We noticed a few things this week.
A few theaters, some roasteries, that cute florist you didn’t know existed, and more cozy spots from the cities we live in.
- Right On Time
Where to Drink After the Brooklyn Half Marathon — Ruby's on the Coney Island Boardwalk, the 1934 Dive That Opens Early on Race Day
Ruby's Bar & Grill opens an hour early on Brooklyn Half morning. One bar, one race day, one cold first pint with the Atlantic three steps away.
- The Long Way Home
Ferry Building to Coit Tower via the Filbert Steps — San Francisco's 387-Step Garden Staircase Walk
A 1.4-mile walk from the Ferry Building's farmers' market to the top of Telegraph Hill, climbing the Filbert Steps' 387 wooden treads through a...
- The Long Way Home
Forest Hills Gardens to Austin Street — The 1909 Tudor Suburb Hidden Inside Queens
Walk out of Forest Hills station on the LIRR and within three minutes you're on a private cobblestone street in a 1909 English Tudor garden suburb. Walk ten...
- The Long Way Home
DUMBO to Red Hook Along the Brooklyn Waterfront — A 3.5-Mile Walk Past Two Container Ports
The walk from DUMBO's cobblestone streets to Red Hook's container piers passes through Brooklyn Bridge Park's six rebuilt piers, the Atlantic Avenue...
- The Long Way Home
Battery Park to Tribeca Along Hudson River Park — The 1.6-Mile Waterfront Walk That Crosses Four Centuries
The most continuous waterfront walk in Manhattan starts at Battery Park's 1640s Dutch colonial boundary and runs north to Tribeca's working ferry piers. It...
- Nice but Free
The Roosevelt Island Tram — North America's Only Aerial Commuter Cable Car for the Price of a Subway Swipe
Two red aerial trams shuttle between East 60th Street and Roosevelt Island every seven minutes, 250 feet above the East River. The ride takes three minutes....
- Nice but Free
The Downtown Boathouse at Pier 26 — Free Kayaking on the Hudson Most New Yorkers Don't Know About
A small white shed on Pier 26 in Tribeca, run entirely by volunteers, gives away 20-minute kayak rides on the Hudson River every weekend from May through...
- Nice but Free
The Bryant Park Reading Room — The Outdoor Library NYC's Office Workers Treat Like a Backyard
A free outdoor reading room in the southwestern corner of Bryant Park, run since 1935 with a Depression-era mission that has barely changed. Books,...
- Nice but Free
UNIQLO Free Friday Nights at MoMA — The 4-Hour Window When the World's Best Modern Collection Costs Nothing
The Museum of Modern Art's regular admission is $30. Every Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., it's free, sponsored by UNIQLO. The line on Sixth Avenue starts...
- Pull Up a Chair
Trunk(Hotel) Yoyogi Park Rooftop Bar — Where Tokyo's Skyline Meets the Forest
Trunk(Hotel) Yoyogi Park opened on the eastern edge of Yoyogi Park in 2023. The rooftop bar, PUGNANI, has Y-system Y-shaped pillars, an open-air deck facing...
