Summer in the city.

Here's the thing about New Yorkers.

When it's blizzarding and frigid, we bundle up in our winter armor and scowl at Sam Champion until he brings us the sun. Then summer comes and we're hot and cranky and complaining about the 14 August weddings we have to go to. And by the time fall rolls around, we have no idea where the summer went and how we could possibly have put on ten pounds when all we've been consuming is Ketel Sodas and Pinkberry.*

Seriously though, it's 85 and GORGE out. And while I admit that it's much easier to be cheery when you're no longer sitting behind a desk sucking wind, I feel it's only fair to bestow upon you some of my favorite ways to escape the heat. Enjoy. I'm off to a Yankee game!

• Central Park shade trees.
  
• Coffee Heath Bar Crunch (F the Pinkberry. I would never stand on a line that long for fake ice cream, people.)
  
• Equinox Fitness on 63rd and Lex. I mean, now's not the time to let your abs go to jelly. Plus, it's got a pool and a yummy smoothie cafe, and isn't as crowded as the downtown locations.
  
• A ride on the Staten Island Ferry. If you haven't done the touristy New York thing, then you're missing out. It is SO fun, nice and breezy on the water, and a perfect way to shoot a roll of film.
• Barneys. Listen, when it comes to upscale department stores, there just isn't anything better. It's chock full of the chicest bags, has a fantastic makeup and fragrance floor, and it's colder than a meat locker. I can't think of a better excuse to go shopping.
  
• The Treats Truck. Trust me, if you can find this oasis on wheels, you're in for a delightful surprise. Just ask for Sugar.
  
• Iced venti skinny vanilla lattes. Slurp!
• Drinks at Harry's at Water Taxi Beach. How great does this place look?
  
  

*As far as seasons go, I purposely skipped spring, as it seems to have been eaten at both ends by its more extreme siblings, winter and summer.