Big Apple Barrel List: September 2010

Thursday, September 23, 2010

#1 Yankees Game (9/21/10)

Walking over the Harlem River to the stadium

Walter and Me

MetLife Blimp

Jeter and A-Rod

Evan Longoria and the Yankees' dugout

FINAL SCORE:

NY Yankees 8

Tampa Bay 3

Monday, September 13, 2010

The (ever growing) List:

ON THE BOARDS:

Yankee’s Game (Tuesday, September 21^st) *

SIGHTS:

City Island
Prospect Park (paddle boats)
Wave Hill *
Staten Island Ferry at Sunset
Obelisk in Central Park
Conservatory Garden in Central Park
Central Park Boathouse
Brighton Beach
Arthur Avenue
Riis Beach
Sixth Avenue Antiques Market
Brooklyn Flea
Governors Island *
Roosevelt Island
Statue of Liberty crown
New Amsterdam Market
Green-Wood Cemetery
Bronx Zoo
InSpa World in Flushing Queens
Mets Game
Giants Game
Jets Game
Knicks Game
Top of the Empire State Building on Valentine’s Day
Queens County Farm Museum corn maze *
The Cyclone at Coney Island
New York Aquarium
Intrepid *
Gracie Mansion
General Grant National Memorial
The Earth Room
Dyker Heights Christmas Lights
9/11 Memorial *

EVENTS:

Chinese New Year in Chinatown
Orchid Show at New York Botanical Gardens
Macy’s Flower Show
Bronx Zoo’s Wild Winterland

PARADES:

St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Easter Parade
Mermaid Parade

FOOD:

Greek food in Astoria, Queens
Guss’ Pickles
McSorley's Ale House
Luke's Lobster Role
Black Label Burger at Minetta Tavern
Korean food in Koreatown (W. 33^rd St.)
Chinese food in Flushing
Shake Shack
Loeb Boathouse
Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival
Eataly
Brooklyn Brewery
The Chocolate Show
Red Rooster Harlem
Vendy Awards
Babbo
Per SE
Jam cocktail from Madame Geneva's *

MUSEUMS:

PS1 (Skyscape)
Queens Museum NY Panorama
Museum of the Moving Image
Museum of Sex
Brooklyn Museum
New York Pubic Library Galleries
Frick Collection
The Whitney
Merchant’s House Museum
Socrates Sculpture Park
Tour The Steinway Factory
King Tut Museum
First Fridays at Guggenheim
light show at AMNH
Graffiti Museum
The Morgan Library & Museum

PERFORMING ARTS:

Met Opera in the Park
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center Festival
Alvin Ailey
New York City Ballet’s “Nutcracker”
Wednesday Open Mic at the Apollo
Village Vanguard
Marie’s Crisis
Tony Awards

GETAWAYS:

Fung Wah Bus to Boston
Belmont Stakes
Six Flags
Sleepy Hollow
The Hamptons
Atlantic City
Niagara Falls

I moved to New York City permanently on August 28th, 2007 and it has been a lot of work and some play. The problem with living here is it's so easy to put things off, and the never ending list of things I want to do in New York City just keeps growing. I live in the best city in the world, and I am happiest living here when I get out and enjoy it. This is my new way to celebrate and share when I cross things off my Big Apple Bucket (Barrel) List.

Since becoming a NY resident, 2007-present

A LOT of Performing Arts

Langston and Me New Years Eve in Times Square, 2008

Coney Island (a few times)

Justin, Chris, Me, Langston, and Nick getting on the Wonder Wheel, July 4th, 2008

Me and Ashley on a ride in Luna Park, July 26th, 2010

Nick, Ashley, Nash and Megan at Rockaway Beach in Queens, Labor Day 2008

Dinner at Tavern on the Green

Horse Carriage Ride through Central Park

Cherry Blossom Festival at Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Noguchi Museum

Cafe Wha

Asssscat at the Upright Citizens Brigade

The Highline

TOURS:

Foods of New York tours: Chelsea Market, Greenwich Village, Central Village, "The Art of Sushi"

Big Onion Walking Tours of: Brooklyn Bridge and Brooklyn Heights; Central Park; East Village; Financial District; Greenwich Village; Harlem; Multi-Ethnic Eating Tour

Free walking tours of: Grand Central Station, Penn Station

Bryant Park

My Grandma and Me on the Staten Island Ferry

Staten Island

Dinner in the Backhouse at Palma

Sarah and Me at Redegast Hall and Biergaten in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Bohemian Hall in Astoria, Queens

Joe's Pizza, Bleecker Street Pizza, John's Pizza, Lombardi's Pizza, Angelo's Pizza, Artichoke Pizza, etc

New York Arts Program Internship, 2005

In the Fall of 2005, I came to New York through The New York Arts Program to intern as the Production Assistant for Abigail's Party at The New Group. In my "down time" I kept myself VERY busy...

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