Charlene & Ryan
Things To Do
Gantry Plaza State Park
Where Charlene grew up for part of her childhood, then watched expand from an industrial wasteland into the locals' most popular park retreat viewing Midtown Manhattan that it is today through the last decade. A sprawling waterfront park along the East River, the farthest west of Queens, directly across Manhattan and Roosevelt Island with ferry access to downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn - it is the epitome of urban escape without the urban escape. Frequently used by film studios for movies/television, it is also a popular location for engagements and photoshoots for all occasions. Was the location for Ryan and Charlene's engagement/maternity photoshoot.
MoMA PS1
Located within a 10-15min walk from the wedding venue in Long Island City. Museum of Modern Art's venue for contemporary art exhibits, events, and performances. Best known for its party scene in the summer. The next-door neighbor of Charlene's childhood apartment.
Big aLICe Brewing
Nearby brewery from the hotels and wedding venue.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
The most vibrant location in Queens the week/weekend of the wedding, with the U.S. Open in progress and NY Mets games at Citifield. Almost 900 acres of greenery, stadiums, and public park space, this destination is best known for its layout maintained from the 1939 and 1964 New York World's Fair, the Unisphere, Queens Zoo and Museum, and having the end scene in the movie, Men in Black.
Roosevelt Island
Small, 2-mile long island between Manhattan and Queens, historically known for it's storied past as Blackwell's Island, an island housing a prison, asylum, and smallpox hospital (remnants of each still exist today). Now, tourists visit Roosevelt Island for the scenic tramway ride along the Queensboro Bridge from Roosevelt Island to Manhattan, in addition to the Four Freedoms Park beside Cornell Tech.
The Foundry
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