SUNSET
4:38 PM
PATH
2 rides · $6.50
SUBWAY
3 taps · $9
EAT SMART TODAY
  • It’s a tasting crawl, not six meals — split every order.
  • Optional bookings: Tenement Museum (~10:30 AM), Empire State Building (night).
  • Last full day. Pack tonight — tomorrow starts around 4:45 AM.

THE PLAN

  1. 8:40
    AM
    RIDE

    Harrison → 14th St

    PATH
    Harrison → Journal Square
    WTC-bound · 1 stop · ~5 min
    PATH
    Journal Square → 14 St
    Change to a 33rd St train · no extra fare · 5 stops · ~17 min

    PATH 14 St comes up at 6th Ave & W 14th St, right on top of the F train.

  2. 9:10
    AM
    RIDE

    Down to the Lower East Side

    F
    14 St → 2 Av
    Downtown · toward Coney Island · 3 stops · ~8 min · tap OMNY ($3)

    At 2 Av, come up on Houston St and walk ~3 min east to Russ & Daughters.

  3. 9:30
    AM
    EATMUST

    Bagel & lox at Russ & Daughters

    179 E Houston St · since 1914 · opens 8 AM

    Take a number. Order a bagel with Gaspe Nova smoked salmon and cream cheese (add tomato, onion, capers). Split it — big eating day ahead.

  4. 10:30
    AM
    SEE + DOOPTIONALBOOK AHEAD

    Tenement Museum

    103 Orchard St (visitor center) · guided tours only

    Step inside real apartments where immigrant families lived, from the 1860s onward. Tours sell out — book a slot.

    tenement.org
  5. 12:00
    PM
    EATMUST

    Pastrami at Katz’s Delicatessen

    205 E Houston St at Ludlow St · since 1888

    Hang on to the paper ticket they hand you at the door — losing it means a fee. Order pastrami on rye at the counter and tip the cutter a dollar or two; you’ll usually get a taste. Split one sandwich.

  6. 1:00
    PM
    EAT

    Dim sum in Chinatown

    Nom Wah Tea Parlor · 13 Doyers St · since 1920 · ~15 min walk

    Dumplings, pork buns and the “Original” egg roll on a crooked little street. Then wander Mott St and Columbus Park.

  7. 2:00
    PM
    EAT

    Cannoli in Little Italy

    Ferrara Bakery · 195 Grand St · since 1892

    Stroll Mulberry St, then a cannoli or sfogliatella at Ferrara. 5 min from Chinatown.

  8. 2:45
    PM
    SEE + DOFREE

    SoHo wander

    Prince & Spring St, between Broadway and West Broadway

    Cast-iron buildings, cobblestones and shops.

    Still hungry? Prince Street Pizza (27 Prince St) for a spicy pepperoni square, or a giant cookie at Levain Bakery (340 Lafayette St at Bleecker).

  9. 3:45
    PM
    RIDE

    Over the bridge to Brooklyn

    M
    Broadway–Lafayette St → Marcy Av
    Brooklyn-bound · toward Middle Village · 2 stops · ~10 min

    Grab a window — the train crosses the Williamsburg Bridge. Alt: the J or Z from Bowery → Marcy Av.

  10. 4:10
    PM
    SEE + DOMUSTFREE

    Sunset at Domino Park

    15 River St, Williamsburg · ~12 min walk from Marcy Av

    Sunset is 4:38 PM. The Manhattan skyline glows across the East River, with the Williamsburg Bridge just to your left.

  11. 5:00
    PM
    EATMUST

    Burrata slice at L’Industrie

    254 S 2nd St · noon–10 PM · ~10 min walk

    Thin, crisp, Tuscan-style slices — the burrata slice is the famous one. Small shop; order and eat on the go.

  12. 5:45
    PM
    SEE + DOFREE

    Williamsburg evening

    Bedford Ave & Wythe Ave, N 4th–N 9th St

    Record stores, vintage shops, bookstores and cafés. Wind your way north to the L train at Bedford Av (N 7th St).

  13. 7:00
    PM
    RIDE

    Back to Manhattan

    L
    Bedford Av → 14 St–Union Sq
    Manhattan-bound · toward 8 Av · 3 stops · ~8 min
    NQRW
    14 St–Union Sq → 34 St–Herald Sq
    Uptown · N/Q 1 stop · R/W 3 stops · free transfer, no extra tap

    Union Square Holiday Market usually opens in mid-November — if it’s up, browse the stalls before you switch trains.

  14. 8:15
    PM
    SEE + DOOPTIONALBOOK AHEAD

    Empire State Building by night

    Entrance at 20 W 34th St · 2 blocks east of Herald Sq

    The open-air 86th-floor deck with the city lit up below. Open late — check hours and book online. Afterward PATH 33 St is just 2 blocks away.

    esbnyc.com
  15. 9:30
    PM
    GETTING HOME

    Home to Harrison

    PATH
    33 St → Journal Square
    Last stop · ~22 min (via Hoboken after ~10–11 PM)
    PATH
    Journal Square → Harrison
    Change to a Newark-bound train · next stop

    Home by ~10:15 PM. Check RidePATH before you leave the Empire State Building.

  16. Tonight
    HEADS UP

    Pack and sleep early

    Tomorrow starts around 4:45 AM. Pack, charge everything, check in on the Fly Delta app, pick your exact early PATH train in RidePATH, and check the MTA app for weekend work on the E.