by Jessica Latham

Hot town, summer in the city, back of your neck's getting dirty and gritty, but you LOVE IT! Because summer in the New York City means: the opening of the High Line, rooftop bars, beach houses, beer halls, lobster rolls, outdoor concerts, popsicles, sunglasses, songs of the summer, McCarren pool parties, BBQs, boozy brunches, picnics, fireworks, flip-flops, ice-cream, short skirts, Sheep’s Meadow, surfing, clambakes, sailing and – for many of us – summer hours.

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