Q&A: What Is Your Favorite Summertime Activity in the City?

It’s time to listen to some locals share their favorite locations and destinations, as summer has fully come to the Big Apple.
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Q&A: What Is Your Favorite Summertime Activity in the City?
Jacqualine Pierre, 80, Retired and Former Researcher for Speech Writers--'I love to go to art galleries. I love to go to the Chelsea area. It's totally free. It's on the west side from Ninth to about Twelfth avenues. There's where all the galleries are. It's visually beautiful. I also like to walk there, it's close to the river. You get to know that New York is actually a harbor city. You don't see that here in downtown.' (Angela Wang/The Epoch Times)
7/14/2010
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7/14/2010
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/JacqualinePierreWEB_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/JacqualinePierreWEB_medium.jpg" alt="Jacqualine Pierre, 80, Retired and Former Researcher for Speech Writers--'I love to go to art galleries. I love to go to the Chelsea area. It's totally free. It's on the west side from Ninth to about Twelfth avenues. There's where all the galleries are. It's visually beautiful. I also like to walk there, it's close to the river. You get to know that New York is actually a harbor city. You don't see that here in downtown.' (Angela Wang/The Epoch Times)" title="Jacqualine Pierre, 80, Retired and Former Researcher for Speech Writers--'I love to go to art galleries. I love to go to the Chelsea area. It's totally free. It's on the west side from Ninth to about Twelfth avenues. There's where all the galleries are. It's visually beautiful. I also like to walk there, it's close to the river. You get to know that New York is actually a harbor city. You don't see that here in downtown.' (Angela Wang/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-109099"/></a>
Jacqualine Pierre, 80, Retired and Former Researcher for Speech Writers--'I love to go to art galleries. I love to go to the Chelsea area. It's totally free. It's on the west side from Ninth to about Twelfth avenues. There's where all the galleries are. It's visually beautiful. I also like to walk there, it's close to the river. You get to know that New York is actually a harbor city. You don't see that here in downtown.' (Angela Wang/The Epoch Times)

NEW YORK—You might have heard about popular spots in the city, but maybe not the popular summer spots. It’s time to listen to some locals share their favorite locations and destinations, as summer has fully come to the Big Apple.

The Epoch Times asks: What is your favorite summer activity in New York City?

<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/RachelScaranoWEB_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/RachelScaranoWEB_medium.jpg" alt="Rachel Scarano, 22, Student--'Going down to Coney Island and seeing the fireworks on Friday nights. There's a good Peruvian restaurant. I'd just like to sit there, eat dinner, and the fireworks go off at 11:30.' (Angela Wang/The Epoch Times)" title="Rachel Scarano, 22, Student--'Going down to Coney Island and seeing the fireworks on Friday nights. There's a good Peruvian restaurant. I'd just like to sit there, eat dinner, and the fireworks go off at 11:30.' (Angela Wang/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-109100"/></a>
Rachel Scarano, 22, Student--'Going down to Coney Island and seeing the fireworks on Friday nights. There's a good Peruvian restaurant. I'd just like to sit there, eat dinner, and the fireworks go off at 11:30.' (Angela Wang/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/MizenneRahmanWEB_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/MizenneRahmanWEB_medium-332x450.jpg" alt="Mizenne Rahman, 21, Student--'A lot of times we go to Rockway Beach. Me and my friends enjoy the time together. I always spend my time with my friends when I'm off from work. We also play basketball in Ozone Park. It's in Queens. That's where I'm from.' (Angela Wang/The Epoch Times)" title="Mizenne Rahman, 21, Student--'A lot of times we go to Rockway Beach. Me and my friends enjoy the time together. I always spend my time with my friends when I'm off from work. We also play basketball in Ozone Park. It's in Queens. That's where I'm from.' (Angela Wang/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-109101"/></a>
Mizenne Rahman, 21, Student--'A lot of times we go to Rockway Beach. Me and my friends enjoy the time together. I always spend my time with my friends when I'm off from work. We also play basketball in Ozone Park. It's in Queens. That's where I'm from.' (Angela Wang/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/ZongLumingWEB_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/ZongLumingWEB_medium.jpg" alt="Zong Luming, 26, Banker--'In the summer I love to walk on the quiet streets, like people normally do here, and enjoy the life. I'm not interested in famous spots like Times Square. I just like to live a normal life.' (Angela Wang/The Epoch Times)" title="Zong Luming, 26, Banker--'In the summer I love to walk on the quiet streets, like people normally do here, and enjoy the life. I'm not interested in famous spots like Times Square. I just like to live a normal life.' (Angela Wang/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-109102"/></a>
Zong Luming, 26, Banker--'In the summer I love to walk on the quiet streets, like people normally do here, and enjoy the life. I'm not interested in famous spots like Times Square. I just like to live a normal life.' (Angela Wang/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/ToyCheathanWEB_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/ToyCheathanWEB_medium.jpg" alt="Toy Cheathan, 25, Unemployed--'I would love to go to Central Park. Not other parks. Because there are so many things happening there. They used to have free yoga classes. There are the carriages. It feels close to the nature in Central Park.' (Angela Wang/The Epoch Times)" title="Toy Cheathan, 25, Unemployed--'I would love to go to Central Park. Not other parks. Because there are so many things happening there. They used to have free yoga classes. There are the carriages. It feels close to the nature in Central Park.' (Angela Wang/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-109103"/></a>
Toy Cheathan, 25, Unemployed--'I would love to go to Central Park. Not other parks. Because there are so many things happening there. They used to have free yoga classes. There are the carriages. It feels close to the nature in Central Park.' (Angela Wang/The Epoch Times)