New York City (October 2017)

My spouse and I visited New York City for the weekend in mid-October 2017 to celebrate my spouse’s birthday. We visited two museums: MOCA (Museum of Chinese in America), and the NY Fire Department Museum (which we have parked next to several times). We also visited the LILAC, a lighthouse tender. We ate some great meals at Balthazar (a Manhattan institution), Lupa Osteria (a Mario Batali restaurant), and BONDST (for a sushi tasting), and we stopped for drinks (outdoors, because the weather was gorgeous) at Locanda Verde and AOA Grille. The lovely weather also allowed us to stroll around Pier 25’s Hudson River Park to see the LILAC, the Grand Banks oyster bar, and the sports fields (including skateboarding, mini-golf, sand volleyball, tennis, and soccer). We stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn Tribeca, where we stayed once previously. As always, a weekend in NYC is an amazing time!

Hotel:

• Hilton Garden Inn Tribeca Link to my review

 Restaurants:

• Balthazar Link to my review
• Locanda Verde Link to my review
• AOA Bar and Grill Link to my review
• BondST Link to my review
• Lupa Osteria Link to my review

Activity:

• Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) Link to my review
• LILAC Lighthouse Tender Link to my review
• NY Fire Department Museum Link to my review