Ariel Lee (@batinspace)

Clocking in to build my own dream life for my little dog and I. #vsfashionshow #angel #corporate #blackblogger #tech

Friend dates deserve a little luxury too. 🍣✨ Took my friend on an omakase date at Masaaki in Queens, and between the gold dust, fresh sushi, and sake tasting, this was such a cute experience! 📍 Masaaki | Bayside, Queens, NYC 🍣 The bites: Yellowtail, snow crab with garlic butter, red snapper…

This week's theme: Secrets, Symbols & Stories 🔎 ✍🏾 MON · 5 PM | Memoir Writing 📍 Muhlenberg Library Turn your memories into stories. 💃🏾 TUE · 6 PM | Ballroom Dance 📍 Sheepshead Bay Library Learn salsa, bachata, tango & more! 🎃 TUE · 5 PM | Felt Pumpkins 📍 Columbus Library A cute little fall craft…

A little Library Scout check-in 🐦 My goal is to help get 100,000 library classes attended, and I’m sharing what I’m building along the way. Thanks for being part of it 💛 #NYC #ThingsToDoInNYC #FreeThingsToDo #Libraries #SmallBusiness

Pluto just be watching me yap it up and just wants to be rubbed 😪 Haha this week's question is simple... What is something you have been wanting to do on your own? Like what's your next solo date? - - - - #SoloDate #selflove #selfcare #blackgirlmagic #softlife

lY’all, getting your library card needs to come off the “I’ll do it eventually” list 📚 NYC has THREE separate library systems, and you can get a card for all three. You don’t have to live in that borough! 📍 Brooklyn Public Library 📍 Queens Public Library 📍 New York Public Library, which serves…

Jazz playing, watercolors out, phone away 🎨🎷 I spent an hour at Paint ’n’ Jazz at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, a self-guided painting session where you can settle in and make whatever you feel like. Adding this to the creative solo date rotation 🖌️ If you’d like a little more guidance…

Some of y’all survived a date that deserves its own Halloween movie. You might as well get $100 out of it. 👻 My friend Bev created Spill It, a live storytelling show with all the energy of the post-date debrief. The screenshots, the plot twists, the “wait, he said WHAT?” By chismosas, for…

A little watercolor and jazz for your next creative solo date 🎨🎷 I tried Paint ’n’ Jazz at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, an hour of self-guided watercolor painting with smooth jazz playing while you paint. A cute excuse to put your phone down and make something 🖌️ Want to try an art…

Your library plans for the week 🍂📚 This week’s Autumn Agenda theme is Read the Room. Learn to draw, repair something you love, look through a telescope, or turn your feelings into poetry. Then make Sunday a solo date with a screening of Sinners and some soul food after. Your homework: ask your…

Getting ghosted should at least come with prize money 👻💸 Some of y’all’s dating stories are scarier than any horror movie, and Spill It wants to hear them. Your spookiest worst-date story could win you $100! My friend Bev created this live storytelling show inspired by the debrief with your…

Solo Date 7/30: Black-Owned Businesses in NYC ☕🌱 For solo date no. 7, I visited SEED BRKLYN, a Black-owned spot in Bed-Stuy where you can grab coffee, browse fashion, and explore art in the same space. 📍 1217 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn ☕ The Greenhouse Café for a coffee stop 👕 The Garden for fashion…

I made this 1 year ago... and oh how the times have changed. I've experienced more then I ever thought I would or could and am so grateful I uprooted my life to move to NYC it's surreal seeing where I was and where I am now! #onthisday #nyc #life #recap #life

Really needed a moment to touch grass 🙂‍↕️🍎 Hehe still reminiscing frolicking with my girlllls #applepicking🍎 #nyc #autumn #fallvibes #upstate

My mic cut out, so my editor helped replace the voice! It sounds a little off, but I’m out of the country and couldn’t re-film 🫠 This week’s Autumn Agenda: Cross Currents 🍂 Classes exploring what happens when cultures and art forms meet, plus a little paint ’n’ jazz solo date. Find your next class…

Still dreaming about this gorgeous little upstate getaway 😊🌿 📍 The Roundhouse | Beacon, NY 🚆 About 90 minutes from NYC via Metro-North 🏨 Boutique hotel in a historic former industrial complex 🌊 Right by Fishkill Creek, with waterfall views 🚶🏽‍♀️ Walking distance to Beacon's Main Street, shops…

I will be closing off the vote for the pigeon on October the 20th! So make sure you click the link in my bio and submit your vote by then :). #founder #buildwithme #nyc #art

Our Beacon trip from start to finish 🤎 A little apple picking, and even time for a little library activity. Thanks to my girls for coming out! #NYC #girlstrip #upstate #carfreetrip #fall

Your October 5–10 library syllabus is here 📚🍂 This week’s theme: The Missing Chapter. Meet a forgotten queen of magic, revisit the Bronx through old photos, or make something for your right to read. Plus pottery, junk journaling, and a little Saturday birding 🫡 Find your classes on Library Scout…

Hehe see you on the other side ✈️ I'm Ariel a NY based creator who loves creating about helping others find their third space, travel and culture, hosting community hangs, and running long miles :) Algorithm .. I mean computah do your thing pld #ugc #flight #travel #blackgirlmagic

You don’t need a car to have your apple-picking moment 🍎 We took the train from NYC to Beacon, then a rideshare to Lawrence Farms Orchards for apple picking, cider donuts, and a little time outside. Save this for your next fall day trip! Full itinerary linked in my bio 🧺 #farm #ApplePicking…

October side quests for the tech curious 💻 Save your spot early when registration is required or seats are limited! Explore the full October calendar on Library Scout through the link in my bio 📚 #NYC #Tech #TechClasses #DigitalSkills #Library

October side quests for the sewists and aspiring outfit makers 🪡 Save your spot early when registration is required or supplies are limited! Explore the full October calendar on Library Scout through the link in my bio 📚 #NYC #Sewing #SewingClasses #Mending #Library

October side quests for the music lovers ready to make some noise 🎶 Save your spot early when registration is required! Explore the full October calendar on Library Scout through the link in my bio 📚 #NYC #Music #MusicClasses #FreeThingsToDo #Library

October side quests for the writers ✍🏽 Save your spot early when registration is required! Explore the full October calendar on Library Scout through the link in my bio 📚 #NYC #Writing #CreativeWriting #WritingWorkshops #Library

October side quests for the crafty folks Save your spot early when registration is required or supplies are limited! Explore the full October calendar on Library Scout through the link in my bio 📚 #NYC #Crafts #CraftClasses #Hobbies #Library

October side quests when you want to do more art 🎨 Save your spot early when registration is required or supplies are limited! Explore the full October calendar on Library Scout through the link in my bio 📚 #NYC #Art #ArtClasses #FreeThingsToDo #Library

For your next “where should we eat?” moment in Midtown 🥙🍟 My order at German Doner Kebab: the chicken sando, fries, a döner empanada, and the KeBag with Doritos, döner meat, salad, and sauce right in the bag. 📍1001 Sixth Ave, Midtown Save for your next lunch break and let me know what you try…

You do not need a car to have a cute little fall weekend outside of NYC!!! 🍎🚆 We took the Metro-North from Grand Central to Beacon and basically built the perfect carless fall side quest from there. We ate good, explored Main Street, went apple picking, drank wine, touched some grass and stayed…

New on Library Scout 📚 The weekly syllabus has a new home!! I’ve been working on making it way easier to actually go from “that sounds fun” to making a plan. Now you can browse the full week, add classes straight to your calendar, invite a friend, follow the solo date route, grab a book rec, and…