what's going on in New York City in the month of October this is one of the best times of year to
be here and if you're looking for ideas well you've come to the right spot today I'm going
to be sharing the top activities in New York City during the month of October you don't want to miss
it we're going to start with something special That was supposed to occur this month October
4th but it actually came September 20th at 12 21 a.m our son Alexander was born almost nine pounds
Mommy and Alexander are doing just great I am slowly learning the ropes of being a dad wish me
luck everybody but you'll be seeing Alexander and Adriana more on the channel coming up real soon
all right back to actual New York City events New York Comic-Con going on October 6th to 9th
at the Jacob Javits Center single day tickets still available as of September 27th if you're
into comics and that whole world it's a fun time people dress up complete Vibe tickets starting at
67.75 for single day passes where are my coffee drinkers out there the New York coffee Festival
coming to Chelsea October 7th through 9th New York's Flagship coffee event running over the
course of three days 38 hours in advance unlimited coffee samples and 100 different vendors if you're
obsessed with coffee I can't think of a better place to be Columbus Day Parade October 10 35
000 people including bands fleets and Marines take part in the parade starts at Fifth Ave in
the corner of 44th Street heads up north to 72nd Street starts at 11 30 a.m ends at three o'clock
we've got a lot to discuss us with a change of season in New York in October now last year the
foliage was actually not that good in New York city so fingers crossed for 2022. this website
predicts the week of October 17th will be Peak foliage in the city don't take my word for it
there's a lot of websites that track foliage check those websites before you book your trip
if you just want to see Peak foliage Central Park that's the classic place to take in the
change of season I mean there's too many spots to mention I'd probably start at the Columbus Circle
entrance and just work my way through as much of the park as I can handle something else worth
noting in Central Park is a Central Park flotilla if you've never heard of it it's occurring October
28th bring your own carved pumpkin and float it on Harlem mirror this has been a North Central
Park tradition for over 30 years a great kids activity only the first 50 pumpkins will float
there's some rules about this so check his website out on screen for more details for
Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan near Washington Heights is one of the city's best parks and it
doesn't get much attention when the leaves change colors pair that with the Epic views overlooking
the Hudson and not to mention it's right next to The Cloisters Museum if you want to do a really
cool two-for-one special if you're in Brooklyn Prospect Park in the fall is never a bad idea
you're not going to see many tourists there so much room to explore there and if we get the right
change of season could be an epic spot now if you want to take things up a notch as either a local
or a tourist have you ever heard of Fall Foliage cruises I think the sea streak Fall Foliage Crews
may be your best bet because not only do you get a narrated tour of the Hudson but the boat stops
over in Cold Spring New York for four hours you get to walk around a super cute Hudson Valley
town before coming back to the city you can even stay overnight and take a boat the next day so I
think that's your best option you get to check out a cute town and see the foliage up and down
the Hudson River alternatively you could take the train from Grand Central to Cold Spring we filmed
a video there a few years ago I still rank it as one of the best autumn day trips in New York City
Urban Hawker opened end of September we're gonna throw it into the October mix this was actually
a dream of Anthony Bourne Jane from New York City to have a Singapore style Hawker center
with about 17 different food vendors to choose from Singaporean food Indonesian food Malaysian
Filipino Chinese Indian and more this place is a foodie's dream come true and it's already packed
this place smells so good do not come here on an empty stomach you'll never make it through
the whole thing and then this could be Manhattan's hottest food hall right now the buzz is real this
is midtown's answer to Chelsea Market perhaps and they're trying to keep prices affordable
here most dishes are 12 to 17 the reason they call it a hawker center it's these stools that's
the reason those are the stools you find all over Asia and markets just like this
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Hudson Valley you've got to check out the great jack-o-lantern Blaze so they have more than 7 000
jack-o-lanterns the most in the country The Blaze is a great all ages event imagine walking through
a lit up Halloween themed world it's definitely really good for families and aren't quite ready
to take the kids to a haunted house but still want something that's going to wow them adult admission
forty four dollars children 3 to 17 36 dollars and the Hudson Valley one is selling out fast
book those tickets now trust me when our Sun's a little older I am definitely taking him to this
there's many haunted houses in New York but the one I'm always hearing the most about is blood
matter Tribeca so it opens September 30th through November 5th blood matters a first class haunted
house comprised of 10 000 square feet of themed rooms corridors and a Labyrinth of passageways
designed to be the most intense creepy and scream-inducing haunted house attraction on
the New York tri-state area not recommended for children under 14 years of age not recommended
for me I hate being scared randomly I don't like those jump scares I don't like horror
movies tickets start at forty dollars Ben you think you're gonna be going blood matter haunted
house here's the footage of me from 2019. it's definitely a very Halloweeny experience but so
you couldn't even finish filming there I I did but none of my footage were usable because I was just
shaking every like five seconds open house NY from October 21st to October 23rd this is a really rare
and unique opportunity you need to jump on each October hundreds of sites across the city many
rarely open to the public open their doors and person and virtually for talks tours and behind
the scenes insights they haven't announced what's going to be open yet that happens on October 6th
but some of these spots require reservations so go to ohny.org and sign up for their newsletter
to find out when these lotteries happen if you love New York history and architecture this could
be your only chance all year to get into some buildings you'll never have access to otherwise
I'm excited for this personally one of my music fans out there the brick Jazz Fest taking place
October 20th to 22nd it's going to be held for the eighth time now you can experience Legends
of the Jazz world and some rising stars at The Brick House in downtown Brooklyn the artists are
going to bring their own personal style so you might see some jazz combined with hip-hop it's
going to be Innovative if you're a fan of jazz look into it if you can make sure to take some
photos of the pumpkins Arch at Pier 17. now this Arch Motif every year at the end of October pops
up it's one of the most beautiful fall photos you can have with the Brooklyn Bridge right behind it
this one is one of my favorites that you won't believe is in New York City the Queens County
Farm Museum is the oldest Farm in New York and we just went there for another video it felt like I
was Upstate you can feed and pet Barnyard animals sheep ponies goats they have a hayride perfect
for kids and take advantage of the Fall harvest season you can go pumpkin picking and they even
have a corn maze that's right a corn maze in New York City if you've got kids you've got to get out
there during the fall one of the city's best spots that doesn't get enough attention in Autumn got a
cool event for my families watching October 22nd Brooklyn Bridge Park the annual Harvest Festival
going to take place and it celebrates a change from Summer to fall they're going to have live
music a small procession long games and a lot more and really do you need an excuse to go to Brooklyn
Bridge Park some of the best views in the entire city the absolute best parade in New York City
as far as I'm concerned is the village Halloween parade Monday October 31st if you want to March
and I highly recommend you do bring a costume and then show up between canal and spring 6 30 to 9
00 p.m you can watch it as a spectator all over Avenue of Americas I have done it both ways
and I'll tell you as someone that marches in any costume you can run around the parade get up close
and personal for pictures and videos that you'd never get watching it as a spectator get a group
of friends get creative and have one of the best experiences for Halloween possible in New York
City if you're visiting New York you may want to go to some of the top tourist attractions in this
video here I go undercover as a tourist to show you guys exactly what they're like to can't miss