New York City (February 2017)



My spouse and I visited New York City for the 3-day President’s Day weekend in mid-February 2017. On this trip, we focused on the Lower East Side so that we could return to the Tenement Museum, which we had first visited in 2010. We found that seven years later, the area has changed immensely and for the better! We took a 2-hour walking tour of the neighborhood sponsored by the museum, as well as another indoor tour that included visits to former shops that once occupied the building. We visited the Lowline Lab, which is a prototype for an underground greenspace that the city plans to build. (Although it is the polar opposite because it is below street level, if the Lowline turns out anything like the above-ground Highline, we will love it!) We stayed at the newish Indigo Lower East Side in a spacious room; however, the air-conditioning was not operational because it was only February. Unfortunately, it was a freakishly warm 80-degree weekend! To compensate, the hotel offered us a free future stay for our troubles. We dined at Katz’s Deli (after an unsuccessful experience at Dirty French), Empellon Cocina, The Musket Room, Mission Chinese, and Russ and Daughters, with some small snacks at Momofuku Fuku, Crif Dogs, and Big Gay Ice Cream. (We crossed a lot of “to eat” places off our list on this trip with Russ and Daughters, Mission Chinese, Fuku, and Crif Dogs!) We stopped for drinks at the Grey Lady (which were visited again in May because of its proximity to the Tenement Museum), Mary O’s, and Kelly’s. We had a great long weekend, and the gorgeous weather was an unexpected bonus!

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