On Saturday, April 12, team up with New York Cares and over 5,500 other volunteers work to revitalize the city's playgrounds, gardens, community centers, homeless shelters, and schools. Those wishing to volunteer can do so in three [more...]

A giant swimming pool in the summer, this uptown rink provides plenty of space for twirling skaters. Snacks are available here, as are hot and cold drinks, and there are vending machines inside for those craving m&m's or pretzels. [more...]

Unless your idea of swank scenery is black cabs pouring off the Williamsburg bridge, the view at the Delancey's roof deck will not be the sole reason you come here. You'll find cheap beer–$5 or $6 with the occasional $3 Millers, a [more...]

Catch up on your celeb sightings at this meatpacking bar, located at the Hotel Gansevoort. The drinks are good and priced accordingly for a bar of this location, and while the crowd has shifted since the bar first opened in 2004, the [more...]

If plastic cups, white picket fences, palm fronds, and the college beer trio (Heineken-Coron-Amstel) are rooftop bar requisites, then Bookmarks isn't your conventional rooftop bar. Located on top of the Library Hotel, they offer real [more...]

Mosholu

This is a nine-hole course, but there are double tees so you can play a full round. (2.5 hours)

$35 (9 holes)
3545 Jerome Ave between Bainbridge Ave and East 233rd St, Bronx; 718-655-9164; Take the 4 to Woodlawn.

Silver Lake Golf Course

For this Staten Island course you'll need just 3 hours, but they'll be gorgeous green ones.

$56 (18 holes)
915 Victory Blvd between Clove Rd and Forest Ave, Staten Island; 718-447-5686; From [more...]

Marine Park

This is the longest course in the city; you'll need 5+ hours.

$56 (18 holes)
2880 Flatbush Ave between Ave V and Belt Parkway, Flatbush, Brooklyn; 718-338-7149; Take the 2 or 5 to Flatbush Ave, then take the Q35 bus.

Clearview

This aesthetically pleasing course has great bunkers, and mile after mile of rolling green space. You should plan to reserve a tee time. (4-5 hours)

$56 (18 holes)
202-12 Willets Point Blvd, Bayside, [more...]

Dyker Beach
A quick walk from the subway and a sizeable course (5 hours).
$59 (18 holes)
Seventh Ave at 86th St, Bay Ridge; 718-836-9722; Take the R to 86th St.

La Tourette

This Staten Island course may be far from Manhattan, but the trek is worth it; it may just be the best public golf course in New York City. Set aside 5 hours.

$59 (18 holes)
1001 Richmond Hill Rd, Staten [more...]

Van Cortlandt Park

This is oldest public course in the US, and you'll need 4-5 hours to cover it.

$59 (18 holes)
Van Cortlandt Park South and Bailey Ave, Bronx; 718-543-4595; Take the 1 to 242nd St.

Split Rock

You'll need 4-5 hours to play at this cream-of-the-crop course.
$56 (18 holes)
$37 (9 holes)

870 Shore Rd, Bronx; 718-885-1258; Take the 6 to Pelham Bay, then take Bee-Line Bus #45.

Seaport Music Festival
presents
EVERY FRIDAY a free LIVE MUSIC show at the Seaport!
7PM START

From Camera Obscura to Fujiya & Miyagi, bands that I barely know will perform live on Pier 17 by Fulton Street. [more...]

One of my favorite restaurants with an outside garden is Gascogne. It's definitely not got the best food in town, but the garden is charming, and quiet and they do [more...]

Off camping in iceland, hiking in the Catskills or skiing in Vermont? Its worth a trip to tents and trails. The Tribeca outdoor clthing and accessories store will have everything you want and probably for less than you would pay at [more...]

Wild Earth runs nature hikes and camping trips to state parks and national preserves in PA, NY and NJ. You can do anything from a 10 mile moderate trek through ravines through to a hilly hard work hike up Diamond Mountain in Harriman [more...]

Dynamic Outdoors runs a bunch of trips throughout the year for New Yorkers who want to pump up the adrenaline. In the winter it is skiing and ice-climbing; in summer, canoeing and hiking. Some activities are day trips, some are [more...]

Just a quick jaunt out of the city to Demarest and you have apples galore at your fingertips. Also, in the fall, corn maze and hayrides abound.

You think you can't fish in NYC, but just outside the city are hundreds of charter boats available for day and night fishing. Check out http://www.time4fishing.com/newjersey for more information.