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...]

Dia: Beacon is the home away from New York City of the Dia Foundation's modern art collection. It's an impressive collection, with artists from Warhol to Richter, Nauman to LeWitt, Serra and Smithson, amongst others, represented. As it [more...]

There are a lot of wrecked ships in New York Harbor, from the Black Warrior (sunk 1857) to the rum runner Lizzie D (sunk 1921). There's a single dive boat in the area that you can get to by subway: the Jeanne II is docked at Pier 5 in [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...]

Want a refreshing change from the Hamptons? Try Sandy Hook. Plenty of beaches to choose from, including a nudist area if you are into that kind of thing. Great views back over Manhattan. Take a bike to make the most of it. Just hop on a [more...]

Head to the avenue less traveled for some delicious cuban food. The Cuban sandwich is incredible, and their sangria is good too. Sure, they're cash only -- but aren't all the best places?

Visit these 45,000 feet of frontage on Gardiner's Bay to see something truly unique: a maritime forest! Soaring red cedars, black-jack oak trees and [more...]

Eight formal English gardens surrounding the Charles II-style mansion. You literally feel as if you are on some great estate in the British Countryside. [more...]

Every fancy thing you might want at a country club you can find at this park. There's a championship-length, 18-hole golf course. Also a driving range, tennis [more...]

Get up close and personal at this zoo/animal extravaganza. Unlimited rides, all kinds of shows and attractions. Especially exciting is the alligator dare [more...]

Come to this quaint, waterfront town for boat rentals/charters, to witness an active seaport, and to play on the beaches. If it's too cold for the beach, visit the antique shops, auctions, museums, and historic homes. If you feel like [more...]

Want to whisk her away for the day? This adorable waterfront community is known for glorious seafood restaurants and boating. There is a seaport museum (if that floats your boat), great small town shopping, and miles of lovely little [more...]

Take an Interactive tour of this massive exhibit space. There are full skin dinosaur models, two high definition movie theaters and a fossil dig.

Montauk Highway
Ranch Rd
This is a great little living history tour via horsedrawn wagons to America's oldest cattle ranch (1658). There are [more...]

This adorable vineyard produces cabernet sauvignon and merlot. The vineyard tours are by appointment only but there are wine tastings daily at the tasting room at [more...]

Captree State Park lies at the eastern tip of Jones Beach Island. A fisherman's haven and a picnicker's delight. Plus, there is a boat basin with open and [more...]

This lovely natural haven is nestled in the middle of a suburb. Come here to hike, Cross Country ski, walk nature trails, and fish. There are freshwater [more...]

This amusement park has everything from go-carts & carousels to rock walls and rollercoasters. Something for the active and the passive amusement park enthusiast.

This park is best known for its five world-class golf courses, but visitors flock to the park for picnicking, bridle paths, hiking and biking trails, playing fields, tennis courts and XC skiing trails.

Belmont is a park with everything you can't get in once place on the island. Come here for all of the following: boating, fishing, picnicking, biking, horse [more...]