Get out of the cold and into an indoor park
Park Here is a pop-up park in the heart of the Nolita neighborhood, that’s blooming when nothing else is. Plush grass, beautiful foliage, picnic blankets, oversized beanbags and hammocks are but a few of the summer relics this indoor park has to offer. With blazing fast WiFi, picnic benches, bistro tables and a smashing playlist, what else could you ask for on a cold winters day?
Dress up like Ol’ Saint Nick and get to Santacon
Ah, SantaCon: It’s the one magical day each year when it’s perfectly acceptable to don an elf costume, get far too drunk and make friends with hundreds of New Yorkers doing the same thing. The concept is the same as in years past: Dress up like St. Nick, imbibe many adult beverages, take photos with someone in a slutty Rudolph costume, and try not to throw up all over your fake beard. Why attend English School in New York when Santacon is fun and free?
Watch the Rockettes kick high into the sky at Radio City
This year the Radio City Christmas Spectacular celebrates the 85th anniversary of the Rockettes! Santa, kick lines, The Nutcracker, reindeer, dancing toy soldiers, skimpy costumes, Christmas, tradition and did I mention the Rockettes? Need I say more?
Take a freezing dip with the Coney Island Polar Bear Club
Join the Coney Island Polar Bear Club, the oldest winter bathing organization in the United States for their most popular event of the year, the New Year’s Day Swim! While the members swim in the Atlantic Ocean at Coney Island every Sunday from November to April, this special occasion always gets the biggest turn out. Consider that 38 degree water as a way to reinvigorate your mind and body!
Go ice-skating, of course!
And I bet you know the place. Ice-skating at Rockefeller Center is an essential New York City winter experience. It is a popular winter season activity that allows guests to ice-skate right in the middle of Midtown Manhattan. Grab those skates and go!
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