Saturday · Aug 8 · 2026
Day 04
Day Four
DEARLY
DEPARTED
Hell's Kitchen · Grand Central · Home
A slow morning, then Grand Central and the ride back to Rochester.
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01
Morning
Last Morning
10
AM
Brunch or Bagels
No pressure. All three options within five minutes of the hotel. Pick based on how everyone actually feels, not what sounds good on paper.
Three Options · Your Call
The Marshal, 628 10th Ave, farm to table, wood oven, solid bloody marys
44 and X, 622 10th Ave, easy, good neighborhood energy
Bagel Market, 875 10th Ave, walk in, quick, perfectly NYC
Last Morning Options
High Line, quieter in the morning, closes at 10pm
Nintendo NYC at Rockefeller, on the way to Grand Central, last Pokémon stop
Just walk Hell's Kitchen, no agenda, soak it in one more time
02
Heading Out
Home Bound
11:30
AM
Checkout · Romer Hell's Kitchen
Conf. 42184SG140243. Confirm the incidental hold is released. Moved up from noon to give a real hour before the train, not a scramble with bags on the last day.
Map
12:30
PM
Grand Central · Metro North
Harlem Line to White Plains, 38 minutes. Grand Central Watch is inside the terminal, family run since 1952, but heads up, they're closed Saturdays and Sundays, so this isn't an option today. Wednesday's arrival was the real window.
Grand Central
1:10
PM
White Plains · Pick Up the Car
Not the TransCenter, that's the bus terminal next door. Your car is in the parking garage right beside the actual Metro-North train station, across Ferris Ave from the TransCenter building. Five hour drive home.
Map
Four days. Five watch shops. One omakase. One pack bar. One wedding scent. A lot of scotch and a lot of miles walked.
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