New York City Valentine's Day for Outlaws

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Fat baby angels know that this is the only day on the calendar that shooting strangers with a bow and arrow is perfectly legal and encouraged, and for couples who are stuck in Groundhog Day romantically-speaking, this is one day on the calendar that forces you to wine, dine, and maybe even attempt to salvage something that can't be saved with 1-800-Flowers alone. Nope, this is going to take some muscle, a little imagination, and a cache of unloaded prop pistols. This guide is a valentine for the rebel kind.

Ear Inn Inc

326 Spring St, New York, NY 10013

Instead of a sleepy prix fixe, why not grab a pint and look for ghosts in one of New York City’s oldest bars; a real needle in the Soho-stack? And since Valentine’s Day falls on a Saturday this year, you may even catch a poetry reading if you arrive in the afternoon.

Instead of a sleepy prix fixe, why not grab a pint and look for ghosts in one of New York City’s oldest bars; a real needle in the Soho-stack? And since Valentine’s Day falls on a Saturday this year, you may even catch a poetry reading if you arrive in the afternoon.

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…Something a bit more traditional.

Ayza Cafe & Wine Bar

9 W 31st St, New York, NY 10001

If you’d like to do the whole Valentine’s Day shebang, there’s a one-stop solution that will make it very possible for you to forget about the Whitman’s sampler. Ayza Wine and Chocolate Bar has your table for two, your very attractive dish, and a much-talked about desert menu.

If you’d like to do the whole Valentine’s Day shebang, there’s a one-stop solution that will make it very possible for you to forget about the Whitman’s sampler. Ayza Wine and Chocolate Bar has your table for two, your very attractive dish, and a much-talked about desert menu.

Kashkaval Foods Ltd

856 9th Ave, New York, NY 10019

Fondue and beer or fondue and wine? Kashkaval on Ninth Avenue has some pretty great tapas-type stuff on the menu, too. Just don’t ask them for the proper glass for a Leffe, or why the cat is named Tzatziki.

Fondue and beer or fondue and wine? Kashkaval on Ninth Avenue has some pretty great tapas-type stuff on the menu, too. Just don’t ask them for the proper glass for a Leffe, or why the cat is named Tzatziki.

Sea Thai Restaurant

75 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003

Thai and some of the best flavored mojitos in New York City in a cozy little step-down on Second Avenue, perfect for a laid-back and inexpensive Valentine’s lunch.

Thai and some of the best flavored mojitos in New York City in a cozy little step-down on Second Avenue, perfect for a laid-back and inexpensive Valentine’s lunch.

Bad as You Wanna Be, Valentine

 

Mindy's Restaurant

212 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017

Mindy’s at the Helmsley Hotel is host to an annual Anti-Valentine’s Day Dinner. If you’re feeling bitter about a recent breakup, looking for a hookup, or simply not a fan of February the 14th, you can make yourself and a friend a reservation here.

Mindy’s at the Helmsley Hotel is host to an annual Anti-Valentine’s Day Dinner. If you’re feeling bitter about a recent breakup, looking for a hookup, or simply not a fan of February the 14th, you can make yourself and a friend a reservation here.

Happy Valentine's Day - Outkast

If you’re a sucker for the beat, as this Guidespotter is, it doesn’t matter much that this is a song about Valentine’s Day.

Rebel

251 W 30th St, New York, NY 10001

Get your tickets for “Save the Cannibals” at Rebel on February 14th. Valentine’s Day, this techno event features Cassy with Anthony Parasole. Not your average fourteenth…

Get your tickets for “Save the Cannibals” at Rebel on February 14th. Valentine’s Day, this techno event features Cassy with Anthony Parasole. Not your average fourteenth…

Museum of Sex

233 5th Ave, Manhattan, NY 10016

The Museum of Sex is currently featuring an exhibit called “The Sex Lives of Animals”. Skip the Valentine cliches and head straight for the intersection of “educational” and “instinctual”.

The Museum of Sex is currently featuring an exhibit called “The Sex Lives of Animals”. Skip the Valentine cliches and head straight for the intersection of “educational” and “instinctual”.

Cupid and Centaur in the Museum of Love

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by Joel Peter Witkin

"We Rob Banks"

Every couple should have their very own definition of romance, don’t you think?

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I’d totally go to Mindy’s Anti-Valentine’s event. If I was single. And living in the NYC.

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The name's Aubree. I'm a New England-Yorker, writer/editor, and a day trip enthusiast. In my humble opinion, the best "bang-for-your-buck" day trip in the metro NYC area is a train trip to Sleepy Hollow. (In the Fall, of course.) -@