danmunz

#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/

jemgold

Backpack criteria.todo

• All black, no tacky logos
• Laptop sleeve
• Not too officey for hiking or cycling; not too outdoorsy for commuting
• Waterproofish
• External water bottle pocket (negates GoRucks etc)
• ~20-25L
  • small enough to be a personal item on a plane
  • big enough for day-to-day use
• Doesn't make you look like an accountant