Day 17: Pumpkin Prosciutto Pizza

Soho’s favorite new resident may very well be Numero 28 Pizzaria Romana on Spring Street. But in the war over best pizza in New York, Numero 28 need not even fight. It’s like no other– as the name says, it pizza Roma style. Cooked in oversized rectangular pans, you don’t get a standard ‘pie slice’ here, and the crust, rather than the typical is more like focaccia bread. And then the toppings– there’s your basic Buffala– tomato, basil and dollops of Buffalo Mozzarella, a potato and gorgonzola, a nutella (for dessert of course) and for a seasonal slice a pumpkin and prosciutto. The staff sing in adorable Italian accents as if they’re right in from Rome. Stop in for a bite, you will for sure, as they say, enjoy-a your pizza!

Day 16: World Series Game 6

Yankees at the World Series—does it get any better than this? Of course watching live from the new stadium would have been something, but with bars on every corner there was just as much fun to be had staying local, swigging down beers with the neighbors, fingers crossed that the Yanks would clinch it. There wasn’t so much in the way of nail-biting suspense, with New York 7 Philly 1 at the bottom of the fifth, but that didn’t mean there wasn’t cheering. In the end, it was a win, the 27^th title in franchise history. The Yankees… just another reason to love New York.  

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Day 15: Apple Picking at Fishkill Farms

Who doesn’t love apples? How ‘bout some a mug of piping hot apple cider with a slice of homemade apple pie? Very Martha Stewart right? Even more so when you can boast having picked the apples yourself. So the orchard isn’t in your backyard. We can’t all be so privileged! Lucky for us New York City folk, there are at least a half dozen orchards within two hours of Manhattan just a car- or train ride away. There’s nothing quite like an afternoon among the apple trees, under the blue sky, with the chill of autumn on your face. Go for a hayride while you’re there, and of course, make sure to indulge in one of those amazing doughnuts…or of course go for a whole dozen.

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