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It is <i>not</i> always sunny in Philadelphia, but even in rainy weather, the City of Brotherly Love manages to shine. Looking east from 30th Street Station toward Center City, a rainbow punctuates the gray skies.
It is not always sunny in Philadelphia, but even in rainy weather, the City of Brotherly Love manages to shine. Looking east from 30th Street Station toward Center City, a rainbow punctuates the gray skies. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman)

Day Trip or Overnight

Philly—yeah, savvy New Yorkers don’t like the athletic teams here, but this city is not just about the Phillies, the Eagles,...

Summer Guide
15 May 2025 | 12:17
Surf’s up at Rockaway Beach.
Surf’s up at Rockaway Beach. ( Photo: Brian Berger)

Out of Manhattan

Governors Island

www.govisland.com

www.nps/gov/gois

Bored of your usual Manhattan haunts? Like boats? Islands? The military?...

Summer Guide
15 May 2025 | 12:08
Volleyball at Hudson River Park Pier 25.
Volleyball at Hudson River Park Pier 25. ( Photo: HudsonRiverPark.org)

Outdoor Recreation

Bicycle Racing

While the verdict is still out on how much the growth of New York City’s bike-lane network has benefited bicyclists...

Summer Guide
15 May 2025 | 01:15
Pecking House on Henry Street, Bock Bock!
Pecking House on Henry Street, Bock Bock! ( Photo: Brian Berger)

Food & Drink

Shawarma Shabazi

688 Amsterdam Ave., near W. 93rd Street

212-580-3770

www.shabazinyc.com

One of the great on-the-go cuisines,...

Summer Guide
15 May 2025 | 01:20
Lincoln Center Festival Orchestra conductor Jonathan Heyward.
Lincoln Center Festival Orchestra conductor Jonathan Heyward. ( Photo: JonathanHeyward.com / Kaupo Kikkas)

Music

Central Park SummerStage

212-360-1399

www.cityparksfoundation.org

As Fred Sanford would exclaim, “This is the big one!” The...

Summer Guide
15 May 2025 | 01:27
Senior painting class at the Marlene Meyerson JCC.
Senior painting class at the Marlene Meyerson JCC. ( Photo: Marleme Meyerson JCC)

Seniors

New York Society Library

53 E. 79th St.

212-288-6900

www.nysoclib.org

Nothing against the beloved and sometimes beleaguered New...

Summer Guide
15 May 2025 | 02:04
Bella Abzug Park
Bella Abzug Park ( Photo: NYC Parks Dept.)

Kids

John Jay Park

East 78th Street and Cherokee Place

www.nycgovparks.org/parks/john-jay-park-and-pool/

If it’s not all about the...

Summer Guide
15 May 2025 | 02:07
USS Intrepid at night,Pier 86 at 46th Street, Manhattan.
USS Intrepid at night,Pier 86 at 46th Street, Manhattan. ( Photo: commons.wikimedia.org)

Movies

Film at Lincoln Center

70 Lincoln Center Plaza

212-875-5825

www.filmlinc.org

Whether as a destination itself, a rainy-day retreat,...

Summer Guide
15 May 2025 | 02:12
Philippines Independence Day Parade, June 2, 2024.
Philippines Independence Day Parade, June 2, 2024. ( Photo: Brian Berger)

Parades

Philippines Independence Day Parade

www.pidci.org

Sunday, June 1

One of the city’s lesser known but most ebullient parades...

Summer Guide
15 May 2025 | 02:14
140 volunteers are an integral part of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.
140 volunteers are an integral part of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

Volunteering

Benjamin Levinsohn, Director of Volunteers at the Intrepid Museum put it this way, when asked about the people who gladly...

Summer Guide
19 May 2023 | 12:36
Greenwich House. Photo: Chasi Annexy for Greenwich House.
Greenwich House. Photo: Chasi Annexy for Greenwich House.

Seniors

Greenwich House

20 Washington Square North

155 Bank Street

27 Barrow Street

310 Greenwich Street

25 Carmine Street

Greenwich House’s...

Summer Guide
19 May 2023 | 12:34
White House of the Confederacy portico Richmond VA. Photo: Ralph Spielman.
White House of the Confederacy portico Richmond VA. Photo: Ralph Spielman.

Travel

A few suggestions below for some cooling relief from hot NYC days, be it a day....

Beacon, NY

60 miles north of us lies the...

Summer Guide
11 May 2023 | 05:57
Photo: Museum of Mathematics.
Photo: Museum of Mathematics.

Kids

Museum of Mathematics

11 East 26th Street

212-542-0566

At first glance, a museum themed after the most widely-reviled school...

Summer Guide
19 May 2023 | 12:34
Photo: Smorgasburg.
Photo: Smorgasburg.

Out of Manhattan

Smorgasburg

90 Kent Ave, Brooklyn

Saturdays, 11am-6pm

The largest weekly open-air food market in the nation, Smorgasburg, started...

Summer Guide
19 May 2023 | 12:35
Photo: NYC Pride 2022
Photo: NYC Pride 2022 ( Lanscine Janneh/BFA.com / Lanscine Janneh/BFA.com)

Cultural Events

Pride March

June 25th, 12pm

NYC’s first Pride March was held in 1970, to celebrate the first anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising....

Summer Guide
19 May 2023 | 12:35
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