offManhattan

Tagged with beach, Brooklyn Brewery, brooklyn bridge, brooklyn-heights, LIRR, museum, outdoors, sports

offManhattan's "semi-reformed Bostonian" contributor is taking a leave of absence and heading south for the greater good. Silvie Snow-Thomas, who brought us such insightful and entertaining reads as Julie Powell's ... Read more..

Tagged with budget-friendly, bus, family-fun, Olympics, outdoors, sports, weekend-getaway, winter

Biathlon. Curling. Speedskating. Luge. For the average person, these sports only mean something every four years, when the world comes together to watch and revel in the Winter Olympics. While ... Read more..

Tagged with bed-and-breakfast, outdoors, romantic, water

In his timeless essay, “Once More to the Lake,” E.B. White recalled the “peace and goodness and jollity” of the Belgrade Lakes in Maine. His words still ring true for ... Read more..

Tagged with bridge, dining, drink, family-fun, outdoors

10 days. 8 hours. 33 minutes. 7 seconds. This is the countdown to the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday November 1, when the best runners in the world compete ... Read more..

Tagged with art, drink, food, outdoors, park, romantic, wine

“After spending a long, long time working as a temp, Julie Powell now writes in her pajamas in Long Island City, Queens, where she shares a ‘loft’ apartment with her ... Read more..

Tagged with bus, family-fun, ferry, historical-site, sailing, train

“In lieu of flowers, please pass health care reform.” That is what the senior Democratic Senator from Massachusetts would have wanted. Health care reform was his life’s work, something he fought ... Read more..

Tagged with art, beach, dining, family-fun, historical-sites, picnic, shopping, weekend-getaway

There is one childhood dream I can’t seem to outgrow. It has to do with living in a lighthouse. And not just any old lighthouse will do, it has to ... Read more..

Tagged with astoria, cultural getaway, dance, drink, eat, excursions, queens

In an effort to recreate my two week trip to Santorini, Mykonos, and Athens, Greece, this Lower East Sider headed to Astoria, Queens to indulge in her romantic fantasies of ... Read more..