52 Things to Do – vol. 1

So I had this idea to keep a running list of things that I want to do. I figured I’d start with things in NYC and expand from there. You also might be interested in my list of 52 Restaurants I Want to Try.

NYC Things I’ve Never Done
In no particular order:

  1. See a horse race at Belmont and/or Aqueduct
  2. Visit the main NYC Public Library in midtown. The Schwarzman Building.
  3. Visit the Cloisters
  4. Check out Spa Castle
  5. The Whitney Museum
  6. The Brooklyn Museum
  7. Hamilton Grange
  8. Dead Horse Bay
  9. The Russian & Turkish Baths
  10. Moma PS1
  11. Take the tour of the Brooklyn Brewery
  12. Roller Derby!
  13. Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge 5/12/15 ✓
  14. Some type of Ghost Walking Tour. I did this in Charleston, SC and it was a lot of fun.
  15. Brunch at Gallow Green at the McKittrick Hotel I had drinks there at a friends birthday party.  Close enough. 5/30/15 ✓
  16. Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn
  17. See the Brooklyn Cyclones play.
  18. I’ve never been to a hockey game before. Hockey’s the one with the ice and the sticks, right?
  19. I think technically I’ve been to Prospect Park, but I’ve never fully explored it or hung out there. Went for a long walk there with a friend.  Definitely a place I’d go back to. 8/20/15 ✓
  20. The Museum of Sex
  21. Stand Up Paddle Boarding looks like fun. So does kayaking.
  22. Rockaway Beach. It was good enough for the Ramones.
  23. One of these days I want to check out Shakespeare in the Park. But alas, waiting in line for those tickets.
  24. The Christmas show at Radio City? Seems like one of those things a person should do once so that you can say you’ve done it.
  25. Sleepy Hollow, NY
  26. Storm King
  27. City Island
  28. The Mahayana Buddhist Temple. Not sure of the exact date but I did go here.
  29. The Nicholas Roerich Museum
  30. Historic Richmond Town on Staten Island
  31. Afternoon tea at the Plaza Hotel
  32. Knish’s from Yonah Schimmel Knish Bakery
  33. Take a tour of the Brooklyn Winery
  34. Free kayaking!

I’ve done everything below and would happily do so again!

– Hike the wooded trails in Van Cortland Park
– The Bronx Zoo
– The New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx
– The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
– The Central Park Zoo
– Coney Island
– The New York Aquarium
– The Highline & Chelsea Market
– The Guggenheim
– The MOMA
– Monday Night Magic
– Governors Island
– Harold Night at UCB Theatre
– Fire Island
– Prospect Park