New York City is pretty much what most people imagine - you see it all the time in the movies, people hustling and bustling everywhere (no wonder it’s been dubbed the city that never sleeps). The first time I went to New York was with my family as my post-graduation trip. We went in the dead of summer, which I didn’t love because it was very muggy and humid but we made the most of it.
Going in early/mid-September was definitely more comfortable when I went the second time. If you’re there during that time and you’re a tennis buff, I highly recommend buying tickets to the US Open! It is worth the experience! I bought tickets to see the Men’s Semifinals and got to see Rafael Nadal (my favorite player) beat Juan del Potro and Nadal ended up winning the whole tournament!
There are so many things to eat/see/do in NYC that it’s almost impossible to fit everything into one weekend (but it’s doable if you plan ahead). NYC is also a train ride away from Washington DC. The recommendations below are an accumulation of things I did over two trips:
PLACES TO EAT
Brunch at Good Enough to Eat
Brunch at Blue Dog Cookhouse & Bar
PLACES TO SEE
9/11 Memorial
The Oculus
Vessel
Times Square
World Trade Center
Radio City Music Hall
The Guggenheim
Battery Park
Charging Bull
Fearless Girl
Flatiron Building
Koreatown
Washington Square Park
Lincoln Center
Rockefeller Center (Top of the Rock)
Empire State Building
The Met (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Grand Central Terminal
Chinatown
DUMBO (Directly Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass)
Wall Street
THINGS TO DO
See a Broadway show
See a comedy show at Comedy Cellar
Go to Central Park Zoo
Walk around Central Park
Take a ferry to Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island and stop by Ellis Island
Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge
Walk the High Line
Visit Coney Island for their amusement parks
Take the ferry to Staten Island
