{"id":30311,"date":"2012-07-03T11:46:53","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T15:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=30311"},"modified":"2025-08-21T10:06:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:06:17","slug":"outdoor-activities-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/30311\/outdoor-activities-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Romantic Adventures: Take a Walk on NYC’s Wild Side"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paint the Town Green<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Head outside and let the endorphins flow, and maybe even get some dirt in those fingernails while you\u2019re at it.<\/p>\n


\n1.<\/strong> Forget what you think you know about Manhattan. Say goodbye to city congestion with a walk in 67-acre Fort Tryon Park. Then take in medieval art and architecture and sweeping views of the city up at the The Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum in the park\u2019s northern reaches. Refuel with a late lunch (or check weekend hours for brunch) next door at eco-romantic New Leaf Restaurant & Bar<\/a>. Technically, this date\u2019s \u201con Manhattan,\u201d but it feels so far off we let it slide.\u00a0Fort Tryon Park: Riverside Dr to Broadway, W 192 St to Dyckman St, Washington Heights;\u00a0The Cloisters: 99 Margaret Corbin Drive, Fort Tryon Park;\u00a0New Leaf Restaurant & Bar: 1 Margaret Corbin Drive, Fort Tryon Park<\/em><\/p>\n

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3.<\/strong> Head to the Bronx to charm your date with the three B\u2019s: biking, botany and bakeries. Go together by bike, or carry on the subway if you\u2019re looking for a shorter cycle. New York Botanical Garden<\/a> is always hosting some leafy levee, from concerts and cocktail parties to Tai Chi classes to learning about poisonous and healing plants. Less than a mile away, you can eat your way through Arthur Avenue,\u00a0the borough\u2019s Little Italy. Go casual with a daytime pastry-deli crawl<\/a>, or wait \u2018til the sun sets for a little Lady and the Tramp action at Salernitan Roberto Pacuillo\u2019s Roberto Restaurant<\/a>. For something a touch more casual, try Zero Otto Nove<\/a>, Chef Pacuillo\u2019s newer outpost where Neapolitan pizza, calzones and other Salerno specialties steal the show.\u00a0New York Botanical Garden: 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx;\u00a0Roberto Restaurant: 603 Crescent Ave., Bronx;\u00a0Zero Otto Nove: 2357 Arthur Ave., Bronx<\/em><\/p>\n

For more adventurous date ideas<\/em>, check out these hikes in Long Island<\/a> and beyond<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Photo: Fort Tryon, Tony Fischer Photography<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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