#Queens legends (i.e., recreate Dan's childhood)
- Check out the surprisingly nice Queens Botanical garden: http://www.queensbotanical.org/
- Beat the midday sun at Lemon Ice King of Corona (a Queens legend) http://thelemonicekingofcorona.com/; afterwards, watch bocce the way it was meant to be played at William F Moore Park
- Go on a food crawl of the best Chinese food & dumplings in NYC (and, some would argue, in America): http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/10/where-to-eat-chinese-best-restaurants-flushing-queens-chinatown-nyc.html
- Cool off with a late beer in Astoria: http://bohemianhall.com
#Brooklyn-Manhattan afternoon
- Get pizza at Grimaldi's: https://www.yelp.com/biz/grimaldis-brooklyn-4
- Have a cone at Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory: https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/brooklyn-ice-cream-factory-brooklyn-2
- Hang out in Brooklyn Bridge Park: http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/