for a visitor

some lesser-known new york (good weather) recommendations:

• walk down a major avenue such as madison, fifth, or broadway above 34th listening to flight of the conchords' "fou de fa fa," with gusto.
• eat a bagel with lox
• eat it standing or walking
• go to central park; lazily enjoy people-watching at sheep meadow and toy boat pond. feel concerned at being misinterpreted for pedophile in wanting to take photos of kids with their frenchie model sailboats and crawling on alice in wonderland statue just north of pond.
• a long walk, such as battery park, east river park, across brooklyn bridge (okay not as lesser-known).
• visit a deli that offers way too many ethnic cuisines under one roof. select from the most credible/benign cuisine. often this means diet coke or bagel, usually you want to steer clear of the indian food that's been sitting under lamps for hours.
• newly opened highline in uber-trendy meatpacking district.
• stroll through williamsburg, the LES, or even (gasp) the east village, secretly smirking at over-done hipness.
• have some frozen yogurt, and/or a cupcake. so hot right now.
• sit in bryant park. suck up the beautiful calm in the storm.
  
• see a free outdoor performance, such as shakespeare or concerts in the park/ on the river.
• buy food from a cart. street meat if you are brave.
  
• ride the subway to one of the outer boroughs. stand clear of the closing doors.
• stand in line for a ridiculous length of time at shake shack in madison park, to be rewarded for your patience with delicious burgers or ice-cream based desserts.
• walk through SoHo, residential West Village, and/or billionaires' townhomes around the Met uptown to marvel the lives of others. it's amazing what other people's walls, light fixtures, and ceilings say about them.