{"id":2963,"date":"2009-07-20T08:59:28","date_gmt":"2009-07-20T12:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/?p=2963"},"modified":"2013-11-21T11:06:25","modified_gmt":"2013-11-21T15:06:25","slug":"movies-in-the-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/20\/movies-in-the-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Movies in the Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/new-york-summer-bryant-park-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of New York's Bryant Park\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/new-york-summer-bryant-park-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/new-york-summer-bryant-park.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Paris and <a title=\"Travel Guide to New York City\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/new-york\/\">New York City<\/a> mirror themselves in many ways.<\/strong> Both are international capitals of the arts and style and the two city\u2019s enjoy millions of visitors each and every year. In addition to the permanent museum collections and landmarks are a concerted effort by both cities to continue to evolve and change with the seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Both city governments encourage a revolving line-up of performances and attractions and the summer is the time of year when they both truly come alive. <strong>We\u2019ve already told you about the <a title=\"Read about the Paris Open Air Film Festival on our New York Habitat Blog\" href=\"\/blog\/2010\/07\/06\/paris-annual-open-air-film-festival\/\">open-air film festival in Paris<\/a> this summer, and again New York won\u2019t be outdone.<\/strong> Bryant Park, a green oasis in the heart of Midtown, between <a title=\"Tips about Midtown West, NY\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/new-york\/new-york-travel-guide\/new-york-neighborhoods\/midtown-west\/\">Midtown West<\/a> and <a title=\"Travel Guide to Midtown East, NY\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/new-york\/new-york-travel-guide\/new-york-neighborhoods\/midtown-east\/\">Midtown East<\/a>, will be holding a film festival on its central lawn on Mondays all summer long. Guests staying in Manhattan with <a title=\"Find Apartments and Accommodations in New York, Paris, London and Southern France thanks to New York Habitat\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/\">New York Habitat<\/a> can enjoy an evening at the movies and the park, all at the same time.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The annual Bryant Park Film Festival will again open the main lawn to picnicking families and couples dining al fresco while classic films play on a giant screen. The festival has become a major midtown attraction so anyone looking for a good patch of grass should arrive a few hours before the movies start between 8 and 9pm. Consider an <a title=\"Vacation Rentals in Midtown East, NY\" href=\"\/new-york-apartment\/vacation\/manhattan\/midtown-east\">accommodation in Midtown East<\/a> or an\u00a0<a title=\"Apartments for rent in Midtown West, NY\" href=\"\/new-york-apartment\/furnished\/manhattan\/midtown-west\">apartment in Midtown West<\/a> to fully enjoy the festival.\u00a0 This year\u2019s celebration includes the classics Dog Day Afternoon, Kramer vs. Kramer and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, among others.<div class=\"img alignright size-full wp-image-2967\" style='width:300px;'>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/new-york-apartment\/vacation\/12330\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/new-york-vacation-rental-1-bedroom-midtown-east-ny-12330.jpg\" alt=\"New York Accomodation 1 Bedroom in Midtown East (NY-12330)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>\n\t<div>New York Accomodation 1 Bedroom in Midtown East (NY-12330)<\/div>\n<\/div> One of the nicest things about the festival is that it gives visitors a feel for the lives of real Manhattanites. The Bryant Park Film Festival is <strong>free to the public and shows movies on Monday nights until August 17th<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>-This\u00a0<a title=\"New York Accommodation Studio in Midtown West (NY-14826)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/new-york-apartment\/vacation\/14826\">Studio vacation rental in Midtown West (NY-14826)<\/a> puts you right down the street from Bryant Park and features hotel-like amenities such as a 24-hour staffed front desk, on-site laundry facilities, a 24-hour gym and a lounge area.<\/p>\n<p>-This <a title=\"New York Vacation Rental: 1 Bedroom Loft in Midtown East (NY-12330)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/new-york-apartment\/vacation\/12330\">1-bedroom Loft Accommodation in Midtown East (NY-12330)<\/a> boasts a quintessentially New York loft layout, hardwood floors and a renovated bathroom.<\/p>\n<p>What will you be watching more at the Bryant Park Film Festival; the movies or the myriad New Yorkers in the crowd and passing by?<br \/>\n<code><br \/>\n<\/code><br \/>\n<code><br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paris and New York City mirror themselves in many ways. 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