2 New York Mini Stories
This past week I had two great, little New York experiences that I had to share. Not our typical Rachel’s Rec fare… but maybe a Rachel’s Retelling? Either way, I hope these two NYC nuggets inspire you to get out there and enjoy the city!
A CitiBike Run-in
After getting off the L near my house I wanted to get home as quickly as possible and saw one single CitiBike waiting for me. Alas, as I approached someone else swooped in to grab it and I sorta grunted. He looked back, apologized, and offered me the bike, which I of course, refused. Then we discussed who was going further and my bike guy quickly exclaimed, “Rock, paper, scissors?” So there we stood on the corner, one, two, three... he won, and off he rode victoriously to Halsey. It was a perfect NYC interaction and I couldn’t help smiling the whole cold walk home.
Croatian Supper Club
Last weekend my friend who was visiting, my husband, and I headed to a sixth birthday in Astoria. After a few hours, we felt like we put in our time and were ready for a local bar. The party host made a recommendation of a bar down the street, The Quay’s, so we headed there and proceeded to meet two new pals at the bar. After offering up their extra seat, we started talking and drinking and became fast friends. Gus, the born and raised New Yorker, owned a laundromat around the corner and graciously let my friend charge her phone there while we all continued drinking. After some time they mentioned they were headed to a Croatian members-only supper club down the street, and that we should join. We told them we’d think it over and had one more round before unanimously deciding, there was no way we couldn’t go to this dinner. So, we walked 15 minutes to meet them, thinking we’d stumble into this elite, closed-door experience. In reality, we showed up and there were four guests total at the restaurant, including our new friends… and it was perfect! We proceeded to share bottles of Croatian wine, they recommended dishes, my husband and Gus talked in Greek, it was the New York City night you hope for. Once again proving that saying yes and following the route the city lays out for you is usually for the best.
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