The Rink Bar (Rockefeller Center Last Summer)

When the weather turns warm, the skating rink at Rockefeller Center turns into an alluring outdoor, below-ground-level restaurant and bar. Colorful umbrellas set a festive tone for the place, which, in addition to tourists, attracts a large after-work crowd. The menu offers burgers, salads and pastas. The canopy-covered, four-sided cocktail bar whips up frozen, fresh strawberry daiquiris and piña coladas.

New Tang Dynasty (NTD) International Chinese Culinary Competition

Last night, the New Tang Dynasty (NTD) International Chinese Culinary Competition was held at Duffy Square. For the "Celebrity Chef Lightning Wok Challenge"  and "Forbidden City Feast Charity", celebrity chefs cooked Nuevo Latino, Italian, etc. in a wok to help raise funds for the Fallen Heroes of 9/11. The live competition offered 32 reserved VIP seats for visitors who tasted the actual contestants' culinary creations in the heart of Times Square, which was turned into the kitchen arena of Chang’an, the capital of China’s Tang Dynasty. Last night's event is part of the two-day international competition featuring top chefs from around the world competing in one of five traditional Chinese cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Cantonese, Huayang and North Eastern cuisine.

ABERCROMBIE and FITCH Flagship Store Fifth Avenue Store Greeter/Model

He is an Abercrombie and Fitch greeter/model for the flagship store on Fifth Avenue. Posing with one of these shirtless male models for photos have become part of the shopping experience for the young shoppers and tourists visiting the store. These images were made during the recent Fashion's Night Out NYC. The popular teenage-clothing retailer is located at 720 Fifth Avenue at 56th Street in midtown Manhattan.

Dylan's Candy Bar's Shoe-In Favorites

Elizabeth Bang, Seoul, Korea

Emily Shaw, Randolph, NJ

Pamela Ho, Cupertino CA

Sarah Richards, New York, NY

Rose La Grua, Pasadena, CA

Nelle Horsley, Vashon Island, WA

Elise Pelletier, Norwell, MA

Stephanie Seibel, St. Claire, Michigan

Caitrin Watson, Stamford, CT

Tiffany Ng, Queens, NY

On display at Dylan's Candy Bar are candy versions of Rockport's Fall 2011 fashion styles designed by students of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Rockport and Dylan's Candy Bar partnered with the RISD to launch the design contest. These are some of the favorite entries of the designs all made of candy. Dylan's Candy Bar is located at 1011 3rd Avenue at 60th Street near Bloomingdale's.

Louise Nevelson's Sculptures In The Newly Renovated Plaza Named After The Artist

In Manhattan's Financial District, the Louise Nevelson Plaza has been renovated and the towering steel sculptures by Louise Nevelson have been reinstalled.  The site-specific sculptures pictured above are called “Shadows and Flags.” Nevelson created the black-painted sculptures from scraps of Cor-Ten steel from a foundry in Connecticut. Nevelson was the first woman in the United States to become famous for her public art. She often improvised her artwork, testing the way found materials could fit together, said Maria Nevelson, Louise’s 50-year-old granddaughter.

“The scale and the material is masculine, in a way,” said Maria Nevelson, who started the Louise Nevelson Foundation in Philadelphia. “It’s impressive to see a woman doing that, especially back then.”

The plaza was the first public space in New York named after an artist, in honor of Nevelson’s pioneering creativity, the city said. Nevelson died in 1988, at the age of 88. Located in Manhattan's Financial District, the triangular plaza is bounded by Liberty St., Wiliam St. and Maiden Lane.

The Fountain At Battery Bosque Park

The Battery Bosque Park in the southern tip of Manhattan features a circular stone fountain with 35 in-ground illuminated jets patterned in a spiral, designed by Weisz + Yoes Architecture. The Bosque (literally, a “small wooded area”) has shady benches and ornamental gardens. The 3.75-acre rebuilt bosque, located to the east of Castle Clinton in Battery Park, also features new lighting, Luis Sanguino's bronze sculpture, The Immigrants, a refreshment kiosk, crushed-stone pathways that tie together the park's monuments and promenade. These photos were taken on September 10, 2011.