NEW YORK CITY

 

 THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS

Here I am, I took my human family to New York City!!!!

First of all, if you come to New York City in winter, you need to come fully equipped and prepared for the super cold temperatures. You will need a good coat to prevent you from having limber tail syndrome, since temperatures are very low. Likewise, you will need special boots for snow because there is much salt in the streets to melt the snow and the salt can cause blisters in your paws if you are visiting the city by walking. 

            You can start by visiting TIMES SQUARE. Your human family can park their car in one of the many (paid) public parking areas that are near the Times Square and go on food. There, you will be able to see the lights, advertisements, buy tickets for Musical Shows, take pictures with your favorite superheroes, and many other things to do.

After that, we went to have lunch. Since we visited New York during the COVID-19 pandemic, many restaurants and attractions were closed. Eventually, we found an Irish pub "The Perfect Pint" http://www.theperfectpintnyc.com/. It has a nice rooftop covered with glasses to keep it warm. There are 40 types of craft beer and food is good. The bad news is that only service dogs are allowed.

If you are not a service dog, there are some PET FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS in New York such as the Barking dog, Dog & Bone, or the Wilson, where you can go with your humans.

After lunch, we went to CENTRAL PARK for a walk. It is the fifth biggest park in the city and the most visited. There are many fun activities to do with your human family. On-leash dogs are allowed in the park from 9am to 9pm, and there are some hours where you can be off-leash. To know more about this schedule and the places where dogs can go in Central Park, your human can visit https://www.centralparknyc.org/activities/guides/dogs, and also download the Dog Owners' Guide:

https://d17wymyl890hh0.cloudfront.net/new_images/park_activity/Dog_Owner_Guide_to_Central_Park.pdf

If you take your human family to Central Park in winter, it is recommended to visit the south part since it is famous for having the most spectacular winter sights. In this link you can learn more about this and download a virtual tour:

https://www.centralparknyc.org/activities/guides/walking-in-a-winter-wonderland

It is challenging to visit New York City in winter because of its low temperatures, but also, because of COVID-19 many things were closed, so we did not have many options. Eventually, we decided to visit the EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. 

It was worth the visit, however, only service dogs are allowed inside the building. There are other PET FRIENDLY ATTRACTIONS in New York that you can visit with your human family. You can find more information in this website:

https://www.woofadvisor.com/blog/family-pet-friendly-guide-nyc/

Equally, there are many PET FRIENDLY HOTELS all around New York. These are some websites where you can find information to choose the right one:

https://www.dogfriendly.com/server/travel/uscities/guides/us/cities/usonlinecityNYNew_York.shtml

https://www.petplace.com/article/dogs/just-for-fun/pet-friendly-travel-guide-new-york/

I would like to advise you not to go to DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Newark Airport

https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/ewrnadt-doubletree-newark-airport/?SEO_id=GMB-DT-EWRNADT&y_source=1_MTM3MjcxMS03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24uZ29vZ2xlX3dlYnNpdGVfb3ZlcnJpZGU%3D

Although it is a pet-friendly hotel, the fee for pets is $100 and there are not areas for dogs to use the restroom. Likewise, parking is not included in the room's fees, but since the parking area is small and they do not remove the snow, most of the few available parking spots are covered by snow and there is not space to park your car. Additionally, in the morning it is difficult to move your car because they did not remove the snow.

Finally, I would like to talk about NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. It is a nice and comfortable airport to travel with your humans. Staff are friendly and make it easy for you to pass the security control. It was my first time flying so I was a little scared, but the staff made it very easy to me. The airport has several indoor relief areas for dogs in different terminals, and also out door areas where you can use the restroom. I did not like the indoor areas to use the restroom, and the staff let me go outside before my flight's departure.

You can find more information here:

https://www.dogsonplanes.com/airports/ewr/pet-relief-areas/

I hope you found useful all this information and you and your humans enjoy your trip to New York!!

SEE YOU IN THE NEXT ADVENTURE!!