Spend a spring weekend in New York City. Meet artists, writers, editors, and actors who live and work in the city. Visit the gorgeous apartments of other NextTribers. Experience the city like a local. Eat and drink in hidden gems.

We want to show you a side of New York you'll never see on any other trip to the city, one where you won't be standing in line with hundreds of other tourists at the well-known landmarks. We're staying downtown where the action and a whole other kind of fun is!

NOTE: NextTribe members receive a $100 discount on price. 

NextTribe co-founder Jeannie Ralston moved to New York’s East Village last April, and ever since then she’s been thinking of the cool places and fascinating women in downtown and Brooklyn that she would like other NextTribers to know.

She’s put them all together for this special spring weekend, with the help of many friends who live downtown.

Starting with the cocktail party on Thursday night on Jeannie Ralston's rooftop, you'll be treated to private glimpses into NYC life that goes way beyond the beaten tourist path. We'll be having small lunches with special guests, such as Sara Nelson, executive editor at book publisher Harper Collins, in the fabulous apartments of other NextTribe women. 

We'll go to exciting restaurants that you have to be in the know to even know they exist. (One is down an alley and to get to another you have to enter through a pawn shop!) 

We'll take you to designer consignment stores, sample sales and high-end thrift stores so you can find stellar fashion at a fraction of the price. 

We'll get to see talented women our age on stage in our special performance we're calling Aging Boldly in 5 Acts, which will be an evening of dinner, drinks, and age-appropriate entertainment. 

You can now buy your travel insurance through NextTribe. We are happy to partner with one of the leaders in the field Allianz. Click here to get a quote. 

NextTribe offers a safe travel environment that through the energy and alchemy of adventurous women turns into a real community in a short amount of time.  

We are known for group travel for women over 45 who don't normally like group travel. We keep our groups small and know that our guests are curious explorers who can take care of themselves. We allow them space to make the trip their own. You will not be in lockstep on a tight schedule behind a guide. You can roam on your own if you want (with a good GPS and an understanding of how to meet up with the group later) or you can take full advantage of the guide's knowledge of the city. 

We do expect our travelers to have a level of self-sufficiency, being able to carry their own bags if need be, and to be respectful of others in the group and open to new experiences and friendships. 

CONTACT

NextTribe, Inc.

10900 Research Blvd. #160-C

Austin, Texas 78759

Phone: 512-609-0340

YOUR DEPOSIT:

Your initial deposit in non-refundable and reserves your spot on a trip. Even though your deposit is non-refundable, it is transferrable to another trip provided you cancel at least 30 days prior to the start of the trip. You may apply your deposit toward any other trip through 2024. 

YOUR BALANCE:

Full payment for your retreat is due 60 days prior to the start of the trip. At 60 days prior to your trip, there are no refunds for any reason. If you must cancel within this 60-day period, you will need to contact your travel insurance company for reimbursement. 

IF YOU CANCEL:

Up until 60 days prior to your trip, you can receive a refund for all but the deposit, which, as stated above, can be transferred to another trip through 2024. 

At 60 days prior to retreat, there are no refunds or credits. Your room and tour has already been paid to our vendors. NextTribe cannot offer refunds for any reason (Covid, injury, illness, death, etc). For this reason, we highly recommend you to purchase travel insurance. 

To officially cancel, you must send an email to NextTribe stating that you wish to cancel to admin@NextTribe.com.

IF WE CANCEL:

If we are forced to postpone or cancel your trip due to a significant event that makes it infeasible to operate the trip as planned (including, but not limited to, natural disasters, manmade disasters, Covid, disease, travel restrictions, etc.) NextTribe will offer credit for another trip (with a $100 discount on the next trip) or refund all of your payments. California travelers please note that NextTribe's Seller of Travel license number is 2153726-70 and we do not participate in the California Travel Consumer Restitution Fund (TCRF). 

PLEASE DO NOT MAKE AIRLINE RESERVATIONS UNTIL THE NUMBER OF SIGN UPS REACH THE MINIMUM STATED ON THE TRIP POSTING.

CHANGES TO TRAVEL:

We will make every effort to operate all trips as advertised, however all itineraries are subject to change. We reserve the right to alter or make reasonable substitutions as deemed necessary. 

TRAVEL INSURANCE:

Travel insurance is recommended to be purchased within 21 days of booking your retreat.

Check into Hotel Indigo Lower East Side by 3 pm

4pm: Meet at hotel for overview of weekend

4:30 pm: Intro to Lower East Side and East Village, plus shopping at the some of our favorite stores in the area. 

6 pm: Cocktails—33 2nd Ave Rooftop or Jeannie Ralston’s Apartment, Barrelsmith Cocktails served. Meet New York women entrepreneurs, including Lila Frodesen of By Lila, Kim Cihlar of Collection 13 jewelry, Lynn Powers of Masami Hair Care, and PJ Cobb, a silk artist. 

8 pm: Dinner at one of NYC's most acclaimed restaurants, tucked away in an alley, which means you won't find it unless you know it's there. 

Late night option: The Slipper Room neo-burlesque lounge on Lower East Side or dancing downstairs at the Von Bar. 

9 am: Tour through Lower Manhattan, including the September 11th Memorial, with entertaining local expert

12:30: Catered lunch at Ellen Williams majestic apartment on West 12th Street, featuring Sara Nelson, Executive Editor, Harper Collins, and Kristen Van Ogtrop, former editor-in-chief of Real Simple, now a powerhouse agent at Inkwell Management. 

2:15 pm: Walk to Whitney Museum with Ellen, who was born and raised in Greenwich Village and will fill us in on legendary shops such as Bigelow’s Pharmacy and Myers of Keswick. Plus new retail stars like Sarah Jessica Parker’s shoe store (right around the block from the Sex and the City apartment).

3:30-4:30 pm: Whitney Museum private tour. Last year we saw the special exhibition on Juane Quick-to-See Smith‘s work.

5 pm: Walk the High Line to Chelsea Market Free time in Chelsea Market

7:30 pm: Dinner at the West Village favorite of writers and locals, Cafe Cluny.  We'll be joined by Sheila Weller, best-selling author and NextTribe regular, for whom Cafe Cluny is her clubhouse. 

Late night option: Marie's Crisis Cafe, a piano bar where everyone is invited to sing along with show tunes. Have a favorite show tune? Offer the pianist a tip and we'll sing with you. 

10: am Tenement Museum walking tour of the Lower East Side. 

11:30 am: Private Tour of an museum exhibition. Last year we saw the New Museum exhibition of the work of Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu.

1 pm Fashion Lunch at Jeannie Ralston's apartment. Last year we featured designers Darryl K, a fashion innovator starting in the early '90s, and Azin Valy, known for her designs that feature arial photography of various world cities. 

3 pm: Shopping at SoHo and Lower East Side designer consignment stores, sample sales and high-end thrift stores AND/OR art gallery visits. You'll be given a guide to our favorite stores.  

6:45 pm: We sneak off to a nearby bar that is one of only two speakeasies in New York City that operated during Prohibition and is still in existence today. 

9 pm: Dinner at a spectacular speakeasy restaurant, which you enter via a non-descript pawn shop on the Lower East Side.

Late night option: Drinks at the Emma Peel Room or similar bar.

11 am: Ferry to Brooklyn

12 noon: Catered brunch in Brooklyn Heights at Elise Pettus’s spectacular brownstone. Last year's speaker: Maya Wiley, former MSNBC legal analyst and former NYC mayoral candidate. This year we'll have someone just as wonderful. 

3 pm: Walk back over Brooklyn Bridge with local expert

6:30-8:30 pm: Aging Boldly in 5 Acts Performance at 1st Ave and 4th Street theater space. Last year's event featured comedian Carole Montgomery, playwright Alice Scovell, playwright/performer Valerie David, Cynthia Kaplan, singer/comedian, and Heather Christie, storyteller. Wine tasting and contest for NYC's best pizza. Desserts from Veniero’s Pastry Cafe

Late night option: Music at the funky, magical Ear Inn

Free morning to re-visit favorite shops or sites you’ve missed.

12 noon: Farewell lunch at the iconic Katz's Deli, just down the street from the hotel and the scene of Meg Ryan's "orgasm" in When Harry Met Sally.