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1 | "OUT OF THE CROWD" PUBLIC DATING/ACTIVITY LIST | PROJECT OF ADOPT-A-SHADCHAN | COMPILED BY RIVKY REISS AND CHANI LEHMANN | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | STATE | CITY | NAME OF VENUE/CREATIVE DATING IDEA | ADDRESS | CONTACT INFO NAME, NUMBER CALL OR TEXT OR WHATSAPP | MASK REQUIRED | RESERVATION REQUIRED | FEES | FEE AMOUNT | HOURS OF OPERATION | BATHROOM ACCESSIBILITY | COMMENTS. IE: PROS/CONS; CROWDED/NOT; ENJOYABLE; EASY TO FIND; AMOUNT OF TIME TO ALLOT | ||||||||||||||
4 | CA | El Segundo | The Point on Pacific Coast Highway | 850 S. APacific Coast Highway | 310-414-5280 | No | No | Maybe | $0 | 10-9 | Yes | It’s a nice outdoor area. They have some shops, nice outdoor seating, right near the beach, and a kosher ice cream shop. Not very crowded, fairly quiet, and just an enjoyable spot. | ||||||||||||||
5 | CT | Norwalk | Maritime Aquarium | 10 North Water Street | Yes | Yes | Yes | $26 | Yes | Not crowded, great spot. Six Thirteen Restaurant in Stamford, Ct 15 min away. | ||||||||||||||||
6 | CT | Stamford | RPM Raceway | 600 West Ave | www.rpmraceway.com | Yes | No | Yes | Weekdays 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM Motzei Shabbos till 10:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Yes | Arcades, Bowling, Go-Kart Racing They have a decent selection of arcades. It's not far from New York. Some games are closed for social distancing. It's big enough that it was not too crowded when I went on Sunday afternoon. (The fee is just the regular fee for arcades.) | |||||||||||||||
7 | DE | Wilmington | Rockford Park | Maybe | No | No | This is right between Lakewood and Maryland | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | IL | Highland park | Mizrachi Grill | 215 Skokie Valley Rd | Main number 847-831-1400 | Maybe | Maybe | Yes | 11am 8pm | Yes | Mask required if entering but not during eating. Outdoor seating available. Not the fanciest place but not too close to main Jewish community so less chance of running into someone you know. | |||||||||||||||
9 | IL | Schaumburg | Top Golf | 2050 Progress Pkwy | Main number: 847-656-2122 | No | Maybe | Yes | 10am-11pm | Yes | Mask required until entering bay, very enjoyable nice scenery. Call ahead to ensure enough bays. | |||||||||||||||
10 | MD | Baltimore | Starbucks with outdoor seating | 5129 Roland Ave | No | No | No | The Starbucks closes at 4pm but the outdoors seating area is still accessible afterwards | Calm neighborhood Very easy to find Tables have umbrellas Parking on street is $0.5 per hour | |||||||||||||||||
11 | MD | Baltimore | Personal Classy Lounge & Game Room | Text for info | 410-808-1801 WhatsApp messages only please | No | Yes | Yes | 45 | Call for info | Yes | New for winter in Baltimore : Cozy and immaculate fireplace lounge and game room with snack & coffee bar. Separate entrance from home, only one couple at a time. 4 hr max to make room for others who need a maskless dating place. Speak to your Rav about being in a separate part of the house, somebody will be on premises with open doors and access at all times. Rented out from owner for this purpose so must charge a $45 surcharge per couple. | ||||||||||||||
12 | MD | Lutherville-Timonium | Hot Pots - Pottery Place | 39 W Aylesbury Rd | Company Phone Number (Call): 410-561-3035 | Yes | No | Yes | $0 | M-W: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Thursday: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Friday: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Saturday: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM Sunday: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM | Yes | Great place and very sanitary!! You pick out your pottery piece when indoors but don’t touch anything. You let the staff know which piece you want to paint, and then they bring out the pieces and paint that you want. Price depends on piece of pottery you choose There is a last seating one hour prior to close. If there are no painters in the studio at that time, we will close at that time. So please plan on picking up your pieces prior to the last seating. | ||||||||||||||
13 | NJ | Bogota | Bogota Golf Center | 30 Cross Street | 201-489-2400 | Yes | No | Yes | 6 am- 9 pm | Yes | Has mini golf, driving range. near teaneck Mini golfing, or Driving Range, not strict with mask in actual arena. One round don’t take to much time. There’s kosher Rita’s nearby | |||||||||||||||
14 | NJ | East Rutherford | American Dream | 1 American Dream Way | www.americandream.com | Yes | Maybe | Maybe | www.americandream.com | Yes | Amusement park, Ice Skating, Black Light Mini Golf, Angry Birds Mini Golf, Indoor Skiing, Kosher Food | |||||||||||||||
15 | NJ | Edison | Top Golf | 1013 US 1 | 732-374-4097 | No | Yes | Yes | $45 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
16 | NJ | Englewood | Playa bowls | 38 E Palisade Ave | (201) 928-778 | Yes | No | Yes | A nice place to get yummy Açaí bowls. Masks are required when entering and ordering but once sitting down you don’t need to wear a mask. There is another playa bowls in Franklin lakes, New Jersey - 833 franklin lake rd, Franklin lakes, NJ | |||||||||||||||||
17 | NJ | Englewood | Painting Pottery Cafe | 35 S Van Brunt Street | Grace - (201) 871-5958 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Very enjoyable quiet place. Grace was very nice and helpful. Great painting experience. | ||||||||||||||||
18 | NJ | Englewood Cliffs | Allison Park in Englewood Cliffs, NJ (small park) | Near Teaneck or Passaic and GW Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | NJ | Fairfield | Stumpy's Hatchet House | 373 US 46 West Suite D140 | No | Yes | Yes | $50 | 5-10 | Yes | Must be over 18 | |||||||||||||||
20 | NJ | Franklin Lakes | Playa bowls | 833 Franklin Lake Rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | NJ | Hamilton Square | Sayen House and Gardens | 155 Hughes Drive | No | No | No | Dawn to dusk | Yes | Really really beautiful grounds, lots of private spots to sit and talk | ||||||||||||||||
22 | NJ | Jersey City | RPM Raceway | 99 Caven Point Rd | www.rpmraceway.com See info in Stamford | Mon - Thurs: 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM Sat: 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM Sun: 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM | See info for RPM in Stamford CT | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | NJ | Lakewood | Ocean Lanes | 2085 Lanes Mill Rd | 732-363-3421 | Yes | No | Yes | 8a-12a | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
24 | NJ | Lakewood | Mini Golf | 443-261-8199 text/whattsapp | Maybe | Yes | Yes | $25 | Private behind a home -Different prices for different days plus additional fees for seating area /drinks | |||||||||||||||||
25 | NJ | Lakewood | Dating activities | Batsheva Flagler 732-674-6944 | No | Yes | No | Outdoor/indoor activities/games Gmach | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | NJ | Lakewood | Make it Glass / Glass fusion | 40 Chestnut St | 732-994-5000 | Maybe | Yes | Yes | $17 | Varies | Yes | Allow minimum 2 hours | ||||||||||||||
27 | NJ | Lakewood | Painting Kits | 257 Lincoln St | Avigail Mayer 845-866-8516 Text is best don’t always see WhatsApp. Calling is also ok | No | Yes | Yes | $50 | Most | No | Between 1-2 hrs Very enjoyable Can take the kit anywhere (2 canvases,2 aprons, 2-4 paintbrushes, sample, instructions, paint) | ||||||||||||||
28 | NJ | Leonia | Overpeck Park in Leonia NJ (big park) | Near Teaneck or Passaic and GW Bridge | No | No | No | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | NJ | Lyndhurst | Richard W. DeKorte Park | 1 DeKorte Park | No | No | No | Keeps changing check site | No | |||||||||||||||||
30 | NJ | Manalapan | Monmouth Battlefield State Park | 16 Business Route 33 | No | No | No | No | Fairly empty I would suggest bringing along comfortable chairs and finding a place to sit underneath the trees somewhere | |||||||||||||||||
31 | NJ | Paramus | Outdoor lounge at Garden State Plaza Mall | Garden State Plaza Mall | No | No | No | Mall hours | Yes | In the bottom level of the valet park by Neiman Marcus at the garden state plaza mall there is an outdoor seating area that is covered. It makes a great rain date location. You can go into the mall (with a mask on) to use the bathroom and to get coffee from Starbucks. You can also walk around the mall. | ||||||||||||||||
32 | NJ | Ringwood | Skeet shooting | Maybe | No | Yes | $50 | Yes | Need Cash. Nice place with a botanical gardens 5 minutes away. | |||||||||||||||||
33 | NJ | Rutherford | Sheraton Meadowlands | Maybe | No | Maybe | All evening | Yes | Hotel/lobby lounge you pay for your drinks | |||||||||||||||||
34 | NJ | Spring lake | The Lake in Spring Lake NJ | No | No | No | No | Great picnic and walking area | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | NJ | Teaneck | Mocha Bleu | 1399 Queen Anne Rd | 201-837-2538 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
36 | NJ | Teaneck | Marriot Glen Pointe | 500 Frank W Burr Blvd | Maybe | No | No | Yes | Very large and empty, lots of place to walk or sit. Starbucks open until 3 pm | |||||||||||||||||
37 | NJ | Wall Township | Allaire State Park | 4265 Atlantic Av | No | No | No | 8 am- 8 pm | No | path to walk, trees, grill for bbq and benches. Not good after rain path is dirt. more casual chill date. Not much to do aside from talking walking bbq and/or game if brought. Usually very few people. Could be BR is open now idk | ||||||||||||||||
38 | NJ | Waretown (Near Lakewood) | Wells Mills County Park | 905 Wells Mills Rd | No | No | No | 7AM-5PM | Yes | A bit of a drive from Lakewood, but a beautiful area, with many paths of varying lengths and difficulty. There are public bathrooms and some places to sit near the parking lots. | ||||||||||||||||
39 | NY | Bayswater | Date Paint | Chana Yurman 347-729-3102 text | No | Yes | Yes | $40 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
40 | NY | Bronx/Riverdale | Wave Hill (Estate and Gardens) | 4900 Independence Avenue | 718-549- 3200 | Maybe | Yes | Yes | Wed-Sun 10-5:30 | Yes | Beautiful grounds, magnificent in the fall. | |||||||||||||||
41 | NY | Brooklyn | Coffee Bean outdoor patio | 5 Greene Ave | No | No | No | 7am-8pm | Yes | Absolutely gorgeous patio in the new fully kosher coffee bean. Park across the street to take a walk too! Whole store including pastries is kosher and awesome! | ||||||||||||||||
42 | NY | Brooklyn | The Boredom Box - Pottery and Glassland | 1730 Coney Island Ave | 917-744-1887 call/text | No | Maybe | Yes | Ship worldwide - pottery,glass,canvas,mosaics | |||||||||||||||||
43 | NY | Brooklyn | Brooklyn Promenade | What's app 917-208-9995 | No | No | No | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | NY | Brooklyn | Hoopla! | 1428 36th Street, Suite #105 | 718-480-0444 www.hooplavip.com | Yes | Yes | Sun - Thurs 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM Friday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Motzei Shabb 1 hour after Zman - 2:00 AM | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | NY | Brooklyn | Sip & Play | 471 5th Ave | 718-971-1684 | Maybe | No | Yes | 7 | Yes | Pleasant place. Not Busy. Accomodating. Didn't have to wear a mask when sitting at a table. | |||||||||||||||
46 | NY | Brooklyn | Peddlers and Parchments Escape Room (Jewish Themed Escape Room ) | 1905 Ave. M | https://www.peddlersandparchments.com/ | No | Yes | Yes | $60 | Weekdays: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Motzei Shabbos: until 11:00 PM | Yes | There are two different levels. Nice experience. You have the room to yourself. It's $30 per person, $60 total. | ||||||||||||||
47 | NY | Brooklyn | Graff Tours (Graffiti Tour) | 282 Meserole Street | GraffTours (201) 397-9138 | Yes | Yes | Yes | $40 | 9-5 | Yes | Great 1.5 hour activity. 1 masterpiece for the 2 of you. May be another group with you. They give a little background then they help you create your own. | ||||||||||||||
48 | NY | Brooklyn | Picnic in Dumbo | Pier 3 in Dumbo Park | No | No | No | No | Ask her what food she likes. Get food. Or Uber eats to there. Bring picnic blanket. Then just chill. | |||||||||||||||||
49 | NY | Brooklyn | Domino Park | 300 Kent Ave | No | No | No | 6AM- 1AM | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | NY | Brooklyn | Ice cream house | 873 Bedford Ave | No | No | No | Yes | Colorful two-story place offering a huge selection of kosher ice cream, plus bagels & a salad bar. Place to sit upstairs | |||||||||||||||||
51 | NY | Five Towns | Painting | 347-729-3102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | NY | Lawrence | Five Towns Mini Golf | 570 Rockaway Turnpike | 516-239-1743 | No | No | Yes | $10 | 11-9 | outdoors, also has small arcade indoors | |||||||||||||||
53 | NY | Long Island | Garden City Hotel | Batsheva Flagler | No | No | No | Yes | Beautiful hotel with indoor & outdoor seating | |||||||||||||||||
54 | NY | Monsey | Game Room | In Pomona near Monsey Someone's basement | Call or text 201-579-0033 | No | Yes | Yes | All week | Yes | Fun but slightly awkward to do on an early date cuz ur alone. So awkward for the girl to be alone with a guy playing fuze ball, hockey on an early date when no one else is there. But it's a cute concept of a place to chill on a later date. There are board games, fuze ball, hockey, ping pong, basketball couches, good music, nosh. Not a yichud issue as homeowner checks in | |||||||||||||||
55 | NY | Monsey | Thunder Mountain Skeet Shooting | 20 min from monsey | Maybe | No | Yes | $20 | Yes | Might be grouped with other ppl. Really fun | ||||||||||||||||
56 | NY | Monsey (Nyack) | Walk across the Tappan Zee bridge | Nyack | No | No | No | No | Nice areas to sit. Pretty views | |||||||||||||||||
57 | NY | Monsey (Pomona) | Pomona Game Room | 201-579-0033 | No | Yes | Yes | $100 | Until midnight | Yes | Indoor game room with outdoor fire pit. $50/hour $100/3 hours | |||||||||||||||
58 | NY | Monsey Area | Paint Night In A Box | Call/Text Mikki 845-274-1632 | Yes | $100 | Includes: 2 canvases, Paint brushes, Paint, Palette & Paper plates, Easels, Aprons, Water cups, Disposable tablecloth. Set up / Clean up included. Special couple's design options. Your choice of canvas size. Late night pick up. (cleanup after your date) Free food pickup & delivery. Order & pay from a local restaurant & have your food delivered with your Paint Night package. FREE! | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | NY | New York | Gitano's Garden of Love | Yes | No | No | Nice spot to get drinks downtown Manhattan | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | NY | New York | Pingpod | 40 Allen Street 42 Allen Street, 2nd Floor | 212-535-3553 www.pingpod.com | Yes | Yes | Yes | $15 - $40 | 24 Hours - 40 Allen 6:00 AM - 2:00 AM - 42 Allen | ||||||||||||||||
61 | NY | New York | Museum of Natural History | Yes | Yes | Maybe | Yes | Enjoyable date! Kosher restaurants nearby | ||||||||||||||||||
62 | NY | New York | High line NYC | Reserve on the website | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Super quiet and really pretty around 6-8 | |||||||||||||||||
63 | NY | New York | Restoration Hardware | 9 9th Ave | Yes | No | No | 11-7 | Yes | Really enjoyable to walk around the store. 5 floors and rooftop bar for drinks | ||||||||||||||||
64 | NY | New York City | Urban Adventure Quest | Central Park | https://www.urbanadventurequest.com/tours/things-to-do/new-york-midtown/default.aspx | Maybe | No | Yes | $49 | Yes | fun scavenger hunt date idea. wearing a mask is up to you. couple different locations. should take around 2-3 hours | |||||||||||||||
65 | NY | Nyack | Time Hotel | Maybe | No | Maybe | Evening | Yes | Hotel lounges you pay for your drinks | |||||||||||||||||
66 | NY | Queens | TWA Hotel | Batsheva Flagler | Maybe | No | No | Yes | Very nice and interesting hotel, drinks available | |||||||||||||||||
67 | NY | Tarrytown | Double Tree Hotel | Maybe | No | Yes | All evening or | Yes | Not crowded need masks while you walk in $ is for drinks | |||||||||||||||||
68 | NY | West Nyack | Palisades Mall | Maybe | No | Maybe | Yes | There's plenty of seating at the food court, both by the ferris wheel and carousel, which can act just as a hotel lobby. You will need masks to walk through the mall, but once you are seated, you sholuld be able to take it off. They also just opened Mini Golf on the first floor, and there is a kosher restaurant on the fourth floor (Mike's Burgers). | ||||||||||||||||||
69 | NY | Westbury | Eisenhower park | 1899 Park Blvd | 516-572-0348 | No | No | - | ||||||||||||||||||
70 | NY | Woodmere | Apron Masters | Miriam Feder 516-668-1807 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | NY/NJ | Monsey area | Wegman's Starbucks Library Park | 100 Farm View, Montvale, NJ | All 4 places in the same area Wegman's has a place to get coffee & sit down & VERY CLEAN bathrooms! :) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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