
Welcome to Sarah's New York Times (and NYC!) Adventure
Eating Bacon-Wrapped Dates and Having My Heart Ripped in Two By Sierra Boggess
Before the Boggessing and tapas, I headed to the Met Breuer this morning to catch an exhibit I’d been wanting to see for a while:...
A Return to the Met, Then a Debate-Night New York Times Newsroom Barbecue
Today it was back to the Met for my third (and clearly not last) visit. Up today: Modern and Contemporary Art, European Paintings, and...
Leggy Prawns, Sandpaper Clocks, and an Unintentional Shower
Today was Whitney day! I headed to the Whitney Museum of American Art over on the west side of the island, which features work by 20th-...
Finding #HairGoals (NOT) at The Met, Standing — Then Sitting — for “Chicago,” and Seeing John Oliver
Buckle up — today was another busy day (this is what happens when you give me an entire day off from work). First up this morning:...
Eating a Buttery Lobster Nest of Cajun Ecstasy, Then Scoring a Free Ticket to a Seth Meyers Taping
OK, I know you’re really here for the lobster. But first, exciting news: I got a free ticket to tomorrow night’s “Late Night with Seth...
Flying Solo on The New York Times Flex Desk, Then Scoring a Sunset View of the Statue of Liberty
Today marked the first time I worked solo on The New York Times Flex editing desk for a few hours. This meant that any editing requests...
Climbing 154 Flights of Stairs, Eating Trash-Bag Indian Food, and Setting a Date with Jesse Green
Today started with a 16-story climb up 2,500 steps, which breaks down into 154 flights of stairs with 80 landings, to the top of the...
Stumbling Across A Slice of London in NYC, Pork-Belly Ramen, and Moonlighting as a Boxing Editor
First of all: Whew! You may recall that I attended a performance of “The Black Clown” as part of Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival...
Riding a Camel, Then Seeing a Langston Hughes Show with Ben Brantley (Probably Not in That Order)
Wow, what a day. I started the morning with a train ride just over an hour north to the Bronx Zoo, which offers free admission on...
Tuesday in the Park With Sarah (Yes, That’s a Broadway Reference)
The rain held off until this evening, and I enjoyed a lovely, cool, ambling stroll through Central Park this afternoon. I almost didn’t...
Eating a Carrot-Cinnamon Streusel Cone, Surviving the #Stormpocalypse, and Seeing 'Tootsie'
It was another early morning that started with me heading uptown to the Marquis Theatre, which is currently home to “Tootsie,” the...
“Fairview” Tied my Brain in Knots; The Coney Island Cyclone Shook Them Loose
It was a day of contrasts. My Sunday began with a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that sent my brain down a deep-thought wormhole, and ended...
Watching “Mean Girls,” Eating Fried Shark, and Catching a Cotton-Candy-Streaked Sunset Over Queens
What a fetch day! I started the morning by scoring a rush ticket to “Mean Girls” on Broadway. I’d tried before to get a ticket for a...
Booking a Shotgun Ride with Ben Brantley and Eating a Funfetti Rainbow Bagel
Breaking news: I’m going to accompany Ben Brantley when he reviews a show for The New York Times on Wednesday! I won't tell you which...
A Night Out at “The Prom” and White Chocolate Lavender Ice Cream
In baseball news, I scored a cheap New York Yankees ticket this morning! It's for the Saturday night game of their series with the Boston...
Eating Raw Cookie Dough (But Safely!) and Strolling the High Line
It’s been a stormy, thundering night in NYC thus far, but fortunately, I had the chance to walk the 1.5-mile-long High Line this evening...
Getting Bearhugged By a Musical and Learning I Need a Rainbow-Bagel Truck at my Wedding
This morning started with me scoring a cheap standing-room ticket for “Come From Away," a show I kind of *have* to see in New York (it’s...
Selfies with Wax Celebrities and my First Shake Shack Visit
This week is strange. I’m working daytime shifts again, the last time I’m doing so while in New York. (The rest of my shifts are night...
Forgetting to Breathe During ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ Looking at NYC From Above, and Meeting Jeff Daniels
Today was another packed day that definitely didn’t start out that way! In what is becoming a trend I can get behind, I got the last rush...

Sarah's New York Times (and NYC!) Adventure
I'm spending Summer 2019 as a multiplatform editor at The New York Times through a Dow Jones News Fund fellowship (which is still fun to write!). This is also my first time visiting New York City, so here's where you'll find all the great people I'm meeting, fun foods I'm trying, and Broadway shows I'm seeing. If you're an experienced NYC traveler, suggestions are always welcome!




















