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Cary with Orlando Marin in Central Park. Marin grew up in The Bronx. While serving in the Army, he won first prize in the All Army Talent Competition in the Pacific Command, then then toured Korea and Japan before heading to Washington DC for the final competition. This was followed by a performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. While stationed in California, Orlando sat in for Tito Puente on timbales at the Hollywood Palladium. He has had a long noteworthy career, and is the last orchestra leader from New York’s golden era of mambo who still performs regularly, earning him the title “The Last Mambo King.” Tour with Cary and you never know who you’ll mambo with. #NYCTours #NYCTourGuide #CaryNYTourGuide #NYCTourism #LicensedNYCTourGuide #MyKindOfTown #thisisnewyorkcity #iloveny #ilovenyc #unlimitednewyork #timeoutnewyork #newyorker #newyorkstateofmind #instanyc #nycdotgram #ig_nycity #seemycity #bigapple #seenyc

Cary with Eddie Palmieri: Grammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer of salsa and Latin jazz. His band, La Perfecta, featured an unconventional front line of trombones rather than the trumpets customary in Latin orchestras. Tour New York with Cary and you never know who you’ll meet. #NYCTours #NYCTourGuide #CaryNYTourGuide #NYCTourism #LicensedNYCTourGuide #MyKindOfTown #thisisnewyorkcity #iloveny #ilovenyc #unlimitednewyork #timeoutnewyork #newyorker #newyorkstateofmind #instanyc #nycdotgram #ig_nycity #seemycity #bigapple #seenyc

If you are going to be in New York this week, don’t miss Manhattanhenge, the twice-yearly event where the rising/setting sun is aligned with the east–west streets of the main street grid of Manhattan and lights up both sides of the street.

The name was coined by the famed scientist Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Years ago he described the phenomenon as “when the setting Sun aligns precisely with the Manhattan street grid, creating a radiant glow of light across Manhattan’s brick and steel canyons, simultaneously illuminating both the north and south sides of every cross street of the borough’s grid.”

The upcoming sunset alignment happens on Friday and Saturday, July 12-13. The best places for viewing Manhattanhenge are 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd, and 57th Streets. Tour New York with Cary and you never know what you’ll learn!

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Last month, NYCPride welcomed WorldPride to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. The month-long event culminated in the annual NYCPride March on June 30th. When you tour New York with Cary as your guide, you never know who you’ll run into. Clockwise from top left, Cary with Bronx borough president Ruben Diaz, Jr; District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr; NYC Council member Mark Gjonaj; Manhattan borough President Gail Brewer. #NYC #NYCPride #NYCTours #NYCTourGuide #CaryNYTourGuide #NYCTourism #LicensedNYCTourGuide #MyKindOfTown #thisisnewyorkcity #iloveny #ilovenyc #unlimitednewyork #timeoutnewyork #newyorker #newyorkstateofmind #instanyc #nycdotgram #ig_nycity #seemycity #bigapple #seenyc

Cary with Willie Villegas, host of the cable TV show Salsa En La Calle, producer for/performer with Entre Amigos, who has played with (among others) Eddie Palmieri, Frankie Ruiz and Tito Puente. Tour with Cary and you never know who you’ll meet!

Cary with Alfredo de la Fé, Cuban-born Grammy-nominated violinist who singlehandedly imported the violin into Salsa and Latin music. He has appeared in concert or on albums with Tito Puente, Celia Cruz and Santana, among many others.

New York may be the city that never sleeps, and we think we have everything, but an Outlet Mall? Nope. Not until this weekend.

Empire Outlets opened Thursday on the St. George waterfront, just a few steps from the Staten Island Ferry. So for all you tourists that get on the ferry to Staten Island and then turn around and come right back to Manhattan… now there’s a reason to get off the boat.

Staten Island officials hope that once you get off the boat, you’ll stick around for other venues, including the Botanic Garden, Alice Austen House, Snug Harbor Cultural Center and more.

Stores open and scheduled to open this summer include Nordstrom Rack, Nike, H&M, Levi’s, Cotton On, Converse, Jockey, Starbucks, U.S. Polo, Crocs, American Eagle Outfitters, Banana Republic, Brooks Brothers, Broom & Greene, Columbia Sporting Goods, and True Religion.

Hungry? Choose from Shake Shack, Mamoun’s Falafel and MRKTPL, Staten Island’s first artisanal food hall.

The four level building will also include an indoor golf simulator called FlyingTee.

Have you been to Staten Island recently? Will this new venue get you across the harbor?