Before I left New York City and started a new chapter in Atlanta, I had a few things on my #NYCBucketList. Some are things that I hadn’t had the opportunity to do in the city, and others are places I wanted to revisit one last time. But mostly my list included making a final lap around Manhattan to soak up as many New York moments as I could. Obviously with the current circumstances due to covid, I had to keep in mind what’s actually open and accessible. But I’m happy with what I was able to see/do and have those memories added to so many more over the past 6 years.

Everything I did before I moved:

Make a final loop around Central Park (86th street down to the South entrance near The Plaza Hotel)

Visit Bryant Park
Have cocktails at Dante
Grab coffee at my favorite coffee shops (Bluestone Lane, Irving Farm)
Walk around the West Village
Visit Levain Bakery for one last chocolate chip cookie
Enjoy a day in Central Park
See a Flower Flash in person
Walk around the Upper Westside (my favorite neighborhood)
Take a photo in front of Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment
Buy some NYC street art to take with me to hang up in my new apartment
Walk around Little Italy & have dinner at random restaurant (Eat pasta & drink wine)
Visit Madison Square Park
Grab one last NYC slice of pizza from Bleecker Street Pizza
Walk through Times Square and sit on the Red Steps
Visit Bite Beaty Lip Lab in SoHo (create custom lipstick)
Go Apple Picking
Host a final dinner with friends
Watch the sunset from a rooftop
Take a weekend trip Upstate with friends
Dine al fresco a few favorite restaurants * Boqueria, Dante, Boucherie
Walk the Brooklyn Bridge at Sunrise
**(Unfortunately, I ran out of time and didn’t get to do this) But I have walked the Brooklyn Bridge many times, including sunset. So I’m holding onto those memories for now.)

And on one of my very last night’s in the city I was surprised by friends with a Farewell Dinner Party. We drank lots of champagne, consumed copious amounts of charcuterie and I cried lots of tears!! It was the best night and possibly the best way to end my New York City chapter.

See photos below of all my last moments in the city

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It was definitely bittersweet to leave this incredible city behind. But when I look back, I will have such fond memories of every place I went, every person I came into contact with, every restaurant I sat with friends at, every New York moment I was so fortunate to experience. The memories are what I will take with me and forever carry with me throughout my lifetime. Thank you for letting me share these past 6 years with you in New York. I can’t wait to share more, in the next chapter!