Kevin's Parents NYC Visit 2026

🗽 Kevin's Parents NYC Visit 2026

June 4 – 8, 2026

🏠 Where: Staying at Kevin's place (Astoria) · 📍 NYC

Arrival Day · Flight lands ~4:05 PM

Pick up / Airport

Evening Plan

🍲 Chi Chicken (LIC) — hot pot dinner · 42-59 Hunter St · ~15 min from LGA · Open until 10 PM Thu
(Optional: 🏸 Kotofit LIC badminton earlier if energy allows — kotofit.com/longislandcity, 43-56 10th St, book in advance)

Flushing · Interchangeable with Sat

Morning

Lunch

Afternoon

🥢 Flushing: JUQI (133-36 37th Ave, Tangram Mall) + explore Flushing food district · Lots of dessert shops and bubble tea

NYBG + Tarrytown / Sleepy Hollow · Chosen for Saturday

Morning

🌿 New York Botanical Garden (Bronx) — 250 acres, 2900 Southern Blvd · Gardens, conservatory, sample garden
Hours: Tue–Sun 10 AM–6 PM · Closed Mondays
Allow 2–3 hours

Afternoon

🏰 Tarrytown / Sleepy Hollow: Take Metro-North from Botanical Garden station north to Tarrytown · Explore the village, Hudson River waterfront, Lyndhurst Mansion (Gothic Revival mansion on the Hudson)

Manhattan Day

Morning

📚 NYPL — Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (Fifth Ave & 42nd St, near Bryant Park) · Iconic Beaux-Arts landmark, lion statues out front, Rose Reading Room
Hours: Sun 1–5 PM ⚠️ — Don't go after hours!

Afternoon

🛍️ Macy's Herald Square — world's largest department store, 151 W 34th St
Then NYC Ferry from Astoria-Ditmars Blvd → FIDI or Brooklyn for sunset views (free, scenic)

Evening

🍢 Chubby Skewers (Manhattan) — DIY grill skewers · 252 W 37th St, Midtown · open until 1–2 AM Sun
Great group dinner vibe for the last full night

Departure Day · Flight at 5:27 PM

Morning / Afternoon

Last NYC moments — maybe a final walk in Astoria Park or coffee near the waterfront
Souvenir shopping if needed

Airport Run

🗽 Kevin's Parents NYC Visit 2026