Looking for something a little less punishing on the wallet, I descended into Grand Central to check out Dahlia, the tidy, blazingly efficient floral shop located right across from Track 40. I could have easily grabbed one of the store’s cheaper ready-made bunches, but instead I locked my eyes on a towering pink arrangement in a matching striped ceramic vase. The bouquet was a collection of white hydrangeas, violet daisies, pink titanic roses, green-freckled alstroemeria, and Dutch starfighter lilies. At $75, it was more expensive than I had hoped—this was a kiosk in a train station, after all. 43 Grand Central Terminal; 212-697-5090.