### Todo - [ ] get tickets for AMNH etc:60 - [ ] tickets for smoke jazz club on first 5/15 - [ ] create itinerary etc:30 - [/] plan d:240323 s:1512 etc:5 t:60 - [x] plan d:240327 s:2108 etc:5 t:31 - [/] plan d:240412 s:1558 etc:5 t:62 ### Plan - may 16 - may 20/21 - sunrise 5:50 -> sunset 8 - temps: low:50 -> high: 65 #### Flights - allegiant only 4 or 7 days round trips - [6/9 - 6/13 $193 GRR-EWR allegiant](https://www.google.com/travel/flights/search?tfs=CBwQAhopEgoyMDI0LTA2LTA5KAAyAkc0agcIARIDR1JScgwIAxIIL20vMGhwdG0aKRIKMjAyNC0wNi0xMygAMgJHNGoMCAMSCC9tLzBocHRtcgcIARIDR1JSQAFIAXABggELCP___________wGYAQE&hl=en&gl=us&curr=USD) - [5/15 - 5/21 $187 GRR-LGA american](https://www.google.com/travel/flights/booking?tfs=CBwQAhpHEgoyMDI0LTA1LTE1IiAKA0dSUhIKMjAyNC0wNS0xNRoDTEdBKgJBQTIENDQ5OCgAagcIARIDR1JScgwIAxIIL20vMGhwdG0aRxIKMjAyNC0wNS0yMSIgCgNMR0ESCjIwMjQtMDUtMjEaA0dSUioCQUEyBDQ0OTgoAGoMCAMSCC9tLzBocHRtcgcIARIDR1JSQAFIAXABggELCP___________wGYAQE&tfu=CnBDalJJYmxSRWFIZE5iM1o1YUVGQlJYSTROWGRDUnkwdExTMHRMUzB0TFc5NVltZDNPRUZCUVVGQlIxZFdXVUZaUzFneVVrZEJFZ2hCUVRRME9UZ2pNUm9MQ0x5UkFSQUNHZ05WVTBRNEhIQzhrUUU9EgIIASIDCgEw&hl=en&gl=us&curr=USD) - airports logistics - La Guardia [Q70-SBS to jackson heights elevated train station 9min, every 15 min, free](https://maps.app.goo.gl/HQcpKBXtzGBGVDi39) -> Shared route From 74 St-Broadway, Queens, NY 11373 to 459 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10024, departs from Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av. 35 min For the best route leaving now visit https://maps.app.goo.gl/yefyV4jaQ3GAbJGC6 - Newark [train](https://maps.app.goo.gl/Wya6CX5Yg6VtXzxV6) -> AirTran to airport railroad station 5min every 5 min -> [airport station to Penn Station](https://maps.app.goo.gl/Wya6CX5Yg6VtXzxV6) 28min every 15 min - [5/14-5/19 $187 GRR-LGA American](https://www.google.com/travel/flights/booking?tfs=CBwQAhpNEgoyMDI0LTA1LTE0IiAKA0dSUhIKMjAyNC0wNS0xNBoDTEdBKgJBQTIENDQ5OCgAagwIAhIIL20vMHY5cWdyDQgCEgkvbS8wMl8yODYaTRIKMjAyNC0wNS0xOSIgCgNMR0ESCjIwMjQtMDUtMTkaA0dSUioCQUEyBDQ0OTgoAGoNCAISCS9tLzAyXzI4NnIMCAISCC9tLzB2OXFnQAFIAWoEEAEYAHABggELCP___________wGYAQE&tfu=CnBDalJJU0VFNFEzcFNabEZUZVhkQlIydzBabWRDUnkwdExTMHRMUzB0TFc5MVltVnZPRUZCUVVGQlIxaFJRa0U0VGpFNFVXRkJFZ2hCUVRRME9UZ2pNUm9MQ0x5UkFSQUNHZ05WVTBRNEhIQzhrUUU9EgIIASIA&hl=en&gl=us&curr=USD) #### Lodging - I want something nice even though I don't expect to be there much - Airbnb ~300/night, not in love with the selection ### Agenda ### Wed May 15 🌇5:38 🌆8:06 - 5am GR airport - 6am depart - 8am arrive LaGuardia - transit into city [LaGuardia to Jackson heights 12min](https://maps.app.goo.gl/emTUcGN91Fz5GmFw8) [Jackson heights to AMNH 25min](https://maps.app.goo.gl/DcnRZYcTHMiGzYDV7) - store bags [$17](https://usebounce.com/s/location/c0d01221-49a9-4225-8e16-63bc44ddaf6b?from=2024-04-15T0930&to=2024-04-15T1700) - 10am Natural History Museum [[proof of purchase amnh 2024.png|proof of purchase]] - 10am anthropology floor 1 south - 11am floor 2 gems and meteorites - 12pm Secret World of Elephants 90 min - 1:30pm Worlds Beyond Earth 25min - 2pm big band theater - 2:30pm Invisible Worlds 12min - 3pm dinosaurs floor 4 - 5pm Butterfly Vivarium - checkin at hostel - checkout [President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb](https://maps.app.goo.gl/jRdPQTqqK7wo5nMx9) - [ ] dinner/show at [Smoke Jazz Club](https://tickets.smokejazz.com/events) ### Thu May 16 🌇5:37 🌆8:07 [directions](https://maps.app.goo.gl/i6FzcUGMYrN22GhC6) - 6 wakeup/checkout - 630 drop bags off at [yotel](https://maps.app.goo.gl/qNvE54uqCsHyy2P46) - 7 explore midtown - 8 breakfast at [best bagel cafe](https://maps.app.goo.gl/UAM3gurVdouzYDin8) - 830 vessel - 9 high line - 9:45am [Yayoi Kusama's infinity room](https://maps.app.goo.gl/QjVgRDucfH9rFNWb6) - 10:30 [little island](https://maps.app.goo.gl/HfwH15QcN8MA8cvf6) - 10:30 walk/bike to lower Manhattan - [trade center memorial](https://maps.app.goo.gl/vqJSmASYrkDMuQRJ8) - grab lunch - 1pm statue of liberty crown line - 5 dinner ? - 7pm [Moulin Rouge Broadway](https://maps.app.goo.gl/RRSVu7mgbj7yCErQA) ### Fri May 17 🌇5:36 🌆8:08 - lunch in Central park - bike across Brooklyn bridge ### Sat May 18 🌇5:35 🌆8:09 - lunch or dinner [ninth avenue international food festival](https://www.ninthavenuefoodfestival.com/) - Summit one - last time arrived at 4-6 - sunset nov 5th 2022 5:48 PM - 20 min to get up there ### Sun May 19 🌇5:34 🌆8:10 - lunch or dinner [ninth avenue international food festival](https://www.ninthavenuefoodfestival.com/) - ### Mon May 20 🌇5:34 🌆8:11 - 7:45pm depart LaGuardia #### Food - pizza [John's of Bleecker Street](https://maps.app.goo.gl/NourKvnoC4ao9kcT9) - [Trinity Place Bank Vault Bar](https://maps.app.goo.gl/4uSb7i6AiAPKpyoe9) - [McSorley’s Old Ale House](https://maps.app.goo.gl/S9mRTmdvuwqyMMU16) - operation since 1854, wishbones hanging from WW1 - [Pork Buns, Mei Lai Wah](https://maps.app.goo.gl/dsyyfNihj12TsiMU9) - [Malaysian sweets Kuih Café](https://maps.app.goo.gl/3LwxY4kozXfKAQDC8) - [cold sesame noodles Hwa Yuan Szechuan](https://maps.app.goo.gl/v2XrLV4JaXKHaMJK8) #### Activities - research the tong wars - [the elevated acre](https://citydays.com/places/55-water-street-the-elevated-acre/) via elevators in lobby - [New York's Hidden Tropical Forest](https://maps.app.goo.gl/6qqUbGZxH3y47aHy9) - 5 Beekman st. cool building with history [maps](https://maps.app.goo.gl/CHPi9NxvgAdf7poK7) - [Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal - acoustic arch.](https://maps.app.goo.gl/8pcRiBCttg7zGqdB6) - near the Oyster Bar restaurant on the lower level of the Terminal - central park - [Hallett Nature Sanctuary](https://maps.app.goo.gl/UMJ7BmKA7DPwdViQ7) - Brooklyn - [Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory](https://maps.app.goo.gl/TESX1qAPUozVDVjRA) - (3,3)statue of liberty - ferries: depart battery park 9:30-3:30, depart Ellis island 10:15-5:30. every 25 minutes - [pedestal tour and ferry $25](https://www.cityexperiences.com/new-york/city-cruises/statue/new-york-crown-reserve/) - (4,2)[moulin rouge on Broadway $66-$150](https://seatgeek.com/moulin-rouge-the-musical-tickets/al-hirschfeld-theatre-2024-05-12-1-30-pm/broadway/6181198#listing=l_RJ8XJDDul4bpmYHJDLxq5tLMMrw3tnEPYNCvyrrAziGlL858UnDq1LnSl4CgmI2n) evey day in May except Monday. Wed, Sat, Sun early and a late - (4,4)[rowboat rental Central Park $25 (no reservations)](https://www.centralpark.com/things-to-do/sports/boating/) - (4,3)observation deck - (3,2)new york botanical garden (full bloom) [photos](https://www.google.com/maps/place/New+York+Botanical+Garden/@40.8622871,-73.8773946,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipPlc2blTVgDFf29jathBnydI-AOLLFPjP_mpT1g!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPlc2blTVgDFf29jathBnydI-AOLLFPjP_mpT1g%3Dw203-h270-k-no!7i3024!8i4032!4m7!3m6!1s0x89c2f37cb80715c9:0xd73f5ca83441153f!8m2!3d40.8622871!4d-73.8773946!10e5!16zL20vMDIwOW1t?entry=ttu) cherry blossoms not in full bloom by may 10 - (4,4)new museum of natural history expansion [Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation] - (3,4) Yayoi Kusama's infinity room at [David Zwirner gallery](https://maps.app.goo.gl/QjVgRDucfH9rFNWb6) opens may 11, shorter lines early weekdays Tuesday–Friday, 10 AM–6 PM [image](https://thumbs.6sqft.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/24112222/Yayoi-Kusama-Infinity-Room.jpg) - (1,3)japan pride parade `may 13th` 1-3:30 Central Park West between 81st Street and 67th Street - (?,3)[urban oasis](https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/nycs-one-world-observatory-is-transforming-into-a-lush-urban-landscape-for-earth-month-041723) at one world trade center observatory (all may) - (3,3)[The Queen’s Ball: A Bridgerton Experience](https://feverup.com/m/125059?cp_landing_source=bridgertonexperience) - [House of Cannabis](https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/a-first-look-inside-the-house-of-cannabis-nycs-new-weed-museum-040323) weed museum - (4,4)[queens night market](https://queensnightmarket.com/) city’s best eats for just $5-6. - (3,3)[ninth avenue international food festival](https://www.ninthavenuefoodfestival.com/) `May 20 and 21` 10-6 - (2,2)Spring Makers Market bryant park `may12-14` 11-7pm products are 100% self-designed and locally produced in New York - (4,4)Bateaux: [Dinner Cruise](https://www.getyourguide.com/new-york-city-l59/new-york-city-luxury-brunch-lunch-or-dinner-cruise-t279782/?ranking_uuid=fb843613-293d-431f-a97b-5481149b12df) $550 3 hours jazz - 1 art museum - tours - [read 15 tours](https://secretnyc.co/walking-tours-in-nyc/) - [walking tours](https://www.getyourguide.com/new-york-city-l59/walking-tours-tc3/) - [NYC: Gilded Age Mansions Guided Tour $40, 1.5 hours, 10 people](https://www.getyourguide.com/new-york-city-l59/nyc-gilded-age-mansions-guided-tour-t458985/) - [NYC: MoMA Before Hours Tour with Art Expert $112, 1 hour, no line](https://www.getyourguide.com/new-york-city-l59/nyc-moma-before-hours-tour-with-art-expert-t446965) - food tour - [New York City's Hell's Kitchen: Walking Food Tour $110, 2 hours, ](https://www.getyourguide.com/new-york-city-l59/new-york-hell-s-kitchen-food-tour-t43105/) - boat cruise: [sunset](https://www.getyourguide.com/new-york-city-l59/60-min-sunset-statue-of-liberty-ellis-island-cruise-t123038/?ranking_uuid=c43ec857-337b-4a95-b0e7-ce66733afa8c) - restaurant - Michelin star - roof top bar ### Completed - [x] plan nyc trip d:240103 s:0735 etc:5 t:75 - [/] plan nyc trip d:240104 s:0936 etc:5 t:3 - [x] activities d:240125 s:2146 etc:5 t:54 - [x] set date, find lodging, find flight d:240203 s:2050 etc:5 t:80 - [x] picking hotels d:240216 s:2101 etc:5 t:130 - [x] looking into migrant crisis and crime d:240217 s:0530 etc:5 t:20 - [*] agenda d:240315 s:2108 etc:5 ### Questions ### Follow Up - find survival tales from reindeer herders in Siberia reindeer tungus to learn how they survive such envrionemnts. - how does a foggara work - nyc trip with kids requirements - not pick stuff up off the ground all the time like chicago - able to read well on their own - not be tired by 10k steps a day - safely control their own bodies in downtown GR - test theo's stimulation overload boundaries - [ ] explore AI DM prompt etc:30 - [ ] consider taking promoting thoughts at different times of the day as data into LLM to diagnose how I'm feeling real time - prompt me with the 5 `most useful` or `most prescent` or `most challenging` give #ai your thoughts and have it ask you questions to find which one is most applicable - [ ] should I consider a tablet and a larger self-contained keyboard as a more lightweight and durable option for computing when traveling light? - [ ] what are the hurdles to building my own open source-based AI that is tailored to me, - how many daily notes can I push into gemini context window? - what questions make this most helpful?