Nothing slows down the Big Apple… even cold weather. Better still, there’s lots to do that’s virtually free. So book some of the great deals to be had on flights and hotels, and come visit. Or, if you live here, get moving. Put on your warm clothes and your most comfortable walking shoes, and hit the pavement. The Big Apple awaits.
Here are some of my favorite winter freebies:
Ride the subways. Yes, seriously. Underneath the city’s miles and miles of streets lie some of the city’s most interesting art installations courtesy of the MTA’s “Art en Route” program. Watch this Web site for more specifics, but, in the meantime, chart your own art course with your MetroCard.
Ride the Staten Island ferry (and back) to see the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the southern tip of Manhattan from the water without spending a penny.
Wander Battery Park’s waterfront promenade and enjoy the open spaces and views of Ellis Island and New Jersey; the breeze and passing boats will make you forget you’re in the gritty city, though the view of the Statue of Liberty will remind you that you couldn’t be anywhere but New York.
Bundle up and walk across the Brooklyn Bridge for a spectacular view of the Financial District, Brooklyn, the seaport, and Manhattan. Then, turn right around, and head back for a totally different view of the city.
Ride the tram to Roosevelt Island for spectacular aerial (and warmer) views of the city in two directions. ($4 round-trip)
Ice skate free at the Bryant Park rink near the New York Public Library.
Join the crowds in Times Square and watch the world pass by. Buy a hot chocolate or coffee to keep warm, and sit at the chairs and tables on the pedestrian stretch of Broadway or on the stairs behind the TKTS booth at 47th Street.
Climb up to Manhattan’s newest outdoor park, the High Line, which overlooks the Hudson River, the Meatpacking District, and is built on former elevated train tracks. Bring a blanket with you, and set a spell on the scattered chairs and stairs to absorb the city and river below.
Brace yourself against the chilly ocean breezes and stroll the Coney Island boardwalk for some old-school kitsch. Then grab a Nathan’s hot dog, at the original stand, loaded with sauerkraut and mustard.
Check out the street performers around the city’s parks and the buskers in the subways: break-dancers in Union Square and by Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain, unicyclists in Washington Square, and Statue of Liberty clones in Battery Park. Musicians and entertainers in the subway are better than you’d expect—to perform, they must first be vetted by committee.
Attend a storytelling hour at one of the city’s kid-friendly bookstores like Barnes & Noble, Borders or Books of Wonder.
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[...] My favorite New York winter memory is ice skating in Wollman’s Rink in Central Park when it was an affordable place for families to take their children. In the 1960’s, if you were able to be there before 8 AM on Sunday, admission was free and after 8 AM admission was ten cents. Almost every Sunday during the winter when the skating rink was open my mother and I rode the bus to Fifth Avenue and walked through the park to the rink. It was always so quiet – this was a time when all of the stores were closed on Sundays so the streets were deserted – the only people that you saw were also going to the park. Many times my mother didn’t want to spend the extra ten cents because she didn’t skate so she’d sit outside and watch me. Many of my classmates lived very close to the park so there were always some people there that I knew but it was never crowded. There was also a small cafeteria inside and they had the best cocoa! There was also a pond in Central Park alongside the path to get to the skating rink. When it froze over there was a sign that skating was permitted but for most of us city kids it was too dangerous to consider. These days Wollman’s Rink is much higher priced but now there is a free rink at Bryant Park behind the Public Library which lets everyone experience ice skating in New York City – but that wonderful feeling of quiet and solitude isn’t there the way that it was. var addthis_language = 'en'; Tags: Bryant park, central park, ice skating, new york city, winter, wollman's rink Posted by Guest Blogger Print | Email | 0 Comments [...]
I think that Central Park is beautiful year round… so even in the winter it’s one of the most romantic places in the city.
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