Halloween is my favorite holiday to spend in New York City. The rain only added to the experience. The beauty of living in Connecticut is we are very close to Boston and New York. We can easily get out of our day to day and experience the Big City. Ed and I drove down to New Haven and took Metro North into Grand Central Station (round trip ticket $30). Taking the train means no stressful traffic, good quality chill time and no worries about finding parking. Believe me, you do not want to get towed in NYC. Plus having a couple drinks is way more fun when no one has to drive.
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| Arriving at Grand Central Station |
Our main agenda for the night was to see Greenwich Village Halloween Parade. The subways were full of ghoulish characters. So many that the idea of trying to squeeze into the subway car gave me small heart palpitations (proof that as much as I love NYC I am not a true New Yorker). The Big Bad Wolf and I decided to grab a cab instead ($10 including tip).
By this time we were in need of a coffee fix. We stopped into Gizzi’s Coffee shop in Greenwich Village. I had a very tasty iced americano and one of the most delicious mini cupcakes ($10.50 for 2 coffees and a cupcake). I’m a fiend for good cupcakes.
This is as close to the parade as we could get. The streets were packed with costumed bystanders. Even though I’m sure the parade was amazing(You can see pictures here), I didn’t feel like we missed out on anything. Practically everyone in NYC was dressed up, and seemed to have put thought into their costumes. We enjoyed just walking around seeing everyone. Ed had a blast freaking out the unsuspecting passers by. Beware! the old school masks will always get you. It took me hours to be able look at him and not get freaked out.
Here are some of our favorites…
As we strolled around town we found this incredible mural by OS Gemeos. You Can see more of their work here.
All that walking made us hungry. We made our way over to B Bar on E. 4th street. I definitely recommend checking this place out. Great food and atmosphere, great drinks and one of my favorite desserts ever. I would have taken a picture of it but we ate it too fast… sorry. Dinner and drinks for two at B Bar $59.00 + tip. Not bad price for dinner in NYC.
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| Fish tacos and a Spiced margarita - Vanilla gelato w/ espresso poured over |
I wasn’t quite ready to call it a night. I don’t consider it a true night out unless I get to dance. We stumbled on a place called Puck Fair on Lafayette Street. We squeezed our way past the Grinch, Gumby, Superwoman and many other scarier characters, to a spot at the back near the DJ. Another Red Riding Hood attempted to make Ed her Wolf accessory. I decided to be a good sport and share him for a picture. Dance space was limited but on night like this it didn’t matter. After we saw Beaker win the costume contest Ed and I headed for home. ($20 for drinks)
Going home happy and we didn’t break the bank.
A night out in NYC for two – $175.00
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