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Exceptional NYC Outings

In New York City much is made of restaurants, bars, venues, museums and shops - with good reason - but even disregarding all that the city has to offer in this respect, there is still much to do. What's your favorite NYC outing that doesn't fall into any of the above categories?

I love to bike around the city - albeit mostly during the summer - especially along the rivers or over the Williamsburg bridge. I'm also a fan of the Green-Wood cemetery in Brooklyn, which is surprisingly calming and beautiful during the warmer months.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Jogging up and down the West Side, from SoHo to the Meatpacking district, and looking out at the water at sunset.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
freeinnyc.net posts a list of free classes available in the city: http://www.freeinnyc.net/category/lessons

The site includes everything from free yoga and self-defense classes to Etsy craft nights and writing workshops.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
What I love the most about NYC, especially at night, is the Time Square area. I love all the colorful lights. What an amazing scene to see when walking down an avenue or street. This is particularly true around Christmas time.
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Jason Spencer
Jason Spencer 2yrs+
Upper West Side around Columbus Circle is beautiful at night, especially with all the trees lit up.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
Hmmm. For the dirtiness you see in the city, having to see great sites gives you such a warm feeling inside. It shows that NYC is not all dirt and grime.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
I'm not in love with south street seaport, but walking on that boardwalk in the evening, with those majestic bridges lit up in front of you can be pretty great.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
I'd like to find a way to explore the Bronx, some way that's a bit more structured than my just taking a train up there and wandering aimlessly. Anyone have suggestions?
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Here's one outing for lower Manhattan:

Dinner at the Peking Duck House (28 Mott Street) where you can get Peking duck without ordering it in advance.

Then walk down toward Battery Park, passing City Hall (City Hall Park between Broadway & Park Row), Trinity Church (Broadway at Wall street), the George Washington Statue (26 Wall street), and the Wall Street Bull (Broadway at Bowling Green).

Then take the Staten Island Ferry for a poetic view of the city and the Statue of Liberty.

A kind of perfect evening.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish Great suggestion - though I think I'll wait till it gets a bit warmer before I make it all the way down to Battery Park. Or any attraction near an extensive body of water, for that matter.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
One of my favorite childhood "long walks" was heading from the UES, down 5th Avenue, all the way to Union Square, having dinner in the East Village, and then, weather permitting, heading back up again along Park Avenue South. (Restaurant recommendations: Banjara on 6th St and 1st Avenue, Holy Basil on 2nd Ave and 9th St, )

Also, biking from Riverside Drive to Battery Park via the West Side Highway bike path (best in the summer, when the trees block off the traffic from the highway proper and provide you with some much-needed oxygen to balance out all that CO2).

And a day trip up to the Cloisters!
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
@ ajadeidealist What are the food options for a day trip to the Cloisters?
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
Uraniumfish - there's a nonprofit restaurant up there - light fare, but very scenic . It has quite a good reputation - here is the link! http://www.nyrp.org/About/New_Leaf_Restaurant_Bar
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Actually that looks like a really great food option, ajadeidealist, if only for the leafy ambiance. Cloisters in on my springtime list of things to do.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish: Well, I'm not too sure if it is a good idea to go into the Bronx. There are some good areas just as there are some bad ones. I think the botanical gardens area is best. But that is just my preception.

There are better places to go like downtown Manhattan or the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.
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