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My wife and I are going next month, and I am looking for suggestions on some things to do. We are planning on sight seeing, taking in a Broadway show, maybe even going to a Knicks or Nets game. Do any of you world travelers or New Yorkers have any suggestions on some other things to do, places to eat, etc? Thanks!
Avoid Tavern on the Green in Central Park. Way overpriced.
Must do:
Statue of Liberty
Central Park
See a show Broadway show (Its a little SG, but you will be surprised how much you like it)
Times Square at night
Definitely take a subway to save money. Not that complicated and gets anywhere you want to go.
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Closed.Originally Posted by Murphysooner
Rockefeller Center in general, but the 'Top of the rock' observation deck at Rockefeller Center is the best publicly-accessible view of Manhattan
The Morgan Library
The Met, of course
Watch your back in the subway stations...
first thing you should do is lower your expectations...
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The fact OUdavid and 87 bash NYC should tell you how awesome that city is.
Amazing place. You can just shop, eat, drink, and walk around for a few days and do nothing else, and have a blast.
Honestly, for places to eat, there are thousands of great places on Manhattan. Just ask your hotel personnel. Check out Battery Park, Central Park, Empire State Building, Park and 5th, and watch a show.
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McSorley's Old Ale House
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I dont think you know what that word means.
it's a place....
nothing all that amazing about it...
We have been before, but it was about 5 years ago and we werent there long. We had a lot of fun, but again it was very brief. This time we will be able to go out a little more since the kids are staying home. I really just cant wait for all of the food options and bar/music scene's at night. We will certainly ask the hotel staff, etc about where to go but I am kind of a dork in that I want to have a few things planned. I appreciate everyone's input, even the one's who have sticks wedged in their ****es.
There is some nice sightseeing to be done at night:
http://traveltips.usatoday.com/new-y...ing-14959.html
Also, if you do the Top of the Rock in the daytime, go to the Empire State Building at night.
There's a 'Tenement Museum' that shows you how people lived in the tenements.
http://www.tenement.org/
If you go to the Met, be sure to go up on the roof for a wonderful view of Central Park and the skyline.
Might be too cold for this, but it's on my list of must do's the next time I go: http://www.thehighline.org/
since you're into music.....look up a good friend of mine...she used to perform at the rockwood music hall....
http://zuketunes.com/performance-coa...itha-fair.html
my nephew lives in nyc...he works for a company that's developing a walking tour app for cities all over the us...
http://www.strayboots.com/
I hate NY. It is the worst place in the country
Go to Boston
Go to Los Angeles
Go to San Fran
Go to Chicago
All of the above have better things to do, and are less steeped up with foreigners.
You NYC haters are ridiculous.
The suggestion of taking the subway is spot-on. You can buy a one-week unlimited bus/subway p**** for less than $30 per person. The iPhone (and I ****ume Android) Google Maps app can tell you the quickest route from any place in the city to any other place.
Also, use Yelp to find restaurants. You can search an area as small as three blocks. Just go to places with 4-stars and above and you won't be disappointed. You don't have to spend a fortune to have good food.
If you're in Midtown, just south of Central Park, stop into Petrossian Cafe at W 58th St and 7th Ave and try their almond croissant.
Cooler than you might think -- Central Park
Overrated (in my opinion) -- Times Square
Area with a cool vibe you might not think about -- Meatpacking District/Chelsea/West Village
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The peripatetic James Joyce!
Pretty spot on with my views. Use your phone for the subway pretty easy and we found that if you quickly asked someone they would verify you were on the right line.
We did the high line in Chelsea and was really a cool thing. But it was 70 out.
I went to NYC for the first time this summer and thought it was amazing. Can't wait to go back.
Wwf restaurant!!!!
Fridays in time square. Also sborro's pizza for an authentic ny slice.
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If you want to go to just one Broadway show, see Book of Mormon. It might be sold out for next month, but look on stubhub or try the ticket lottery the day of. It's that worth it. Such a damn funny, entertaining show.
Insinuating NYC is overrated is bashing NYC. So I'm not sure your tier 6 college education is paying off.
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Make a trip to Hoboken.....Carlos Bakery
but only if your prepared to wait .....wait.......wait in line. Unless you get there an hour before opening.
Just one of the greatest cities in the history of the planet.
Nothing to see here. You should go to Altus instead. Also a place.
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greatest city in the history of the planet.......now take a look at the list of things in this thread to do there....
a bakery
a pizza joint
a park
the subway
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You've got 3 of 4 of those in Altus.
and 2 outta those 3 are prolly better in altus
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*snicker*
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the hookers do way more for the money than the ones in Vegas
I heard the same thing. I have never been to a Broadway show but my wife is obsessed with them. I want to see something that is along the lines of a traditional show but I also dont want to be bored or depressed. We are down to seeing Book of Mormon or The Lion King. I have heard great things about The Lion King and since its my favorite Disney movie we will probably check it out.
If you insist on going, I enjoyed The Addams Family (Brooke SHields was in it, not sure if still is), and it was really good.
The best think about New York is the picante sauce.
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Same advice that your wife was given on your wedding day, sadly
letterman just called....your interview was cancelled...
so let me aks the "New York elitists" like Bruno, what makes NY so special?
There aer far better museums in other places, I personally prefer Chicago for the field museum, the aquarium, and the museum of modern art (which houses a ton of great stuff, including the original American Gothic).
Is it the history? I personally prefer Boston and the ability to walk the freedom trail myself, and see great sites all over the place...as well as great Italian food (and pizza) in the North End, or awesome Irish pubs all over (real ones in the SOuth end)
Is it the culture? Because all of the cities i mentioned have great theater districts as well, and there is always touring shows in the region?
Is it the creativity of it all...I mean naming canal street that because it was once a canal? or Wall street because it was once a wall?
Or is it the trash that lines the streets and the stench that comes from it at night?
Is it TImes square, the only place in the world millions of people go to lok at a billboards?
For cheap knockoff handbags (Coach, Prada, etc) go to Chinatown, and just stand on street corner. In a matter of moments some middle aged Asian woman will walk up behind you and mutter something like "purses?" Just follow her...it will look like you are going into a building that was used for the movie Saw, and you will wander through halls, up (or down) stairwells...but eventually, you will be led to a room full of knock off **** of high quality at good prices.
Or you might lose a kidney.
Oh, go eat at Lombardi's Pizza. Coal fired pizza ovens are da ****.
yes....especially if you enjoy pizza that's about 1/16th inch thick with a little bit of sauce and sparse toppings....
after waiting an hour for a table....
https://www.google.com/search?q=Lomb...CeTS2gWm2IGgAQ
that doesn't look like the pizza i had there.....or the pizza i saw everyone else getting
NY magazine best of NY link
http://nymag.com/bestofny/
also recommended to find some Pastrami
I was kind of disappointed in NY style pizza in NY. It was good but I decided that I liked Chicago style better after eating there. Then I went to Chicago and found out that an ex Texas Longhorn player invented "Chicago" style pizza. Sometimes you just can't win.
Well since the OP didn't ask if he should go to New York or not, and stated that him & his wife are going next month we are pretty sure he is already going. He was asking for suggestions from people who have been and enjoyed their experiences.
You can always start a new thread on why you hate New York and other place you would rather go.
Sorry. Just hate when threads get mucked up with people adding nothing to what the OP's question was
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I said that the Statue of Liberty was closed. Like I dont even know what the hell you're talking about.
And I hate when pompous ****es are dumb. What part of what you quoted of me wasn't a NYC recomendation?
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