Photo: Sarina Finklestein

1. Graffiti museum
Show your honey you’ve got some street cred with an afternoon at 5 Pointz, a warehouse-turned–graffiti gallery. The brilliantly hued, block-long building—just off the 7 train—offers an ever-evolving tableau of wildly different tagging styles from throughout the five boroughs. If you’re feeling as spry as the museum’s mural of Spider-Man, scale the building’s concrete staircase for city views. Jackson Ave between Crane and Davis Sts, Long Island City, Queens

2. Dinner
After admiring the work of the Michelangelos of the aerosol-can world, mangiatevi Naples-style at cozy red-sauce joint Manducatis—three streets away. Wash down salad and pancetta-studded spaghetti carbonara ($34 for two) with two glasses of vino ($14), then sit back and let owners Vincenzo and Ida Cerbone dote on your companion—a gauge for how he’ll (or she’ll) do when meeting your parents. 13-27 Jackson Ave at 47th Ave, Long Island City, Queens (718-729-4602)—Helen Yun