I know a guy in NYC

Our family recently spent a week in New York, and one of those days we spent with Adam Guy of “ I Know a Guy “ to be our personal tour guide for the day. Him and my wife had talked quite a bit in the weeks leading up (where we want to go, what we’ve already seen, etc), so he customized the day exactly for us. Given that, I had high hopes for the day but it’s safe to say that Adam wildly exceeded them.

It was a fascinating day with a combination of just walking and talking like we were all best friends, and then occasionally Adam would turn on “tour guide mode” to give us a deep dive into our current location. It was fantastic.

We met up with him as we were finishing our lunch at P.J. Clarkes, and then we all stopped by Bloomingdale’s and TJ Maxx for the girls. After that, the adventure began.

Roosevelt Island

Our first real stop was visiting Roosevelt Island via the Tram.

The island was named for FDR, and includes a beautiful park (Four Freedoms State Park) at the south end of the island.

The island felt remarkably remote, despite being in the shadow of the Manhattan financial district.