The Expeditioner Travel Magazine » New York City http://www.theexpeditioner.com The Expeditioner is a travel magazine for the avid traveler. Fri, 24 May 2013 18:27:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Top 13 Free Things To Do In New York City This December http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/11/27/top-8-free-things-to-do-in-new-york-city-this-december/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/11/27/top-8-free-things-to-do-in-new-york-city-this-december/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:00:17 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=9199 It’s that time of year again. Everyone knows New York City is an expensive town, especially around the holidays. To save some money, try some of these tips for free things to do this December during your stay. OUTDOOR ATTRACTIONS 1) 9/11 Memorial The 9/11 Memorial, on the site of [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/11/27/top-8-free-things-to-do-in-new-york-city-this-december/feed/ 6 Watch As Omar From “The Wire” Runs Into Rival Gang Member With Bourdain [Video] http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/10/19/watch-as-omar-from-the-wire-runs-into-rival-gang-member-with-bourdain-video/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/10/19/watch-as-omar-from-the-wire-runs-into-rival-gang-member-with-bourdain-video/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:41:54 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=18131 In the recently aired series finale of No Reservations, Tony, while exploring Brooklyn, had the awesomely crazy coincidence of eating a Caribbean meal with Brooklyn native Michael K. Williams (or Omar as he’s better known from The Wire) in Crown Heights when, who should show up, but Jamie Hector, the [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/07/17/thinking-of-not-washing-your-hands-after-taking-a-taxi-in-new-york-city-think-again/feed/ 1 Check Out The Incredible Views From One World Trade Center http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/04/13/check-out-the-incredible-views-from-one-world-trade-center/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/04/13/check-out-the-incredible-views-from-one-world-trade-center/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:43:47 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=16236 If you hadn’t heard already, One World Trade Center (the building formerly known as the Freedom Tower) just reached 100 stories high and is well on its way to becoming the tallest building in North America. In honor of the milestone, MSNBC sent a photographer up to the 69th floor to [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/04/13/check-out-the-incredible-views-from-one-world-trade-center/feed/ 0 Waiter, There’s A Bug In My Appetizer http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/03/16/waiter-theres-a-bug-in-my-appetizer/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/03/16/waiter-theres-a-bug-in-my-appetizer/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:06:13 +0000 Jenna Blumenfeld http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=16067 Mealworm sushi from a past Explorers Club annual dinner. If python, larvae, scorpion, jellyfish and yak were on the dinner menu, one may assume a night camping in an Amazonian jungle was in store. But don’t start stuffing your pack with teepee and GORP just yet, because this dinner is [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/11/23/september-11-museum-opening-pushed-back-past-11th-anniversary/feed/ 0 How To Score TV Studio Tickets In New York City http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/09/07/how-to-score-tv-studio-tickets-in-new-york-city/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/09/07/how-to-score-tv-studio-tickets-in-new-york-city/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:03:22 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=12570 New York may not be L.A. when it comes to attending live broadcasts of TV shows, but it’s at least a close second (followed by Chicago, Miami, and surprisingly Tulsa — it’s true, look it up). Here are some of my picks and how to score tickets. For those of [...]

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