My Summer To-Do List
ACTIVITIES
* Wander through the 91st Street Garden in Riverside Park, as seen in You've Got Mail (Riverside Dr and 91st St)
* Visit The High Line park.
* Head down to the Jersey Shore.
* Go to a candlelight class at Yoga For The People.
* Spend a night at The Poetry Brothel.
* Watch the sunset from Astoria Park.
* Go to a free class at Union Square on a Thursday morning, cardio at 7 am or yoga at 8 am.
* Trek out to Coney Island and have a hot dog at Nathan's.
* Watch the Mermaid Parade.
* Visit the Hamptons.
* Check out "The Edible Garden" at the New York Botanical Garden in The Bronx, until Oct. 17.
* Spend an afternoon on Long Beach on Long Island.
* Visit the monkeys at the Bronx Zoo. Free Wednesdays.
* Smell the flowers at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Free Tuesdays.
* See Al Pacino in The Merchant of Venice and Jesse L. Martin in The Winter's Tale at Shakespeare in the Park.
* Celebrate the Fourth of July like a real American.
* Try out brand new ice cream flavours at The Scooper Bowl in Massachusets.
* Celebrate NYC Pride.
* Visit my friends who are performing at the Rennaisance Fair upstate.
* See Hubbard Hall's production of "Taming of the Shrew" in upstate New York.
FOOD AND DRINK
* Take advantage of NYC Restaurant Week.
* Go to Press Lounge and have drinks on their rooftop patio. (Eleventh Ave btwn 47th/48th St)
* Go to The Suffolk, an urban beach bar, complete with sand and sun umbrellas. (Suffolk btwn Delancey/Rivington)
* Get drinks and watch the sunset on The Frying Pan, a floating bar/boat. (Pier 66A, Twelfth Ave @ 26th Street)
* Have $5 All-You-Can-Eat BBQ on a Wednesday night at The Delancey. (Delancey @ Clinton)
* Try American fast-food classics, reinvented with high-quality ingredients, particularly the peanut butter chocolate milkshake at Bare Burger. (33-21 31st Ave @ 34th St, Queens)
* Have high end Mexican food at Hecho en Dumbo. (354 Bowery btwn Great Jones and E 4th St)
* Try the mac 'n' cheese at Cafeteria in Chelsea.
* Have a gourmet Southern dinner at The Tipsy Parson.
* Try dinner at one of Jean-Georges' restaurants -- preferably either the Mercer Kitchen or Spice Market.
* Have brunch, complete with breakfast cocktails, on the patio at Sweet Afton. (30-09 34th St at 30th Ave, Queens)
* Get a toasted marshmallow milkshake at The Stand. (12th St and 5th Ave)
* Try gourmet ice cream sandwiches at Jacques Torres (Hudson St btwn Charlston/King), Ronnybrook Milk Bar (Chelsea Market), Dessert Club Chikalicious, dairy free* (204 E. 10th St btwn 1st/2nd Ave), Three Tarts Bakery (164 Ninth Ave @ 20th St) and/or Saltie (348 Metropolitan Ave btwn Havemeyer St/Marcy Ave, Williamsburg)
* Try fine beers at Bierkraft. (191 5th Ave btwn Berkeley Place/Union St, Park Slope)
* Stand in line forever at The Shake Shack.
* Go to the Astoria Beer Garden.
* Try the prix-fix menu at Apiary.
THEATAH
* Game Play: A Celebration of Video Game Performance Art, until July 25. (Williamsburg)
* Henry VI Part III, until July 24.
* The Tragedie of Cardenio, at the Midtown Theatre Festival.
* Paul-Andre Fortier's one-man dance show, every day at noon until Aug 14. (One New York Plaza)
* A Little Night Music starring Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch
* Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, until Aug 8.
* Another American: Asking and Telling, until Aug 30.
SHOPS 'N' SUCH
* Visit the New Amsterdam Market, July 25th.
* Look for Gatsbian baubles at Archangel Antiques. (334 E 9th St btwn 1st/2nd Ave)
* Wander through the Hester St Market, Sat & Sun 10 am - 6 pm. (Hester St @ Essex St) Try the popsicles at La Newyorkina, Robicelli's cupcakes, and the night-market-esque delicacies at Nijiya Market, between looking through antiques and art.
* Perhaps, check out the West 25th St Market (Sat & Sun 9 am - 6 pm, W 25th St @ B'way), the Greenflea Market (Sun 10 am - 6 pm, Columbus Ave btwn 76th/77th), the Antiques Garage (Sat & Sun 9 am - 6 pm, W 25th St btwn 6th/7th Ave), The Market NYC (Sat & Sun 11 am - 7 pm, 268 Mulberry St btwn E Houston/Prince).
EXHIBITS AND GALLERIES
* The "Curious George" and "Sacred Art" exhibits at The Jewish Museum, until Aug 1. Free Saturdays.
* The Frick Collection. Free Sundays 11 am - 1 pm.
* "Romantic Gardens" at The Morgan Library, until Aug 29. Free Fridays 7-9pm.
* The Whitney. Pay-what-you-can Fridays 6-9 pm.
* Van Cortlandt House Museum. Free Tuesdays 10-3.
* "Haunted" at The Guggenheim, until Sept 6. Pay-what-you-can Sat 5.45-7.45.
* "Babette Mangolte" at Broadway 1602, until Aug 20. (1181 Broadway at 28th St)
* "A Bell for Every Minute" at The High Line, until Sept 1. (Washington St at Gasevoort St)
* "Big Bambu" at The Met
* The Cloisters
MOVIES
* Inception
* Only When I Dance
* The Duel (based on a Chekhov short story)
* Exit Through The Gift Shop
* The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
* I Am Love
* Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
* Micmacs
* Valhalla Rising
* Alamar
* The Cary Grant festival at BAM, until July 29
* The Kids Are All Right
* An free outdoor movie at one of the parks: Monty Python and Quest for the Holy Grail (Bryan Park, July 26), Rosemary's Baby (Bryant Park, Aug 2), The Goodbye Girl (Bryant Park, Aug 9), 12 Angry Men (Bryant Park, Aug 16)
* Wander through the 91st Street Garden in Riverside Park, as seen in You've Got Mail (Riverside Dr and 91st St)
* Visit The High Line park.
* Head down to the Jersey Shore.
* Go to a candlelight class at Yoga For The People.
* Spend a night at The Poetry Brothel.
* Watch the sunset from Astoria Park.
* Go to a free class at Union Square on a Thursday morning, cardio at 7 am or yoga at 8 am.
* Trek out to Coney Island and have a hot dog at Nathan's.
* Watch the Mermaid Parade.
* Visit the Hamptons.
* Check out "The Edible Garden" at the New York Botanical Garden in The Bronx, until Oct. 17.
* Spend an afternoon on Long Beach on Long Island.
* Visit the monkeys at the Bronx Zoo. Free Wednesdays.
* Smell the flowers at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Free Tuesdays.
* See Al Pacino in The Merchant of Venice and Jesse L. Martin in The Winter's Tale at Shakespeare in the Park.
* Celebrate the Fourth of July like a real American.
* Try out brand new ice cream flavours at The Scooper Bowl in Massachusets.
* Celebrate NYC Pride.
* Visit my friends who are performing at the Rennaisance Fair upstate.
* See Hubbard Hall's production of "Taming of the Shrew" in upstate New York.
FOOD AND DRINK
* Take advantage of NYC Restaurant Week.
* Go to Press Lounge and have drinks on their rooftop patio. (Eleventh Ave btwn 47th/48th St)
* Go to The Suffolk, an urban beach bar, complete with sand and sun umbrellas. (Suffolk btwn Delancey/Rivington)
* Get drinks and watch the sunset on The Frying Pan, a floating bar/boat. (Pier 66A, Twelfth Ave @ 26th Street)
* Have $5 All-You-Can-Eat BBQ on a Wednesday night at The Delancey. (Delancey @ Clinton)
* Try American fast-food classics, reinvented with high-quality ingredients, particularly the peanut butter chocolate milkshake at Bare Burger. (33-21 31st Ave @ 34th St, Queens)
* Have high end Mexican food at Hecho en Dumbo. (354 Bowery btwn Great Jones and E 4th St)
* Try the mac 'n' cheese at Cafeteria in Chelsea.
* Have a gourmet Southern dinner at The Tipsy Parson.
* Try dinner at one of Jean-Georges' restaurants -- preferably either the Mercer Kitchen or Spice Market.
* Have brunch, complete with breakfast cocktails, on the patio at Sweet Afton. (30-09 34th St at 30th Ave, Queens)
* Get a toasted marshmallow milkshake at The Stand. (12th St and 5th Ave)
* Try gourmet ice cream sandwiches at Jacques Torres (Hudson St btwn Charlston/King), Ronnybrook Milk Bar (Chelsea Market), Dessert Club Chikalicious, dairy free* (204 E. 10th St btwn 1st/2nd Ave), Three Tarts Bakery (164 Ninth Ave @ 20th St) and/or Saltie (348 Metropolitan Ave btwn Havemeyer St/Marcy Ave, Williamsburg)
* Try fine beers at Bierkraft. (191 5th Ave btwn Berkeley Place/Union St, Park Slope)
* Stand in line forever at The Shake Shack.
* Go to the Astoria Beer Garden.
* Try the prix-fix menu at Apiary.
THEATAH
* Game Play: A Celebration of Video Game Performance Art, until July 25. (Williamsburg)
* Henry VI Part III, until July 24.
* The Tragedie of Cardenio, at the Midtown Theatre Festival.
* Paul-Andre Fortier's one-man dance show, every day at noon until Aug 14. (One New York Plaza)
* A Little Night Music starring Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch
* Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, until Aug 8.
* Another American: Asking and Telling, until Aug 30.
SHOPS 'N' SUCH
* Visit the New Amsterdam Market, July 25th.
* Look for Gatsbian baubles at Archangel Antiques. (334 E 9th St btwn 1st/2nd Ave)
* Wander through the Hester St Market, Sat & Sun 10 am - 6 pm. (Hester St @ Essex St) Try the popsicles at La Newyorkina, Robicelli's cupcakes, and the night-market-esque delicacies at Nijiya Market, between looking through antiques and art.
* Perhaps, check out the West 25th St Market (Sat & Sun 9 am - 6 pm, W 25th St @ B'way), the Greenflea Market (Sun 10 am - 6 pm, Columbus Ave btwn 76th/77th), the Antiques Garage (Sat & Sun 9 am - 6 pm, W 25th St btwn 6th/7th Ave), The Market NYC (Sat & Sun 11 am - 7 pm, 268 Mulberry St btwn E Houston/Prince).
EXHIBITS AND GALLERIES
* The "Curious George" and "Sacred Art" exhibits at The Jewish Museum, until Aug 1. Free Saturdays.
* The Frick Collection. Free Sundays 11 am - 1 pm.
* "Romantic Gardens" at The Morgan Library, until Aug 29. Free Fridays 7-9pm.
* The Whitney. Pay-what-you-can Fridays 6-9 pm.
* Van Cortlandt House Museum. Free Tuesdays 10-3.
* "Haunted" at The Guggenheim, until Sept 6. Pay-what-you-can Sat 5.45-7.45.
* "Babette Mangolte" at Broadway 1602, until Aug 20. (1181 Broadway at 28th St)
* "A Bell for Every Minute" at The High Line, until Sept 1. (Washington St at Gasevoort St)
* "Big Bambu" at The Met
* The Cloisters
MOVIES
* Inception
* Only When I Dance
* The Duel (based on a Chekhov short story)
* Exit Through The Gift Shop
* The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
* I Am Love
* Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
* Micmacs
* Valhalla Rising
* Alamar
* The Cary Grant festival at BAM, until July 29
* The Kids Are All Right
* An free outdoor movie at one of the parks: Monty Python and Quest for the Holy Grail (Bryan Park, July 26), Rosemary's Baby (Bryant Park, Aug 2), The Goodbye Girl (Bryant Park, Aug 9), 12 Angry Men (Bryant Park, Aug 16)