My BFF Roxie came to visit for a week from Austin, TX and her vacation days corresponded with the July 4th weekend.
I rented a hotel with a view in Long Island City, Queens which would have partial views of the fireworks since I didn't feel like going down to Brooklyn Bridge promenade at 2pm and wait for hours in the heat and be surrounded with a massive crowd.
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| NYC skyline from Long Island City, Queens |
The subway ride was about an hour and forty five minutes which wasn't too bad and the heat wasn't too unbearable. We walked down the promenade and I explained to her the first time I went to Coney Island in 2008, a lot of the store fronts were closed.
I subsequently came back in 2014 and there was a gelato shop where my friends and I ended up buying ice cream. This time around, Coney Island was redeveloped which included the remodeled Luna Park that had several amusement rides and several new restaurants lined the promenade.
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| Long lines at Nathan's on 4th of July |
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| Quintessential hot dogs at Coney Island
I opted for the classic hot dog and cheese fries while Roxie ordered bacon cheese fries and cheese dogs. Surprisingly, we found a table with another couple who was willing to share with us and were able to eat them comfortably.
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| Bacon cheese fries and cheese dogs
After Nathan's, we continued to walk around Luna Park where we saw several sides. There were tons of adults participating so it was nice to see tons of people who know how to have fun.
Coney Island spinner
We spent about four hours there before heading back to Queens to check into the hotel.
Z Hotel received positive reviews based on my research online to see some fireworks. They also had a promotional rooftop party to view the fireworks. Luckily, we didn't buy tickets to the event because it ended up raining for a bit.
Z hotel room
Check - in was easy and the bucket of ice we requested at the lobby was immediately delivered so we can store our beers. Roxie found some Shiner Bock and decided we would have a little bit of Texas in NY.
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- Monday, August 29, 2016
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