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Readers' Choice: Best Rainy Day Spot

Patch wants to know your favorite local place to go on a rainy day

Posted by Kim Tran (Editor), May 18, 2012 at 08:59 pm

Don't want to be cooped up at home on a rainy day? Patch wants to know your favorite place to go when it's drizzling or pouring outside.

Here are some popular places to start:

, Nanuet
, Nanuet
, Valley Cottage
, West Nyack
, New City
, New City
, Pearl River
, Pearl River

Check off your favorite place—and if we left out your favorite, let us know in the comments.

Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. Friday. Ties will be broken by whichever business has the most positive comments in the section below. We will announce the winner at noon Friday.

A note on voting: because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results and reviews on Patch Places. Please vote only once per survey, per Patch.

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