Going to NYC in 5 weeks!!!!!!!

Muusers · #1 05-29-2009, 11:57 AM

OH YEAH! I'm going there with my parents and sis because of the 25th aniversary of my parents' wedding. So I need some cool hangouts and stuff I should see besides the obvious tourist things.

Advise me TB!!

thejrace · #2 05-29-2009, 12:23 PM

union square is always bustling. If your over 21, on wed the town tavern is 7 bucks to get in and dollar pitchers for the rest of the night. pretty solid. I'll post more if anything comes to mind.

Muusers · #3 05-29-2009, 12:30 PM

Too bad I'm 19. So unfair, here in the Netherlands legal drinking age is 16.

Relic · #4 05-29-2009, 12:31 PM

Hit Manny's Music!
It's at: 156 West 48th Street (between 6th & 7th Avenues) amazing place (even if it's owned by Sam ash now

)

excane · #5 05-29-2009, 12:33 PM

Come hang out with me.... I promise it will be a party that you won't remember the next morning.

Muusers · #6 05-29-2009, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Relic

Hit Manny's Music!
It's at: 156 West 48th Street (between 6th & 7th Avenues) amazing place (even if it's owned by Sam ash now

)

Now THAT are the kinds of places I want to see! More please!!

57pbass · #7 05-29-2009, 12:53 PM

Unfortunately Mannys will be closing forever on Sunday
May 30th 2009..They will tear down the buildings and replace them with another skyscraper ( yawn )...

Where are you staying and we can guide you accordingly... You should try to get to Yankee Stadium or Shea Stadium
( CitiField) if you have any interest in American baseball...

17 Mott Street..great chinses food..go downstairs not street level..

Central Park is a must....

A great walking tour starts on lower Broadway in Battery Park and just walk north( uptown) on Broadway you will get to see many of the great areas in NYC....

As mentioned Union Square is a great location to sit and watch...

Blue Smoke is a great restuarnat and there is a great Jazz Club in the lower level....

Have a NYC street vendor Hot Dog.....

Have a great trip.....

JmJ · #8 05-29-2009, 01:01 PM

What is it you want to do? NYC has almost everything except chicken farms.......

Mingus · #9 05-29-2009, 01:16 PM

The Village Vanguard was my favorite when I went... McCoy Tyner was playing at the Blue Note when I went, but I couldn't go.

MakiSupaStar · #10 05-29-2009, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by excane

Come hang out with me.... I promise it will be a party that you won't remember the next morning.

You know, this is the first time I noticed your location. I'll look you up next time I'm in NYC.

excane · #11 05-29-2009, 01:46 PM

Awesome.

Muusers · #12 05-29-2009, 02:18 PM

I'm staying at the Comfort Inn Manhattan, it's on 35th Street in between 5th and 6th Avenue.

http://www.comfortinnmanhattan.com/

Mainly I just want to go to places tourists normally don't visit but are totally worth seeing. Anything music related is also nice.

excane · #13 05-29-2009, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Muusers

I'm staying at the Comfort Inn Manhattan, it's on 35th Street in between 5th and 6th Avenue.

http://www.comfortinnmanhattan.com/

Mainly I just want to go to places tourists normally don't visit but are totally worth seeing. Anything music related is also nice.

I know a great little place you can go by yourself or with the folks.... it's a speakeasy but has grown in popularity since nothing stays a secret here....

PM me if you want to know

DudeistMonk · #14 05-29-2009, 02:39 PM

I know they fall under the tourist category but make sure you check out the museums...Natural History, The Met, The Whitney, MOMA.

Muusers · #15 05-29-2009, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by excane

I know a great little place you can go by yourself or with the folks.... it's a speakeasy but has grown in popularity since nothing stays a secret here....

PM me if you want to know

What's a speakeasy?

excane · #16 05-29-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Muusers

What's a speakeasy?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speakeasy

guitar ed · #17 05-29-2009, 06:32 PM

Hey Muusers,

I used to spend a lot of time in NYC, a long time ago. But one thing has not changed: The need for Cash, Credit Cards, and Amphetimines. Things open at 9am, and others close at 4am.

One thing you should do is walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. It's a neat walk, and the views are wonderful.

You can show off your knowledge of the area and go see Grand Central Terminal. Not station.

If you have the time, a river trip up the Hudson River can be really nice. Just not up the East River. That usually ends poorly.

Most places that have signs saying "George Washington slept here" and "Since 17xx" are telling the truth. Amazing.

Most places that have "Going out of Business" signs are not telling the truth.

I would seriously suggest the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Personally, I prefer it to the Museum of Modern Art, but that's me.

Take the ferry to Staten Island & back. It's just plain fun. It's a waste of time. But a good waste.

Have fun.

edg

Truktek2 · #18 05-29-2009, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 57pbass

Have a NYC street vendor Hot Dog.....

Have a great trip.....

Last time I had a NYC hotdog I had the runs for 2 days

Go to the Village and SOHO. Lots of great music venues and restaurants with good nightlife. Or you can sit on a lawnchair at the intersection of 48th and B'way and watch all the cabbies curse at you

Muusers · #19 05-30-2009, 04:26 AM

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Or you can sit on a lawnchair at the intersection of 48th and B'way and watch all the cabbies curse at you

I might do just that. When you guys see some CNN/FOXNews report about a man sitting in a lawnchair on 48th and broadway, it's me.

thejrace · #20 05-30-2009, 11:17 AM

just remembered, there is a lennon exzibit downtown that should still be running when you come. Also check out grants tomb on the upper west side.