As Fed mentioned a Brooklyn Cyclones Game is always a lot of fun. Their stadium is right at Coney Island which is perfect if you want to see some vintage Americana at its best. I highly recommend walking down the boardwalk to Brighton Beach if you do decide to go and getting some Russian food. Oceanside Cafe is good and the prices are reasonable. Also if you go on a Friday, Coney Island has free fireworks on the beach at 9:30pm. Bring a blanket and don't be fooled by the crowds on the boardwalk. If you push past them there is usually a lot of seating on the beach right under where they shoot the fireworks off from.

A quintessential summer NYC thing to do (and its free) is to watch an outdoor movie. Here are all the movies that will be playing while you are here:

8/23 sat: goldfinger, roosevelt island's southpoint park

8/23 sat: the aviator, south street seaport 
8/24 sun: purple rain, habana outpost 
8/24 sun: snatch, canal bar 
8/26 tue: on the waterfront, red hook's valentino pier 
8/27 wed: frozen, south street seaport 
8/27 wed: microcosmos (france), socrates sculpture park 
8/28 thu: (audience choice), brooklyn bridge park's pier 1 harbor view lawn 
8/28 thu: lego movie, nj's asbury park 
8/30 sat: crazy, stupid, love., south street seaport 
8/31 sun: rocky horror picture show, canal bar 
8/31 sun: skyfall, south street seaport 
8/31 sun: the bodyguard, habana outpost 

If you decide to go to 5 Pointz you can also visit Socrates sculpture park which is a really wonderful place. There is free kayaking and canoeing right out of the park: socratessculpturepark.org/programevent/free-kayaking-canoeing-7/
Afterwards you can head over to Manettes (walking distance) for some great Italian food and home-made ice cream. 

Comedy Shows in NYC can be really expensive. Usually there is a $10-20 cover charge per-person and then the clubs require a two-drink minimum per person. Skip that and instead head to Upright Citizens Brigade. Started by Amy Poehler they offer $5-8 comedy improv shows and there is no drink minimum.

If you do go to a comedy club I recommend hitting up the Nasty Show at the Comedy Cellar. It is their late-night shows on Thursdays and there are often surprise guests that pop in for it. In the past this has included people like Dave Chappele. 

I would check out Goldstar and see if there are any events you are interested in going to while you are here. They often have tickets to things that are %50-%70 off. I recently bought tickets to the Jets/Giants pre-season game through them. 

Many museums have a free night during the week in the summer. If you are thinking of going to a museum a would check which night they are offering for free. If you can swing it though pay full admission and go to the MOMA on a regular night. The free night is so packed you can't really see the art. Also don't get tricked a lot of the bigger museums in NYC are "suggested donation" which means give as much as you can. The people at the counter won't tell you this but it is posted on the admission sign on the wall behind them. This is true for the MET and the Museum of Natural History. 

If you do see the Swoon exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum I suggest going to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden before-hand. 

Also if you decide to go any of the galleries in Chelsea the Highline is actually very nice. Just try to go during the day in the middle of the week. Otherwise it is jam-packed with tourists and locals and it is hard to enjoy the gardens. 

Restaurants:
*En Japanese Brasserie is very good. Not too crazy in terms of price and they hand-make their tofu
*Skip Little Italy. It is overpriced and the fare is mediocre. Instead head to the Risotteria in the West Village for some really good risotto. Prices are pretty much under $20 for entrees. Then walk across the street to Roccos--one of NYC's most beloved Italian bakeries for some home-made sweets.
*If you want an even cheaper Italian option Pepe Rosso in the West Village is a fun experience. It is a hole in the wall and most pastas are under $10
*If you have never had Korean food or are a fan head to Korea-Town. I highly recommend Shilla (37 W 32nd St, New York, NY 10001). They are open 24 hours and their Gob Dol is good.
*If you decide to go to Dorian Grey Gallery walk over to Spot Dessert Bar (the gf will prob. like it). It is a dessert tapas restaurant and is a lot of fun. 
*If you visit the Cotton Candy Machine in Brooklyn Juliettes is a decent place to eat and isn't outrageously expensive.
*If you really want to splurge one night I do recommend the Michelin Rated Rouge Tomate.
*Doughnut Plant is great if you want to try a really yummy Doughnut.
*If you take the 7 train to the last stop you will be in Flushing which is an amazing place to get authentic Chinese Food in the City. I recommend the Spicy Wontons at White Bear and the Goa Ti at the Flushing Mall. You can find them at this booth.

If you tell me a specific type of cuisine you are interested in and a price range I can also recommend some additional places (parents are in the food biz so I have a pretty extensive knowledge about this stuff)

There's a solid nexus of street art around the intersection of Delancey and Ludlow on the lower east side.

Nick Walker 'I Love NY' mural - southwest corner of Ludlow and Delancey
Nick Walker 'unknown' - on rooftop lounge of 'Hotel Chantelle' on southeast corner of Ludlow and Delancey (visible from I Love NY mural)
Anthony Lister - two murals at Wallspace on northeast corner of Orchard and Delancey
Anthony Lister - other mural further west on Delance
Space Invader - Snow White above pizzeria on southeast corner of Essex and Delancey


Also the area around ExitRoomNY has some solid murals by Icy & Sot and other local artists (around 270 meserole st in brooklyn)

Another tremendous Southern food/fried chicken place in Williamsburg is Pies N Thighs:
piesnthighs.com/

If you are going for Fried chicken then I highly recommend Dirty Bird. Also Amy Ruths in Harlem is a classic for waffles and chicken.

If she likes shopping take her to Woodbury Common it's the massive outlet place that with the strength of the pound at the mo will be really good value. It's a bit of travel but a good trip if you like shopping. Or if like me your told your going shopping and you do it support the hand bag collection....the gallery visits become a lot easier!!!

m.premiumoutlets.com/outlet/Woodbury

Great they are really cheap there in comparison. Have a great trip fella. You take a coach out there and it comes back later from Union station or whatever the main bus depot is in manhattan. Well worth the trip

Here's the finished MBW mural in Williamsburg. I've honestly seen much worse.

Quite. Imho it's dreadful. Sorry, but when you see so many beautiful murals (take a look at sal's posts), this is shocking.

Its a pity it does not reflect his life, brightens up the look of the place anyhow but then I dont know the place.

See something horrid and paint Life is Beautiful on it in bright pink paint.

There are worse standards.

Haha honestly not sure if he realized what he started; think he might've viewed it as an homage of sorts, but Cost is not feeling it.

That said, I wanna see this piece and have no clue where it is - somewhere that has a Cost/ENX post-up and graffiti tags, so that eliminates... 1/10 of the five boroughs.

Shepard Fairey Begins Work on New 30 x 40 Foot Bowery Mural Today
www.boweryboogie.com/2014/08/shepard-fairey-begins-work-new-30-x-40-foot-bowery-mural-today/

The Little Italy Street Art project went big and scored Shepard Fairey to create a new mural for the Lower East Side. Chosen site for the 30 x 40 foot piece is the facade of 161 Bowery, so it’ll be visible from blocks away. Work commences today and will continue through the end of the week.

Fairey is no stranger to decorating the Bowery. His mural on the graffiti wall four years ago attracted plenty of notoriety after haters threw rocks at it. But another of his murals still survives at the corner of a Rivington.

Fairey’s mural is made possible thanks to support from OBEY GIANT ART, Caspi Development and the Little Italy Merchants’ Association.

Hi(ped),
Tomorrow I arrive in Boston and the 28th I'll be in NYC.

What should I see related to this hobby-passion of ours? 
I know there are several people fom NY here, which gallery shouldn't I miss? Any openings or anything special happening next week?

Best, galleries, best places to see art (specially street and urban), what and where to buy.  Any recommendations greatly appreciated.

are you coming through Albany on the way to NYC?

I'd say go catch a redsox game,,,but we really suck this year