The Weekend Freeze

I'm super excited about our annual return to New York tomorrow, but just slightly worried about the range of temperatures we will encounter : anywhere from 16 - 39 degrees! I enjoy a little winter seasonality on our March trips, but this is the first time we've gone when it hasn't made it into the 40's. Since our favorite activity is walking around, this will make it a little interesting, but I'm planning to bundle up and carry on!

I've made some progress on a rough itinerary for our long weekend and while I hate to try to plan out every moment, I find that if I don't at least have an outline it's easy for the days to slip by and we may miss out on a favorite restaurant or activity with our limited time. So with that, here's my rough plan with a few open spots. This time tomorrow we'll be nice and cozy in our little apartment on Bleecker!

NYC Trip:
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Tentative Itinerary:
Friday (flight arrives at 12:30pm):
Late Lunch: The Breslin
Shopping in Soho, Nolita, West Village and Chelsea?
Walk the Highline
Dinner: Eataly

Saturday:
Bakery Breakfast:
Union Square Greenmarket
Levain Bakery - grab some cookies!
Natural History Museum
Lunch:
Walk in CP and horse ride for Conley
The Met and drinks in balcony
Dinner: Bread?

Sunday:
Bakery Breakfast:
Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasbord
Shopping in Williamsburg
Brunch: Zucco?
Peter Happy Hour at 3pm
Dinner: The Meatball Shop? Or Yakiniku?

Monday:
Bakery Breakfast:
Central Park Zoo
UES Shopping - Bloomie's
Old neighborhood walk
Lunch: Vermicelli
MOMA
UES Shopping - Bendel's, Barney's, etc
Peter Gala at 6pm
Dinner: Me and C on our own, take-out from City Bakery?

Tuesday (flight departs at 5:59pm):
Bakery Breakfast:
Lunch: Minetta Tavern
Leave for airport at 3pm

Shopping by Neighborhood:
Soho/Nolita/NoHo:
Global Table - 107 Sullivan St b/t Prince and Spring
Taschen - 107 Greene St b/t Prince and Spring
Kiosk - 95 Spring St b/t Mercer and Broadway
Santa Maria Novella - 285 Lafayette b/t Houston and Prince
Jack Spade - 56 Greene St b/t Spring and Broome
Steven Alan - 230 Elizabeth St b/t Prince and Houston
McNally Jackson - 52 Prince St b/t Mulberry and Lafayette, boutique bookstore
The Future Perfect - NoHo - 55 Great Jones b/t Lafayette and Bowery
Splendid - 111 Spring St b/t Greene and Mercer

West Village:
YOYA (baby store) - 636 Hudson @ Horatio
Albertine - 13 Christopher St b/t 6th and 7th Ave
CO Bigelow - 414 6th Ave b/t 8th and 9th St
James Perse - 411 Bleecker St b/t 10th and Charles St
Jack Spade - 400 Bleecker St b/t Perry and 11th St
Greenwich Letterpress - 39 Christopher St b/t Waverly Place and W 4th St

Williamsburg:
Catbird - 219 Bedford Ave b/t N 4th and 5th St, best jewelry!
Bird - 203 Grand St b/t Bedford and Driggs
The Future Perfect - 115 N 6th nr Berry
Beautiful Dreamers - unique gifty, 326 Wythe Ave nr 1st St

UES:
Bloomingdale's
Henri Bendel
Sprout NYC - 1375 3rd Ave b/t 78th and 79th St.

UWS:
A Tempo - 74th Columbus - carry delicate animal necklaces (I've got quite a few from when we lived there and a few trips since)

Chelsea:
ABC Carpet & Home - 888 Broadway b/t E 18th and 19th St
Books of Wonder - 18 W 18th St b/t 5th and 6th Ave, lots of kid books
Chelsea Antiques Garage -Sat/Sun 9-5, 112 W 25th St - moved to Hell's Kitchen