Home base: the family apartment on E 91st St, UES · trains at 86th St (4/5/6, Q)
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Sat 10/24 · land JFK ~4:30–5pm
Car home (~1 hr) or AirTrain → LIRR → Grand Central → 4/5/6.
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Nicole works
Mon 10/26 noon–7 or 8pm ET · Fri 10/30 noon–1pm.
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WNBA Finals · Valkyries vs Dream
G4 Sat 1pm on the plane (Peacock) · G5 Mon 8pm at Wilka's, 241 Bowery · G6 Thu 8pm + G7 Sat 8pm if needed. Dream lead 2–1.
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Sat 10/31 · Halloween
Ditmas Park decorations with Sam + Monica, then the Village Parade, 7pm on Sixth Ave. Clocks fall back at 2am.
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Sun 11/1 · Marathon + Alaska 33, 11:30am
1st Ave and 5th Ave close. Car at 7:30 via 2nd Ave and the RFK Bridge; we never cross the course. Plan
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Rosemary's Baby on 35mm + Bobbie O'Steen Q&A, Sat 10/24 5:30. Closed Wed 10/28.
Museum of the Moving Image · Astoria
Sam's pick. Nosferatu 35mm + live piano Fri 10/30 8pm. Closed Mon–Wed; free Thu 2–6.
Film Forum · South Village
Mikey and Nicky Mon 8pm · The Harder They Come Thu 8:20.
Paris Theater · W 58th
Manhattan's last single-screen palace, with a balcony.
Sam + Monica · Ditmas Park
Sam's busy Sat daytime + Tue/Wed nights (class till 9:30). Halloween afternoon is the move. Q from 86th & 2nd straight to Cortelyou Rd.
Halloween decor walk
Albemarle Rd → Cortelyou, between Marlborough + Stratford. Big haunted house at Argyle + Albemarle.
Dinner on Cortelyou
Lea (wood-fired) · The Castello Plan (heated patio) · Ayat (Palestinian). Call ahead.
Also with them
Slam Frank at the Orpheum, or MoMI in Astoria.
Getting around
Tap "Getting there" on any spot in the Map tab for a live cab vs. subway vs. Citi Bike vs. walk comparison, from your last check-in or from home. SkinView → Transit shows every station and live Citi Bike dock.
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Subway · $3 a ride
Tap a phone or card (OMNY). Rides go free after 12 in 7 days. Home stops: 4/5/6 at 86th & Lex, Q at 86th & 2nd, 6 at 96th.
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Yellow cab
$3 start + 70¢ per ⅕ mile; +$2.50 south of 96th, +75¢ south of 60th, +$2.50 weekdays 4–8pm, +$1 after 8pm. JFK flat $70 + surcharges + tolls + tip.
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Citi Bike
$4.99 a ride (30 min on a classic bike, then 41¢/min). E-bikes 41¢/min. Day Pass $25: unlimited 30-min classic rides. Docks in Astoria, Roosevelt Island, Ditmas Park + around Prospect Park. Rides are above.
Nine days
One zone a day, one evening anchor. Draft: nothing booked yet.
Where are we?
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