{"id":17712,"date":"2018-12-01T01:16:01","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T05:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=17712"},"modified":"2025-09-02T02:56:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:56:40","slug":"quick-getaways-from-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/17712\/quick-getaways-from-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"The Anti-Holiday Travel Guide: 5 Quick Getaways from NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some New Yorkers can\u2019t get enough of NYC during the holidays, when the city becomes even brighter, more crowded, more giving, more jolly. For others, the chimes, chestnuts, and cherubic faces can wear thin, in which case a quick stress-free getaway out of Manhattan may be just the ticket. Whether you choose to go camping in Brooklyn, share a cheap romantic meal with Manhattan views, or fire a shotgun in the Hudson Valley, these five quick getaways from NYC<\/strong> (all car-free!) provide a much needed escape from the forces of holiday cheer.
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1. Turning Point News and Caf\u00e9<\/a> <\/strong>| Hoboken, New Jersey<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A Cheap Romantic Date:<\/em><\/strong>
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How to get there: <\/strong> You have 2.5 options: Hop on the NY Waterway Hoboken<\/a> north ferry from downtown or Wall Street and get off at the 14th Street stop right across from the caf\u00e9 at the corner of 14th and Frank Sinatra Drive. Or take the PATH train<\/a> to the Hoboken Terminal then take a $5 cab or the NJ Transit bus #126 to the 14th Street and Park Ave. stop a few blocks from the caf\u00e9. <\/em><\/p>\n

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2.  CAMP<\/a> | Brooklyn, NY <\/strong><\/h2>\n

A S’Mores Affair to Remember:<\/strong><\/em>
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How to get there: <\/strong>Take the F\/G train to Bergen Street. Walk South a few feet on Smith Street until you reach 179. <\/em><\/p>\n

3. <\/strong>Mid-Hudson Sporting Clays<\/a> <\/strong>| New Paltz, NY<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Live Dangerously:<\/strong><\/em>\"skeet

4. <\/strong>Ravel Hotel<\/a><\/strong> | Long Island City, Queens<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dance By the Light of the Bridge:<\/strong><\/em>\"Ravel

5. <\/strong>Bronx Equestrian Center<\/a> <\/strong>| Bronx, New York<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Pony Up:<\/strong><\/em> 
\nNo honking horns, no sirens, no bells, no garbage trucks, no clicking heels on the pavement just the clucking of a bit in your Appaloosa’s mouth and the hoofs trotting over the Pelham Bay Park floor. You’ve earned these 60 peaceful minutes on a western style horseback riding adventure through the far reaches of New York City. And for $40 a half hour, including lessons on the trail, this is one ride you may find yourself repeating year-round.
\nHow to get there: <\/strong>Take the 6 to the last stop at Pelham Bay Park. Then hop on Bus #29 to City Island. The Center recommends telling the driver to let you off by the stables. For the experienced riders, <\/em>call 718.885.0551 <\/em>to schedule a more private trail ride.
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When you get back, you\u2019ll find the city looking and smelling better than Christmas morning.<\/p>\n

Photos: Bench by Jeffrey Hutton<\/a>, S’mores by LindsayTarynPhoto.com<\/em>, skeet shooting by Jen<\/a><\/em>, Ravel Hotel,Visit Lakeland<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some New Yorkers can\u2019t get enough of NYC during the holidays, when the city becomes even brighter, more crowded, more giving, more jolly. For others, the chimes, chestnuts, and cherubic faces can wear thin, in which case a quick stress-free getaway out of Manhattan may be just the ticket. Whether you choose to go camping […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54842,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[315,1869,1874,325],"tags":[549,117,282,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-17712","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-day-trips","8":"category-editors-picks","9":"category-editors-picks-winter","10":"category-new-york","11":"tag-holiday-getaways","12":"tag-horseback-riding","13":"tag-romantic","14":"tag-sports"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":54842,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/15530149413_f28fe5ace1_o-e1478488015689-350x197.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}