Friday, January 1, 2016

Place of Activities

Heyyy, I just felt like I should reorganize my other list of places I should go to lol! I don't know but it's been pretty messy and I really want to work on organizing it.. hmmm maybe I should do like a reall blog of it hmmmmm i mean like a website hmmmmm I don't know, but oh well, right now I'm just gonna focus on working on that list.

TRIAL

Greenacre Park
Garnish Temple
Musuem of Moving Image
Staten Island
Grand Central

Bronx

Indoor


Outdoor

Bronx Zoo
>Pay what you wish on Wednesday. 2300 Southern Blvd, The Bronx.
RATE: 3.3/5

Highbridge

New York Botanical Garden
>Free Wednesday, 9-10am Saturday. Bronx River Pkwy & Fordham Rd, The Bronx.
RATE: 3.4/5

Wave Hill
>Free 9am to noon Tuesday and Saturday. W 249th St at Independence Ave, Riverdale, The Bronx.

Manhattan

Indoor

American Museum of Natural History
Free its last hour (4:45-5:45pm), and admission price is 'suggested' at all other times (so free, if you have the chutzpah to suggest $0). Central Park West & 79th St, Upper West Side.
RATE: 3.3/5

Chang Wen Table Tennis Club
>Price: $8/hr

Chinatown Fair
>8 Mott St, NYC, NY 10013 ; A place that though may small, it's a pretty great place to let off some steam and play games that you would see in an arcade like table ice hockey, basketball, dance revolutions, mortal kombat, racing, doll grappling machines, and the prize table.
It's also pretty cheap, and though its crowded, its not too crowded.  There are no tables and chairs so prepare to stand for a long time but enjoy.  It's fun to bring a few friends over.
Sun-Thurs : 11 AM TO MIDNIGHT
Fri & Sat : 11 AM TO 2 AM
RATE: 3.6/5 *BEWARE OF THE PUNCHING GAME: LITERALLY ONLY 1 TRY=WASTE OF TIME AND CAN CONFUSE TO RESLIDE THE CARD (heres the thing: DONT)

Countee Cullen/PS 194
>FREE West African Dancing Classes: Every Monday and Wednesday from 6pm-8pm.
Summer hours: ONLY July and August: 5pm-7pm

Fantasma Magic Shop
> a magic store that sells magic and has a mini museum of Houdini relics in the store

Fat Cat
>a hangout dat's mostly composed of college age students and older.  Rarely any kids and teens.  An entertainment place that contains foosball, ping pong, and *I hear dat they have board games* and a bar.  Teens can go but they, of cours can't drink, and can't stay beyond 10 PM.
To gain entry a $3 cover must be paid, and you may pay xtra like $5 for other games.  The place is hard to find, but as a hint, it's near dis closed down fro-yogurt place. *TRY NOT TO GO HERE CUZ THE PLACE IS REALLY CROWDED AND NOISY, AND 99.99% ADULTS*
RATE: 1.5/5

Grand Central
>Kissing Room aka The Biltmore (near Tracks 39-42)
>Whispering Gallery
>Secret bar called Campbell Apartment

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
>Soho

Karaoke Duet 48
>304 E 48st NY, NY 10017
>Wow, I haven't been here for a long time, but let me see judging from memory...The place is pretty hard to find lol [that i definetly remember hahaha] but my friends and I had their special which I unfortunately do not remember: its more like for the whole day its like $15-$20??? Yeah, I think so... They give you free water to drink and unfortunately I think you cant bring in snacks cuz I remember sneaking them in...or unless you ask cuz i remember bringing a whole pizza before... soo lol i dont remember.. They have a very huge range of different songs from english to korean to japanese lol! The workers there were also pretty nice and the place was very clean!
RATE: 4.5/5.0

Manhattan School of Music: Many performance are free!!
Box Office

MOMA
>Uniqlo FREE Fridays (4-8pm) :Free Admission; Gets busy so RECOMMENDED COME AFTER 6 PM.  The line begins at 54 ST entrance of the museum.Your UNIQLO Free Friday Night ticket permits entry to all Museum galleries and exhibitions. Film admission is free, but a separate ticket is required.
MOMA VISIT?

Musueum of the Moving Image: Free at certain times; about the DIGITAL WORLD!
Museum of the Moving Image Visit


Neue Galerie NYC
>Free 6-8pm the first Friday of the month. 1048 Fifth Ave at 86th St, Upper East Side.

Tanen's Magic Store
>Oldest Magic shop

The MET Museum
>One of the largest museums in the world, filled with many vivid themed galleries that make you feel like you are in that time and contains a large range of history; ITS POSSIBLE TO GET LOST IN THE MANSION OF KNOWLEDGE,  AND YOU CAN LIKE NEVER FINISH EXPLORING THE PLACE!!! Best of all, the price can be any amount you want - a donation!  DO NOT BRING ANY LIQUIDS OR FOODS BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT LET YOU IN WITH THEM!!
RATE: 4.5/5

The Small FIT Museum
>Price: Free; free and interesting; open till 8 Pm, Tues-Frid
FIT VISIT

The Uncommons
> A kind of small place to play boardgames

The Village Vanguard
>Age: 21+

767 Third Ave

West Side Rifle and Pistol Range

Outdoor

Bryant Park
a)Ice Skating
>Price: Free admission if willing to wait on  LONG line; Skate Rental: $20/person; Tiny storage-Bring lock
RATE: 3.8/5
b) Free Fencing
>Price: Free Beginner Lessons with Equipment PROVIDED.
Must be at least 16 years old. RECOMMENDED: Pre-registration= www.manhattanfencing.com or call 212-382-2255
Plan Your Visit Fencing
c) Turns out theres a lot of other things you can do here SURPRISE!!
-Free Beginner Language Class
-Chess
-Putting and Kubb (similar to mini golf)

Brooklyn Bridge Park
> a pretty horizonatally large park which contains interractive play areas such as swings, climbing webs, etc. The bridge is split into several piers and two of them contain DUMBO, and a sports pier which contains the roller skating, basketball courts, idk-what-its-called-but-the-hitting-ball-on-the-wall sports as well!
a)DUMBO
>This place is actually pretty small lol; there's Jane's Carousel there which a ride = $1 and right next to it is a beautiful sight of the Brooklyn Bridge!! It's absolutely breathtaking. And its just only an end part of the Brooklyn Bridge park! The rest of the Brooklyn Bridge Park is at the left of Dumbo [dont be deterred by the construction; just go around it and walk the rest of the Brooklyn Bridge Park!! By the way, the vegetarian favorite spot Ganeesh Temple Canteen is pretty close to DUMBO hahaha! Also, if you still have time, WALK THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE!!!! ITS EVEN MORE BREATHTAKING!!

Gantra Plaza State Park: kind of similar to Highline?
NYS PARKS

Governor's Island:
>What's there:
-Free Bike Rentals(Usage=1hr): Mon-Fri(10am-Noon); Reg Price: $15/2hrs
Hammock Grove- relax on hammocks with the view of Statue of Liberty
-Free Minigolf (I think preferred towards childrenR)
-Nolan Park
-Beach where you can't swim

Recommended: GREAT TO HAVE A RELAXING PICNIC; bring water, food, and things like a soccerball, frisbee, waterguns, bike

-Gov Island Ferry Info
-Ferries leave from Battery Maritime Bldg, Slip 7, Lower Manhattan. Free Water Taxi from Brooklyn.  Last Ferry Departs: 7:00pm. *Ferry Ride Home RECOMMENDED AT SUNSET.
Warning: Do not bring alcohol on the ferry; Bags will be checked!


Greenacre Park
> a park in the middle of the city of Manhattan which plot twist: has a waterfall!! n it has chairs n tables to relax n enjoy! Yes. There is an actual waterfall in the middle of Manhattan. The beautiful mid-city escape is settled at 217 East 51st Street. Pull up a chair and enjoy. It is open to the public.

Highline
>its like a park that was built on an abandoned train track above the ground; its currently under further construction while being opened.  There are places to sit, and also to sunbathe.  There's also one part that lets you wet your feet a bit.  In the middle, they have food stalls to eat. Recommended to bring your own snacks along. Beware: has a lot of walking and the bathroom is usually far. SOMETHING I STILL NEED TO TRY: STARGAZING (Between West 13th and 14th streets New YorkNY; FROM DUSK-9:30 N IS ON TUESDAYS)
Highline Stargazing
RATE: 3.7/5 

MET Rooftop Garden Cafe & Bar
>Usually i would've put this with the restaurant side but I hang out more here to relax.  This place is pretty big n its wierd cuz I had just recently heard of it lol. Many do not know of it so it wuz not crowded.  It turns out there's a special way to get there: 1) take a certain elevator that leads you straight there; 2) Go on the 2nd Floor and through a certain giftshop there is a stairway that will lead you there if you go up to the 5th Floor.  I'm pretty sure sure dats y not many hav heard of it; n dats pretty cool in mi opinion!  It's really like a grass garden dat has little shade but a magnificent view of the city!!!  What i found even cooler is dat thers a glass structured in a way dat makes it seem ppl across it are standing nxt to you but lik in a aura way.  Me n mi friend wuz pretty hyped bout it.  Also, it has a cafe that's mostly drinks: its from 11-15 dollars for its small selection of food; but they had drinks for under 21 too like juice n water THANK GOD.  The cashier was so nice to give us extra cups with ice; looks like dat part wuz free cuz others did the same.  Unfortunately, you can't bring any food or drinks to the museum cuz of door checkup so you hav to buy from the museum. CLOSES AT 4:30 PM.  Good place to really chill, and relax n see a good view of the city !! On top is also a cool exhibit called the MET Cloud City.
RATE: 3.3/5

Riverbank State Park Roller Skating 
>this place is in a LARGE PARK which i didnt know exist until NOW!  I've been looking for a roller skating rink for a long time and THX THE HEAVENS, I LEARNT OF ONE!!!! It costs $7.50/person (admission+rollerskate rental+ locker) What amazed me wuz that there wasn't as much people as I thought!!  It's kinda indoors rink outside. So its best to take the D train heading downtown and get off at 145th St.  There you will see a Checkers store and in that direction, just keep going straight!!!  It seems like a long walk, but it really is not.  Once you're in the park, just keep going straight and turn to the nearest redlike building when you get near the water as you keep going straight!!  I was really fun even though I had a bit of difficulty since the wheels are 4 wheels instead of just a blade like iceskating.  I skated for like 2 hours!
Around the 145 St D train Station and even closer to the 1 Train; Close to City College
RATE: 4.2/5

Roosevelt Island:
> A great place for a date but not so much for hanging out with friends UNLESS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A PICNIC: I RECOMMEND BRINGING CARD GAMES, CAMERAS, BALLS LIKE SOCCER. FURTHERMORE, I recommend taking the D train and then transfer to the F train that will directly take you to the island. I also RECOMMEND taking the tramway later at sunset: THE VIEW IS MORE BEAUTIFUL WITH THE SUNSET. Furthermore, there's an H&M store if you want to just spend some more time, and it's conveniently beside the 4 Train station.    The island is right next to Manhattan and has two ways to get there: tramway (which is pretty epic) and the F Train!  The island is very peaceful and has a curfew of 8:00 PM which I find REALLY EARLY I KNOW.  The place has delis, stores and has a beautiful boardwalk and many luscious green meadow that are just perfect for picnics I say!  There's also a kinda big lighthouse there and an art gallery place called the Octagon.  There's also a bus transportation throughout the entire island but I dont know if its cheap; ppl say its cheap n practically free though.  Around the place, are playgrounds that are suited for tweens and lil kids n they have ping pong tables and basketball courts to play in!  I suggest this place is only ideal if you are going to live there, you are having a one-one date or the type to just have a picnic n play sports n card games.  After hanging out, you can just take the tramway off the island which yes is equal to the metrocard fare and then pay again to take the train - i no how u feel im cheap too.  But the tramway is worth it!  The end tramway station is around clothings stores if you also wanna go window shopping!
RATE: 3.4/5

The Cloisters
>a part of the MET Museum but it is in the upper town of the A Train.  the Cloisters are in a large park near a very large river (which you see on the way)  and it is an actual museum that seems to be mostly about Christianity in an Italian Renaissance looking place.  There are two small gardens that are beautiful, a cafe, many galleries, a terrace with a wonderful view, and a cafe!  What's even better is that the price is whatever YOU CHOOSE TO PAY LIKE A DOLLAR!  Warning: it's not really that far but I would recommend wearing sneakers because it's kinda hilly.  Also, there's not really places around to eat except the cafe.  You cannot drink or eat in the galleries but in the cafe, you can! You can still bring your water in though, but just in a bag!!
RATE: 3.3/5

Winter Garden Atrium (Brookfield Place)
>Beware, go down the Vesey St, AWAY FROM THE BROADWAY SIDE.  It's right across the building World Trade Center Observatory (or something like that).  Beware the place got something like 2 entrances.  RECOMMEND to get off the last stop of E Train - WORLD TRADE CENTER. The great thing about this place is that it's a great place to relax and sit under indoor palm trees of a mall filled with expensive things lol.  Outside is a beautiful pier that serves outdoor seating with a magnificent view!  You can see the water, the boats, etc!!  Great place to have a date btw!!
RATE: 3.4/5

Brooklyn

Indoor

Brooklyn Bridge Park (right beside DUMBO)
> The place has a breathtaking view of the Brooklyn Bridge and has many large lawns where you can picnic! There's also a place called Jane's Carousel which anyone can ride for $1-$2! I have to say though, well when I went, it was very small. There really wasn't much to do here either.  I went for the exhibit but a lot was under construction.  Well, I just have to say that this place would be a good place to relax and have a picnic. also, it's great if after hanging around Brooklyn Bridge Park, you walk on the Brooklyn Bridge towards Manhattan; its a beautiful sight!  
RATE: 1.8/5 (for the winter)

Brooklyn Museum
>Free first Saturday of the month, when there's big wine-sipping, DJ parties that draw half the neighborhood. 200 Eastern Parkway, at Washington Ave, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co
>a supply store for superheroes lol; however its in Brooklyn which is really far.  If you want to be a superhero, then hell go for it!

Hall of Fame Billiards
> a seemingly small yet really spacious place that has few arcade arcade games, ping pong tables, pool tables. The prices are pretty  good, the people are nice, and the place is pretty clean! I would love to come back with a couple of friends!
RATE: 4.0/5.0

New York Aquarium
>Pay what you wish from 3pm Fridays (4pm in summer). Surf Ave & W 8th St, Brooklyn.

Outdoor

Brooklyn Botanic Garden
>Free Tuesday, 10am to noon Saturday and weekdays in winter (Nov-Feb). Eastern Parkway at Washington Ave, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.
RATE: 4.3/5

Coney Island 
>There's a lot of trains that stop there like the D (which u can take all the way).  It was pretty crowded in the afternoon so try to get there early.  There is an amusement park called Luna Park ($30 for 5 hr unlimited rides except the rollercoaster), the rollercoaster - is either 3 or less than 3 minutes and cost $9.  The park was not as crowded as I thought, there are lots of ppl but theres space to easily walk through.  There's also arcades and a bumper car ride there.  The beach, thank god is free!!  There are restaurants there like Grimaldi's, Applebee's, White Castle, Nathan's Frankfurters, and other stores.  They also have gift shops and an aquarium.
RATE: 4.3/5
-Mirror Labyrinth & Appearing Rooms (Brooklyn Bridge Park)

-Sunset Park

Queens

Indoor

-Garnish Temple (Flushing)
>Garnish Temple Canteen (Flushing - Located in the basement of a Hindu temple out in Queens (WAIT, wut?), this Indian counter has some of the best buttery dosas around; order the Pondicherry dosa with spicy chutney, onion, green chili, and fiesta potato masala.)

-Museum of the Moving Image
>Free: Fridays (4-8pm) Everything except the movie
Reg Admission: $12; Students have a discount
Tip: Close to the R/M train station
Time: Expect 1.5 hrs to stay in

-NYC Badminton Center
>Price: $15

Outdoor

Alley Pond Park Adventure
>Wow, this place is really in the middle of nowhere!  This adventure course is free on Sundays and is a first-come, first-serve basis on months besides july and august.  In July and August, you have to make a reservation on Mondays as a lottery for the following Sunday.   The rangers only do one basic physical activity and one advance physical activity so it wasn't what I hope for.  Oh yeh, dis wasn't said in ther website, but for participation, one has to be 18 and older, FURTHERMORE, those who are less than 18 have to waivered by an at least 18 yr old guardian.  And bring identification that has a birth yr.  The registration times are 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM.  The courses are rockclimbing, ziplining, and other parts.  The rangers are nice and really interactive.  Oh yeh, to get there, take the F train to Union Turnpike and then take the Q46 bus to get there.  TRUST ME, SAVES A LOT OF EFFORT AND TIME NO MATTER WHAT HOPSTOP SAYS: DONT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE AS I DID.  Oh do bring food and refreshments cuz dat place is huge and is really in the middle of nowhere.  OH IT WOULD BE A LOT BETTER AND EASIER IF YOU HAVE A CAR.
RATE: 2.1/5

Flushing Meadows (Corona Park)

Staten Island

Indoor


Outdoor

South Beach and Franklin D. Roosevelt Beach

Staten Island
How to get there: For South Beach, take the Staten Island Ferry to St. George Terminal, then transfer to the S51 bus to Father Capodanno Blvd/Robin Rd. For FDR, take the Staten Island Ferry to St. George Terminal, then transfer to the S51 to Father Capodanno Blvd/Seaview Ave.

If you’re in the mood for something a little off the beaten path (or pizza), head to Staten Island for views of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, jogging along the boardwalk, kayaking, and fishing. Bonus: the Staten Island Ferry is free (and you can drink on it!).


IDEAS:

Russian Shvitzes: basically a public bathhouse but you can drink while relaxing and bathing.

Astor Center;Brooklyn Kitchen: pretty expensive but seems totally worth it cooking class institution!

Mission Escape Games

NYZ Apocolypse

Accomplice The Show

THE FOUR BELOW

>Sleep No More

>Queen of the Night

>Then She Fell

>Speakeasy Dollhouse

Rough Trade NYC


THINGS TO DO INSIDE IF YOU EVER RUN OUT OF IDEAS
>Play Nerf War with Walkie Talkies
>Do the Pretzel Game
>Watch movies/dramas
>Play Boardgames
>Play Cards
>Play Videogames
>Read something like a book, article, news
>Cook together



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