When New York is covered with snow, it becomes a more quiet and much more magical place! Here are our favorite things to do when the white stuff is falling!
Other Great Outdoors · Central Park · 8 tips and reviews
The Corcoran Group: Grab a lunch tray, a piece of cardboard, a trash bag or a fancy sled and test your skills in one of our favorite places to go sledding.
200 Central Park W (btwn W 77th & W 81st St), New York, NY
Science Museum · Upper West Side · 1397 tips and reviews
The Corcoran Group: Feel like a kid again as you’re dwarfed by the T-Rex and the Blue Whale or just surrounded magically by butterflies. It’s entertaining and educational. Use the side entrance to cut the line.
The Corcoran Group: Break out your cross country skis and enjoy a wintery jaunt through the park. Skiing is allowed only when there is a base of snow of at least six inches - or so we've heard.
570 2nd Ave (btwn E 30th & E 31st St), New York, NY
Movie Theater · Rose Hill · 249 tips and reviews
The Corcoran Group: Spacious and clean theater. Try not to go during opening weekend of the next blockbuster as you'll end up hunting for a pair of seats.
99 Margaret Corbin Dr (at Fort Tryon Pl), New York, NY
Museum · Hudson Heights · 250 tips and reviews
The Corcoran Group: One of the most peaceful and tranquil museums in NYC – you’ll swear you heard the chanting of monks. The medieval tapestries and architecture is divine.
The Corcoran Group: We love to warm up on a wintery day with a whiskey! With over 130 varieties to choose from, this is whiskey heaven. We also love the Scottish hunting lodge theme!
160 Berry St (btwn N 4th & N 5th St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 404 tips and reviews
The Corcoran Group: This roaster's namesake is a nod to Central Europe's first coffee house, The Blue Bottle. Each cup is served within 48 hours after the organic beans are carefully roasted to ensure optimal flavors.
59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY
Park · Central Park · 1842 tips and reviews
The Corcoran Group: There's no more magical and mystical place on a snowy day than Central Park. We love strolling through The Mall and around Bethesda Fountain.
171 1st Ave (btwn E 10th & E 11th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Village · 849 tips and reviews
The Corcoran Group: Definitely start with the Pork Buns. Then try and devour a bowl of the momofuku ramen (pork belly, shoulder and poached egg). Or plan ahead, make a reservation and have the fried chicken!
The Corcoran Group: Come here with a friend and enjoy a day steaming, sweating, cold plunging and getting beat with some sticks! Just bring your own sandals and towel.
1775 Broadway (btwn W 57th & W 58th St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Theater District · 45 tips and reviews
The Corcoran Group: We love coming here for a quick Croque Monsieur and a hot Cappuccino. We'd also finish it off with a delicious pastry, especially the Lemon Tart.
The Corcoran Group: Line up early for Target Free Friday Nights when admittance is free from 4-8pm. Open until 8.45pm on the first Thursday of the month. Closed on Tuesdays. Grab lunch at Café 2!
197 2nd Ave (btwn E 12th & E 13th St), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 116 tips and reviews
The Corcoran Group: Awesome grown up bar with a 2-4-1 happy hour until 8pm. Make your way to the back and you’ll discover a working fireplace and a comfy couch area.
The Corcoran Group: A mecca of fun things to do – outdoor films, ping pong and yoga in the summer, ice skating in the winter and great people watching all year round.