The paradox of living in New York is that even those who love its pace eventually crave the opposite. The cure usually isn’t a two-week trip to Italy — it’s throwing a bag together, booking the next train or afternoon flight, and disappearing before anyone notices.
New Yorkers are spoiled for choice, but the best weekend escapes share a few traits: they’re easy to reach, they come with a hotel you’ll immediately fantasise about moving into, and they offer just enough — restaurants, boutiques, museums, beaches — to fill a couple of days.
The real goal is to do absolutely nothing you don’t want to do, so that by Monday you feel like a new person.
From the beaches of Long Island to the storybook towns of New England, the options are close enough to make even a spur-of-the-moment escape worth it.
