NEWYORK THINGS TO DO LIST

1. Check out new artists at 54 Below
2. Rejuvenate at Aire Ancient Baths
3. Take an Alphabet City Beer Co. booze cruise in the summer
4. Take out-of-towners to the Museum of Natural History
5. Swim 
4. Take out-of-towners to the Museum of Natural History
5. Swim in the Astoria Pool
6. Catch some live music at Baby’s All Right
7. Shoot pickleback shots at the Belfry
8. Drink a Club-Mate at the Bossa Nova Civic Club
9. Ice skate around the tree at 30 Rock at the Winter Village at Bryant Park
10. Watch RuPaul’s Drag Race at Boxers
11. See animals at the Bronx Zoo
****12. Stroll across the Brooklyn Bridge
13. Find great gifts at Brooklyn Charm
14. Walk the fruit streets of Brooklyn Heights
15. Catch an outdoor movie at Bryant Park
16. See a show at the Bushwick Starr
17. Get down to one of the Celebrate Brooklyn! concerts 
6. Catch some live music at Baby’s All Right
7. Shoot pickleback shots at the Belfry
8. Drink a Club-Mate at the Bossa Nova Civic Club
9. Ice skate around the tree at 30 Rock at the Winter Village at Bryant Park
10. Watch RuPaul’s Drag Race at Boxers
11. See animals at the Bronx Zoo
****12. Stroll across the Brooklyn Bridge
13. Find great gifts at Brooklyn Charm
14. Walk the fruit streets of Brooklyn Heights
15. Catch an outdoor movie at Bryant Park
16. See a show at the Bushwick Starr
17. Get down to one of the Celebrate Brooklyn! concerts in Prospect Park
18. Geo-cache around Central Park
19. Hit some baseballs at Chelsea Piers Batting Cage
20. Celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
21. Look at the tapestries at the Cloisters
22. See stand-up at the Comedy Cellar
23. Have a whiskey at the city’s smallest bar, Copper & Oak
24. Hang out at the Cubbyhole with all of the crazy stuff hanging from the ceiling
25. Visit any of the restaurants along Arthur Avenue 
18. Geo-cache around Central Park
19. Hit some baseballs at Chelsea Piers Batting Cage
20. Celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
21. Look at the tapestries at the Cloisters
22. See stand-up at the Comedy Cellar
23. Have a whiskey at the city’s smallest bar, Copper & Oak
24. Hang out at the Cubbyhole with all of the crazy stuff hanging from the ceiling
25. Visit any of the restaurants along Arthur Avenue in the Bronx
26. Go bird watching on the East River Waterfront Esplanade
27. Fly a kite at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
28. Get to Film Forum and have an egg cream on a weekend
29. Play bocce at Floyd’s 
26. Go bird watching on the East River Waterfront Esplanade
27. Fly a kite at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
28. Get to Film Forum and have an egg cream on a weekend
29. Play bocce at Floyd’s in Brooklyn Heights
30. Buy comic books at Forbidden Planet
31. View art at the New Museum, then grab some drinks at Freemans right nearby
32. Drink sangria at the Frying Pan
33. Enjoy the company at the Gallow Green rooftop bar
34. See DJs at Good Room
35. Drink the $3 beer and whisky shot deal at Gotham City Lounge
36. Ride the free bike rentals on Governor’s Island 
30. Buy comic books at Forbidden Planet
31. View art at the New Museum, then grab some drinks at Freemans right nearby
32. Drink sangria at the Frying Pan
33. Enjoy the company at the Gallow Green rooftop bar
34. See DJs at Good Room
35. Drink the $3 beer and whisky shot deal at Gotham City Lounge
36. Ride the free bike rentals on Governor’s Island in the summer
37. Explore Green-Wood Cemetery
38. Nap on a hammock on Governors Island
39. Recline on the High Line’s wooden lounges
40. Grab dinner at HIT 
37. Explore Green-Wood Cemetery
38. Nap on a hammock on Governors Island
39. Recline on the High Line’s wooden lounges
40. Grab dinner at HIT in K-town
41. Lay on the rocks around Chelsea Piers
42. Watch weird foreign films at the IFC Center
43. Grab a pizza from Katona Pizza & Pasta 
41. Lay on the rocks around Chelsea Piers
42. Watch weird foreign films at the IFC Center
43. Grab a pizza from Katona Pizza & Pasta in the Bronx
44. Go to shows at the Knitting Factory
45. Enjoy a Broadway show at the Lyceum, a 100-year-old theater
46. Listen to free music at Madison Square Park
47. Witness Manhattanhenge
48. Sing at Marie’s Crisis
49. Relax 
44. Go to shows at the Knitting Factory
45. Enjoy a Broadway show at the Lyceum, a 100-year-old theater
46. Listen to free music at Madison Square Park
47. Witness Manhattanhenge
48. Sing at Marie’s Crisis
49. Relax in McGolrick Park
50. Trek out to Coney Island and see a Cyclones game at MCU Park
51. Eat spicy pork meatballs at the Meatball Shop
52. Watch an opera at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center
53. Slurp noodles at Momofuku
54. Explore the Morbid Anatomy Museum
55. See the Moth StorySLAM
56. Hit the Museum Mile Festival and see some of the city’s most iconic art for free
57. Take a date to the Museum of Sex
58. Slurp soup dumplings from Nan Xiang Dumpling House 
50. Trek out to Coney Island and see a Cyclones game at MCU Park
51. Eat spicy pork meatballs at the Meatball Shop
52. Watch an opera at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center
53. Slurp noodles at Momofuku
54. Explore the Morbid Anatomy Museum
55. See the Moth StorySLAM
56. Hit the Museum Mile Festival and see some of the city’s most iconic art for free
57. Take a date to the Museum of Sex
58. Slurp soup dumplings from Nan Xiang Dumpling House in Flushing
59. Celebrate the holidays at the New York Botanical Garden’s train garden
60. Waste time 
59. Celebrate the holidays at the New York Botanical Garden’s train garden
60. Waste time in the main branch of the New York Public Library
61. Watch a midnight movie at Nitehawk Cinema
62. Start on a dim-sum crawl on Doyers Street 
61. Watch a midnight movie at Nitehawk Cinema
62. Start on a dim-sum crawl on Doyers Street in Chinatown
63. Taste the beers at the Other Half Brewing Company
64. Dance to DJ sets at Output
65. See a flick from the balcony at the Paris Theater
66. Explore the trails around Pelham Bay Park
67. Go to the Sunday afternoon open mike at Pete’s Candy store after brunch
68. Go to an eatery 
63. Taste the beers at the Other Half Brewing Company
64. Dance to DJ sets at Output
65. See a flick from the balcony at the Paris Theater
66. Explore the trails around Pelham Bay Park
67. Go to the Sunday afternoon open mike at Pete’s Candy store after brunch
68. Go to an eatery in the 100 Club
69. Start Sunday with a Bavarian cream doughnut from Peter Pan Bakery
70. Rent a stand-up paddleboard from Manhattan Kayak Company
71. See comedy at the Peoples Improv Theater
72. Attend poetry readings at the Poet’s House
73. Go to Porto Rico coffee on Bleecker Street
74. Go to Prospect Park on a clear evening and watch the bats and the stars
75. Complete the corn maze at the Queens County Farm Museum
76. On a Saturday, eat at Briskettown, then go to Radegast to catch the brass polka band
77. Play tennis at the Riverside Clay Courts
78. Take the train to Rockaway Beach on a quiet weekday
79. Listening to music at the Rockwood Music Hall
80. Have a champagne lunch 
69. Start Sunday with a Bavarian cream doughnut from Peter Pan Bakery
70. Rent a stand-up paddleboard from Manhattan Kayak Company
71. See comedy at the Peoples Improv Theater
72. Attend poetry readings at the Poet’s House
73. Go to Porto Rico coffee on Bleecker Street
74. Go to Prospect Park on a clear evening and watch the bats and the stars
75. Complete the corn maze at the Queens County Farm Museum
76. On a Saturday, eat at Briskettown, then go to Radegast to catch the brass polka band
77. Play tennis at the Riverside Clay Courts
78. Take the train to Rockaway Beach on a quiet weekday
79. Listening to music at the Rockwood Music Hall
80. Have a champagne lunch in the Round Table Room at the Algonquin Hotel
81. Catch Buddhist talks at the Rubin
82. Share a pitcher of beer and scarf down some free hot dogs at Rudy's
83. Sip on afternoon tea at the Russian Tea Room
84. Watch amazing actors at Shakespeare 
81. Catch Buddhist talks at the Rubin
82. Share a pitcher of beer and scarf down some free hot dogs at Rudy's
83. Sip on afternoon tea at the Russian Tea Room
84. Watch amazing actors at Shakespeare in the Park
85. Get sweaty during concerts at DIY venues like Shea Stadium
86. Lay out 
85. Get sweaty during concerts at DIY venues like Shea Stadium
86. Lay out in the Sheep Meadow with a few beers poured into thermoses
87. Dance at the Silent Discos hosted by Lincoln Center
88. Take the Staten Island Ferry
89. Peruse the $1 shelves at Strand Book Store
90. Sip a PBR and listen to live tunes at Sunny’s 
87. Dance at the Silent Discos hosted by Lincoln Center
88. Take the Staten Island Ferry
89. Peruse the $1 shelves at Strand Book Store
90. Sip a PBR and listen to live tunes at Sunny’s in Red Hook
91. Eat a P.H.O. Real sandwich from the awesome deli Sunny and Annie’s
92. Throw pennies into the fountain by the Temple of Dendur
93. Get to the Tenement Museum for an engaging guided tour
94. See comedy at Union Hall
95. Go shopping at the Union Square farmers market
96. Laugh at the AsssCat 3000 shows at UCB
97. Eat dumplings at Vanessa’s
98. Catch a jazz set at the Village Vanguard
99. Listen to the Piano Man [Colin Huggins] play 
91. Eat a P.H.O. Real sandwich from the awesome deli Sunny and Annie’s
92. Throw pennies into the fountain by the Temple of Dendur
93. Get to the Tenement Museum for an engaging guided tour
94. See comedy at Union Hall
95. Go shopping at the Union Square farmers market
96. Laugh at the AsssCat 3000 shows at UCB
97. Eat dumplings at Vanessa’s
98. Catch a jazz set at the Village Vanguard
99. Listen to the Piano Man [Colin Huggins] play in Washington Square Park
100. Ride on the Wonder Wheel at Coney Island
101. Attend Calendar Day at Yankee Stadium
100. Ride on the Wonder Wheel at Coney Island
101. Attend Calendar Day at Yankee Stadium
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