what's new in New York City in 2023 take some notes it's going to be a great year there's
over 13 new shows coming to New York in 2023 on Broadway and here are some of my favorites New
York New York at the St James Theater with music by Lynn Manuel Miranda the story of a post-world
War II New York told through song opening April 26th we're on my Nathan Lane fans at pictures from
home Stars the Broadway Mainstay opens on February 9th I love the 80s I've been curious about this
one for a while the Back to the Future musical opens on August 3rd Great Scott and perhaps the
most interesting of all Once Upon a more time the long-awaited Britney Spears musical telling
her life story opens June 22nd she will not be starring in it though it's just her music think
of it like the Gloria Estefan musical speaking of Broadway theaters the Palace Theater is reopening
on Broadway at some point in 2023 originally it was one of the most famous Vaudeville theaters
in the world where Judy Garland used to play now it sits 30 feet above Time Square it took four
months to lift the 14 million pound theater with hydraulic jacks there are a lot of new
attractions this year we'll start with a Richard Gilder Center for Science Education and Innovation
opening February 17th which is an extension of the American Museum of Natural History the 230
000 square foot project is located on the west side of the museum visitors are first going to
enter the atrium a four-story Civic space which I think is going to be one iconic photo some
cool exhibits include invisible worlds a unique immersive experience that illustrates how all life
on Earth is connected Gallery devoted to Earth's most diverse and abundant animal group and home
of the largest leaf cutter ant colony in the U.S you also have a space where you'll see 80 species
of free-flying butterflies if you are planning on going to be Museum of Natural History anyway this
is extra incentive a white Cube one of the most famous British art galleries is opening a New
York Gallery in the spring of 2023 now it's going to be located on Madison Ave in the Upper East
Side building is going to house public Gallery spaces and private viewing rooms across three
floors if it's anything like the British version it's going to be free admission the urban Civil
Rights Museum is coming this year New York's first Museum dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement it
will explore the impact of urbanization on African Americans and recount stories from
the Harlem Renaissance it's also going to showcase the role of the urban civil rights
movement in the development of cities Across America for anyone planning on visiting Little
Italy listen up the Italian American Museum is reopening after a few years of construction it's
going to be on the corner of grand and mulberry the new Museum will cover 6 500 square feet on
four floors covering everything from immigration to what life was like in Little Italy even to how
Italian Americans see themselves today with media depictions the Pearl men or the PAC at
the World Trade Center opening this year with live theater dance music and Chamber Opera performances
in lower Manhattan the facade will be wrapped in translucent marble from the same Vermont Quarry
as a United States Supreme Court and the Jefferson Memorial and it's going to appear bright white by
day and glowing from within by night maybe this will give the shed a run for the money as one of
the most interesting and unique performing art spaces in all the city if you ever thought your
town had too many Karens you're probably going to love the Karen Diner coming to the West Village of
Manhattan on March 1st it's going to be a roving pop-up there's a bunch of burgers on the menu
including the I want to see the manager the vegan trippy Karen burger and of course the basic Karen
New York opened its first legal recreational marijuana dispensary the last week of December
at Housing Works and they're expecting to open up many more in 2023. the lower Manhattan store
is the first of 36 recently licensed dispensaries now you must be 21 years of age to purchase and
they will be opening up bike deliveries soon yes this will be like ubereats at some point
this month Grand Central is going to open its 11 billion dollar project Grand Central Madison the
East Side Access terminal aims to bring in 60 percent more traffic into Manhattan from Long
Island at peak times cutting down congestion at Penn Station during rush hour it's the largest new
train terminal to be built in the United States since the 1950s and the first expansion of the
LIRR in more than 100 years and what I think is the most interesting for my viewers are the
new art installations and Kiki Smith have made Florida ceiling mosaics it is definitely going
to be worth a visit even if you're not commuting to and from Long Island for my tourists watching
if you're flying to JFK Airport pay attention if your hotel is on the east side of Manhattan
because they're adding something new called the Grand Central direct a shuttle running
from Jamaica Station to Grand Central Madison so if your hotel is nearby you don't just have to go
to Penn Station anymore one of my train lovers out there an Amtrak train route that has been
named one of the top 10 most scenic train rides in the world by Nat Geo is coming back after
a three-year pause it departs from Moynihan in New York all the way to Montreal Quebec Central
Station the ride covers 400 miles in 10 hours so while it's slower than driving if you just
want to stare out the window at the Adirondacks you're gonna love this ride am I on your video
are you crashing my video competing videos look who I bumped into hi what's up Sarah check out
Sarah's Channel if you haven't already Sarah Funk great New York City content as well right back
nice on upcoming restaurants so check that out let's talk some new hotels and probably
the biggest one opening is the Virgin Hotel on February 1st located on the corner of 29th and
Broadway just south of Koreatown 500 rooms or Chambers as they're called and it's going
to have a bunch of restaurants a rooftop pool and bar room starting at 298 dollars per night
Hilton's newest brand will debut in New York City with the opening of Tempo by Hilton Times Square
the 661 room lifestyle hotel is located at TSX Broadway also which is going to open this year
and be a really big deal the city's new 46-story entertainment and Hospitality destination the
36th floor hotel is going to feature views of the city and the iconic lights of Times Square
through floor-to-ceiling windows and you know what all these new hotels have in common they won't be
cheap are you planning on observation deck visit the edge is opening the highest skating rink in
the Western Hemisphere January 10th 1200 square foot glice rink called Sky skate located on the
indoor section of the edge the synthetic ice is made from zero energy ecological
glice making Sky skate environmentally friendly and it's only 10 extra dollars at 48 bucks this
includes your admission to the edge I am really curious how those views are gonna be from the
inside if you're visiting New York in 2023 you probably want to go to an observation deck in
this video we visit all five in one day to show you which one's best head here next