Sunday Routine

Stacy Kovacs, who founded Fogo Azul NYC, totes her drums around the city, fends off her cat and never watches TV.

By Nancy A. Ruhling

Alessandro Zamperla, the president of the group that manages the park, makes time for espresso and snacks while keeping an eye on all the rides.

By Paul Frangipane

George Gaffney, the top concierge at the Beekman hotel, goes restaurant hopping for breakfast with his family, then helps tourists find the best brunch spots.

By David Gardner

She makes children laugh during the week, but on Sundays it’s her turn to enjoy herself: movies, fancy treats and museum trips with her 6-year-old son.

By Lia Picard

Dr. Alex Arroyo, a director of pediatric medicine in Brooklyn, gets to live out his “Star Wars” dreams, practice jujitsu and make a big mess while cooking for his family.

By Sarah Bahr

Lynn Bodnar Kelly, executive director of Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project, e-bikes through Brooklyn and roller skates to the beat of Beyoncé.

By Alix Strauss

Regina Rocke makes snowballs for her sauna classes, snuggles with her cats, works on her towel dances and texts with her fiancée nonstop.

By Tammy LaGorce

Mr. Williams loves people-watching and pasta with his wife. But when he’s writing on Sundays? No judgment allowed.

By Andrew Cotto

Mr. Rainey starts his day with tea, and then it’s time for fancy cars, making beats and Call of Duty with his friends.

By Ilana Kaplan

Rafael Rodriguez works at one of the few libraries open on Sundays in New York City. That means his day is busy, but he still finds time for a little “Mad Men.”

By Alix Strauss

Ms. Laney-Hamilton, who plays for the New York Liberty, is often in the gym for hours on Sundays, for practice or games. But when she’s not, it’s time to shop and pray.

By Claire Fahy

Tembe Denton-Hurst delivers fresh-baked biscuits all over New York City, then curls up with a comfort movie when it’s time for bed.

By Vivian Ewing

Ms. Lauren hangs out with bunnies, grabs some ice cream and makes time for a workout — all while scouting new ideas for her candy business.

By Ilana Kaplan

Before Mr. Cato gets ready for his week with Stephen Colbert, he’s playing games with his daughter, hiding in hoodies and making music of his own.

By Tammy LaGorce

Stef Dag, host of “Hot & Single,” goes cafe-hopping with friends, boxes in the park and gets ready for a comedy set at The Stand.

By Inge Oosterhoff

Dani Lubnitzki, who is better known as Dani Luv, puts his own spin on Sinatra during the week, but on Sundays he shops for his grandchildren and has a jam session with friends.

By Rachel Sherman

Before he hits the stage for an improv show, Mr. Cherry cuddles with his rescue dog, Shrek, battles his wife in video games and heads to the movies.

By Sarah Bahr

Angel López, who goes by Monxo, fills his Sundays with art, music, gardening with his daughter and TV classics.

By Alix Strauss

Katie Davis McCarthy, the only woman to regularly compete in the New York Racing Association, spends the day racing thoroughbreds in Queens, often alongside her husband and brother.

By Scott Enman

Yannick Benjamin has been training for the wheelchair race at the New York City Half Marathon, meditating and taking breaks to enjoy (but not critique) wine with his wife.

By Lia Miller

There weren’t many female jazz musicians when Carol Sudhalter started her career. Now she spends her Sundays sharing what she has learned.

By Nancy A. Ruhling

Dirk McCall de Palomá starts his day with Diet Coke and ends with RuPaul. In between, he is bound to be trying a new restaurant in Queens.

By Alix Strauss

Jose LaSalle is known as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s “weekend service czar.” That keeps him racing across the city on Sundays, and trying to grab lunch with his wife.

By Tammy LaGorce

Scott Goldshine has worked at Zabar’s in Manhattan for decades. He roams the aisles on Sundays, snacks on rugelach and makes it home for dinner with his wife.

By Vivian Ewing

Shannan Ferry, who co-anchors “Weekends on 1” for NY1, wakes up in the middle of the night to head to work, then spends her day on dates or with friends.

By Alix Strauss

Talia Scott also attends New York University’s business school, in between working out and helping other Black women get started with legal careers.

By Alix Strauss

The actor, singer and reality TV personality fills his day with video games, comfort food with friends and a teary trip to the movies.

By Sarah Bahr

Rebecca Chamberlain doesn’t like the waste in the fashion industry, so she turns old clothes into new outfits. But on Sundays, she also makes time for soccer and reading.

By Kaya Laterman

For Kelindah Schuster, who performs as Theydy Bedbug and helps people develop their own drag characters, Sundays are “a sacred day of rest.”

By Arielle Domb

Ayo Balogun, the owner of the Dept of Culture restaurant in Brooklyn, devotes Sundays to pancake hunting with his 13 year-old son and art with his partner.

By Jackie Cooperman

Peter Goldwasser, the executive director of Together for Safer Roads, spends his weekends running around Brooklyn — literally.

By Tammy LaGorce

The ESPN host tries to avoid sports talk until it’s time to watch football. That leaves time for brunch, books and Taylor Swift.

By Kaya Laterman

Vichet Chum, a Cambodian American playwright, often focuses his work on Khmer identity and queerness. His Sundays are spent with fellow artists and his dog, Lucy.

By Tammy LaGorce

Ian Devaney and Aidan Noell are two-thirds of Nation of Language, a synth pop band.

By Tammy LaGorce

Hall, the talk show host and author, has a lot on her plate: TV, fiction writing and her family. Somehow she still has time for her parrot, too.

By Tammy LaGorce

Tricia Shimamura keeps busy by welcoming immigrants, helping women get into politics and chasing around her two young children on the Upper East Side.

By Jackie Cooperman

Alix Brown immerses herself in records, cinema and books before preparing a favorite Italian dinner.

By Julia Bozzone

Allison Chase leads tours of Brooklyn’s gruesome history, hidden cemeteries and paranormal sightings in a replica Victorian trolley.

By Paul Frangipane

Aly Stoffo knows where to find wild mushrooms, berries and other edible plants on Staten Island. But the location of her favorite paw paw patch is a secret.

By Tammy LaGorce

Marco Vacchi runs several coffee shops and a wine bar where Alec Baldwin is a partner. But Sundays are for family walks and working in his photography studio.

By Jackie Cooperman

Known for “Law & Order” and now starring in “Chicago Med,” the actor can be found most Sundays at home in her favorite place: a bedroom she converted into a quilting studio.

By Tammy LaGorce

The director of “Dalíland” and “American Psycho” loves the Cloisters, secondhand furniture from Housing Works, and New York’s old-school movie theaters.

By Alix Strauss

On top of caring for dozens of adoptable cats, Anne Levin once raised an orphaned baby subway rat. She named him Alexander Hamilton.

By Abby Ellin

After founding a nonprofit organization to end “period poverty,” and then a Gen Z menstrual-products company, Nadya Okamoto has learned the value of slowing down.

By Devorah Lev-Tov

Pierre Serrao, co-founder of the Bronx culinary collective Ghetto Gastro, catches up with friends over a homemade feast.

By Ilana Kaplan

L. Jon Wertheim cherishes an hour of writing without distractions at a local diner and a weekly trip to Trader Joe’s.

By T.M. Brown

Denzel Rodriguez, a 21-year-old from Harlem, works every summer at a local ice cream shop in between TV and film gigs.

By Alix Strauss

Judy Gold loves Provincetown, Mass., where she has been performing since 1992, but she hates the slow drivers.

By Alix Strauss

The author and host of “Extraordinary Birder” enjoys a meditative moment, complete with lute music, among the native plants in his rooftop garden.

By Tammy LaGorce

Rain or shine, Erika Elliott drives from borough to borough to check in on the performances happening in city parks as part of the annual music festival.

By Alix Strauss