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A Guide to Beacon, NY

By |2022-08-30T12:24:47+00:00October 4th, 2021|Weekend Guides|

When people ask us where to take a day trip, we always recommend Beacon — and when they ask us where to spend a weekend off the MetroNorth, we always recommend Beacon. The city has been an Escaper’s destination for well over a decade, with top-notch shopping, hiking, ...

A Perfect Beach Weekend at Camp Rockaway

By |2020-11-19T20:46:17+00:00July 26th, 2019||

Finally, gone are the days where a beach day doesn't have to end in a long, sticky subway ride home. Instead, make a weekend out of it – introducing Camp Rockaway, a seaside escape at the historic Jacob Riis Bathhouse. Inside what was once the bathhouse courtyard – which hasn't been ...

New York Botanical Garden in Bronx, NY

By |2021-05-05T13:09:27+00:00April 20th, 2019|Escape Listings|

  Fact: New Yorkers often need some fresh air and a change of scenery. Also fact: not everyone has time to jaunt off to the Hudson Valley for the day. We get it. Enter: the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, where you'll feel a world away perusing this grand ...

Mulled Wine Recipe

By |2021-05-06T15:17:20+00:00January 26th, 2015||

New Yorkers are on "historical blizzard" notice until Wednesday. I just got home from our office closing early–it's ugly out there. There are lines around the Trader Joe's in Cobble Hill and I witnessed a fight break out at the Key Foods in my neighborhood. But I can't help but be really ...

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