People who move to the NYC area for good work love it, not just because of the vitality, or sight-seeing, or theater, or jazz clubs, or museums, or parks, or great food and pubs, or the smart ambitious people, but mainly because there are always very cool and unique things to do.
Two random fun examples this weekend:
The Fifth Annual NYC Hot Sauce Expo (this weekend). It's a big party.
Walking (stumbling?) Tour of NYC's oldest bars. April 23