Inspired by a member of our oM team who recently joined howaboutwe.com, we decided to explore date ideas around the city and share our best tips in a comprehensive guide to “Romantic Adventures” in NYC. This is the eighth in a series of nine guides.
Art You Cultured
Take a culture crawl through one of the outer borough’s many artistic neighborhoods.
1. Travel by foot or by train from ancient Egyptian and contemporary art at the Brooklyn Museum (for extra action, visit on a Target First Saturday) to happy hour (6-8pm) and free live music (usually starts at 9pm) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) inside BAMcafé Live (select Fridays and Saturdays). Share a few plates from Roman’s daily menu (Fort Greene Italian from the owners of Diner, Marlow & Sons and Reynards) Brooklyn Museum: 200 Eastern Parkway, Prospect Heights BAM: 30 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Greene Roman’s: 243 DeKalb Ave, Fort Greene (No reservations. Dinner available at the bar counter.)
2. Avoid the MoMA swarms in favor of the museum’s experimental sister over in Long Island City’s P.S.1. (Suggested donation $10; $5 for students and free with MoMA pass.) Sit down for quality, seasonal eats in a casual environment at LIC Market, a marketplace/restaurant with local art on display. P.S.1: 22-25 Jackson Ave. at 46th Ave, Long Island City LIC Market: 21-52 44th Dr, near 23rd St, Long Island City
Find more ideas for a day in LIC here.
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Sarah Knapp is a Brooklyn based entrepreneur whose love for the outdoors and community building led her to the October 2013 creation of OutdoorFest. She has a BA in History, is a Wilderness First Responder and a NY state hiking, camp and boating guide. Her proudest achievement to date is reading the Aeneid in Latin. 
Allison was one of our first top writers and Chief Editor but is no longer working with offMetro. Allison is a native New Yorker, who has lived in Rome, Tuscany, Melbourne, Toronto and Los Angeles. She frequently contributed travel pieces to Family Travel Forum, using her own children as guinea pigs as they travel the globe. She never missed a chance to sample local delicacies, as her love for travel goes hand-in-hand with her love for food and wine. 
Josh Laskin is a freelance travel writer and photographer based in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. When he is not at work or on the road, you can find him in the mountains snowboarding, climbing, hiking, fly fishing, mountain biking, and eating bagel bites.
Annie is a travel writer, environmentalist, and surfer based in Venice, CA. She heads up our West Coast team, keeps our grammatical errors in check, and makes sure our California writers always have a plan for their next adventure. Follow Annie’s travels @annelisemcb.
Carly Pifer is a freelance writer who has been known to follow whims inspired by romantic movie scenes or colorful street style shots to India, Japan, Tunisia and Argentina. After stints living in Seoul, Boston, Paris and Los Angeles, writing and searching for something intangible, she landed somewhat steadily in Brooklyn and has begun to find inspiration in her more immediate surroundings. 
Kate E. O’Hara is a New York based freelance writer and photographer who loves all things food—especially the people who make it and market it. Her writing aims to capture the essence of the food experience; the stories that go well beyond a plate of ingredients. In addition to her love of food, Kate is also known to have a hankering for red wine and craft beer. You can also find Kate on Instagram