Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Ever visited Richard Tucker Park? Located above the 66th Street station on the 1 train, Richard Tucker Park is an oasis between the Upper West Side location of the Apple Store and the local AMC Theatre. There was ample seating and shade, and frequently a food truck. …
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Exploring Sunset Park
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Best NYC views at Sunset Park? The friend who introduced me to Sunset Park is a Brooklyn native who argues that this is the best view of the island of Manhattan in all of New York City. Is he correct? The park itself has a lot of …
Exploring General Grant National Memorial
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Live jazz at Grant's Tomb! If someone ever asks you "Who's buried in Grant's Tomb?", be careful - it's a trick question. You'll have to watch the video to understand why, but definitely check out General Grant National Memorial in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in Manhattan. I …
Exploring Green-Wood Cemetery
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Strolls in Green-Wood Cemetery. As long as you are respectful and follow posted rules, most experts agree that there is nothing wrong with visiting a cemetery like you would visit a park. In fact, Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn actively encourages not just visitors, but also photography! It …
Exploring The Battery
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Nightscapes at The Battery. Located at the southernmost tip of the island of Manhattan, The Battery is a wonderful park to explore - even when it is night out! The park itself can be found between two subway stations, as well as next to the Staten Island …
Exploring Saint Nicholas Park
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Good vibes at St. Nicholas Park. Jane August, of Jane Visits Every Museum fame (https://www.tiktok.com/@janeaugust), and I checked out both Saint Nicholas Park as well as the Hamilton Grange National Memorial, which is located in the park. Although the heat was intense, both the park and the museum …
Exploring Dante Park
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Live jazz at Dante Park! Located in the Lincoln Square region of Manhattan's Upper West Side neighborhood, Dante Park is a small oasis for weary New Yorkers. Until August 31, there are free live jazz performances at Dante Park every Wednesday from noon until 1:30pm. When I …
Exploring Little Island
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Is Little Island really worth visiting? Ever since Little Island, a private park atop an artificial island, opened in lower Manhattan last year, it's been all over social media. However, I explore whether this $260 million construction is actually worth seeing - or whether it's nothing but …
Exploring Collyer Brothers Park
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Story behind Collyer Brothers Park The smallest park I have explored to date is named after the Collyer Brothers - and the dark, disturbing story of their demise. The park itself is located in Central Harlem on the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 128th Street, and …
Exploring the Chinese Schloar’s Garden
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Chinese Scholar's Garden of NYC On the North Shore of Staten Island, Snug Harbor is located within the Randall Manor section of New Brighton. The New York Chinese Scholar's Garden is a bit of a hidden oasis. Surrounded by thick bamboo trees, the NYCSG is an amazing …
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