{"id":26113,"date":"2012-01-04T13:32:39","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T17:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=26113"},"modified":"2016-08-26T13:08:20","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T17:08:20","slug":"most-popular-posts-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/26113\/most-popular-posts-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"offMetro&#8217;s Most Popular Posts of 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While gas prices were peaking at an average $4.28 per gallon in 2011, offMetro writers and readers were busy taking to the rails, bus lanes, and bike paths around NYC in pursuit of affordable, eco-conscious adventure. We left familiar streets, with their steaming manholes, occupy protesters, and taunting nut carts and set out to see how much we could see without a car.<\/p>\n<p>After hundreds of getaways from the city, to places as near as Brooklyn and Hoboken and as far as Nova Scotia and Denmark, oM was reminded for a fourth year that when it comes to the ease of car-free travel, New York City is the best launchpad for discovery in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Here are oM&#8217;s most popular posts of 2011.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"Most Popular Stories of 2011 \" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IoWGJYYd.dms_.jpg\" alt=\"Most Popular Stories of 2011 \" width=\"500\" height=\"243\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"Most Popular Stories of 2011 \" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IoWGJYYd.dms_.jpg\" alt=\"Most Popular Stories of 2011 \" width=\"500\" height=\"243\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Top Food Stories 2011\" href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/offmanhattans-top-10-food-stories-of-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Top Food Stories <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Top oM food stories on offmanhattan\" href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/offmanhattans-top-10-food-stories-of-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26290 aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"Philly food\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/6191710409_152c9130de.jpg\" alt=\"Philly food\" width=\"245\" height=\"173\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26290 aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"Philly food\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/6191710409_152c9130de.jpg\" alt=\"Philly food\" width=\"245\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/6191710409_152c9130de.jpg 500w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/6191710409_152c9130de-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Top Outdoor Adventures 2011\" href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/offmanhattans-top-10-outdoor-adventure-posts-of-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Top Outdoor Adventures <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Top outdoor posts link on offmanhattan\" href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/offmanhattans-top-10-outdoor-adventure-posts-of-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"Hiking trails\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/199114_10150156882974587_121029089586_6718649_363077_n.jpg\" alt=\"Hiking trails\" width=\"245\" height=\"162\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"Hiking trails\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/199114_10150156882974587_121029089586_6718649_363077_n.jpg\" alt=\"Hiking trails\" width=\"245\" height=\"162\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a title=\"Top indoor activities 2011 \" href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/offmanhattans-top-indoor-activity-post-of-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top Indoor Activities<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"permanent link to indoor activity post on offmanhattan\" href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/offmanhattans-top-indoor-activity-post-of-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"indoor activities \" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/5554723299_5c5a438388.jpg\" alt=\"indoor activities \" width=\"245\" height=\"184\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"indoor activities \" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/5554723299_5c5a438388.jpg\" alt=\"indoor activities \" width=\"245\" height=\"184\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a title=\"Top Weekend Getaways 2011\" href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/offmanhattans-top-12-weekend-getaway-posts-of-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top Weekend Getaways<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"weekend getaway link on offmanhattan.com\" href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/offmanhattans-top-12-weekend-getaway-posts-of-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"ny weekend getaway \" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/5687558336_a8d8e7d009.jpg\" alt=\"ny weekend getaway \" width=\"245\" height=\"192\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"ny weekend getaway \" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/5687558336_a8d8e7d009.jpg\" alt=\"ny weekend getaway \" width=\"245\" height=\"192\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Top Way Off Trips 2011\" href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/offmanhattans-top-way-off-posts-of-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Top Way Off Trips <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Top way off posts 2011 on offmanhattan.com\" href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/offmanhattans-top-way-off-posts-of-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26280 aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"car-free paris\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/3763297651_8a191ecf78.jpg\" alt=\"car-free paris\" width=\"245\" height=\"164\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26280 aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"car-free paris\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/3763297651_8a191ecf78.jpg\" alt=\"car-free paris\" width=\"245\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/3763297651_8a191ecf78.jpg 500w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/3763297651_8a191ecf78-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Top Family travel posts 2011\" href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/offmanhattans-top-9-family-travel-posts-of-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Top Family-Friendly Travel<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Kids activities in Philly on offmanhattan\" href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/offmanhattans-top-9-family-travel-posts-of-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26316 aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"Kids activities in Philly\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/1708_l.jpg\" alt=\"Kids activities in Philly\" width=\"245\" height=\"170\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26316 aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"Kids activities in Philly\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/1708_l.jpg\" alt=\"Kids activities in Philly\" width=\"245\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/1708_l.jpg 720w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/1708_l-300x207.jpg 300w\" 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We left familiar streets, with their steaming manholes, occupy protesters, and taunting nut carts and set out to see [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[784,750,749,320,747,790,325,271,907,332,748,316],"tags":[238,564,483,125,133,702,701],"class_list":{"0":"post-26113","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-adventure-activity-2","8":"category-bike-2","9":"category-boat-2","10":"category-brooklyn-outer-boroughs-destination","11":"category-bus-2","12":"category-hiking-adventure-activity-2","13":"category-new-york","14":"category-news","15":"category-pennsylvania-2","16":"category-philadelphia-2","17":"category-train-2","18":"category-weekend-getaways","19":"tag-adventure","20":"tag-affordable","21":"tag-family-friendly","22":"tag-food","23":"tag-outdoors","24":"tag-pets","25":"tag-romantic-getaways"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":26280,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/3763297651_8a191ecf78-300x200.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26113","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=26113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}