Situated at the edge of Roy Wilkins Park, this Queens family center offers something for everyone, young and old. Tennis, indoor and outdoor basketball courts and a handball courts, baseball and cricket fields, an indoor pool, and a [more...]

Take a short ferry from south street seaport or Red Hook, Brooklyn. It's like Central Park all the way downtown and surrounded by water. Great for hiking, and there are often live outdoor concerts there too. Could be romantic... or [more...]

Brazilian-Peruvian-Japanese West Village restaurant Sushi Samba 7 serves up killer cuisine and a roof deck packed with a good-looking crowd. The views are average, but the drinks menu isn't–a regular caipirinha goes for $9, or add a [more...]

Most people wouldn't call the Upper East Side trendy, but thanks to the Roof Garden Cafe at The Met, it might just be becoming that. Here, high atop the trees of Central Park, with a sweeping view of the rolling green grass, locals and [more...]

This massive rooftop near Madison Square is surrounded by every well-known New York City skyscraper, so you can take in killer views while enjoying Malaysian dim-sum style snacks (courtesy of the on-premesis restaurant), and cool, [more...]

I have not eaten there for a few years, but i keep going past of the bike path and salivating at the smells from the grill. There are about twenty tables by the river going onto the pier. A great place to enjoy the sunset with a drink [more...]

Consistently rated one of the best burgers in New York, the "Royale with Cheese" (just $6!) is definitely worth the trip. And the decent beer selection doesn't hurt either.

In nice weather, savor the outdoor space. It doesn't [more...]

Dedicated in July 2002, this memorial in Battery Park City is devoted to remembering the "Great Irish Famine and Migration". The memorial represents a [more...]

Washington Ave and Crown St in Park Slope. It's only $40 for an annual membership at the garden - this gives you Wed. evening picnic passes. Go pick up wine and cheese (try Blue Apron Foods just two blocks down at Union & 7th). [more...]

Broadway and Spring - feel like you are in Italy as you dine with all the Italian tourists visiting NYC. The wine list seems impossibly long and at night, there is a romantic, lighted patio.

Just accompanied my friend here and I was somewhat bored, but he no doubt will go over and over again. Jacob Riis Beach in Queens. This place is less expensive than Fire Island, not snooty, and low-key. Bring a volley ball, plan to [more...]

Most of us know about The Cloisters, but have never been. It really is worth the trip all the way uptown and can be a very romantic getaway without leaving the island.

Go to look at the Met's collection of art and architecture [more...]

Lakota Wolf Preserve
See Real wild wolves, wolf pups, bobcats and Foxes all in their natural habitat in Columbia New Jersey. And see them up close. It's really [more...]

If you're like me, you enjoy doing something intellectual on your weekend days to counteract the brain cells you kill during the the weekend nights. Learn all about Lower Manhattan's monuments and milestones on four self-guided [more...]

Go back to a simpler time at the Queens Country Farm Museum, a historic homestead (718-347-3276). It's kind of cool, in that dorky/cool way.

The boardwalk at Coney Island in Brooklyn is three-miles long and you can spend an entire day exploring it (FREE--the adjacent New York aquarium with its multi-million dollar "Sea Cliffs" exhibition and hot dogs at world-famous Nathan's [more...]

The view from the grounds of the Florence Griswold Museum was a favorite of the American Impressionsts. On Sunday afternoons the museum hands out art [more...]

Midsummer Night Swing is almost every day in June and July. Great fun. Outdoors. They do different genre's of dance (swing, salsa, etc) so check the calendar before you go.

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