What to do in New York?

[FlamesAddiction]

Never been to NYC.

Honestly, if I was going and didn't have a lot of time, I would probably just hang out at the street level and try to soak in some of the atmosphere of downtown and some of the more notable neighbourhoods. NYC is the back drop of so much of our Western popular culture, it would just be neat to take it in without running around and trying to do everything.

[bobbylouie]

Iggy12,

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[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by activeStick

Halal Guys definitely for cheap, delicious eats. Here are their New York locations. http://thehalalguys.com/locations/lo...untries/us/ny/

There's one on 17th Ave. It's good but there are probably better choices.

[EVERLAST]

Check out Stefon from SNL on you tube.
He has tips and tricks on where to go and what to do while in NYC.
- all the hottest nightclubs ...that have everything.

[Johnny199r]

I went a few years ago. Best way to see the city? Guided bicycle tours. It's usually about $80-100 and so much fun (it's not strenuous). My wife and I did one up to Harlem and another one across the Brooklyn bridge into Brooklyn and back. The day we did the Brooklyn one, there was a marathon in Manhattan, we were biking all the way down 5th ave with no traffic. We loved both of the days we spent touring the city by bicycle.

https://www.unlimitedbiking.com/new-...ark+-+New+York

The tenement museum is awesome. They have tenements (old apartments) preserved from families 100+ years ago, you learn all about the history.

We also did a (walking) food tour which was fun. It was in Little Italy as well as China Town and ended at a park which is the actual site of the old "5 Corners" - famous from gangs of New York.

We did the observation tower thing atop the Rockefeller Centre aka "Top of the Rock", which is from what I read, the best place to do it.

NYC gets really humid in summer.

It was awesome. I feel like we barely scraped the surface.

I regret not doing the High Line Tour (look it up). I heard the 9/11 museum is great, but I didnt feel like it.

Note: Planes are often delayed departing and arriving at NYC airports due to a number of factors.

We went to the Met (Metropolitan Museum of Art) It's a pretty famous building. I don't care about art, but it was cool to go to such a famous building.

We also went to the Guggenheim, which was boring to me, but my wife is artsy fartsy.

If I go back, I would do another bicycle tour to a different part of the city (The Bronx?), explore Brooklyn more too. It was an amazing experience.

Time Square is horrible. Statue of Liberty is an all day tourist trap. Better off taking the ferry to Staten Island and back to see it.

They do bus tours to Sopranos (the tv show) locations. I wanted to do it, but they were sold out, so we did a Gossip Girl one (my wife's choice).

Central Park is fun to walk through for an hour or two because it's pretty historic, but it's just a park, nothing more really.

[Snuffleupagus]

If you’re into history Trinity Church cemetery in upper Manhattan is a must see, it’s set up like a museum and the who’s who are buried there. Fascinating place.

[troutman]

https://walkonthewildsidenyc.com/wildside

In this tour through Greenwich Village and the East Village, we'll see how punk rock developed — from forebears like the Velvet Underground, the New York Dolls, Jobriath and Suicide, to it's commercial peak in the late 70's with Patti Smith, the Ramones, Television, Talking Heads, Richard Hell and the Voidoids,and Blondie.

[Jiri Hrdina]

The highline is pretty cool:
https://www.thehighline.org/visit/

The 9/11 museum is powerful. Hard to get through.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

The highline is pretty cool:
https://www.thehighline.org/visit/

The 9/11 museum is powerful. Hard to get through.

we sort of found St Paul's chapel to be more manageable and intimate I guess for lack of a better word than the 9/11 museum/memorial proper. ..both had merit though

[Regular_John]

Staten Island Ferry is free and provides some great views of Manhattan & the Statue of Liberty. If you time it right try to go out at sunset so when you’re returning Manhattan will be lit up in all it’s nighttime glory.

If you’re into modern art, The MOMA is fantastic, and will give you the chance to see paintings you’ve only see in art history books up close and in person. Dali’s The Persistence of Memory is much smaller than I’d imagined, while Warhol’s Cambell’s Soup Cans are absolute massive.

Otherwise New York is one of those greatly cities where you can just walk around and experience it, it feels strangely familiar due to it’s role as a backdrop in so much of our media.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Maybe I'm lame, but I just enjoyed walking around doing some people watching. I like to create backstories for the people I see.

I also enjoyed walking around and experiencing the iconic stuff that's free: NYC public library, Grand Central Station, Central Park. However, part of that is because of all the films that have been shot in those areas, so I was reliving my favorites in the process.

Whatever you do, don't try to do it all. You'll never succeed. I agree with others that said to avoid excessive travel and to explore an area.

[Red Slinger]

I'm going to be in New York at about the same time. I was in NY for the first time about 5 years ago and tried to pack as much as I could into one week. Some of the highlights were:

• Museums- MOMA, Met and Natural History Museums were awesome. Didn't make it to Guggenheim but plan to go this time.
  
• Exploring- Our primary source of travel was the Subway which is relatively easy and cheap (and some of the stations don't smell like urine). From the stations we tried to walk as much as possible to explore Little Italy, Chinatown, Times Square, Brooklyn Bridge, Highline, Flatiron, Greenwich, Washington Square, Central Park, Library, Rockefeller, etc. If you want to see the Statue of Liberty take the Staten Island Ferry rather than the formal tour.
  
• Buildings/Views- Going to see some of the historic architecture and the views from some of the buildings was cool. Empire State was okay for views but the building itself was more interesting. Rockefeller had a good view of the city.
  
• Broadway shows- If you're into live theatre there is no place better in the world. It's not really my cup of tea but even so, we saw a few plays and I really enjoyed them.
  
• TV tapings- As far as I know, most of the late night shows taped in NY are free, but you have to apply in advance to get in. This includes Fallon, Colbert, SNL, etc.
  
• Food- If you wanted to you could spend your entire trip going from one restaurant to another and never run out. The prices and quality range wildly.
  
• Entertainment- There is no shortage of things to do at night. There are some great Blues and Jazz clubs. They also have comedy clubs that regularly host the best comedians in the world.

[tvp2003]

Broadway. I watched one play with no expectations and was blown away. I'm guessing not every show is like that but I'd say its worth trying at least once. I'm pretty sure the TKTS ticket booth is still around for discounted seats.

[Bleeding Red]

Wife and I did this last time in NYC. Was a fun walking tour with purpose - had to get a live frog from a store in Chinatown, solve a puzzle at the Brooklyn bridge, went to add bars & restaurants.



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