1 IF YOULIKE
BIRDWATCHING
Go to...CentralPark.Jointhe
peoplelookinguptreesand
blurtingoutnamessuchas
‘Palmwarbler!White-breasted
nuthatch!Red-tailedhawk!’
Guidedwalkstakeplacein the
morningsat differentlocations
aroundthepark(birdingbob.
com/birdwalks).2 IF YOULIKEBEER
Goto...Proletariat.The
cognoscentiof NYC’sbeer
worldpackthistinybarthat
poursa changingline-up
of uncommonbrews.Beer
buffswillfeelrightat home
discussingeverythingfrom
hopvarietiesto tripleIPAswith
theknowledgablebartenders
(proletariat-ny.com).3 IF YOULIKESTREETART
Goto...Bushwick.In Brooklyn’s
grittyBushwickdistrict,local
businessesofferuptheirwalls
andthenaWho’sWhoof artists
paintthem.Themuralschange
regularlyandaremainlyalong
JeffersonSt andTroutmanSt
betweenCypressand
KnickerbockerAves(instagram.
com/thebushwickcollective).4 IF YOULIKECHESS
Goto...WashingtonSquare
Park.Testyourwitswithone
of thespeedchessplayers
whosit at thetablesdotting
thepark’ssouthwesterncorner.
Theskilllevelis usuallyhigh.
It’llcostyoua handfulof dollars
pergameto goupagainstone
of thetrash-talkinghustlers
(chessnyc.com).NewYorkCity
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