3 Unglamorous tips to save your NYC trip 😅

Hi again,

Not New York City specific, but the 2026 World Happiness Report dove deep into the connection between happiness and social media.

Spoiler: They argue social media is “causing harm at a population level”.

A friendly reminder, to myself as well, to consider your relationship to social media and how it makes you feel. 🤔

And now..

In this week’s newsletter:

🎫 Events We Love This Week: March 25 - April 1 - Emmy Squared is throwing it back on prices & stories of the women who built New York City

🐕 You’ll Have to Check It Out - Love dogs and/or art? Check out this subway station

🚽 3 Unglamorous NYC Tips - Because a dead phone, as it’s your turn to get scanned into a Broadway show, isn’t the life you wanna live

Glamour? Who needs it? 👇

Note: As always, this email was written by an actual human who lives in NYC, not artificial intelligence. 🥸

Events We Love This Week: March 25 - April 1, 2026

In the city this week? Here are some fun events we’re keeping an eye on.

$1 Slices at Emmy Squared East Village - March 23-26 & March 30 - April 2

After a four-month renovation, Emmy Squared’s East Village location is coming back with some heat!

$1 slices and $5 beers, very 2016 of them. 🍕🍺

It’s available over two separate weeks:

• March 23-26

• March 30-April 2

It’s available each of those days starting at 4 pm. Long lines? Probably.

Badass Women of New York Walking Tour - Multiple Dates, Including this Weekend

“From hotel dining rooms where women quietly reinvented journalism, to libraries guarded by muses and masterminds, to streets where women fought for labour rights, education, public health, and cultural power, Manhattan is full of women’s stories that rarely make it into the official history books — and far too few people know.”

This walking tour covers two hours, starting at Grand Central with stops in Times Square, Rockefeller Center, Bryant Park, and more. You’ll learn about the women and the spaces where quiet rebellion helped shape the city's future!

Remaining tour dates (all at 10 am):

• Sunday, March 29

• Saturday April 4

• Saturday April 11

• Sunday April 19

Get tickets here (many dates are already sold out).

You’ll Have to Check It Out - “Stationary Figures” at 23 St. Station

While NYC’s subway system often leaves much to be desired, some stations feature absolutely amazing, beautiful art.

The 23rd Street Station on 6th Ave, which serves the F & M trains + Path Trains, houses William Wegman’s Stationary Figures.

You’ll find 11 glass mosaic panels of his famous Weimeraner portraits.

It’s the perfect blend of humor, anthropomorphism, and truly beautiful art.

Check out the famous pups here.

3 Unglamorous (But Completely Vital) NYC Travel Tips 🚽

While most NYC travel tips focus on where to eat, what to pack, and attractions to see, those neglect the unglamorous details that can ruin your trip.

Needing to pee in the middle of Times Square? Rough. 🚽

Your phone battery dying when you’re next up at the ticket scanner for a Broadway show? Yikes. 🪫

Blisters on your feet after day one of your trip? Bummer. 😵‍💫

This article is gonna save you headaches, stress, and an uncomfortable trip to New York City.

Here are the 3 unglamorous, but trip-improving NYC travel tips we’ll cover:

1. The Bathroom Situation

2. Staying Charged & Connected

3. Taking 20k Steps

See ya in April,

Ashley & Devin from Better Together Here 🚽