What is the better golf course if i only am in town one day to play? Assume price / course length doesnt matter as we’d only play the white tees anyway.
Edit - if any other courses are better, we are willing to drive.
I'm putting together a county-by-county map of sports allegiances across New York State (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and other leagues as gauged by interest). To do so I am collecting self-reported data from New Yorkers. If you have the time and are a sports fan of any size, I would appreciate if you helped fill up my dataset. Right now I have a little over 100 responses, but a lot of them are from NYC and Long Island (where I'm from). I'm trying to get a much larger and diverse dataset to boost the overall quality of the project. All answers are anonymous. You'll have to be logged into an email for Google Forms to ensure more than one response is not submitted by the same person, but I can not see any of it.
If you're curious here's the link: https://forms.gle/ZcAaWBVEJNeHr2RUA
Any responses would be appreciated, Thanks!
Go Knicks and Go Bills
Hi there ! I’m turning 30 this year and for my birthday I am taking my friends upstate for a weekend to Hunter. I grew up spending my summers and thanksgivings in Saugerties and am looking forward to sharing hiking trails and the calmness of upstate with my city friends.
For the culinary community up there, I am looking for a private chef to do a fun family style dinner for ~10-12 people - please let me know if you know of anyone or if there is something through the CIA that I can use for referrals. Thanks so much!!
Hey everyone. I've been trying to move to upstate NY as a first time home buyer (or possible rent) for a little while now. Mostly been trying the Capital Region and the more eastern part of the Catskills.
I've great credit, a stable remote job and have been approved for a USDA and FHA Loan. Problem is I either
A. Find a house in good condition but then I get beat by a cash offer
or
B. Find a house that looks like it's in good condition. It fails inspection and the FHA basically says no.
It's basically been like this from Greene County all the way up to Warren County. Just no luck.
I started looking on my own, a little more out of the way areas. I discovered Delaware County recently. I'm noticing a lot of newer homes in the rural and semi rural areas. That have been sitting longer but are in my price range. I love the Catskills. Never been that far west in them but it's a beautiful area.
I just worry if the area is right for me. I am a snowboarder, I'm also a hockey player (is there a lot of beer league or drop in?), I do enjoy fishing, archery, shooting, hiking and I'm a huge car/motorcycle guy with an old Camaro. I have always wanted a rural or semi-rural property. As a Snowboarder, the area seems like Paradise.
But I worry if Delaware County is just too isolated and too far from everything. I also enjoy going out at night. I like live music (especially metal & punk), I also love hitting record stores, electronics stores, going to minor league sports (I know the Hudson Valley Renegades may not be too far, depending on part of the county) but I like that the Capital has both the Adirondack Thunder and the Tri-City Valley Cats. I also kind of want to join or form a metal band. Not sure how far I would have to travel around Delaware county to do that.
I know Delhi is a nice town and a little active (mostly a college town). I've been told Stamford is nice as well. I've been told Roxbury is great. It seems fairly closer to NYC (I have family in Queens and LI). Also makes getting to Yankees and Rangers games faster. I also have family around Albany and it's still not too far from them either. Might be a good inbetween.
Is Delaware County right for me?
Any recommendations for a contractor to pour a pad and install electrical for a hot tub? Already have the tub. First contractor took off with our deposit
I’ve been looking for a way to go camping on a weekend this summer, but it seems like all of the campsites are booked up. Are there any places you all know of or go to where it’s not insanely competitive to get a tent spot? How is dispersed camping?
I could rent a car but ideally would just take the metro north. Any suggestions welcome!! Also open to Jersey.
My plan is to do a 3 day in the catskills. I am all about the scenic overlook. My perfect backpack would be 80% exposed ridgeline, but I know that won't happen here in NY. I have been told the Escarpment Trail by Windham is my best bet. Would you all agree? Thanks.
I will be visiting the Gilboa area for a couple weeks at the end of the month. Looking for a range to practice in while there. Indoor or outdoor. Up to 25 yard pistol. I'm an RSO and a member of a Rod and Gun club in NYC if there is any sort of reciprocity with clubs in the area.
Any leads would be appreciated!
Going camping there next week. Is it common to see them? I have this (probably irrational) fear of them trying to get under/into my tent for warmth and then getting bit.
I have a road trip next week to the Catskills area. I’ll be staying nearby in a cabin for 3 days. I need some things to do for Tuesday and Wednesday.
So far I have some things I found out what to do:
Kaaterskill falls
Tannerville
Phoenicia diner
Rail explorers
Any good suggestions besides trails ? Hunter mountain is filled.
Looking to do my first trip in the Catskills this weekend. I have plenty of experience hiking and backpacking in the White Mountains and ADK High Peaks, so my only real concern is water sources.
Current plan is to park at Slide Mountain Parking Area, do the WCS loop counterclockwise, set up camp at the primitive sites near the spur for Giant Ledge/Panther, we will play it by ear on doing Panther day 1/day 2/not at all, and then finish the loop back to our car.
The most recent trail reports I am finding were from June and mention not a lot of water sources, and only at Slide, so I am trying to see if we can even safely take this trip or if it is better to do something else. It looks like Woodland Creek near Woodland Valley Campground is a source but I am not sure if it is all dried up or not. I have 2 CNOC bags that can be used to carry some water to the campsite (2x2L bags, plus me and my hiking buddy will each have 2 1L bottles) from Woodland Creek, but that requires there to be any water in the creek.
Anyone have any more recent experiences with water sources on this loop? I want to be sure we do not do something stupid/dangerous
I’m planning an impromptu weekend for the Catskills but love Piaule but doesn’t fit in the budget. We usually stay in Woodstock and want to drive there to visit restaurants. Any ideas on a Piaule vibe for less?
Does anyone have a junk car that goes forward and back. can be a no title car, Lawn ornament that they would like to get rid of. I want to do the demo derby and having a hard time finding a junk car. If anyone knows of any. HMU Thank you.
If your in the Catskills region get out there! Chicken, Eastern black trumpets and cinnabar chanterelles.
Taking in the majesty of Overlook Mountain, including the ruins of the legendary Overlook Mountain House, the fire tower and expansive Catskills vistas. You’ll earn your supper with this 5-mile round trip hike and it’s worth every ounce of effort.
we love the Catskills, now our friends are joining us, and im having a really hard time planning.
we are coming with dogs, and middle of the week, so a lot of places are closed.
Any suggestions near flieschmanns that are dog friendly?
any state park or anywhere where we can set up a cooler and maybe charcoal grill?
looks like anything im looking for is like an hr drive either way
thank you!