Summer Bucket List

Borrowing from the list that Yelp (#3, 5, 7, 11, and 14) complied at the beginning of the year and mixing in my own southern flavor (#20) peppered with sentimental excusions (#8) and the random suggestion from a friend (#4, 17), I recorded some experiences that I really want to have while in NYC. Getting through them all will be a challenge, but what else am I supposed to do with my free weekends!? I think this is a pretty good list for 10 weeks; I can knock off 2 items a week! *In no particular order

1. Ride the Staten Island Ferry Read Here
2. Bottomless mimosas for brunch! And I can eat here too 
3. Devouring a chocolate chip & walnut cookie from this place Read Here
4. Visit the Rain Room at MoMa Read Here
5. Hit up Ralph's Italian Ice on Staten Island (after I take the ferry of course) Read Here
6. Shop at the Brooklyn Flea
7. Take a tour of 5Pointz because of my inclination towards the expression of visual creativity
8. Slurp a frozen hot chocolate from Serendipity (My sister and I slurped our way through 2 or 10 when she lived in the City)
9. Head over to the now completed 1 World Trade Center and visit the September 11 Memorial
10. Check out a different Happy Hour each Friday with my friends
11. Pancakes anyone? Read here
12. Visit Carlo's Bakery and bask in the magic that radiates from Buddy Valastro of "Cake Boss"
13. See the Statue of Liberty Read Here
14. I hear that this place can help with my cheesecake addiction. Read here
15. In an alternate world, I am Charlotte from this show and I need to tour all my go-to spots.
16. Stop by the Museum of Moving Images
17. Catch a flick at this summer film festival in Bryant Park
18. If there is a Parked! Food Truck Festival this year, go.
19. Ride up to the top of the Empire State Building Read here
20. I can find me some Memphis BBQ at this Justin Timberlake-owned joint