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Danielle Kam
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Alison Stewart
This is all of it on wnyc. I'm Alison Stewart Summer is here, which means it's time for our second Summer Reading Challenge. We're asking you to read at least one book in all five of the following categories. They are a classic you've been meaning to get to, a book about or set in New York City, a memoir or biography, a recent debut novel, and a book published in 2025. Head to wnyc.org summerreading to sign up and to download the Summer Reading Challenge PDF. Again, that's WNY summerreading. You can share your selections with us and keep us up to date on your summer reading progress by tagging us on posts on Instagram. We will repost you, tag us of NYC and use the hashtag ay. Summerreading Challenge. Susan Choi will be with us shortly to share her choices as well as discussing her new book Flashlight. So happy reading. Now, let's get this hour started with some cheap date suggestions. In fact, one of them involves a bookstore. Depending on your point of view or personal experience, dating can be fun. Or it might be a dumpster fire, or it might be something in between. But no matter what you think about the dating scene, especially in New York, it can be very spendy. Dinner plus drinks plus a movie can easily land you in the territory of three figures. And if you're going out on a couple of days a week, that adds up. But it doesn't have to be that way. Joining me now is writer and editor Danielle Kam. She recently authored an article for the Cut titled 40 Cheap Date Night Ideas that Aren't Cringe. She joins us now to discuss hi Danielle.
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Danielle Kam
Hi Allison. How are you?
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Alison Stewart
I'm doing great. Listeners, we want to hear your suggestions. Let's crowdsource this. What's a low cost date that you've been on? That was really great. Call or text us at 2124-3396-9221-2433. WNYC. What made it work? How did the day go? Call us and text us with your cheap dates. Our number is 2124-3396-9221-2433-WNYC. So as we wait for calls to Come in. Danielle, I want to start with the title of your article.
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Danielle Kam
Yes.
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Alison Stewart
40 cheap date nights that Aren't Cringe. Why is it not cringe?
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Danielle Kam
Well, you know, I think sometimes people have ideas about first dates or whatnot, you know, with spending money. And it's, you know, some people don't like when someone doesn't spend the money on the date. And so I just wanted to find some really fun things that were kind of, like, free by design so it didn't seem like, oh, I'm, you know, I'm cheap and I don't want to take you out. So that was kind of the, the idea behind it.
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Alison Stewart
All right. Just want to make that clear. You quote a therapist in this article who says, quote, cheap just means low cost, not low effort or low vibe. First of all, what made you want to interview a therapist for this piece?
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Danielle Kam
Yeah, so I write a lot of pieces about dating, and I always, I always rely on therapists for sources. Especially the ones that I use are their practices are very focused around, like, dating and relationships and stuff. And I just feel like they have just a different perspective than, like, a dating coach would have. You know, they, they, they take a more kind of, like, emotional avenue. And I think it's interesting.
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Alison Stewart
Low cost, not low effort or low vibe. Why is this important?
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Danielle Kam
I mean, again, you don't want the person you're going out with to think that you don't care that you didn't have intention. Like, and, you know, at the end of the day, it's like drinks and dinner, fun, expensive, as we said. But, like, putting yourself out there and just trying something out of your comfort zone, something you both haven't tried in the city, like, that's so much better. And, like, it will show the person that you actually took the time to, like, care enough to plan something fun and different. And honestly, it'll probably be a better day than they've ever been on.
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Alison Stewart
How do you encourage someone to break out of the dinner and a movie rut? That's the first thing. Oh, dinner and a movie. Do you want to go to a dinner and a movie? How do you break out of that rut?
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Danielle Kam
It's so hard. I mean, it's also because, like, I mean, New York has amazing restaurants, so of course you're going to think dinner and, like, that's the perfect thing to do. But that's also the thing about New York. There is so much more to do than dinner and a movie, so why waste it? Like, you have to, I feel like, kind of just Like a part of being a New Yorker and living in New York is being out of your comfort zone in so many situations. And I think my advice is just like, you have so much to experience and there's this city has so much to offer. Like, even if it makes you uncomfortable, like, take advantage of it.
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Alison Stewart
Here's a couple of texts. We're getting happy hours with good food. Another text says great cheap date, if you're in New York is to do a date night at the Met Museum on Friday nights. The museum is open till 9pm Obviously, you donate what you like for admission and you could spend the entire evening just perusing amazing art or grab a drink or bite and eat at the new lounge. Great idea. Listeners, call in. We want to hear your date suggestions. What's a good low cost date that you've been on and what was really great about it? Give us a call. 2124-3396-9221-2433. WNYC. Tell us what made it work. And also you can tell us how the date went. The number is 2124-3396-9221-2433. WNYC. I'm speaking with Danielle Cam. She wrote an article for the cut 40 cheap date night Ideas that aren't cringe. All right, first of all, do you try these out yourself?
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Danielle Kam
Of course. Not all of them. I, I mean, I, maybe I, I'm actually engaged, so my fiance and I try to do a lot of inexpensive stuff. So we've tried out a bunch. Not all of them. I'm making my way through it. But yeah, like, we love just, just trying random things. And like there's all these night markets that we love. There's a few locations like in the Bronx and Queens, they have all these night markets in the city that are like super fun and cool. Yeah, we try to, we try to do it as much as we can, but you know, when it's this hot out, it's a little bit hard to get outside and do it.
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Alison Stewart
Well, let's get to your list. Your first idea is to research the city's Easter eggs and explore.
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Danielle Kam
Yeah.
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Alison Stewart
What do you mean by an Easter egg?
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Danielle Kam
Okay, so basically the city, and I think some people know that, some people don't. There's all these like little things that are just kind of cool around the city. So for example, Astor Place, that cube, it spins. A lot of people know that, but that's kind of one of the Easter eggs of New York City. Another one is the IFC Center. They actually have like a peep pole right outside their building. So you can watch a move, watch a movie for free. You can't hear the audio, but you can hear you can watch a movie for free. Free through the people, which is pretty cool. Actually. Herald Square has a, like a hidden musical instrument at their uptown and downtown. I think it's like the NR subway platforms. Do you know that one?
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Alison Stewart
Yeah.
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Danielle Kam
Yeah. Okay. I just, I just found out about this one, so I think that's super cool. And you know, like the stuff, like Grand Central has that whispering gallery. Like, they're. So I highly recommend just like going on Reddit and doing a search because people have amazing ideas and just stuff that you would never ever, like, know about or come up upon just like by chance.
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Alison Stewart
Let's talk to Charles is calling from the Upper west side. Hi, Charles, thanks for taking the time to call, all of it.
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Caller
Thank you so much. And by the way, thanks for your guest. I just wanted to say that I love bicycle riding. And when I did the marathon, there's so many great neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs and places that you might want to come back and visit and beautiful structures. And I think that's a nice way to like, just spend, maybe buy a bottle of wine on the way someplace or just find a place that you don't even know about. That looks good. That's all I wanted to say. And thank you so much for that.
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Alison Stewart
Thanks, Charles. We appreciate it. I think Rose is a bike rider as well. Hey, Rose, thanks for calling in.
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Caller
Hi, thank you for taking my call. Yeah, it's another bike date. It's super simple. I've done it before. Basically, I have ridden on the west side highway from Battery park all the way to, like, the Cloisters up in Inwood. And it's a full day.
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Danielle Kam
It is really fun.
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Caller
And then eventually, you know, wherever you choose to get off, just going for lunch or dinner and refueling from the long day of activity.
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Alison Stewart
Thanks so much for calling in. Andrea's calling from Brooklyn. Hey, Andrea, you're on. All of it.
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Danielle Kam
Yeah, hi.
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Caller
I have one that is an active one, but it's great for a really hot day like today. There are various different free kayaking options, and I volunteer at one called Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse in Brooklyn Bridge Park. It's totally free. You get about 20 minutes on the water with the beautiful Manhattan skyline. You can take pictures, talk about seeing the Statue of Liberty, all kinds of things like that. And it's really just a great, fun date option.
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Alison Stewart
Oh, thanks for the recommendation. Listeners, call in with your favorite cheap date ideas. Our number is 2124-3396-9221-2433. WNYC. You can also tell us, how was the date? I'm speaking with Danielle Cam. She recently wrote an article for the cut titled 40 Cheap Date Night Ideas that Aren't Cringe. There's one on your list here that says free karaoke. Where do I get free karaoke?
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Danielle Kam
There's a great place in the East Village called Planet Rose. Have you heard of it?
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Alison Stewart
I haven't.
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Danielle Kam
Oh, it's the best. It's like super cool. It's like pink with zebra. It's just like a great fun bar. They do free. And then there's a place in Brooklyn called Banks Tavern that does karaoke on Monday nights. So those are two places that I highly recommend you have on here.
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Alison Stewart
Building a Lego set together. Where do I go to do that?
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Danielle Kam
Your apartment. Or you could bring it to the park. I mean, depending. I'm not saying everyone should go to someone's apartment on a first date, but you know, bring it to a park or honestly, like a coffee shop if it's little enough. Yeah.
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Alison Stewart
When I was asked, I was thinking about this. Could you give us a couple examples? What are good first dates ideas? That would be good because like you said, bringing a Lego to someone's house, first date, I'm not so sure. But what are some clearly good first date options?
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Danielle Kam
Absolutely. I mean, I have always been a fan of like, grab something, whether that's like coffee or pastries or drinks even, and just taking a walk because I feel like it's just so much less low pressure. You really get to see how the person interacts, like with the environment around them, what they like, what they don't like. And I think, like, I mean, this is going to sound silly, but like, it's the easiest, like, getaway. You can just be like, okay, I got to go, and you can just head out. And it's. It's great. You don't have to spend more time with someone than you don't want to.
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Alison Stewart
I've got a bunch of really good texts here. I'm going to get through them. Going to the NYPL at Bryant park and reading together at the Rose Room. And if you really want to feel academic, writing a short story or poem and then reading it to each other. It's one of my favorite things to do with my partner as a born and raised New Yorker. That's a great suggestion.
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Danielle Kam
I love that. That's super. Sweet.
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Alison Stewart
This one says Roosevelt Island. Take the tram and visit Four Freedoms Park. Classical Theater of Harlem, New York Classical Theater and Smith Street Stage all do incredible free theater that doesn't involve standing in line forever for a ticket like the public does. And this one says, my first date with my now girlfriend was to Wonderville in Brooklyn, technically a bar, but also a DIY arcade with live shows that are often. Second date was the Rockaway Boardwalk in the summer. I think what made our first date successful was asking her to join me on outings that I was already interested in rather than trying to guess what would impress her. That's a really interesting point, I think, Danielle.
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Danielle Kam
Absolutely. I mean, that is like that person has just solved dating right there. And that's what we mean. And that's what we were talking about too, with intention. Right.
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Alison Stewart
Talk to Dan, who's calling in from Sleepy Hollow. Hi, Dan, thanks for calling all of it.
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Caller
Oh, hey, great. You can picnic in Central park or Prospect park. And if you're not necessarily you want to do this on the first date, but like on a subsequent date and things are going well, you can serenade them in the underpasses that go under the roadways. They're really good acoustics in there.
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Alison Stewart
Dan, thanks for the tip. Let's talk to Paul calling in from New Jersey. Hey, Paul, thanks for calling all of it. What do you got?
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Caller
Oh, thank you. Two organizations, Play by Play and Theater Extras, that you pay $100 a year for membership. And then you can. You have a list of a couple dozen shows every week that are every day that are either off Broadway or off Off Broadway. Sometimes even Broadway shows come up. You don't know where you're seating, but it's just $5 per ticket under those clubs. There also is a club Free Time that has a lot of concerts, movie free movies and some Off Broadway and even Broadway shows. And I find that that is very good for budgets and not feeling you spent enough a lot of money on a first date.
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Alison Stewart
Thanks so much for the tip. Let's talk to Cliff, who's calling in from Greenwich, Connecticut. Hi, Cliff, thanks for calling all of it.
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Caller
Yes, it's kind of fun. So here's a thought. Get a nice picnic basket, the old fashioned kind, bottle of wine, go to Central park, have your dinner, walk over, get on the subway, take it down to Wall, take it down to Bowling Green, take the Staten Island Ferry, it's free. And see the Statue of Liberty, the most beautiful thing at sunset in New York. Turn around and come back and you've got yourself a great date.
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Alison Stewart
Thanks for the tip. We appreciate it. Hey, we've heard a lot of people, Danielle, talk about what to bring on their picnics. Are there certain things you should bring or shouldn't bring on a date?
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Danielle Kam
I mean, I'm a big believer in like, do what you want, eat what you want. You want to show this person who you are. I mean, I always joke that I would like never eat sushi because it's, it's just hard for me to do. Like, it's messy, but I mean, I feel like there's really no, like, do and don't. I mean, it's just whatever you like. What if you, whatever you bonded over, like, bring that, like, I think that, you know, obviously like fruit, stuff like that. But you know, you can jazz it up. Bring whatever you want.
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Alison Stewart
I'm speaking with Danielle Cam. She recently wrote a piece for the cut titled 40 Cheap Date Night Ideas that Aren't Cringe. She's joining us to discuss and we want to crowdsource this. We want to know your favorite cheap date night date ideas. Call or text us at 2124-3396-9221-2433. WNYC. We'll have more after a quick break. This is all of it. You are listening to all of IT on wnyc. I'm Alison Stewart. My guest is Danielle Kam. She recently wrote a piece for the cut titled 40 Che Night Ideas that Aren't Cringe. She joins us now to discuss. We got the idea that we wanted to crowdsource this with you. We want to know your favorite cheap date ideas. Give us a call. 212-433-969-2212, wnyc. Let's take Robert from Queens. Robert, you're on the air.
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Caller
Hello. How are you? Glad to be a contributor and having fun listening to your program.
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Alison Stewart
Love it.
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Caller
My rec I have two. I'm in Queens and Queens College. Kupferberg Performing Arts center is running a summer program at the Gantries in Long Island City. But they also have events at Astoria Park. And I believe there are two other sites, one in the Bronx and one in Brooklyn. But my favorite is Jamaica Arts Learning Center. It's in downtown Jamaica and they run a program all year long and it's indoors and air conditioned and I've seen some excellent acts, jazz, predominantly Latin, R B, international performers. And it's $10 and $15. They have a caterer so they serve light meals and wine and beer and so on and so forth. So those are my recommendations in Queens.
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Alison Stewart
Thanks a lot. We appreciate it. I love this text. This is funny, Danielle. It says. This says a lot about me specifically. But cemeteries are great places for having conversations and doing a scavenger hunt. Greenwood even has tours and events and a beautiful view of the city. I went there. It was a pretty great place, I have to say. What are your recommendations for people who maybe have known each other a little longer? They would understand I'm taking you to a cemetery.
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Danielle Kam
Oh, absolutely. Honestly, it's so funny that that person said that too, because I almost included it on my list in the article, but I was like, maybe it's a little too macabre for some. Took it off. But I love that. I mean, you know, kind of just going from personal experience, like with my fiance and I, like, we love. There's this place called Sweet Pickle Books, and that is in the East Village. And you can bring a used book and they give you pickle, a pickle jar in return and with pickles in it. Like a little. Like an actual jar of pickles. And you can just go pick up a book, pick up some pickles, take it to Tompkins Square Park. Like, that's a little kooky, but, like, fun if you know the person.
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Alison Stewart
I'm wondering if there were any ideas that were a little bit too chaotic or a little bit too much that you. That didn't make it to the list.
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Danielle Kam
Oh, God, that's a great question.
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Alison Stewart
Or ones that were on the edge that you said. Okay, we'll put this on.
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Danielle Kam
Okay, interesting. Let me think about it for a second.
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Alison Stewart
You think about that. I'll take another call. Let's talk to Ryan calling from Farmingdale, New Jersey. Hey, Ryan, thanks for calling, all of it.
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Caller
How's it going?
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Alison Stewart
Going okay. How about you?
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Caller
Doing great. So, yeah. So my now wife, I met at work. I was a tree climber, and I was about 100ft up in a tulip tree, and I saw her on the other side of the house in the backyard. And I was like, you know what? I'm going to talk to that lady. So I did. And then we went on our first date. And what I would want to tell people is that even though it worked for me, the medical bills and everything were still pretty brutal. So I would say don't try to do anything stupid to impress, you know, a nice lady by doing a backflip off of a high dock into shallow water after you've had a couple drinks.
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Alison Stewart
I think that's good advice. Thank you. For calling. Let's talk to Josh, who's calling from the Bronx. Hey, Josh, thanks for calling, all of it.
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Caller
Hi, thanks for taking the call.
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Alison Stewart
What do you suggest?
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Caller
So there's lots of late night shows that film in in New York City in Times Square. You can sign up to any of the shows. The tickets are free. The date is not so certain. But once you have the tickets, if you happen to find a date, it's a lot of time standing in line to getting to know someone. And then you got a show and dinner in Times Square if you choose.
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Alison Stewart
Thanks so much. Let's talk to Sally, who's calling us from the Upper west side. Hey, Sally, what's your cheap date idea?
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Caller
Well, it's in addition to the Staten Island Ferry suggesture. Find out when the moon is going to be full. You can do that, you know, online. And then time a Staten Island Ferry ride. You'll be leaving, you know, at twilight or daylight, depending on the month. You get an incredible view of the city. But when you see the moon rise from the Staten Island Ferry, it's just phenomenal, you know, and it works if you don't know the person or if you've known the person for a while and you can, you know, get off the ferry and have a bite over there or just turn around and come back, but you really see the city skyline differently when you go before the moon rises and then when you come back. So.
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Alison Stewart
That was so poetic.
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Caller
Worth it.
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Alison Stewart
That was so poetic. Thank you for calling in. Okay, Danielle, have you thought of something that was on your list that you were worried it was a little bit too much, but you decided to go for it?
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Danielle Kam
Yeah, I don't. I wouldn't say too much, but I don't know if it's for everyone, but I have this. So I love looking at houses and open houses. My fiance does as well. So sometimes we go and pretend we're in the market for a brownstone and they have, they have. Sometimes they have free food and drinks. So it's kind of fun, you know, a little like, oh, that's, you know, innocent role play. No, it's. It's super fun. So that was one that I was like, I don't know if this is for everyone, but it's definitely for me.
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Alison Stewart
Let's talk to Raya in Bed Stuy. Hey, Raya, thank you for calling, all of it.
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Caller
Hello. How are you doing?
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Alison Stewart
Great. What do you suggest?
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Caller
I would suggest for up in Ridgewood, closer to Ocean, kind of Ocean Hill nowadays is really good. That's where I met my partner. They have a really good trans list. So if you're trans, you say like.
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Danielle Kam
A certain thing or you can just.
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Caller
Be like, hey, I'm trans. Could I have a pass for today? And they'll give you a free entry. And they have a lovely outdoor and nightlife as well.
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Danielle Kam
And during the day it's open, it's.
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Caller
Super cute and safe and make you feel very comfortable.
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Alison Stewart
Thank you so much for calling in. Let's talk to John from Inglewood. Hey, John. Thank you.
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Caller
Hi, how are you? Thanks for taking the call. I would recommend taking a rowboat out at Central Park. It's actually, you know, it's a pretty cheap, cheap fare. And it's, you know, take an hour and bring a picnic with you out there and row around on the lake and you got the beautiful surroundings of Central Park. It's just a real nice atmosphere. And then, you know, following that, you can, you still got the whole park to explore. Perhaps Shakespeare in the park for the evening or the other is a trip over to Governor's Island. Again, real, you know, good, low key, inexpensive ways to spend an afternoon. And actually, I don't date, but my wife and I enjoy both of those often.
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Alison Stewart
Will you go on dates with your wife? It's good. Thanks for calling in. This says Lincoln Center. Summer in the city includes dancing, dance, spoken word in theater. There was another thing here that said brick in. Oh, go to a celebrate Brooklyn and Prospect Park. I rarely know the music, who they are, but I'm always blown away. Such a magical experience on a summer evening. Danielle, you write about summer dating ideas as well. What makes summer especially fertile season for dating?
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Danielle Kam
I mean, I feel like it's just when everyone's inhibitions are a little bit lower. Everyone's just excited. I feel like they've been kind of like inside and just ready to get out. And I also feel like there's, there's something really cool about New York in the summer. I just feel like there's always so much going on, like you just stumble into things. And I feel like, you know, just the summer because it's warm and everyone's outside, it lends itself to that. So I just feel like people are out and about and wanting to do things and wanting to meet people.
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Alison Stewart
So what's an example of a perfect summer date?
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Danielle Kam
Ooh, I mean, there's many. I, I like an ice cream crawl. That's me. I love an ice cream roll. Highly recommend bringing a lactate pill, but yeah, no, I love to. I just love Any kind of food crawl. Honestly, I think that's super fun because it's a great way to just like try all the great places in the city that you might not usually be able to get to. It can be cheap. You're just kind of buying a slice of pizza or buying, you know, a little kid's ice cream and sharing it and you just get to walk around and enjoy and it's just like, it's super fun. That's my perfect date, summer date, personally.
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Alison Stewart
Let's talk to Patty, who's calling in from the Jersey shore. Hi Patti, thanks for calling all of it.
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Caller
Hi, thanks for taking my call. Yeah, my perfect date would be, and I'm married, but my perfect date would be driving to Asbury Park Dog beach and the dog after 6:30 at night. And every, every day in the summer dogs are allowed on the beach. And you could go walk around and look at all the crazy fun dogs swimming and playing with ball. Get to see if the person you're with likes dogs because why would you want to be with someone who doesn't like dogs? And then afterwards you can walk on the boardwalk, get an ice cream, get something to drink, get a light dinner. You have a lot of choices. It's just sort of a fun, fun outing with built in entertainment.
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Alison Stewart
Love it. Patti, thanks for calling in. And Steve from Manhattan. Steve, what are you doing on a less than expensive date?
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Caller
Well, one is if you remember a moment, you just go there and see whatever movie it's playing without knowing what it is. And it's always good and everyone likes it. And the second thing is, Shirley, Chisholm State park, which I think has only been open three years, they give you a free bicycle and there's amazing natural terrain and you see wonderful parts of the, of Jamaica Park, Jamaica, Jamaica Bay. And you, they teach you how to fish. There's all sorts of things. I don't know why more people don't know about it.
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Alison Stewart
It's great. Shirley park is great indeed. Thank you so much for calling in. All right, Danielle, I'm going to out you a little bit. You helped launch Tinder's content site. Yes, way back in the day I did. What do you think the state of dating in New York is at this moment?
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Danielle Kam
Oh, goodness. Not great. Unfortunately. Not great. You know, I am on the other side of the dating game, which is a relief. And I always say, you know, and it was hard when I was going through it too. It, there's just this excess of choice. I feel everyone's kind of always Looking for the next thing. They want the options. And you know, it's weird because I feel like people find, you know, dating apps a little inauthentic, which I completely understand. But at the same time, our social skills, you know, when we're at a bar, this and that, like, it does. It is not the same. It's not the same. I think people are afraid to approach people. I think they don't know what to say. And I think it just feels really, like, awkward because we kind of all know that this is this like this dumpster fire, like, but truly it is like we all kind of know how much it sucks, yet we continue to put ourselves through it. And, you know, I honestly, I feel for everyone dating right now. It's hard.
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Alison Stewart
What is the one piece of a dating advice that you still give?
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Danielle Kam
Never. If you don't want to be on a date anymore, leave. That is something I wish I did more often when I was on a date and I was uncomfortable for whatever reason, didn't jive with the person, whatever. I wish I had said, you know what? You know, have a good night. I'm gonna head home because that's my, that's your precious time. That's your time, that's your energy. And like, you don't need to waste it with someone who's not making you feel comfortable. And it's not rude. It's. It's self care.
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Alison Stewart
Daniel Kam wrote a piece called 40 Cheap Date Nights. Ideas that Aren't Cringe. Thanks to everybody who called in. For the record, all of this will be in a transcript that'll be up on our website later on@wnyc.org just search all of it. Hey Danielle, thanks for your advice.
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Danielle Kam
Thank you so much. Since WNYC's first broadcast in 1924, we've.
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Caller
Been dedicated to creating the kind of.
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Danielle Kam
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