Our final morning in New York and it is not raining for the first time since Friday night! We get to venture out without rain jackets and umbrellas and enjoy Bryant Park!

Bright green lawn of Bryant Park under blue skies with Manhattan skyscrapers and leafy trees in the background.Family of four smiling together in Bryant Park with the fountain and New York City skyline behind them.

Tammy's NYC Birthday Trip Day 3

Rained all day.
18,065 steps.

Go to day 1, 2, 3, or 4.

We successfully escaped from the Playground room at The Escape Game in New York! It was a fun room with a wide variety of puzzles to solve. It took a while for us to get momentum, but with some time (and some clues) we got going and escaped with exactly 1 minute on the clock! Room 49!

Four people smiling in a classroom themed escape room with a chalkboard and report card sign on the wall

Seeking some respite from the constant rain we decided to see Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. at the Regal Cinemas in Battery Park. It turns out in Manhattan movie theaters go up several floors. Tammy had fond memories of reading this book, and the movie was really good too.

Movie poster for Are You There God Its Me Margaret showing a young girl in a pink shirt and blue pants looking upward

Walking the High Line is now a tradition for any trip to New York. We hoped to find a break in the rain to make the walk but no break was to be found. We ended up getting off the path at Chelsea Market to explore and have lunch.

People walking the High Line in NYC on a rainy day carrying colorful umbrellas including a red New York souvenir umbrella, surrounded by lush greenery and brick buildings. The High Line elevated park path flanked by lush green plantings and city buildings, with visitors carrying umbrellas in the rain ahead. Colorful abstract metal sculptures on tall poles outside a modern concrete building near the High Line in New York City Large pink mural on a building along the High Line featuring NY subway symbols, pizza, birds, faces, and hands, as two people walk past with an umbrella.

Other times on the High Line: 2012, 2018, 2023 (Tyler and I), 2023 (Tammy and I), and 2023 (Family).

Mazie gave a short recital at B&H Photo Video.

New York Bagels at Liberty Bagels in Midtown! 🥯

Four people each holding bagels wrapped in parchment paper inside Liberty Bagels in Midtown New York, smiling at the camera.

Tammy's NYC Birthday Trip Day 2

Rained all day.
17,823 steps.

Go to day 1, 2, 3, or 4.

How about a few giant slices of pizza at nearly midnight? Sure!

Crowd of people in winter coats lined up outside Joe's Pizza since 1975 at night, restaurant glowing warmly inside.

Tyler and I talked up Harry Potter and the Cursed Child enough that with Tammy and Mazie along this time we decided to go again!

Family of four smiling in the rain outside the Lyric Theatre marquee for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in New York City.