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Okay New York, we can all agree that the world is in shambles. Seriously, we can't check our Facebook accounts in the morning without feeling uneasy or totally gutted after reading a downright disturbing or horrifying headline. Listen, we're not advocating to ignore these stories. It's important to know and understand what's going on in the world. So that’s why we wanted you to know that it's okay to be afraid, it's okay to feel sad, it’s okay to be infuriated and it’s certainly more than okay to use the power of these emotions to generate a positive change. But it’s also okay to be happy, so here are 50 reasons why you can be, right now.
1. The Museum of Ice Cream, where you can play in a sea of sprinkles, opens next month.
2. We live in a place where you can have 16 Handles delivered to your apartment at 10pm.
3. Hell, you can get anything you want delivered at anytime of day thanks to Postmates.
4. We get to witness some of the greats like Patti Smith and Darlene Love perform for free at Lincoln Center Out of Doors concert.
5. In fact, there’s always free things to do in NYC.
6. We have access to the best and most innovative donut shops on earth.
7. We also have fancy-ass ice cream tacos. BRILLIANT!
8. NYC is home to some pretty bangin' iced coffee.
9. There’s always an opportunity to dance the pain away, whether you’re shaking your rump at a nightclub with no cover or dancing under the stars—free of charge.
10. We have a dine-in movie theater that only charges $3 per ticket.
11. We have fabulously dressed octogenarians like Elizabeth Sweetheart—a.k.a. The Green Lady—to remind us that we should always rock our true colors.
12. There are a bazillion outdoor places to go day drinking.
13. NYC has the most fashionable doggies on the planet, and we get to watch ‘em strut.
14. Plus adorably, well-dressed kitties.
15. Speaking of pets, we get to see sights like this on the subway:
16. Because we're all pressed up next to each other, we can sit outside on our stoops with roommates or neighbors, chug a few brews and chat about life. This type of community is hard to find anywhere else.
17. We’re surrounded by incredible beaches that are easy to get to without a car. (And we get to enjoy beach-bound road sodas on the way there).
18. Two words: Boozy slushies.
19. Some days in New York are so perfect that you feel like you're on a film set.
20. We can run along the river and pretend that we're on a famous film set.
21. We get to stumble upon actual famous film sets.
22. You can spend all day in one of the city's best parks and drink while laying down.
23. Going somewhere you've never been in the city feels like you're on vacation.
24. Champagne is usually easily available at all times.
25. We have the best hangover cures: Badass breakfast sandwiches.
26. We can get a decent dollar slice when we’re sloshed and craving pizza.
27. Speaking of cheesy, red-sauce goodness, we have the Bee Sting from Roberta’s—one of New York’s best pizzas.
28. We can take a boat ride (a.k.a ferry ride) whenever we're feeling nautical.
29. Our Uber cars are so swank we can roll up to a black-tie event, feeling rich AF, and forget (for a moment) that we only have $10.
30. We have beautiful sunsets, like Manhattanhenge.
31. We can get a good bagel whenever you want.
32. There are hammocks on Governors Island for some outdoor snoozing.
33. And it's currently summer, mofos.
34. We have the Riis Park Beach Bazaar to lift our spirits.
35. We get to hangout on cool rooftop bars.
36. There's basically a Sephora on every corner.
37. We can ride a Citi Bike whenever we want.
38. We see celebrities and famous people walking around all the time.
39. We're breathing the same air as some of the most creative and brilliant writers, artists and musicians to ever exist.
40. We can drink alcohol.
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49. We can drink some more.
50. We live in the greatest city in the world, dammit.