Video available on Facebook Reels, TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Tompkins Square Park in the East Village is more fun in warm weather. After checking out the Ukrainian Museum, I decided to grab a cheap slice of pizza (still delicious) and walk through Tompkins Square Park. There's a surprising amount of history represented within the …
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Exploring Hudson Highlands State Park
Video available on Facebook Reels, TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Despite a snow squall ambush, this was a great hike. A short Metro-North ride away, we found ourselves right on the Hudson River in Beacon. There are a bunch of different trails, but we opted for one that could best accommodate the range of experience …
Exploring Rockefeller Lookout
Video available on Facebook Reels, TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. An amazing view of NYC can be found…in New Jersey? While not in New York, the Rockefeller Lookout on the Palisades Interstate Parkway offers amazing views across the Hudson. We were lucky enough to go on a beautiful day. Please note that this is …
Exploring Central Park
Video available on Facebook Reels, TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Parks are not perfect. Here's why. In my last video, I discussed why parks are awesome, but I wanted to provide some balance to that perspective, while showcasing some scenes from Central Park in Manhattan. Sadly, parks are not immune to the socio-political conditions of …
Exploring Washington Square Park
Video available on Facebook Reels, TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Why are parks amazing? Here are my top 3 reasons. Don't get me wrong - Washington Square Park is a lot of fun. However, there's already so much content about it, that I figured I'd use this as a great opportunity to discuss why I …
Exploring The Vessel
Video available on Facebook Reels, TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Should The Vessel at Hudson Yards be considered a park? On No Park Left Unturned, we've been checking out a lot of parks. But what, exactly, is a "park"? We use the controversial example of The Vessel, a relatively new structure in lower Manhattan mired in …
Exploring Fort Wadsworth
Video available on Facebook Reels, TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. One of the oldest U.S. military installations is now a National Park in NYC. Right next to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in Staten Island is Fort Wadsworth. While some of the park's attractions are closed due to COVID-19, the park itself has remained open. Although it …
Exploring Riverside Park
Video available on Facebook Reels, TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Which goat is G.O.A.T. in Riverside Park? For the last few summers, Riverside Park in Manhattan's Morningside Heights neighborhood has been hosting a number of goats to help eat and remove invasive plants. After the plants are eaten, the goats’ manure then becomes useful fertilizer …
Exploring Fort Washington Park
Video available on Facebook Reels, TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Fort Washington Park is more than just the Little Red Lighthouse. While the Little Red Lighthouse is a neat little attraction under the George Washington Bridge, Fort Washington Park has a lot more to offer people - especially if they are interested in seeing gorgeous …
Exploring Fairmont Park
Video available on Facebook Reels, TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. In visiting Fairmont Park in Philadelphia, I wanted to set some things straight. Philadelphia is a cool little city and there are a ton of great things to do in Pennsylvania. However, there are some misconceptions about their proximity to New York that I wanted …
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