New York in autumn, an incomparable postcard
1. Because it's neither hot nor cold
The temperature in autumn is more than nice . Gone is the humidity and embarrassment of summer and far away are still the chills of harsh winter. With maximums above 20 degrees and minimums of 10, in the first weeks of autumn you just need a jacket after dark. The days get shorter and colder from November 6 as we lose an hour to adjust the clocks to Winter time.
two. Through the colors of Central Park
One of the advantages of having a forest in the heart of the city is that you don't have to go far to enjoy the spectacle of fall colors. There are more than 170 varieties of vegetation in Central Park that change the color of their leaves at different times, although the heyday of ochres and reds usually happens By the end of october. Another option is the pilgrimage to the two botanical gardens in New York, in the Bronx and Brooklyn.
3. For the smell and taste of pumpkin
If fall in New York has a color it is the orange of this fruit that conquers all kinds of dishes and drinks. The first thing that surprises is the rich variety of pumpkins that overflow on supermarket shelves . Second, its great versatility because you find it in coffee (Pumpkin Spice Latte) , in the tea (Pumpking Spice Chai Tea Latte), in hot chocolate **(Pumpkin Spice Hot Cocoa) ** and even in cocktails (Pumpkin Pie Martini).
Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere!
Four. For the food stalls on the street...
The end of summer doesn't mean stay locked up at home. There are endless opportunities to eat on the street, such as at the San Gennaro festivals (September 15-25), in Little Italy. The tribute to the patron saint of Naples is celebrated with a feast of italian specialties and some other American invention such as Fried Oreo cookies. There will also be gastronomic beach bars in the Mad. Sq.Eats (September 10 to October 7), at Madison Square Park; Broadway Bites (Oct. 12-Nov. 18), at Herald Square; Y Urbanspace Garment District (September 19 to November 2) near Times Square.
5. …and the food stalls inside
Depending on your resistance to cold, you may prefer look for the warmth of an interior to taste local dishes. The most extensive and hipster food market in New York, Smorgasburg, merges with antiques fair brooklyn flea in its usual hibernation. The contest offers us an excuse to get to know better brooklyn and explore the old bank of williamsburgh , in Fort Greene, temporarily housing chefs and hungry assistants.
6. Why the opera season starts
The Metropolitan Opera House it is one of the best stages in the world and the price of its tickets are surprisingly affordable. Although the locations are in the roost, the vision is Excellent. The season includes 26 operas, among which six are new productions, such as the version of Tristan and Isolde which opens the billboard on September 6.
The Metropolitan, an opera for everyone
7. for the good movies
You don't have to wait until Christmas to see the best releases on the billboard. The New York Film Festival (from September 30 to October 16) previews the latest works by directors such as Ang Lee, Jim Jarmusch, Ken Loach And till Pedro Almodovar , who comes ** to present Julieta. **
8. For NBA games
Basketball fans await the October 25 With anxiety. It is the day that the NBA competition begins that, season after season, fills the states of Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn. There are 82 games in total in which the two local teams will try to shine, the Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets.
9. For the new Broadway billboard
On stage they endure Hamilton, The Lion Ling and Wicked as the three most successful shows. But this fall the curtain will rise for other works with the desire to seduce the selective public of New York. Without going any further, the actress Diane Lane leads the cast of the adaptation of a fundamental work of Anton Chekhov, the cherry orchard (as of September 15) . There will also be a space for Lev Schreiber and Jane McTeer and his version of dangerous friendships (starting October 8) and the musical based on the film A Bronx Story , directed by Robert De Niro (beginning November 3) .
Broadway dresses up for fall
10. For the flood of runners
We are not talking about the paths of Central Park that are filled daily with runners, but about the new york marathon , which paralyzes the city every first Sunday of November. Are more than 50,000 people who dare to run the 42 kilometers that cross the five boroughs of New York, from Staten Island to Manhattan passing through Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. It is not essential to run; runners can also be cheered on at the finish line, in Central Park.
eleven. For the Halloween parade
Despite being a great city, the children of New York maintain the tradition of go on a candy hunt every October 31 with the trick or treat (Trick or Treating) . Another of the great rituals of these dates is the Halloween parade that same night in Greenwich Village . It is an obligatory appointment every autumn where, in addition, if you want you can participate. you just need a disguise and the more original, the better.
Halloween...
12. for the sunsets
the new york skyline gobble up the sun every evening and the scene becomes more exciting from a terrace in the top of a skyscraper. If there has been a fashionable rooftop this summer it has been Westlight, which opened in Williamsburg on top of a ultra modern hotel. It's on the 22nd floor and the views of Manhattan are spectacular. Also has swimming pool, but perhaps better to leave it for the spring.
13. Because you can feel Christmas without the crowds
In New York Christmas is coming soon. Coming soon. The dishes from the Thanksgiving feast (which falls on the fourth Thursday in November) are still on the dashboard and the lights of the decorations already go off. The most emblematic symbol is the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, which lights up on November 30. By then, the Christmas shop windows will be open and also ice skating rinks . The first to do so is the Rockefeller Center, which opens on October 15.
...and Christmas!