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September 18, 2024 4 mins

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Our Big Spender trip is just around the corner. So today we're talking with Ross, the Executive Director of New York State Department of Tourism about the very best things to do in New York

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Coast Breakfast Bonus Podcast with Tony Jason Sam.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
Hi, thanks for listening to our Breakfast Bonus podcast. Today
we chatted with someone from literally Tourism New York. But
it's not just that, it's the state Department too, And
even if you've been to New York, you're about to
hear it through I guess a different experience as well.
So Ross, what's your official title.

Speaker 3 (00:19):
I'm the executive director of the New York State Division
of Tourism. But most people know says I love New York.

Speaker 4 (00:24):
Ah fantastic, So you know exactly what to expect. I'm
a first timer to New York, so if you had
to describe it to me as someone that's never been there,
how would you do that?

Speaker 3 (00:34):
You're going to love it, I mean, and to some degree,
it's going to be a lot of what you expect.
Those sort of things we're known for around the world,
you know, from seeing a Broadway show on Broadway, to
having the thin New York style pizza and our Doey bagels,
to doing luxury shopping in the Hampton's standing under thundering

(00:54):
Niagara falls. But on the other hand, you can expect
the unexpected. You know, seeing some of them beautiful beaches
in the world. People don't think of you know, they
think of New York and those skyscrapers. They don't realize
that we have some of the most beautiful beaches in
the world in Long Island that you can even surf there,
or exploring main streets and Gilded Age historic mansions in
the Hudson Valley overlooking the Hudson River and the rolling

(01:16):
hills of the Hudson Valley are sipping wine along a
wine trail and the Finger Lakes. So the main thing
to think about is diversity. It's a little bit of everything.

Speaker 2 (01:24):
I love that rols and I want to give you
a choice, now, okay, when you think about diversity, would
you rather you're walking through Central Park? Would you rather
have a hot dog from a street stand, a street
cart or a bagel?

Speaker 3 (01:33):
I would go with the hot dog over the two
of them. I would take a slice of New York pizza.

Speaker 2 (01:39):
Ah, good to know.

Speaker 4 (01:40):
We will definitely be sampling some pizza. If you had
to say, Ross, what the most underrated attraction is in
New York that people do and go? Why did I
not know about this? Is there anything that comes to mind?

Speaker 3 (01:52):
Yeah, I mean New York State is a whole state
of hidden gems, largely because people think of us and
they think only of the city, and they should obviously,
but there's some much more than that. I mean, one
example are state parks. There are over one hundred and
eighty state parks. The number one favorite state park in
the United States is rated by the readers of USA today,
is Letchworth State Park here in New York on the

(02:12):
western part of the state, which is called the Grand
Canyon of the East. Not too far from there is
the number three favorite state park, which is actually one
of my favorites, called Watkins Glens State Park, where you
take this stone path through this gorge around among under
nineteen different waterfalls. So it's hard to pick just one.
But you know, that's just one example of sort of

(02:34):
the things that people don't even know is here.

Speaker 2 (02:36):
How easy is it to get to these places from
you you find the JFK Airport, of course, get from
the Hamptons for example.

Speaker 3 (02:43):
Yeah, I mean there are a lot of options. It's
very easy overall. I mean, we have a commuter train
that can take you out to Long Island, including the
Hamptons or north of the city all the way up
into the Hudson Valley, you know, and you could do
that in the same day that you're seeing a show
at night.

Speaker 4 (02:57):
We are arriving in autumn fall as you call it,
right before Halloween. What is specific to New York around
this time of year.

Speaker 3 (03:07):
Well, you're singing my song, Halloween is one of my
favorite holidays, and you know New York goes all in
when it comes to Halloween.

Speaker 4 (03:15):
You've heard of the.

Speaker 3 (03:15):
Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Well, Sleepy Hollow is a town
in New York State. In that area, in Sleepy Hollow,
there's a lantern led cemetery tour. At night there you
have something called a Great jack O Lantern Blaze, which
is thousands of pumpkins that have been carved by artists
and put into designs with lighting and music. But even
outside that region, across the state, we have a Haunted

(03:37):
History tour, which takes you to haunted inns and restaurants
and historic states. And it's the fall season, so it's
that extra magic that the state takes on with that
beautiful foliage. We have the longest foliage season of any
state in the nation, and in New York it's not
fall if you haven't had your cider donuts, done, your
apple picking, your apple pies, pumpkin spice. Everything, there's this

(04:00):
Any treats as tricks in New York when it comes
to Halloween, afore so good.

Speaker 4 (04:05):
Jason's looking at me because of the three of us,
the two boys are skitty cats, and I'm the one
that likes the thrills and the Halloween vibes.

Speaker 2 (04:12):
Symmetry tool.

Speaker 4 (04:14):
My hand up.

Speaker 2 (04:16):
Ross has been so good to chat with you. Thank
you very much. We're so excited. Someone will win this
trip to day. Someone gets this phone call after eight
this morning. Good luck. This is Coast.

Speaker 1 (04:26):
Thanks for listening to the Coast Breakfast Bonus podcast. Get
your day started with Coasts Feel Good Breakfast, Tony Street,
jayce Reeves and Sam Wallace.
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