Holiday Trip to New York City - Advice Wanted

[Tondtar]

Originally Posted by MoreCowbell

Do me a favor...

If you are going to walk around staring straight up in the air because you've never seen a skyscraper before, and therefore constantly get in the way of those of us who actually live and work here and have someplace to go...

Then Stay home!!! We have enough of you jerkoffs screwing up footraffic. I WILL knock you on your ass and won't look back!!! if i'm lucky, i'll step on your camera as well!!!

Just move your ass like you belong here and well get along just fine...and you'll get to enjoy the greatest city in the world. Have a great trip, be safe...and have fun!!!

We have the same problem here in Cali but only in Costco's and Home Depot's.
Walking and weaving around them? Try maneuvering shopping carts size of a Hummer around them for once! I am not sure why most people visiting for the first time insist on bringing 3 generations of their immediate family to these shops

[TiAg335i]

Yeah, Penn Station is a real pain in the ass at peak hours.

" Serving 600,000 passengers a day (compared to 140,000 across town at Grand Central Terminal) at a rate of up to a thousand every 90 seconds,[1] it is the busiest passenger transportation facility in the United States[2] and by far the busiest train station in North America."

[TheLegacy]

check out the circle line, a boat tour.

My japanese "friend", she's doing all that stuff now. Visiting NY and Boston.

[bspears]

Originally Posted by MCS

Enjoy -

live it up - Do all of the great tourist stuff:

Rock Center, Empire state, Ground zero, South street seaport.

Then do some of the real local New york stuff:

Get a Bagel and Smoked salmon from Zabars (uppoer west Side)
Eat a Bistro Burger from the Corner Bistro - West Village
Eat a brick oven pizza from Patsys (Multiple locations)
Go to Big Wong in China town for a bowl of Congee (Hole in the wall dive - bu the congee and smokes pork ribs are excellent)
Go to the real Little Italy in the Bronx - Arthur avenue and walk around/eat at the cafe
NY Botanical garden is beautiful
Walk Greenwich village
have smoke at washington square park (not the illegal one)
Walk around Union Square park and ogle the beautiful people
Eat at Union Square cafe - One of the best and least snobbish restaraunts in NY
Get brunch at the blue water grill - great brunch special - a brunch entree, juice and choice of alcoholic drink for about 20 bucks.

Have fun in NY. I miss living there, but am in Ny every day for work...

Thats a good list.

would add.......

get bagel from H&H upper west side
get Cheesecake from Zabars
Central Park Zoo
Shop Madison Ave
get pizza from Rays....multiple location
See the original Blue Man Group show....it's way downtown somewhere

edit to add.....get breakfast at Sarabeths Kitchen upper west side....if it's still there
get martini at the Rainbow Room

[mpimping]

spice market is supposedly good and you can try b bar

[561design]

Originally Posted by NYSPEM3

Peter Luger is a must if you are into steaks.

+1

Try out...

[mpimping]

http://www.yelp.com/biz/b-cafe-new-york or shake shack.

[mpimping]

via quadranno on madison and 73rd

[closer98]

Originally Posted by Voodooking

Hi guys.

I read up on this forum quite a lot, and being from Scotland, UK this is my main contact with Americans.

My girlfriend and I are visiting New York later on this month, and I wondered if you guys who live there, and had visited the city before could give me some advice on the best things to see and do whilst we are there.

We're going for a week, so should get the chance to do a lot. Just wanted to hear your opinions on "must see" sights. Staying beside central park near the Carnegie Hall area, so I will be pretty central.

Also, as this is my first trip to the States, any do's / don'ts / good advice?

Can't wait to go now, It's somewhere I've wanted to go for years, and it's costing a lot of money, but I know it will be worth it!!!

Oh yeah, and just in case you guys are at a loose end, a chauffeur driven Vishnu tuned 335i from JFK to Manhattan wouldn't go amiss... lol

Totally excited !!!

Mr chows on e 57th

2nd Ave deli on e 33rd

Wolfgangs steakhouse *****33rd & Park

Rubens empanadas 1st ave between 7th and 8th st

penthouse executive club/rachels steak house (bring your appettite)

[The_Blob]

New York City is cool city. I remember going there in 1996. I was lucky to go up to the very top outside of the World Trade Centre. New Yorkers City residents were actually very friendly.

I'll rank it as one of the coolest cities in North America.

[asdflkijd]

Dont stay up till 6 in the morning partying at Korea town, my friends friend got stabbed by a dirty beaner for no apparent reason.

but other than that, its a pretty safe place to be, just dont pull out your wad of cash in front of everybody, please Please PLEASE don't stand in the middle of th sidewalk trying to take pictures of the buildings or whatever may tickle your fansy, step out to the street or end of the sidewalk, I really hate it when people are blocking the way, esp when they are in a big group trying to read a map.. for fucks sake do it in the starbucks or on the side...

Try looking on www.yelp.com they have some good reviews and you can find just about anything there,

[mpimping]

Originally Posted by MrSteak

It all depends on what you're into.

Since you're coming in at the end of the month, you'll be here for Halloween, and there are usually plenty of great parties that time of year. Staying near central park is great, but it's not as central as you'd think. Midtown up to Central park is nice, but I prefer downtown much more. (It's just less crazy, younger, and better bars/restaurants.)

-Times Sq = Just a madhouse of tourists. Do the obligatory walk around, but don't eat there.

-Places to eat...
--'Shake Shack' (Madison Ave & 23rd St. in Madison Sq Park). One of the best burgers in the city, and it's a cool place to sit outside and eat a burger in the park. But the line is crazy from like 2pm--8pm, so expect to wait. Plus it's kinda central, so you would walk around the area and eat there.

--'Dinosaur BBQ' (West 131st & 12th Ave). IMO best ribs in the city. It's kinda up towards Harlem, so there isn't much else around. But if you want good ribs, go there.

--'Sushi Samba' (Two locations, 7th Ave & Bleeker, OR 20th and Park Ave.) Good Sushi and all that if you're into it.



*http://newyork.citysearch.com/ Pretty good site for anything in NY (Bars, Clubs, Restaurants... just make sure to read user reviews, they're pretty accurate.)
*http://nymag.com/ Good site with a lot of good reviews.
*Corner Bistro sucks.

shake shack moved it's not a shack anymore lol

[Speedtrap]

A nice Irish pub on 42nd Street: a must to make you feel at home

[asdflkijd]

Originally Posted by bspears

Thats a good list.

would add.......

get bagel from H&H upper west side
get Cheesecake from Zabars
Central Park Zoo
Shop Madison Ave
get pizza from Rays....multiple location
See the original Blue Man Group show....it's way downtown somewhere

edit to add.....get breakfast at Sarabeths Kitchen upper west side....if it's still there
get martini at the Rainbow Room

I'm eating one now!! so good.... mmmmmmmm. OT should also try Magnolia bakery cheesecakes and cupcakes from Crumbs.

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http://www.insiderpages.com/b/13315205094

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http://www.jacquestorres.com/