It’s Friday! It’s summer! We live in New York!
There are a lot of reasons to be happy. Unfortunately, summer crowds in New York aren’t on that list.
It’s no wonder New Yorkers have a sort of stand off-ish reputation - trying to get home and getting stuck behind Midwestern slow walkers striding down the sidewalk three abreast is enough to make a Mother Teresa misanthropic.
Experiencing that kind of irk during the weekend? The time that was explicitly created for fun, partying, boozy brunching, and all things nice?
Completely unacceptable.
But don’t worry! We go through the same stuff and we have nothing better to do than to make sure that, by the time 5pm on Friday finally rolls around, there’s nothing standing between you and that well-deserved Sangria.
To beat the crowds, you have to think like the slow-walkers and be one step ahead. We did it for you (you’re welcome).
Workout -
Not exactly the thing you want to start with, right? But think about it - if you get your exercise in before the indulgence, you get it done ahead of time and beat the massive Sunday ‘cleanse-day’ crowds.
In the heat of summer, we recommend yoga. It’s a lot more appealing than a bootcamp class after a busy work week when you just want to unwind.
And hey, if it works for the likes of Miranda Kerr, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Candice Swanepoel, it’s good enough for us.
The only remaining excuse is that yoga is too expensive - false, because we got you $1 hour-long classes. It’s cheaper than taking the subway to Central Park for a jog!
And the instructor will be there to make you actually get a workout, unlike the solitary jog where you have to motivate yourself.
Eat -
So after all that yoga, you’re going to be pretty hungry. But, fun as it is to dine in a known celeb hot-spot, the lines at Delicatessen would kill that yoga glow in less time than it takes the NYC humidity to fry a blowout.
Solution?
Barca. It’s a formerly-popular restaurant with a new name, a new menu, and new branding.
New restaurant + previously solid = no one knows about it yet, but you’re not risking a lackluster meal.
Put on your drinking eating pants, because we have the #luxeforless intel: just $29 for a bottomless boozy brunch for two.
Split it with your yoga buddy and your weekend barely even touches your work week earnings. That’s great news for the sample sale budget!
Party -
Hit up a friend’s rooftop!
With the great weather, some great company, and drinks you mix exactly the way you like, it beats having a bouncer glare at you for having a guy:girl ratio that’s too closely approximating 1:1.
We even got you guys a sick deal on our favorite wines.
Have a #pulsd weekend!