{"id":34599,"date":"2013-01-21T14:41:59","date_gmt":"2013-01-21T18:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=34599"},"modified":"2025-08-21T10:06:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:06:17","slug":"new-york-winter-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/34599\/new-york-winter-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"From Cold Spring to Cozy Nooks: Where Nine New Yorkers Go in Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the least desirable season settles in for the long haul, we stopped to talk with several New Yorkers who embrace the cold with these favorite winter pastimes.<\/p>\n

Cindy<\/strong>: \u201cAt the moment, my favorite winter activity is playing arcade games. There’s a new bar on Essex Street in the Lower East Side called Two-Bit’s Retro Arcade<\/a>. Barcade<\/a> in Brooklyn is dog-friendly and has great craft beers and 25-cent arcade classics.”
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\u201cI have discovered Metro-North so I like to take the train to get away, most recently to Cold Spring<\/a>. I love going to all the thrift stores, art galleries and antique shops. It’s also near the Russel Wright Design Center<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Emily: <\/strong>\u201cWoodstock, NY<\/a> is my favorite romantic getaway. The town is very quaint with areas for hiking and sledding. There\u2019s a great farm-to-table brunch place called Oriole 9<\/a> in the center of town.\u201d<\/p>\n

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