 Hey, all what's up? My name is Sonali. Welcome to a new vlog. We're in New York City if you haven't seen my last vlog. Today is technically day two, I would say, like full day, but we got here, I think, on Tuesday, like midday. So yesterday we tried to see the tree lighting, which was unsuccessful, but we're probably gonna see it later this week. Tonight we have a reservation for a comedy seller. We're also meeting my friends for dinner and some live music. I'm not exactly sure where all that is, but one of my friends lives in the city and she is like a mastermind of like creating my itinerary. She literally helped me plan everything. So I won't have to like be, you know, taking the subway from like all the way uptown to Soho, back to uptown kind of thing, you know? Right now I'm meeting my friend Navya for some matcha. I'm finally trying cha cha matcha. I feel like I've heard of it for years and I wanted it in California, but I didn't end up actually going all the way to LA the last time I went because my mom's side of the family lives in Irvine, but today is the day and I love me some matcha, but I also feel like I shouldn't drink matcha on an empty stomach, so I'm kind of hoping they have some sort of like pastry or something. But if not, we could just get something to eat right after. Ryan went to like a co-working space on Wall Street, I believe, so I think he's gonna be there until like 12 p.m. So I think after cha cha matcha, I might like walk around Soho or something because I think it's like right in Soho. So let's go. I took a shower in late last night. I didn't really have time to style my hair, so I just put it up because it was just kind of like too much over here. This is the outfit of the day. This coat is actually rented on Fashion Pass and this is a big hack. If you guys are going somewhere cold or just like not your regular climate that you don't have like a lot of clothes for, definitely recommend renting clothes on either Fashion Pass, newly-rent runway. I'm very grateful for Laura because I was able to send this fashion pass package to her house, so I didn't even have to pack, you know, this big giant coat which would have taken up so much room. I also got one other coat and then I think two or three more tops. So yeah, and then I just have on jeans. This is actually also rented. It's a free people turtleneck sweater, and I'm wearing my new balance. This is today because I wore those boots yesterday and my pinky toes were on fire. This is my first cha cha matcha. Yeah, I'm so excited. We got the purple drink. The purple drink with its lavender. Is it ube? I don't know, ube, I think? And then oatmeal. Yes. It's like my favorite drink ever. It's like the perfect sweetness. It's really sweet, but I freaking love sweet. It's like fully mixed matcha. Yeah. It's gonna be perfect. Oh yes. She told me she knew a good spot in Soho, but then I saw this white roll. It's such a rare spot and I always overlooking it. Yeah, I'm just like, I've seen a neutral background. I'm not too picky, but I feel like this is a good background. But anyway, she just took photos of me and now it's her turn. And then I'm gonna meet Ryan at Ruby's Cafe. I'm hoping we can get in, but she recommended it. I love it. So good. I'm really feeling some breakfast these days, even though it's definitely afternoon right now. Yeah. You look so cute in corporate. So we went home to get some more scarves. Actually, Ryan did not. He undressed himself. He didn't get more layers. He got less layers. This one is one more jacket though. I can't put on a turtleneck. But I got my scarf. I got my gloves. We're ready to take on the day. So it's a really typical day. Yeah, take on the night. Neclo heat tech like shirt underneath my turtleneck sweater. And then I have heat tech leggings on under my jeans. My storage scarf, which I'm in love with. And then this blank NYC jacket that I already told you that I'm renting on fashion pass. I guess I already said this, but I just wanted to kind of talk about like how many layers I'm wearing. I am personally a very cold person. Ryan, on the other hand, he's always hot. So he can definitely do. Yeah, he can definitely do less layers. But last night it wasn't as cold and I literally looked like insane with all of my like beanie and like scarf and stuff. Like my long line puffer because no one was wearing as many layers as I was. But honestly, I just rather be more comfortable than not. But we're going to head into new top jewelry. There's like a lot of jewelry stores in this area of Canal Street. But I've just heard really good things about this and I kind of want to check it out in person. So let's go. Look at that parking deck. It just makes me anxious. We are at new top jewelry. I didn't really have something that I was like going in for. And I was just like, I don't really need anything. My hands are literally full with rings. And I think that's what I would have gotten. But now we are headed to Chelsea Market. A lot of sew house up there and then they just have a lot of stores around here. Ooh, that's catch. I guess or somewhere close. Oh yeah, I think that's catch. I've never eaten there, but one day and we're walking over to Chelsea Market. Okay, so apparently if we turn right here, we'll bump into Chelsea Market. But right in front of us is Little Island. Sunset. Yeah, this was like perfect timing, huh? And we came here during sunset. So we're eating at Black Barn tonight and I'm really excited because this is a farm-to-table, like share bowls kind of place and Lauren and Antonio are meeting us here. Right after, we're going to Comedy Cellar. This is going to be so fun, but I'm very, very hungry. We went to Chelsea Market and there was a bunch of rush ones in there. But I was like, I don't want to ruin my appetite because I just know that they're going to have such good food. And also apparently it's live music night. They have like a guy with a saxophone and everything. So we'll get a little musical entertainment now and some comedy entertainment later. And the location is... We're by the flat iron. I still don't really know where everything is. Yeah, I guess by the flat iron. I think I've said this already. One of my goals for this New York trip is to understand the areas. And three days in, two days in, I'm still not getting in. Laura, what do you give the restaurant? Okay, Antonio, let's do a realistic one. I would give a 9.2 out of 10. Nice. I think the drinks were released at 9 out of 10. Nice. Food was about 8.9 out of 10. Yeah, pretty good. Love it, love it. I'd go back. Where are we going? Comedy Cellar! We're going to LOL our asses off. We're going to Joe's Pizza. I didn't like you the first time I saw you. Yeah, and just know that girl is like... Joe! He's got Joe's cheese. He's got a local. He's got a local. Is this for locals really? I think so. I don't know about locals. Antonio, is this for locals really? Oh, yeah. This is for Spider-Manians. What is your rating of Joe's Pizza? I mean, I've been here all the time. It's like a good 8.5. I like the thickness. Okay, my turn. I would rate it at 5.5 because I like thick crusts. Like dominoes. It's always a time for me. Joe's is my favorite. Good morning. It is Friday. Last night's comedy show was actually so hilarious. I feel like Ryan and I couldn't stop laughing. I definitely want to try to find some comedy shows in Austin to go to. But today, we are starting off the day by getting these famous croissants. But also, I was like doing a little TikTok research. And everyone is roasting creators that were calling these things croissants because technically they're not the shape of a croissant. They're a little different but they still have that flaky texture and they're filled with chocolate and a couple different flavors. But I remember starting to see this on my 4E page this year and I was like, I have to get this. So it's definitely top of my bucket list when we came here. And if you guys are new to the channel, you now know that we're big foodies. And I feel like half of my content is food content. Because food is important. And I love to travel just so I can eat. Obviously see things too but I love to eat. Time check. 804. 804. Really? Yeah, we're a little late because we wanted to get there early. But as you can see, there's a little line there. Let's go this way. First impressions. I really did think it was going to be warmed up or something maybe. Through NYU because we're about to go to Washington Square Park and see it really quick. Then we have to go back for some of Ryan's calls before the weekend. But the croissant, I just feel like I wish it was warmed up. I think it would have made it so much better. The chocolate was a little too much for me. I gave it all to Ryan. But the croissant itself or like the flaky bread, whatever you want to call it, was pretty good. But I'm like very shocked that they didn't even ask like, oh, do you want warmed up? They probably have so many people going in and out that they don't even care, you know? Or they don't even have the time to warm everyone's up. But I'm glad I did it. It's very like an Instagrammable thing. A beautiful freaking pastry is a must, probably not. After we walked around Washington Square Park, we went back to the Airbnb because Ryan had some work stuff to get done. But now we're hungry again and Ryan said that we should go to Katz. Yeah, I had it last time. And I've never had a strong sandwich. I think that's what we're going to get. He also said corned beef and I didn't understand. I was kind of excited because I thought it was like beef with corn. But where's the corn? What is corned? What is corned? It's called corned. Interesting. The line is kind of long. Ryan said it's the longest he's seen it. But I think we're going to wait it out. Then we'll possibly go to Brooklyn if we have time today. We have a reservation at 6. The peak design store, which is the place I got this camera strap. Well, actually I got this one BH photo, but it's a peak design strap. And look how freaking cool this iPhone tripod is. It folds out so I can fit in your pocket or wallet or something. But it's a mag safe thing and you can adjust it like this so easily. I'm very tempted, guys. It's like $80, but I really want it. This is awesome. The best thing about peak design is that they have these universal locks so you can like take the strap off super easily and you can like put on other straps or they have like so many bags that they attach to too. It seems so far away though. This is so pretty. What the freak? Can you see such a part? Wow. That's what I like. Well, Brooklyn Bridge is all the way over there. So I gotta walk. Basically you can set your settings to where it's like taking a photo every 0.5 seconds. You can take 25 photos and then it stops and what? Can you see myself in there? We're gonna switch backgrounds because we want the city now but I think for Brooklyn Bridge photos like weren't bad. So this, it was so yummy. We got pasta. Perfect. All dente. Pasta. It was like a really good portion too. I feel like I'm not like overstuffed. But now we're headed to Times Square to get some cheesecake. We were gonna get cookies but... We changed from mine. He said the last time he came here he got like the best cheesecake in Times Square. At least I have tables here. I guess stop at the McDonald's. What do you guys get? We got doubles food cheesecake and chocolate mousse cake. And then I got the chocolate mousse cake too and then I got original. That's the one that he's had the last time he was here. That was so delicious. That's definitely here. See, you guys don't ever know. I just know I was here. He'll always take your first bite on that. Yeah, give us your reaction. If it's disgusting for me. Oh? Okay, so apparently right here is Good Morning America's studio. Oh wait, today? I guess today. That's a studio. And here's the Rockefeller Tree. We're ending the night here on these full tummies. But Laura was like, oh we should go to the American Girls Doll Store. And I got so happy but they closed. Yeah, it's like always been a dream of mine to go. So maybe one day. But we're gonna go shopping spots. Most of shopping day. It's like raining all day. But I think we're gonna head up Soho and what is the other... Where's that H&M that you were saying? It's like in kind of... I don't live here. I don't know. She's such a bad New Yorker. It's another rainy day here in New York. I feel really lucky though because I feel like, well three out of the seven days we're gonna be here, it's gonna be raining. But luckily we're prepared. But today we are planning on going shopping. Probably in Soho area. And then I'm not really sure where else. But we're gonna be meeting Laura and Antonio a little bit later. Like kind of when it stops raining. I really want to find a new pair of jeans. Or just like a brand of jeans that I really like. Because I feel like all my jeans are a little bit baggy. Because I liked that style. But now I just feel like they don't flatter me as much. And I also want to find just more unique bottoms. Because I feel like I only have denim. So I want to find some really nice leather pants. Or leather leggings. And then maybe like some skirts. So I could wear them with tights. I just feel like all my outfits kind of look the same. Because I wear the same like jeans. And then what else was I thinking of getting? I do really want like a nice oatmeal wool coat. So if I could find that I might purchase that. But those are kind of the things that I'm thinking about while I'm shopping. Which I feel like that's the best thing to do. Is just like make sure you have something that you're shopping for. I mean obviously it's still fun to like look in the stores. And just do a little bit of window shopping. But if you have like an actual motive. Then it doesn't feel as draining. And you actually get excited to like look for what you want. But since it is raining today. I think I'm just gonna vlog on my iPhone. Especially when we're shopping. Because I don't really want to worry about this big chunky camera. I feel like all the stores are gonna be very small. And sometimes I like feel like I'm gonna bump this camera into like someone or something. So I will definitely be filming some stuff on my iPhone. We did get a later start today. It's noon. And we're about to head out for some food. We are both very hungry. So this morning we went to Jack's wife Frida for breakfast. And it was definitely not over hyped. I feel like I've heard a lot about this place. But it was actually really good. We got a little sweet and salty. We split the waffle. And it was like a rose water waffle. So the syrup was rose syrup. Very, very unique and interesting. Then we headed to Soho. And we went into the super puff store. Which these are originally sold in Eritzia. Like I've never seen a standalone store. But it was insane. They had every color, every material you could ever dream of. And they were very expensive. But it was so cool to even see all of that. And I really wanted this essential sweatshirt. But I didn't get it. And then this Eritzia has free coffee, chai, matcha, anything. Then we went into Nike. And Ryan actually got some stuff. Cause everything was on sale. And then we just went into a couple more stores. I actually didn't buy anything. I honestly was so pooped. And it was just rainy. And I did drink a chai. But that didn't even help. Cause it made me crash even more. So Ryan actually got some stuff at Nike. I was having like an additional 30% off sale. So he got like four things. And they're really cute. And neutral, which I love. And I think I definitely want to go back to Soho another day. Maybe when it's sunny, when I have more energy. And now we are going to meet Laura at like a big H&M. We saw one last night in Times Square. But she wanted to take me to the specific one. So we're going to go meet her there. And then at 8pm we have dinner reservations with my dad. Cause he's in town for a night. He's actually going to all these different other countries in Asia. But he's stopping through New York. And having a little layover. So he got dinner reservations at this place called Sona. And I am pretty sure it's Priyanka Chopra's restaurant. And I used to go by Sona for like 7-8 years on my life. I mean so many people still call me Sona. Cause I changed my name in 5th grade. And I changed it back. Well I tried to change it back in high school. But everyone already knew me by Sona. So I fully changed it back to Somali in college. Laura is such a bad influence on my wallet. You guys because she always shows me these new things. New trendy things. And she showed me H&M home. And now I'm obsessed. I couldn't really buy anything though. Because I couldn't like pack a whole vase in my bag. But I think you can buy stuff online. So I'm definitely going to be searching on there. We went into Macy's and checked out some ornaments. And then we headed to our dinner reservation at Sona. And the cocktails were so, so good here. And also like very aesthetic. And we met my dad for the reservation. So we got oysters, kebabs, shrimp curry, this lamb curry I believe. Butter chicken of course. Dinner last night was so good. We got the butter chicken and this like lamb dish. Which I will definitely be thinking about for the next couple of weeks. But I'm going to end this vlog here and start a new one. We're going to do my last New York vlog. So subscribe if you guys are loving this content. I also did start a little Instagram highlight of like everywhere we went during this trip. So if you guys want to kind of like look through that, you can go and check it out on my Instagram. And also go follow me on Tiktok. Both are so underscoring our league without the G. And I will see y'all in my next video. Bye.