information for visitors

where to stay
we have blocks of rooms held at the four points by sheraton and the fairfield inn & suites (marriott).

please make reservations for the kim-castillo wedding no later than thursday, september 12, to take advantage of discounted rates.
 
the four points by sheraton
27-05 thirty-ninth avenue
long island city, new york 11101

718.786.8500

use group code SMERF when making your reservation.


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the fairfield inn & suites (marriott)
52-34 van dam street
long island city, new york 11101

cwp.marriott.com/nycfq/kimcastillowedding

718.389.7700


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what to do
there's no shortage of amusements in new york city. this is just a short list, especially for out-of-towners, of some of our personal favorites.

brooklyn academy of music. one of the borough's signature cultural organizations (and not strictly a music venue). the weekend of our wedding, BAM will be presenting sider, a new modern dance piece; and, dig this, the sweet science suite: a scientific soul music honoring of muhammad ali.

museum of modern art. another of our favorite nyc institutions, right in the heart of midtown manhattan. in addition to their permanent collection and american modern: hopper to o'keeffe exhibition, families can enjoy eyes and ears: art and the senses on saturday morning (oct 12) for free.

if modern art's your bag and you want to go even more insider (and budget-friendlier) than MoMA, get lost in chelsea's famed gallery district, one of the epicenters of the contemporary art world. start with the gagosian, matthew marks, barbara gladstone, david zwirner, and/or zach feuer galleries; from there, wander back and forth along eighteenth and twenty-eighth streets, between tenth and eleventh avenues, to your eye's content. these few blocks are rife with gallery after scintillating gallery, and admission to virtually all of them is free.

carnegie hall. new york's greatest concert hall, if you can figure out how to get there. valery gergiev conducts the mariinsky orchestra on friday night (oct 11).

the village vanguard. another of new york's prime spots to hear music. the birthplace of such classic jazz records as live at the village vanguard, live at the village vanguard, and sunday at the village vanguard.



walk the brooklyn bridge. this 1.13-mile-long new york city icon offers great views of the statue of liberty and the lower manhattan skyline. another terrific cost-free activity. here's how/where to start your walk.


where to eat & drink
again, no shortage of excellent restaurant options–just a few personal recommendations...

barbès. the park slope bar and indie concert venue where karen and patrick had their first drink together.

stonehome wine bar and restaurant. site of our second drink together; right in our neighborhood in brooklyn, and a five-minute walk from BAM; a great spot for a pre- or post-show glass (and good food too).

or, if you're in that neighborhood, we also like the fish tacos at pequeña, the tapas at olea, and–if it's on your nyc checklist–the cheesecake at junior's.

grimaldi's pizzeria. brooklyn's, if not all of new york city's, most famous pizza joint. delicious coal-fired brick oven pizza, right under the brooklyn bridge. they don't take reservations. you'll wait in a line that stretches around the block to get in. you won't regret it.