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THE NYC BUCKET LIST: 50 THINGS YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO DO IN THE CITY
Things you’ve probably done in New York: killed a cockroach, overpaid for a craft cocktail, waited for a delayed train on an A/C-less platform. But whether you’ve lived here your entire life or just hit the five-year mark, there’s absolutely no way you’ve conquered even half of what makes this city worth all the credit-card debt, subway-induced stress, and permanent lack of sleep.
1. Eat pastrami while waiting for a pastrami sandwich at Katz's
2. Spend the entire afternoon drinking on a rooftop
3. Check out one of NYC’s abandoned subway stations
4. Go gallery-hopping (and score free wine) in Chelsea
5. Eat a late-night chopped cheese
6. Do 3am karaoke in K-Town
7. Go to a Russian supper club in Brighton Beach
8. See a show at Radio City Music Hall
9. Get a freshly baked bagel at Ess-a-Bagel
10. Hear live jazz in Harlem
11. Spend an obnoxious weekend in the Hamptons
12. Spend a less-obnoxious weekend on City Island
13. Wait in line for lox at Russ & Daughters
14. Ride the Cyclone in Coney Island
15. Hang out in Brooklyn Bridge Park on a weekend afternoon
16.16. Ride the train out to Rockaway Beach
17. Have a drink at a (real) hidden bar
18. See the cherry blossoms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
19. Get a Recession Special from Gray's Papaya
20. Go to a baseball game in the middle of summer
21. Eat a meal you really can’t afford
22. Visit the 9/11 Memorial
23. Travel for some of the city’s best pizza
24. Go to a live TV show taping
25. Hit a 24-hour spot at 5am to soak up the booze
26. Cruise past the Statue of Liberty on the free IKEA ferry
27. Get made fun of by a comedian at the Comedy Cellar
28. Got to one of the last remaining peep shows in Times Square
29. Visit NYC’s real Little Italy and get Bolognese
30. Explore Central Park’s secret waterfalls
31. Eat dumplings at Tianjin Dumpling House in Flushing
32. Have a pint at an old-school dive bar
33. Eat a black & white cookie
34. Go to a concert at Madison Square Garden
35. Have a fancy cocktail and pretend you’re a member of New York high society at a hotel bar
36. Hit a food hall and try several different cuisines at once
37. Drink your own booze on the Staten Island Ferry
38. Visit all the museums on Museum Mile that you’ve never gotten around to
39. Celebrate Christmas at Rolf’s
40. Score cheap Broadway tickets
41. Go to Gospel Sunday brunch at Sylvia’s
42. Dance and get weird at the House of Yes
43. Sell (and then browse) books at the Strand
44. Get a Citi Bike and ride over the Brooklyn Bridge
45. Explore Red Hook, Brooklyn
46. Head upstate to Letchworth State Park
47. Drink on a boat (or barge) in the summer
48. Wander around Green-Wood Cemetery
49. Buy produce from a rooftop farm
50. Picnic in Prospect Park
This creates a private checklist in your account.