6 Days in New York City

[Rifleman]

I may as well add my vacation thread here where everyone else is doing it. I leave on Friday actually, and was wondering if you guys have any recommendations for restaurants, sightseeing, or things to do in the city that doesn't sleep.

[Ice_Weasel]

NYC - been many times, one of my favorite places in the world. You will get lots of suggestions, and of course all the standbys are worth it (statue of liberty, ground zero, central park, etc.etc.) A few that i would add:

there is a company that does food walking tours through Grenwich Village and the Meat Packing District - both are awesome (if you do one to the Grenich). Just do a google search - easy to find - book ahead.

Walk across the Brooklyn bridge - advice is to take a cab to Brooklyn and walk back (view is much better walking towards NYC)

Go to the 'top of the rock' (top of rockerfeller center) - imo the view is better than the empire state building, you are closer to the edge (i.e. a little freakier for those scared of heights) and the view of central park is amazing.

Good Luck!

[Phaneuf3]

Looks like they need to open a travel sub-forum. hahaha

Quite the trend we've got going on. And one that I in particular really really like to see.

[troutman]

Spamalot

Cruise around Manhattan

Long Island - wine tour

Yankees, Mets

NBC (30 Rock) - try to get tickets to Conan

[I_H8_Crawford]

Yankees game for sure - last year for Yankee Stadium.

Avenue Q on Broadway is one of the funniest shows I have ever seen.

When you go to Brooklyn, go to a place called Grimmaldi's Pizza - it is a 5 minute walk from the Bridge, and it is literally the best pizza in NYC - go around 11am, the lineup gets LONG.

Check out the museums - Met, Natural history, Guggenheim, etc. - My recommendation is that you purchase the City Pass - if you have (or know anyone with) an AMA membership, you can get it for less money up here, and it gets you into all the museums, up the Empire State Building, and either a 2hr cruise around Manhattan or a trip to the Statue of Liberty (I would recommend the cruise). Other piece of advice is that you should make sure you have the actual tickets before you go to the Empire State Building - you get to skip literally 75% of the lineup that way.

If you're interested in money, you can MAYBE still apply for a tour at the Federal Reserve Bank - that was really cool.

Shopping is great in NYC - my girlfriend had a blast at a store called Century 21 - but be warned, imagine boxing day crowds, but EVERY DAY there. Chinatown is great to check out, and you can get some good, cheap food there too.

Cool restaurants to check out if you get the chance and can somehow manage to get reservations: Gordon Ramsay @ the London (Crazy Expensive!) and the other one I really liked is called Tao.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by I_H8_Crawford

Yankees game for sure - last year for Yankee Stadium.

Avenue Q on Broadway is one of the funniest shows I have ever seen.

When you go to Brooklyn, go to a place called Grimmaldi's Pizza - it is a 5 minute walk from the Bridge, and it is literally the best pizza in NYC - go around 11am, the lineup gets LONG.

A native New Yorker (member of Yeah Yeah Yeahs) blogs about another Brooklyn pizza joint:

http://site.yeahyeahyeahs.com/default.aspx?pg=3

Last week my sister and I picked a day and decided to spend the afternoon together. Though we both live in the same city and see each other regularly for family stuff, it's rare that we get in some quality time. Our chosen activity for the day was an eating adventure in south Brooklyn to sample some very New York and very delicious 'good eats.' The main destination was Di Fara's, reputably the best pizza parlor in NYC, making it potentially the best pizzeria in the country, or even the world. Acclaim for Di Fara's is widespread, being lauded everywhere from foodie websites (Chowhound in particular) to the New York Times. From those that have been lucky enough to try a slice there are stories equating the experience to that of being touched by a saint: sublime, divine, and blissful are frequent adjectives. There are holy cities such as Kyoto, Jerusalem, Istanbul, and Rome, to name just a few; it seems like Di Fara's in Midwood Brooklyn should be added to the list.

The pizza certainly lives up to expectations. It is truly beyond any other pizza I have ever had. And not that it's gourmet pizza or anything like that. It's still classic Neapolitan thin-crust NY style pizza as you know and want it. It's just that the man that makes it is gifted at what he does. Domenico De Marco is the proprietor and sole pizza maker at Di Fara. He's had the shop since about '64 and allows only himself the responsibility of turning out the pies. That's pretty remarkable when you think about it: six days a week, ten hours a day for over 40 years and he's the only one making the pizza. He knows what he was put on Earth to do and it's his job to fulfill that mission and bring the message to the people.

[CaptainReboot]

Morimoto's sushi restaurant and Gordan Ramsay @ The London were the ones we went to. They were both fantastic. I would highly recommend both.

If you go to Morimoto's make sure to check out the washrooms. In the basement.