The Best Hiking Near NYC That You Don’t Need a Car For

By |2021-01-08T16:27:20+00:00March 27th, 2016||

No doubt about it: Denny and I are spoiled New Yorkers. We have a car. But for a long time–the first years of Escape Brooklyn, actually–we didn't. Instead, we somehow managed to launch a travel website without one, making the most public transportation like the MetroNorth, NJ Transit trains, and even Adirondack ...

Harriman State Park

By |2015-07-28T18:10:53+00:00July 28th, 2015||

Living in New York City as an outdoor enthusiast is a sacrifice–or so I thought it was. When I moved to the city 4 years ago from Rochester, New York, I was certain that I was giving up the woods entirely, and that the possibilities of accessing the outdoors without a car were slim ...

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