Most New Yorkers are very familiar with the Big Apple Circus, it has come to town for the past 40 years taking over Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park, but what they aren’t familiar with is what it’s like for the 30 performers who travel with the Big Top for seven months out of the year. Host Annamaria Stewart sits down with Estefani Evans, of ‘The Flying Tunizianis’ trapeze troupe, to see what life is like when you run away and join the circus. Annamaria also takes a behind the scenes tour with Big Apple Circus Chairman, Neil Kahanovitz, to see where the performers and crew eat, sleep, and prep while on the road.

New York is home to some of the most extravagant and expensive dishes in the world; two of which happen to be served at Serendipity 3, the Golden Opulence Sundae coming in at $1,000 and the $300 Le Burger Extravagant. In preparation for Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, host Annamaria Stewart challenges one of the top professional eaters in the world, ‘The People’s Champ’ – Eric “Badlands” Booker, to see who can finish off $1,300 worth of food… the fastest. Annamaria also speaks to “Badlands” about his 20-year career as a competitive eater and gets the rundown on what goes into Serendipity 3’s Guinness World Record holding menu from Creative Chef Joe Calderone.

As the world’s population is set to approach almost 10 billion by 2050, with more than 50% concentrated in urban cities, there is a growing need for advanced digital solutions. As the race to make cities smarter begins, the discussion has centered around certain buzzwords like cryptocurrency, the Internet of Things, and blockchain. But what do these technological advances really mean when it comes to the future of how we live, will technology transform city life for the better or for the worse? Host Annamaria Stewart discusses how smart cities could disrupt the world as we know it with Robert H. (Hal) Turner founder of Pareteum, a provider of cloud communication services trusted by some of the world’s largest telecommunications providers.

After 54 years and more than 20 studio albums, Exhibitionism – The Rolling Stones is finally giving fans the satisfaction they could never get, with a 17,000 square foot interactive exhibit packed with over 500 pieces of personal memorabilia, 190 original artworks, and 9 thematic galleries that are purely rock n’ roll. Host Annamaria Stewart speaks with Exhibitionism curator Ileen Gallagher about collaborating with the band members, The Stones’ iconic fashion, and recreating their Edith Grove flat.

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In 2016 consumers will use their mobile phones to spend a total of 620 billion dollars and analysts expect this number to grow to over 1 trillion dollars by 2020. Hoping to capitalize on consumers preference for convenient transactions new payment technologies such as peer to peer payments, crypto currencies and digital wallets have seen rapid growth. In this special report, Corporate Profile® delves into the future of cashless technology with Shlomi Cohen the CEO of OTI (On Track Innovations www.otiglobal.com), a company which hopes to further change the way consumers pay with wearable payment devices.

New York may not be the city of lights but it has been home to over 100,000 neon signs over the years. Although only a handful of these historic signs remain, the art of neon is still alive in Tribeca at Let There Be Neon, one of the city’s last remaining neon craftsmen shops. Technology may change the standard for signage but neon has made a resurgence with artists, designers, and brands all gravitating towards this nostalgic light. Host Annamaria Stewart meets up Jeff Friedman, the owner of Let There Be Neon, who much like NYC is no stranger to neon signs.

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The Instagram era brought the culinary world a category of food that favors novelty and encourages hybrid combinations, of course we’re talking about viral food. People from around the world line up for blocks to get a taste, and more importantly a photo, of these photogenic foods, because obviously “pics or it didn’t happen.” We’re talking over-the-top milkshakes, gold Cristal donuts, and who can forget the rainbow bagel. Since this Instagrub sensation doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon, we scoured the city for the next crop of Instafamous foods. So grab your Instagram husband because in this edition of the NYC Urban Guidebook we’re skipping the two hour wait at Black Tap and passing by Dominique Ansel as host Annamaria Stewart (@annamaria_stewart) presents our picks for food porn – The New Class.

1) Vivi Bubble Tea LES (@vivibubbleteales) – Cotton Candy Bubble Tea Float

2) Clinton Hall (@clintonhallny) – Walter White Crystal Methadonuts

3) Cupcake Market (@cupcakemarketnyc) – Candidate Cookies / Kim, Kanye and Taylor Cookies

4) Cha Cha Matcha (@chachamatcha) – Matcha Latte Foam Portraits

5) Stick With Me Sweets (@swmsweets) – Storybook Bonbons

6) by CHLOE (@bychefchloe) – Chic Vegan Eats

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New York is home to some of the most famous art museums in the world, but stepping outside these museum walls opens you up to one of the globe’s largest street art collections. With so much to take in, you’ll need a guide to find the best the city has to offer. Host Annamaria Stewart (@annamariachen) heads to the Bushwick Collective (@TheBKCollective) to meet up with Gabe Schoenberg, an expert on the New York street art and graffiti scene and the owner of Graff Tours (@GraffTours), New York’s first tour dedicated to urban art.

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It might only cost two bucks to pony up but it took over 15 million dollars and 27 years to bring a 1922 Carousel from Youngstown, Ohio to a clear pavilion in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Host Annamaria Stewart (@annamariachen) meets up with Jane Walentas, the woman behind Jane’s Carousel (@janescarousel), to learn the storied past of Brooklyn’s iconic Carousel.

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If you’ve ever been to Hong Kong you are undoubtedly familiar with the city’s most popular street food, egg waffles. Since this Cantonese street snack landed stateside it has been a fixture in Chinatowns across the country, but has mostly remained a well-kept secret amongst neighborhood locals. This year Mulberry Street received a new addition, Eggloo (@myeggloo), which is bringing egg waffles to the masses with a hybrid twist that proves everything is better with ice cream. Host Annamaria Stewart (@annamariachen) meets up with Eggloo co-founder Mike Tan to learn more about New York’s latest viral food craze.

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