Live Free Like a Local: Stop #6 in NYC

Aug 22, 2024 — by Christy Fox

NYC is the place to be for our latest Live Free trip! We spent our sixth outing of 2024 in the city that never sleeps getting the scoop on all the best spots for a jam-packed, two day trip. 🍎

We had a top-notch tour guide in Pura Vida’s former social media specialist, Jac, and were joined by three more of our faves: Kam, Emma, and Brenan. Jac just made her move to New York six months ago and she was kind enough to show us the seven stops she swears by after settling into the city. 🗽

Our weekend starts the way all the best New York mornings do: with bagels! 🥯 Year after year, New York and the surrounding Northeast regions are revered for having the best bagels in the nation -- in fact, NYC is home to 8 of the top 10 shops ranked by USA Today.

So, naturally, there's no way our itinerary would have been complete without a delicious pit stop. We set out to Pop Up Bagels, a viral shop in downtown Manhattan known for their scoopable schmears and always-fresh recipes, with several locations spanned across the NYC metro area. Once secured, we made our way over to Washington Park to enjoy and get some sun before taking on the rest of our itinerary.

We made a stop at the iconic Casa Magazines location, the home to over 2,500 titles that we could have browsed through all day. We spent the rest of the afternoon popping around the West Village before heading to Dumbo Flea Market. They're open from 10 AM-5 PM on weekends and is the largest marketplace for vintage, design, antiques, collectibles, and food in all of Brooklyn. It served as the perfect place for us to secure outfits for the weekend that synced seamlessly with our stacks.

All our shopping helped work up an appetite, so we rented Citi bikes before heading to our next stop: L'Industrie Pizza! L'Industrie is regarded as one of the best slice shops in the city and has two renowned locations: one in Brooklyn and one in the West Village. 🍕 We grabbed pickup for an early evening picnic in Domino Park making mood boards and taking digitals aside stunning views of the skyline. We topped off the most perfect summer night with sunset rooftop drinks at Harriet's at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge.

The next day, we rounded out a bustling two day trip with a subway ride up to the Bronx for a ballgame at the legendary Yankee Stadium. The weather was unpredictable but that didn't dampen our day celebrating a Yankees win. ⚾️

We had such a blast shaking up our west coast roots for the weekend and catching up with old pals.  With stops near and far, we can't wait to see where the Live Free Tour rounds out this summer. 
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