Bryant Park Audio Walking Tour...FREE!

Bryant Park is one of my favorite parks in the City. Showcasing the Flagship New York Public Library (remember Ghostbusters?) from the East, Le Carrousel from the South, and the Great Lawn from the West, it's a green oasis in the middle of the Midtown.

Besides a myriad of special events that take place here year round (The Pond, Holiday Shops, Movies in the Park, Broadway in the Park, etc...), Bryant is just a great place to bring a book, lay down a blanket and relax while the rat race passes by.

While, I've loved Bryant Park, there is one thing I've always wondered. How did Bryant Park transform into the Midtown oasis of today?



Now you can find out...FOR FREE! All you need is an MP3 player that you can download to and you can download your own free walking audio tour of Bryant Park. What's even cooler is that it is narrated by Matthew Broderick!! And don't forget your accoutrements so afterwards you can chill-lax on the Great Lawn.

To download the Audio Tour click here.

Valentine's Day in the Park!

Hopefully Valentine's Day will be lovely for all you sweethearts, lovebirds, pookies, sugarbuns, etc...

If so, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation may have some activities in parks all over NYC which are sure to make the grow fonder and stronger with some exercise (either for your hunnybuns or the Big Apple)! Plus, what's more sexy than breakin' a sweat with your sweetie? (On a hike that is!!!)

From Valentine's Day hikes to Bird and Eagle Watching to walking tours of Central Park and Union Square to Poetry Reading. Best off all, ALL of these events are FREE! Click on this link for more information.

However, if really your just looking for a romantic spot to get close to your cutie then visit The Parks Department's webpage of Romantic Spots all over the five boroughs. My top picks are Battery Park looking out at the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge at night.

SATURDAY GUIDE: Get Squared!

If you're like me you've just spent your week trapped behind a desk workin' for the proverbial "Man" and clockwatchin'. On Wednesday, when you heard it was going to be a beautiful weekend in the Big Apple and warm to boot (45F!), you were even more eager to stretch those stems and traverse this City when you weren't afraid of becoming a popsicle. If this is so, then have I got the perfect activity for you!

Get some FREE exercise and learn more about our fine City through a FREE walking tour of Union Square. Since Union Square is the third largest transportation hub in the City chances are after this tour you will have the chance to swing by The Square and dazzle your friends, lovers, significant others with an intelligent quip about how it got its name and much, much more.

Union Square: Crossroads of New York

Saturday February 7th, 2009

2:00pm-3:30pm

All ya have to do is be ON TIME
and
find the person holding the
"Union Square: Crossroads of New York" sign
by the Lincoln Statue by the 16th Street transverse

For more information click on this link.