greg@openhousegallery.org.
Openhouse ladies get hot at CNET Gotham Nerd Nite Speed Dating
“If a guy gets you to blush, I think it’s worth it,” says development director Valeria Catan. Check out the video to see what shade of red the ladies’ cheeks turned.