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If you see stand-up comedy in NYC, you'll probably be stuck with an admission fee and a two drink minimum. The night won't be cheap, and there's no guarantee that the performances will be worth it. Especially at an open mic - believe me, I've performed in them. My favorite comedy in NYC is actually a $5 variety show in Brooklyn. "Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen" is a weekly labor of love put together by Kristen Schaal of The Daily Show and Flight of the Conchords and Kurt Braunohler of various improv troupes. Every Monday night includes musical performances, comedy, general weirdness from up-and-coming funny people. (One recent guest was Jenny Slate, formerly of Saturday Night Live.) The show starts at 8pm at Littlefield in Park Slope, Brooklyn. If you've worried about venturing outside Manhattan, don't. It's an easy train ride over and so worth it.
www.littlefieldnyc.com/
622 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
+1 (718) 855-3388
Google map: bit.ly/jFJKqd
I went to Central Park last sunday and decided to rent a bike. This website gives up to 30% discounts on Central Park bike rental. They were not excellent but perfecly decent, and good compared to other bike rental places in New York.
Florida or New York: the US Holiday dilemma - well how about both?
My husband and I are often torn about what type of vacation we want. He shouts for a beachy “do nothing” holiday and I champion the cultural/shopping holiday, and usually at least one of us ends up dissatisfied. When this last year we decided that our extended family would be all joining on holiday together… well we just thought it would be a disaster in the making. Four hotel rooms for a week in New York were expensive, as was the resort in Florida. But neither would suit because some wanted beach, some city and things were looking dim.
But amazingly last summer we somehow managed to sort out a holiday that suited all tastes. White sand beaches and blazing sun that’s one hour from Philadelphia and two hours from New York - the “Jersey shore”. And no we don’t mean channel island Jersey, but rather “Jersey” as it’s known in New Jersey. For those of you who are “Sopranos” fans like me may not have believed it, but in the Southern part of New Jersey, near the state of Maryland there are a series of islands off the coast with gorgeous white sand beaches and lots to do.
Our family rented a beachfront five bedroom home to accommodate all of us. We had a wide sandy beach, swimming, fishing, jet skis and all of the normal water sport fun, but also were able to do two glittery nights of gambling and shows in Atlantic City, a day of bargain high-end “outlet shopping” (both 20 minutes from our rental home), a day trip to New York, and one more to Philadelphia. Rather than pay for hotel rooms with no views and no options but dining out, we had an entire spacious home with kitchen and three private sun decks overlooking the ocean. As far as location you cannot do much better really. We were in easy distance of New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and Washington D.C. with the option of just doing nothing and sitting on the beach/decks all day. And with parking for three cars, we had options. Some went shopping, some to the city, some to water ski, and some just stayed on the beach.
We are going again this summer and feel convinced that we still have plenty more to do/see and plenty more to not do/see while lounging on the beach. Ideal!
The beach house we have rented:
njshorehouserental.com
Sea Isle City, NJ
There isn’t anything you can’t find at this fantastic bargain store. Shopping for hours feels like minutes. It was the perfect place to update my much needed wardrobe with my wish list items and didn’t blow my budget. I couldn’t believe the amazing selection of designers at such a great price.
Union Square, 4 Union Square South,
40 East 14st, New York, NY 10003
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