Taking your dog (summer bag) to McDonald’s (the U.S. open) before putting it down (storing it away during winter)

Aka the first weekend of fall

September in New York City is part of whichever season you want it to be. A light down puffer would be appropriate for a Saturday morning coffee run, but by lunch time you could be sunbathing in Central Park. The changing of the seasons isn’t a date on the calendar, it’s a feeling in the air.

Each year, for a few special nights in the city, a ceremony ta…