{"id":201005,"date":"2026-04-17T18:19:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/201005\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T18:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:19:16","slug":"how-to-be-outside-inside-featuring-jwords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/201005\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Be Outside, Inside Featuring JWords"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Come along on a Brooklyn tour with a DJ, vocalist and producer known for consistently vibing at a higher frequency.<\/p>\n<p>        Photo courtesy of Jwords.\n    <\/p>\n<p>For this weekend\u2019s edition, we\u2019re tapping in with the highly respected Brooklyn DJ, producer, and vocalist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_jwords\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JWords<\/a>. She&#8217;s been described by Pitchfork as \u201cone of the underground\u2019s most exciting producers,\u201d and rightfully so. Her music melds uptempo electronic, house and dance influences into an addictive, NYC-channeling, head-nodding mix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She released her debut solo LP, Self-Connection, in 2022, and also holds down a monthly residency at The Lot Radio. Her new album, Sound Therapy, drops in May, but you can already listen to the first single \u201cLush\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YJEb73sHk7A\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her favorite NYC relaxation activities include touching grass in spacious Brooklyn parks, lounging in cozy cafes, and enjoying French-inspired cuisine in Flatbush. Check out her picks below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\">Okayplayer: Where do you go in NYC when you want to be outside, without being outside?<\/p>\n<p>JWords: Definitely Prospect Park, it&#8217;s obviously very outside, but it&#8217;s such a wonderful place. It&#8217;s very peaceful and everyone that\u2019s usually at the park also seems at peace. Prospect Park is definitely my go-to. Another spot I feel this way about is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetsundayscafe.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sweet Sundays<\/a> in Flatbush. It seems small when walking in, but opens up to a big space for sitting and lounging. One more place would have to be Fort Greene Park \u2014 it&#8217;s a smaller park than Prospect, but with so much grass that it&#8217;s fun to lay a blanket and just vibe out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1427730.webp.jpeg\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Smiling woman with curly hair posing in a studio against a light backdrop\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>            Photo courtesy of JWords.\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\">Where do you go when you want to be around people but not with people?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I personally like to go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thelotradio\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Lot Radio<\/a>. There is so much good food around. What I like to do is grab some food, bring it to the lot, eat it outdoors, bring a friend or two, and just listen to some good music. They have refreshments and I can smoke my lil spliff out there after I&#8217;m done eating \u2014 it&#8217;s just perfection. Also, I would have to say <a href=\"https:\/\/nowadays.nyc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nowadays,<\/a> specifically during Dweller; even though it&#8217;s cold out, it&#8217;s fun to dance, hang with friends and then go to the backyard, smoke, hang and be around the campfire. It&#8217;s a unique experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\">What does your perfect NYC day look like?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Well lately, my perfect NYC day is take a nice long walk around Prospect Park, then have either lunch or dinner at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.risbobk.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Risbo<\/a>, this wonderful restaurant on Flatbush Ave that serves French-inspired dishes. It&#8217;s simple, but it&#8217;s how I\u2019ve been spending my free time!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/a51f4ebfe26e\/okayplayer-nyc\" class=\"dacBtn bg-btn-color\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for the OKP newsletter for more exclusive NYC content by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Come along on a Brooklyn tour with a DJ, vocalist and producer known for consistently vibing at a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201006,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":{"0":"post-201005","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brooklyn","8":"tag-brooklyn","9":"tag-brooklyn-headlines","10":"tag-brooklyn-news","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-nyc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}