Archive for the ‘New York City’ category
Lounging in New York City: 7 Ways to Spend the Perfect Day Doing Nothing
In New York City, day trips to the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, MoMA, and Times Square are just foreplay for unpredictably adventurous nights on par with The Hangover. Sometimes, though, you just need a lazy afternoon to piece together the puzzle that was last night. While New Yorkers don’t sleep, they are notorious loungers. OTP’s carved out some [...]
OTP’s Travel Guide to NYC for the Sporty, Fit and Athletic
Sometimes downing several slices of pizza, partying it up at the hostel for a week straight and other general sluggishness gets you in the mood to move. OTP handpicked some of NYC’s best heart jump-starters. Yoga to the People Based on the idea that everyone should be able to afford the benefits of yoga, the [...]
OTP’s Guide to the 5 Best Pizza Joints in New York City
Scientifically proven to have the best pizza in America (Chicago, we hear you arguing, but science is science), New York is full to the brim with pizza joints claiming to be the best in the city. We’re here to cut all the competitive bullshit and tell you which five places really make the best pizza [...]
5 Movies to See Before Going to New York
As one of the brightest, fastest and coolest cities in the world, New York is often considered the capital of global culture. The city has been splattered all over the silver screen in legendary films, but there are plenty of flicks that rely on the cityscape to detract from a shitty script (cough, Maid In [...]
Guide to Street Art: New York City
New York City has some insane architecture that already give its skyline artistic merit—but it’s the street art, decorating all extremities from roofs to bodegas to subway tunnels, that really keeps the City covered in color and maintains its artistic integrity. Lace your kicks, look out for cops and shake up your paint can—we’re throwing [...]
The Best Tattoo Shops in NYC 2011
There comes a time in everyone’s life when all they want to do is pay someone to draw a permanent, painful picture on their body with an electrical needle gun. More likely than not, the emotions New York makes you feel while in her presence will inspire you to get a tattoo or two. New [...]
NYC’s Top 10 Coffee Shops and Cafes 2011
No matter where you’re from, you likely have a Starbucks within walking distance from your house. While you’re in NYC, forget about feeding the corporate giant. There are better brews with more interesting atmospheres to explore in this fast-moving, coffee-chugging city. Here at OTP, we are very concerned with bringing you the rawest, realest most [...]
How to Speak Like a New Yorker
If you plan to visit New York and use a proper English phrasebook to get you around, fuggetaboutit! True New Yorkers admittedly (and proudly) speak a version of English you can’t even begin to decipher with a phrasebook. Whether it be years of immigrants melding their respective languages into one or just a random jamble [...]
Best NYC Bars on a Backpacker’s Budget
Getting drunk at a bar in New York City will cost you big bucks if you’re not careful. On average, a martini in Manhattan (or a Manhattan Iced Tea if you wish) will run from $10 to $14 bucks. Since we know you won’t have just one, prepare to spend a fatty wad of cash [...]
5 Places you Must Have Sex in NYC
Sex in this city can be tricky. Millions of people are all up in your personal space every minute of the day. So where can you go to play a game of hide the hot dog? Prospect Park Whereas its difficult to get away from tourists and their curious kids in Central Park, Prospect Park [...]
