The Christmas light House in the Bronx is a neighborhood fixture that is hard to miss. It is decorated year round with life size statues and is painted  bright pink. Though it draws most of its audience during the holidays it is an anomaly throughout the seasons. Such a bizarre place with such exuberant colors and vibrancy attracts an artists eye and will draw you in.

Prospect Park is a great place to have a water balloon fight, a picnic, a jog, and play with other people's dogs.

What can I say, I love donuts and these are my favorite in New York.

Cute little French Café with beautiful croissants. Thanks for the reco, Kim!

Fun bar to drink/dance. Great sound system and rotating roster of Dj's. Tends to get unbearably crowded on weekends so weeknights are the way to go.