An Unconventional New York City Bucket List
Inspired by the pages of my own NYC bucket list that I started in 2018.
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Hail a taxi cab (rite of passage).
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Do the Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day.
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Try quiet clubbing/silent disco.
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Watch a rooftop film.
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Join an Improv Everywhere video.
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Do the Color Run.
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Have a go-to diner that I regularly meet my friends at.
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Be a regular at a restaurant or bar where the waiter knows my name and order.
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Rent a CitiBike and ride through the city.
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Shop at a sample sale.
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Eat at Burger Joint.
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Attend a gala or a charity ball.
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Crash a wedding or a bar mitzvah in a hotel.
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Go on a date to the Hayden Planetarium.
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Go to ComicCon and SantaCon (yep).
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Visit the Rockefeller Rooftop Gardens.
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Graffiti a wall.
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Have a photoshoot around the city.
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Be part of a movement or a parade.
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Wish on a coin and flip it into Bethesda Fountain.
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Work as an extra in a movie.
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Toss a paper plane with a message on it from a rooftop.
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Go on a motorcycle ride across the Verrazano Bridge.
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Visit a psychic/tarot card reader/palm reader.
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Take a midnight ride on the Roosevelt Island Tram.
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Stay in an AirBnb in all five boroughs.
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Buy a candy bar at Economy Candy.
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Go to an open house for an expensive apartment for fun.
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Jump onto a random bus and have no idea where it's going.
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Do everything on this website!