I love Arielle’s New York, I Love You List! I am definitely going to do a lot of them in addition to my Summer in NYC list! New York, I love you!
While I am excited for my New Zealand adventure (if you haven’t heard about it yet, read here), I am sad to leave my family, friends, job, and beloved city. I created a list of all the NYC activities, restaurants, bars, sites, and neighborhoods both touristy and not that I would like to do and see before I leave. Some of them I have been to before (or several times), while others are things I’ve been meaning to do for years and finally found a good excuse to cross them off my bucket list. I hope many of you will join me in fulfilling my I <3 New York list this summer.
- Explore the Cloisters (Did it!)
- Peruse the flora at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Did it!)
- Walk along the Coney Island Boardwalk (Did it!)
- Ride the tram to Roosevelt Island (Did it!)
- Grab a Nutella treat at Eataly (Did it!)
- Use my Museum of Modern Art membership to view the galleries before the crowds
- Get authentic Greek food in Astoria (Did it!)
- Indulge in a freshly baked chocolate chip walnut cookie from Levain Bakery (Did it!)
- Dive into the Shark Week at the Natural History Museum (Did it!)
- Do a Central Park crawl to the Boathouse, Conservatory Water and Bethesda Fountain (Did it!)
- Vendor hop at Smorgasburg (Did it!)
- Buy discounted tickets to a Broadway from the TKTS booth (Did it!)
- Picnic on the Great Lawn (Did it!)
- Walk over the Brooklyn Bridge (Did it!)
- Try a yummy flavor at Big Gay Ice Cream Shop
- Stargaze on the High Line (Did it!)
- Browse the books at the Library lounge in the Nomad Hotel (Did it!)
- Get a deal on a meal during NYC Restaurant Week (Did it!)
- Stroll around South Street Seaport (Did it!)
- Toast to the view from The Metropolitan Museum rooftop garden cafe and martini bar
- Visit the 9/11 Memorial and museum (Did it!)
- Dine outdoors in Palma’s garden
- Watch an outdoor movie (Did it!)
- Try New Zealand cuisine at Park Slope’s Kiwiana (Did it!)
- Ride the 7 train throughout Queens (Did it!)
- See Manhattan through Woody Allen’s eyes (Did it!)
- Go to a concert at the famed Apollo Theater (Did it!)
- Enjoy comfort food at Red Rooster (Did it!)
- Lay out on the grassy area at Lincoln Center (Did it!)
- Grab a sweet cocktail at Dylan’s Candy Bar (Did it!)
- Savor the architectural beauty of the Cathedral Saint John The Divine
- Catch a flick at The Paris Theatre (Did it!)
- Sample some budget-friendly dumplings Prosperity Dumpling in Chinatown
- Try street meat from the Halal Guys cart
- Scan the goodies at the GreenFlea Market (Did it!)
- Get wild at the Central Park Zoo (Did it!)
- Try the one-of-a-kind Don Huevo dessert at Bodega Negra (Did it!)
- Read a book for pleasure at the main branch of the New York Public Library (Did it!)
- Pretend to be British chic with high tea at Tea and Sympathy (Did it!)
- Take in all that is the enchanted Plaza Hotel like Eloise
- Find the best Pimm’s Cup cocktail in the city (Did it!)
- Spot Bill Brand’s animated subway mural “Masstransiscope” (Did it!)
- Attend a taping of the Daily Show (Did it!)
- Eat a hotdog at Gray’s Papaya (Did it!)
- Pay half price for a morning movie (Did it!)
- Stop and shop at my favorite upper west side grocery stores Fairway and Zabars (Did it!)
- Browse the flowers at the Chelsea Flower District (Did it!)
- Take the free Ikea shuttle ferry to Red Hook
- Watch the sunset at Pier I (Did it!)
- Go rooftop hopping from midtown to Williamsburg (Did it!)
