Movers and Shakers Queried: What aspect of summer excites you the most after such a horrid winter in Manhattan?
"The usually wonderful hot saucy weather with everyone out on the streets
instead of walking head down lookin miserable."
-Liz Smith, friend of Peachy Deegan
"Rooftop cocktails at Hotel Giraffe and Library Hotel!"
-Garret Corcoran
Vice President of Operations
HKHotels & Hospitality
“ The long warm days of summer!”
-Dr. Garo Nazarian, Cosmopolitan Dental
"I always look forward to casual summer clothing and the natures beautiful landscapes."
Richard A. Salome
President
Richard Salome Flowers, Inc.
"I'm very excited! I'm going to Paris for a week with my girlfriends!"
-Pat Attoe
Art Expert and Marketing at Swifty's
"I'm going to Cape Cod! I'm going to see lots of good friends on the beach with a big lobster bake! I'm not going to be baking so it's going to be a vacation!"
-Stephen Attoe
Executive Chef at Swifty's
"I love all of the free arts events, including Shakespeare in the park, Make Musin New York, and the River to River festival. Plus, I love enjoying warm evenings, outside."
"Boat rides around Manhattan!"
-Ellen Christine Couture, Inc. President
"The summer sun calling my name!"
-Will Nunziata, Singer/Actor, WillandAnthony.com
"That's easy -- Sing for Hope's 88 Pop-Up Pianos, of course! Check out www.singforhope.org for a map of our 88 summertime street piano locations throughout the 5 boroughs. Sing for Hope's Pop-Up Pianos are the largest street piano installation in the world to date, and a testimony to the vitality and volunteerism of NYC's professional artist community. Come play with us, NYC!"
-Camille Zamora | Soprano
Co-Founding Director | Sing for Hope
"Beach reading. I've already begun to work my way through the stack of books I bought in Woodstock, Vermont over Memorial Day. I sit on the beach in Montauk under a big, floppy straw hat and sunglasses and read hardcovers for hours accompanied by an iced tea from the Ditch Witch. No kindle for me; I'm old school like that."
-Laura Rubin, Principal, LLR Consulting