Central Park, Diamond District, Ohel, Shabbat

Kosher restaurants close Friday afternoon through Saturday night. That shapes the meal plan for both days.

🚇 Subway time · cost for 4   🚗 Uber time · est. cost. Transit notes · Transit map

1. Morning

   Wake up at Hotel Belleclaire

   Free morning, no airport run: you landed Thursday at 6:00 PM on AA 2339 and slept at the hotel. Sleep in.

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2. Hotel → Bagels & Co
   🚇 SubwayWalk 3 min
   🚗 Uber—
3. ~8:30 AM

   Bagels & Co (391 Amsterdam Ave)

   Breakfast, 3-min walk

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   Bagels & Co ✡ Kosher dairy

   Hours that day: Fri 6 AM–2 PM; Sun 6 AM–6 PM
   Google 4.3 (1,053) · Yelp 3.5★ (154 reviews) · checked Oct 5, 2026

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   📍 Area map: Restaurants near the hotel (UWS)

4. Bagels & Co → Central Park (77th & CPW)
   🚇 SubwayWalk 8 min
   🚗 Uber—
5. 9:00–10:00 AM

   Central Park

   Bethesda Fountain, Bow Bridge, the Mall

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6. Park → Zoo/Carousel
   🚇 SubwayWalk 20–25 min through the park
   🚗 Uber—
7. 10:00 AM–12:00 PM

   Central Park Zoo + Carousel

   Both open about 10 AM

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8. Zoo → Diamond District
   🚇 SubwayWalk 20 min down Fifth Ave
   🚗 Uber—
9. 12:00–12:30 PM

   Walk down Fifth Ave

   Passes the Plaza, St. Patrick's, Rockefeller Center

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10. 12:30–1:30 PM

    Diamond District, W 47th St (5th–6th Ave)

    Lunch at Taam Tov; many shops close early Friday

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    Taam Tov ✡ Kosher Bukharian, meat

    Hours that day: Fri 11 AM–4 PM
    Google 4.1 (224) · Yelp 3.6★ (178 reviews) · checked Oct 5, 2026

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    📍 Area map: Midtown

11. Diamond District → Fischer Bros
    🚇 Subway1 train 50th St → 72nd St · 20 min · $12
    🚗 Uber15–20 min · $20–30
12. By 2:00 PM

    Fischer Bros & Leslie (230 W 72nd St)

    Pick up the Shabbat dinner order; they close at 2 PM Friday

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    Fischer Bros & Leslie ✡ Kosher takeout, meat

    Hours that day: Fri 7 AM–2 PM; order by Thursday
    Google 4.1 (50) · Yelp 4.5★ (24 reviews) · checked Oct 5, 2026

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    📍 Area map: Restaurants near the hotel (UWS)

13. Fischer Bros → hotel
    🚇 SubwayWalk 8 min
    🚗 Uber—
14. ~2:15 PM

    Hotel

    Drop off the Fischer order and rest. You checked in Thursday night.

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15. Hotel → Ohel
    🚇 SubwaySubway not practical for this leg
    🚗 UberUber/taxi ~45–60 min · est. $55–85
16. ~3:15–4:30 PM

    Ohel Chabad Lubavitch (226-20 Francis Lewis Blvd)

    Visit the Rebbe’s Ohel; quiet, respectful. Dress modestly. Cambria Heights, Queens — car needed, not near Crown Heights; Sat 770 is separate. Open 24/7 per Chabad.org. Leave by about 4:30 PM: Friday traffic back to the hotel can take an hour, and candle lighting is 6:06 PM.

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17. Ohel → hotel
    🚇 SubwaySubway not practical for this leg
    🚗 UberUber/taxi ~45–60 min · est. $55–85
18. 6:06 PM

    Candle lighting

    Then Shabbat dinner at the hotel

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