{"id":6065,"date":"2009-08-18T09:31:04","date_gmt":"2009-08-18T13:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=6065"},"modified":"2025-08-21T09:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:25:11","slug":"couch-crash-music-festival-couchsurfing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/6065\/couch-crash-music-festival-couchsurfing\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Advantage of Summer: 2009 NYC Couch Crash Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Where:<\/strong> Locations vary by event<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong> Sunday, August 23\u2014Sunday, August 30<\/p>\n

Why:<\/strong> New York is a potpourri of people and culture and it’s about to get even more diverse, artistic, and well, comfortable. Couch Crash<\/strong> has risen from the phenomena Couchsurfing\u2014the incredible social-network-cum-free-place-to-stay-co-op\u2014and will converge on NYC for a week-long music festival that promises gaiety with couch surfers from all over the world.
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\nTake your pick from the long list of superb events\u2014choose from picnics, museum visits, guided tours, dinners, drinks and, oh yeah, a whole lotta music. Free hugs are also promised, laughter is inevitable, and a little booty shakin\u2019 is certainly called for.<\/p>\n

Oh, and if you happen to find yourself homeless or unable to get back to your own bed, rest assured, there\u2019s a very good possibility that someone in the crowd just might have a couch for you.<\/p>\n

Cost:<\/strong> Free Love<\/p>\n

How to get to offManhattan’s Couch Crash Picks: <\/strong>Visit couchcrashnyc.com for more details on these specific events.
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To Coney Island Beach Day and Astroland Park (Monday, August 24):<\/strong> Take the B express (last stop) or Q local to the Brighton Beach stop. <\/strong><\/em>
\nTo the Super Hero Supply Store Tour to<\/strong><\/em> test-ride a cape and check your inner levels of “evilness.” <\/strong><\/em>(Monday, August 24):<\/strong> Take the F, M or R Metro to 9th Street\/4th Ave and walk east on 9th, North on 5th, superherosupplies.com<\/a>.
\nTo the Bronx Zoo for free! (Wednesday, August 26):<\/strong> Take the 2 or 5 train to East Tremont Ave\/West Farms Square. At street level, walk straight ahead (follow train uptown) on Boston Road 2 and a half block to the Zoo\u2019s Asia gate entrance (Gate A). Or take the BxM11 express to the Zoo\u2019s Bronx River entrance (Gate B); bronxzoo.com<\/a>.
\nTo the four concerts at <\/strong><\/em>Southpaw<\/strong><\/em> (Friday, August 28 and Saturday, August 29):<\/strong> Take the 2 or 3 train to Bergen St and walk one block with traffic and make a left on 5th. Or take any train to Atlantic Ave \/ Pacific St and look for the 4th ave exit. Walk down 4th Ave away from the shopping center and make a left on Baltic then a right on 5th Ave, spsounds.com.
\n To Zeppelin Hall Beer Garden (Saturday, August 29):<\/strong> Take the PATH to Grove St. Walk south on Grove. Turn right on Grand St. Turn left on Liberty View Terrace; zeppelinhall.com.
\n To the Bollywood House Party in Jersey City (Saturday, August 29):<\/strong> Take the PATH train to Grove St. Then walk about 5 blocks north on Grove St. and turn left on 4th St. Find house number 214.
\n To the Picnic on Governors Island (Sunday, August 30):<\/strong> Take the Governors Island Ferry; govisland.com<\/em><\/p>\n

Photo: Courtesy of SuperK8<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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