Time Out Magazine's Central Park Fall Tour

While I pass Central Park's Southwest entrance each and every time I commute to school, I never had an interest in discovering what the park really has to offer. In fact, I often wonder how a park can override New York's interest in excavating one of the world's most valuable slices of real estate!

Nevertheless, I came across an interesting article in New York's Time Out, featuring Central Park's Fall Guide. Despite my utmost hesitations to commute into the city in gym clothes, I laced up my old Nike's and hopped on the train.

Once I entered the park, I felt an instantaneous feeling of relief and solitude- a complete oasis from the tall skyscrapers, loud gridlock traffic, and pushy street dwellers.

As I followed Time Out's guide to Central Park, a much needed navigational tool for a piece of land that sweeps 770 acres of New York's landscape, I checked out the following spots:

The Central Park Zoo

The Conservatory Garden

The Alice and Wonderland Statue

The Boathouse

The Bow Bridge

The Shakespeare Garden

& Wagner Cove

Without Time Out's Guide, I would never have found some of these unique spots!

It was no wonder Time Out timed this article for the Fall, the foliage was absolutely breathtaking with some of the most beautiful hues. One could feel completely at peace to the pitter-patter of horse-drawn carriages, children playing, and guitarists strumming.

I have never considered myself the outdoorsy type or the adventurous type for that matter, but I felt the unsurpressed childhood desire to climb the big stone hills and run across the park. I could not have asked for more joy than in the straight simplicity of nature, right smack in the middle of a busy and chaotic New York City.

So, while you're stressed out at work, looking to get away from the artificial glare of your desktop computer or just looking to engage in a little bit of childhood fun- forget the simple Hoboken parks and enjoy the acres and acres of free adventures and discoveries!

"My Little Town Blues, They are Melting Away"

While taking my traditional Saturday morning jog, one sun-swept September morning along Hoboken's astounding waterfront trail, I stop on the Frank Sinatra pier in downtown Hoboken as I ask myself, how much of this momentous city have I truly experienced?

In the precious sight that we pay extra rent each month to view from our simple brownstones, the city appears particularly manageable, but when we enter the city five days a week for our daily commutes, the gridlock streets and the bustling crowds become a bit overwhelming for the simple Hoboken resident to handle.

At the end of a busy workday, there's nothing we'd rather do than call up a few friends to meet at a local bar to watch some Monday Night Football. Engaging in a similar mentality myself, there's nothing I'd rather do than hop right on the PATH after classes and work in search of some much needed relief from the big city.

Yet, after three years of living in Hoboken, while attending school on the Upper West Side, my sense of New York's cultural and historical necessities are quite narrow. Over the past few months, I realized that my time in college is almost at an end and I may not have the city in my backyard for much longer. Although I might be exhausted after a busy day, I have made it a goal to discover as much of New York as possible with the convenience of the PATH.

My Mission: to create a New York Bucket List for Hoboken commuters that will engage them to participate in convenient, cheap and easy things to do in the big city. Whether it be a weekend adventure or a new place to get your mid-day coffee fix. (I'm talking to you, Starbucks drinkers!), come with me to discover what Hoboken's backyard really has to offer! I look to share a wealth of information and experiences I have had in this beautiful city, along with new exciting things to discover together.

As the Hoboken legend, Frank Sinatra, once sang, "I'm about to make a brand new start of it, right there in old New York"