I love summer in the city!
- A day on the golf course.
- Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club - I saw one of the founders speak a few months ago, and it sounds like a pretty cool place in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Plus, I have never shuffleboarded before!
- Hiking and/or rock climbing in the Hudson Valley.
- Tennis in Central Park or one of the other outdoor city courts.
- Summer Streets - three Saturdays in August when Park Ave is closed down for bikers, runners, skaters, and walkers to promote getting out and getting active.
- Horseback riding, obviously.
- Brooklyn Boulders - The biggest rock climbing gym in NYC and a great place for learning skills before (hopefully) going climbing on a real mountain!
- North River Lobster Company - A lobster restaurant / bar on a boat that sails around the Hudson River for 30-minutes at a time but you can stay on as long as you want!
- Grand Banks - An oyster bar / regular bar on a sailboat that stays docked on Pier 25.
- Roof at Park South Hotel - Just looks like a cool rooftop bar that I have never been to.
- The Cannibal - On east 29th, this spot features craft beer and artisanal meat with an outdoor garden.
- Ninja - Japanese restaurant with ninja theme - may be a little too kitschy but I still kind of want to see it.
- WD50 molecular gastronomy restaurant (closing its doors on November 30) & Alder cocktail bar by same owner
- Dinosaur BBQ - I've still never been to this BBQ staple in Harlem (and now Brooklyn as well).
- NYC Restaurant Week - It is more than just a week! July 21 - August 15, many notable and expensive restaurants are featuring special and affordable three-course menus.
- Aug 16 & 17 - Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governor’s Island.
- Sleep No More - Interactive ‘choose-your-own-adventure' show I’ve been wanting to see (and there’s supposed to be a cool rooftop bar at the same venue called Gallow Green). The show is not cheap, but it has been on my list for a long time!
- As many Mets games as I can fit in!
- US Open - The annual tennis tournament will be on from August 25 - September 8.
- Smorgasburg & Brooklyn Flea - The ultimate food fests & flea markets held Saturdays in Brooklyn!
- Coney Island - I have some vague childhood memories of the aquarium on Coney Island, and as big of a Mets fan that I am, I have never seen their farm team the Brooklyn Cyclones play. So a day on Coney Island doesn't seem like a bad idea. Plus, there's beach, hot dogs and an amusement park.
- The NY Earth Room - A random installation of the earth on the 2nd floor of an anonymous storefront in Chelsea.
- MoMA - Can't even remember the last time I was there!
- Chelsea galleries - Gallery openings are a #win because of the free booze and snacks, but going gallery hopping any other day is a lot of fun as well.