For Year 7: 2017/2018 To Do List

What they say is true; the older I get the faster time seems to fly. I always wonder why that is but I don't have the time to really sit and ponder. Rather I choose to stay proactive accomplishing long desired tasks. In order to do that I have to decide ahead of time what they are. I do that pretty much from the moment I publish one of my annual to do lists. I save emails of every place that seems so good it has to have an official spot on my itinerary. Then I hopefully get to it before the next year’s list approaches.

2017/2018 To Do List; Activities
Remaining From Prior Year
Borough	Activities	Location	Reason
Manhattan	Harriet Tubman Statute	St. Nicholas Avenue & Frederick Douglass Boulevard
	Collyer Brothers Park	2080 Fifth Avenue	Site of former infamous hoarded house
	Alexander Hamilton’s Grange	414 West 141 Street	Preserved Founding Fathers Home
	Morris Jumel Mansion	65 Jumel Terrace	Oldest house in borough
	Grants Tomb	West 122nd Street &b Riverside Drive	General Grant’s National Memorial
	Cathedral of St. John the Divine	1047 Amsterdam Avenue	Fifth largest church in the U.S.
	City Hall Park Monuments	City Hall	Memorials for Jane Addams, Horace Greenly, Crime Victims, Declaration of Independence, Freedom Tree Marker, Joseph Pulitzer, Liberty Flagstaff, LT. Issac Barre, Underground Railway, Provost Prison
Brooklyn	Coney Island Museum	1208 Surf Avenue	History of area and exhibits
	Lefferts Historic House	452 Flatbush Avenue, Prospect Park	Built in 1783 showcases life of Brooklyn families in the 1820s
Bronx	Woodlawn Cemetery	517 East 233rd Street	Rosa Parks, FW Woolworth, Irving Berlin, Elizabeth Lady Stanton, Nellie Bly, Joseph Pulitzer, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney,
Queens	Whale Watching Cruise	Rockaway Beach
Outerboroughs	Lyndhurst Manor	635 S. Broadway Tarrytown, NY 10591	Gothic Revival Mansion
	Ferncliff Cemetery	280 Secor Road, Hartsdale NY 10530	Joan Crawford, Tom Carvel, John Lennon, Jim Henson,
	Old Westbury Gardens	71 Old Westbury Road Westbury, NY 11590	Gold Coast Mansion
	Boldt Castle	1 Heart Island Alexandria Bay, NY 13607	“If you haven’t seen Boldt Castle lately you haven't seen Boldt Caste”
	Jay Heritage Center	210  Boston Road Rye, NY 10580	John Jay Ancestor’s Home
New
Borough	Activities	Location	Reason
Manhattan	Gracie Mansion	East End Avenue at 88th Street NYC	Mayor’s home
	Escape The Room
	Belvedere Castle	79th Street, Central Park	Dates to 1919 with exhibit rooms, observation deck
Brooklyn	Brooklyn Navy Yard	63 Flushing Avenue	Tour describing WWII effort and other uses for the facility
Outerboroughs	VanCortlandt Manor	525 South Riverside Avenue Croton On Hudson, NY 10520	Historical Landmark
	Kykuit	381 North Broadway Sleepy Hollow, NY  10591	John D. Rockefeller estate
2017/2018 To Do List; Food
Remaining From Prior Year
Borough	Restaurant	Location	Reason
Manhattan	Lasagna Restaurant	196 8th Avenue	All varieties of the Italian classic dish
	Amy Ruth’s	113 West 116th Street	Chicken and waffles
	Harry’s Cafe and Steak	1 Hanover Square	Old school style steaks
	S’Mac	157 East 33rd Street Bet. Lexington & 3rd Avenues, Murray Hill	Mac’Cheese spot
	Insomnia Cookies	482 Third Avenue at 33rd Street, Murray Hill	Delivers warm delicious cookies to those of us awake until 3am.
	Emmett’s	50 Macdougal Street	Deep Dish Chicago Style Pizza
	Kefi	505 Columbus Avenue	Celebrity Chef Michael Psilakis Greek restaurant
	Lafayette	380 Lafayette Street	French cuisine
	Murray’s Cheese	254 Bleecker Street	Cheese Mecca plus breads, meats, and olives
	Beecher’s Hand-Made Cheese	900 Broadway	Variety of cheeses and small sharable plates
	Fresco By Scotto	34 East 52nd Street	Rosanna Scotto’s family restaurant
	Campbell Apartment	Grand Central Station- 15 Vanderbilt Avenue NYC	Classic cocktails & light fare in the ornate Grand Central offices of a 1920's mogul.
	Rye House	11 West 17th Street #A	Old style pub with creative grub and whiskey
	Rainbow Room	30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th Floor	Iconic; brunch
	Russian Tea Room	150 West 57th Street	Iconic
	Clocktower NYC	5 Madison Avenue	Brunch in a club setting with dining rooms and pool table
	Black Seed Bagels	176 1st Avenue	Hand rolled, wood oven baked bagels, creative sandwiches
Brooklyn	Odd Fellows NYC	175 Kent Avenue- Brooklyn	Ice Cream
	Hotel Delmano	82 Berry Street- Brooklyn	Dirty Martini, Cocktails & Small Plates
	Lucali	575 Henry Street	Celebrity spot, pizza joint
Bronx	Jake’s Steak House	6031 Broadway	Usually a wait, steakhouse with a view of Cortlandt Park
Queens	Sal, Kris, Charlie’s Deli	33-12 23rd Avenue	Old fashioned, oversized Italian subs
Outerboroughs	Sally Apizza	237 Wooster Avenue New Haven, CT 06511	A New Haven tradition since 1938
New
Borough	Restaurant	Location	Reason
Manhattan	Redemption NYC	1003 2nd Avenue	Sleek lounge serving wings and burgers
	Donahue’s Steak House	845 Lexington Avenue	Vintage establishment serving quality steaks
	Delmonico’s	56 Beaver Street	Opened in 1837
	Haven Rooftop	132 West 47th Street	Cabanas in a glassed in rooftop bar serving cocktails and French cuisine bites
	Orwasher’s Bakery	208 East 78th Street #4	Jewish bakery for cookies, doughnuts, breads, sweets
	Alleva Diary	188 Grand Street	Now owned by Tony Danza, store for all Italian goods opened over 100 years
	Stonewall Inn	53 Christopher Street	Historical Landmark for the gay rights movement
	Tanner Smith’s	204 West 55th Street	Prohibition themed bar, Tipsy Tea Brunch
	Pietro’s	232 East 43rd Street	1932 eatery serving steaks and Italian food
	Cheese Grill	188 Allen Street	Sweet and savory grilled cheese sandwiches
	Boulton and Watt	5 Avenue A	Gastropub with cast iron fixtures serving cool cockails
	Tender	130 West 47th Street	Steak and sushi with separate lounge for drinks
Brooklyn	Gooey & Co.	630 Flushing Avenue	Small bites of cakes and pies
	Pizza Moto	338 Hamilton Avenue	Neapolitan style pizza
	The House of Pizza and Calzone	132 Union Street	Fried calzones and thin crust pizza
	Jay & Lloyd’s Kosher Deli	2718 Avenue U	Traditional foods, Brooklyn institution
	Totonno’s	1524 Neptune Avenue	Thin crust coal oven style pizza since 1924
	Anthony’s Place	2812 Ocean Avenue	One of the best Italian restaurants in borough
	Smorgasburg	Well House Drive,Prospect Park	Outdoor food market
Bronx	La Salle Bakery	3139 East Tremont Avenue	Bread and pastries
Queens	Queens Comfort	40-09 30th Avenue	Modern takes on comfort food like guacamole stuffed onion rings
Outerboroughs	Pizza Barn	70 McLean Avenue Yonkers, NY 10705	Super size slice of pizza as seen on Instagram video
	Coney Island Pizza	40 Hamburg Turnpike Riverdale, NJ 07457	Cooked on a wood burning oven

I feel like I did the best this past year of getting to long awaited spots that have spent more than one year on my list and were due some proper attention. While you will notice there are some repeat offenders on there I did my best to weed out places that for one reason or another I no longer seem to be interested in. This way I have more room to finally accomplish what remains as well as of all the new, exciting places I now seen on my horizon. 

A little over a year ago I posted my most recent annual to do list. Now that time has approached once again.

You will see I have spruced up my list including all pertinent information as well as why I have chosen that activity or restaurant. 

Its best to keep in mind that these are only the goals I have set for myself within the confines of my hometown and nearby areas. There are many, many other places I have on my bucket list and those are too many to name here. For this purpose it is best to keep this list refined. As Susan Sontag once said: “I haven’t been there yet but its on my list”. 

I hope you will join me on this latest journey and I implore you to make your own to do lists to getting on living and doing. 

For Previous To Do Lists:

http://thequeenoff-ckingeverything.blogspot.com/2016/04/for-year-6-20162017-to-do-list_19.html

http://thequeenoff-ckingeverything.blogspot.com/2015/03/for-year-5-2015-2016-to-do-list.html

http://thequeenoff-ckingeverything.blogspot.com/2014/04/for-year-4-20142015-to-do-list.html

http://thequeenoff-ckingeverything.blogspot.com/2013/06/for-year-3-20132014-to-do-list.html

http://thequeenoff-ckingeverything.blogspot.com/2012/04/for-year-2-2012-nyc-to-do-list.html

http://thequeenoff-ckingeverything.blogspot.com/2011/04/for-keys-to-my-new-york-city-part-v.html