There’s the New York that the world sees in movies and pop culture - Carrie Bradshaw, Times Square, Empire State - and then there’s the New York that you only understand if you live here - bodega cats, evocative cab ride across Williamsburg Bridge at 4am. Are we right?! This week, we’re all about the New Yorkers’ NYC: free bagels and black & white cookies (if that doesn’t speak to you, getouttahere); locavore dinner at a waterfront surf & turf institution; a craft beer cruise around Manhattan (and yes, Statue of Liberty); and a fashionable brunch in Williamsburg. The perfect mix of Old and New NY, just the way you like it.
$69 For A 3 Course Dinner For Two With A Bottle Of Wine At Crabhouse
Situated right on the water in LIC, Crabhouse has been serving NYC’s most coveted surf & turf for nearly 4 decades. Revamped with a locavore ethos and market ingredients, this defines the best mix of heritage and contemporary.
6/8 Zaro’s 40th Anniversary Party
If you’ve been here for more than a few months, you know Zaro’s. The venerable local bakery is celebrating its 40 years at Grand Central with tons of free and discounted treats, live games like Bagel Toss, and (drum roll) the Black & White Cookie Lounge. If you don’t love those saran-wrapped black & white cookies in bodegas, who even are you? (not a New Yorker).
6/8 Sonder Living Summer Soiree
Another, less carb-y NYC institution is abc carpet & home. Sip some Rosé, eat some treats, and check out the furniture that you’ll one day use to decorate your Tribeca loft. Oh, the dream.
6/10 $45 Ticket To Tap That NYC: A Craft Beer & BBQ Cruise
This one, the movies *do* get, because cruising around Manhattan is as breathtaking as it gets. Add 3 hours of craft beers and BBQ, you’ve got one of the best ways to experience NYC.
6/10 - 6/11 Big Apple BBQ Block Party
Established by Danny Meyer, this 15 year old festival raises funds for Madison Square Park Conservancy, one of NYC’s most living-room-y places where locals would actually go.
$39 For A Cocktail Brunch at Bar Omar, Williamsburg
Wrap it all up with the most New York meal of the week - the boozy brunch. Sure, this French-inspired spot in hip Williamsburg is new, but in its cosmopolitan, worldly flair is all New York. Plus, the food is out of this world.