It's now officially summer in the city - a time when many of us start daydreaming about beaches and vacations. But if you don't have much time in your schedule, there are lots of great weekend getaways and day trips you can take advantage of in the region that don't even involve a car.

This week, Gothamist came up with some ideas for easy getaways from New York City, all using public transportation. We asked reporters in the WNYC newsroom for some of their suggestions and several of them joined Weekend Edition host David Furst to talk about the picks. We hear from Sophia Chang, Christian Santana and Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky.