Author: Caroline
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Election day
Voted! And Election Day ice cream! Not quite the same as Election Night pizza, but it’ll do.
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Comfort food weather
In the mood for comfort food. Is there any better that goes together better than eggs and tomatoes?
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Lower Manhattan
Out and about in Lower Manhattan. Surprisingly lots for kids to do: carousel, playground and pizza of course.
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Staten Island Ferry
Foggy morning free cruise for views of the Statue of Liberty. The Staten Island Ferry runs 24/7, and the price is right!
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Little Island
We had the best time seeing Little Island and the High Line. Little Island gives off Olympic Sculpture Park vibes — really gorgeous and creative use of space.
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Empire State Building
We got SO LUCKY and caught the perfect window on an otherwise foggy day to go up the Empire State Building. I shelled out extra to see the 102nd floor too, just before the fog rolled back in. When we got down to street level, we saw a line wrapped around the block of people…
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Museum of Math
So many niche museums, just find the one to fit your particular interests. The National Museum of Math (one block north of the Flatiron) was fun… but I wouldn’t recommend going out of your way to see it. A lot of the tech was glitchy and frustrating.
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Central Park
Hello from Central Park! The fall colors are just coming in and the park was absolutely beautiful today. Turns out we hadn’t gotten New York out of our systems so we are back for a quick fix.
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Foldable zine
Saw this display and thought, wow, what a cool idea for a program or brochure! One 8.5″x11″ sheet of paper, one cut, turns into a four page pamphlet that opens up into a poster. Print design nerd forever (even though I don’t own InDesign anymore).