NYC spring happenings 2025

exciting openings & pop-ups in NYC, new things in my wardrobe, and a shirt talk

Hi, and welcome back to An’s List! How are you? I woke up feeling super grateful today, and I wanted to let you know that I appreciated your presence. Spring weather puts everyone in a good mood, and I hope you feel the same, too!

First, there’s one great news I’d like to share! My YouTube channel officially meets all of the requirements for monetization, and that means I can enable ads on my videos. It’s been one heck of a journey, but I’ve learned so much throughout this process. I love documenting bits and pieces of my life and sharing them with you! Currently, I’m also working on some projects (one related to my family’s business), and I cannot wait to share more with you!

This week, I want to share with you a list of all of NYC's happenings, spring-related, including all of the fun pop-ups and openings that I’m excited about. At the end, I will share with you some of the new pieces that I’ve recently added to my wardrobe. We’ll dive deeper into the world of shirts, my favorite clothing category to talk about. So it means a lot if you consider subscribing below and to my YouTube channel, too. I’m making a Sunday Roast on vlog #69 this Sunday!

NYC Openings & Pop-ups

MATCHA CAFE

I visited 12 Matcha, the new two-storied matcha cafe on Bond Street in NoHo, today. There was already a line of about 20 people by the time we got there at 8:55 am, their third opening day, and the wait to get inside was about 35 minutes.

12 Matcha - NoHo, NYC

Good news! Their matcha is GOOD and STRONG (be careful when drinking with an empty stomach), and yes, it’s the best that you can get in NYC right now! There is plenty of seating, laptops allowed, and free wifi!

THE FRICK COLLECTION

Another exciting opening or more like a reopening is The Frick Collection, after 5 years of closure and a $220 million renovation! The official opening date is April 17 (1 East 70th Street - Upper East Side). I discovered the Frick mansion during my first trip to NYC and fell in love with the impressive collection of Old Masters drawings. It was where and when I got the idea for my first arm tattoo (from a painting!). Last year, I stopped by its temporary location with a mission of trying to find that painting, but it wasn’t there.

‘ne te quaesiveris extra’ by Ralph Waldo Emerson - a Latin phrase meaning ‘do not eek outside yourself’ or ‘look within’

The Frick’s opening is one of the most anticipated museum reopenings in New York this spring, but I think I want to wait until at least early May when the tree leaves come back and the flowers are in bloom. And to find that painting again!