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Monday, January 5, 2015

New Yorkers 🗽 17 Bucket List Must-Do’s

17 Bucket List Must-Do’s
for New Yorkers
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by Chad R. MacDonald
January 1, 2015

New Yorkers are famous for not taking advantage of the plethora of wonders offered by their city. Everyone knows someone who has never been to the Statue of Liberty, or the Empire State Building. Maybe that’s you.

Take it from someone who lived here and then left, you’ll regret not doing a few New York specific things if you leave. So don’t live with missed opportunities, get out and live them. Don’t worry if they’re stereotypes or “meant for tourists,” there are awesome things waiting for you. Right now. Here are 17 New York things to cross off your bucket list in 2015:
 
1. Dinner at the Tavern on the Green
Enjoying a fine meal on the patio in the summer air with lights dangling above you? Gazing out at a snow covered Central Park in the winter? Do both.
 
2. Evening at the Met Opera House
If you have never had the pleasure of experiencing the grandiose majesty of Lincoln Square’s Metropolitan Opera House, you need to do so. Even if you aren’t a fan of opera, you will be deeply moved.

3. Do a baseball double-header
I was lucky enough to go to a game at Yankee Stadium in the afternoon and at Shea Stadium at night on July 4th in the 90s. You’d be hard-pressed to find a better way to celebrate that holiday.
 
4. Skating at Rockefeller Center
You probably keep threatening to do it, but still never have. So get over there and strap on some skates, already.
 
5. Spend a weekend at Coney Island
A day isn’t enough. Besides the amusement park, the New York Aquarium is there, the Brooklyn Cyclones play there, and there’s a beach. New York City can make you miss out on summer. Coney Island can bring it back.

6. Take a selfie with Lady Liberty
You probably still haven’t visited the Statue of Liberty. I can’t come up with excuses anymore. Can you?

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