Tell me what to do in NYC

[Mark Latimour]

So my girlfriend and I and going to NYC for a quick 5 day holiday in two weeks. We have both been a couple of times before so have done the major touristy things (Empire State, Statue of Liberty etc) and really want to do some cool New Yorky type things to pass the time. Maybe go to an establishment bar and a cool restaurant. Spend an afternoon in Brooklyn etc.

Can anyone suggest some cools places to go and or see? We are staying in Midtown.

[Marcus]

You should definitely do a walk from Times Square to Herald Square, stopping at places on the way. There are a lot of theaters and what-not in that stretch, as well as some interesting shopping areas. I believe the Macy's in Herald Square is the largest.

I already assume you're going to take a trip over the Brooklyn Bridge to visit the Sadowsky shop.

Hm.. you can also walk around Central Park, go to the Museum of Modern Art... stuff like that.

Have fun.

[Eublet]

Try the Orange Beef at the Peking Duck in Chinatown. Then walk a couple blocks over for desert in Little Italy.

Get tickets to see De La Guarda. Don't do any research first if you don't know what it is. Just get tickets and go. You'll be amazed.

Go to the Blue Note and check out some music.

Spend a couple hours haggling with some briefcase salesmen just for fun.

Go shopping on 5th avenue.

[MJ5150]

Originally Posted by Mark Latimour

Maybe go to an establishment bar and a cool restaurant.

That joint is worth the drive/walk/subway ride/etc from no matter where you are in New York. It is the oldest continuously operated bar in the USA. I spent an evening there, and it was the most memorable and enjoyable part of my visit to NYC. A close second was going to a Yankees versus Red Sox game.

There is a thread here in OT that Michael Jewels started I believe about another old bar in NYC. Go check them both out. As for me, I would start at McSorleys, and plan on spending an evening there.

-Mike

[bassjamn]

for brooklyn try a walk down bedford avenue in williamsburg, or go to coney island.
pick up a village voice free mag for music
blind tiger alehouse in west village for good imported beer.
or rent a bike & ride in prospect park, central park?

Only been here a year so dont mind me!

[derelicte]

Peter Luger's steak house in Brooklyn!
U can also check out Brooklyn Brewery afterwards for a beer tour mmmm..

[Mark Latimour]

I've heard Sammy's restaurant in NYC is worth a visit. Anyone been there?

[derelicte]

yo, if ur gonna be in chinatown, u gotta try the soup dumplings at joe's shanghai!!!!!

[GregC]

You probably already know about this one, but hit the TKTS booth in Times Square and see if there are any good Broadway shows you can get into for cheap. (There usually are, in my experience.)

Also--this is quite touristy, but a friend who had lived there for three years loved it--take the double-decker tour bus (the upper deck is open-air) that circles from Midtown to the southern tip of Manhattan and back. You can buy a ticket for the entire ride, then get off and on at several different points, IIRC. I remember getting on at Empire State.

[MAJOR METAL]

Share in adult beverages with the local TB community.

[bigfatbass]

In no particular order:

See a live acted show, any show (On broadway, off broadway, under broadway, doesn't make a difference. It will result in a story to tell no matter what.)

A couple dirty dogs eaten on a bench in Washington Square (best people watching in the east)

Dim sum breakfast at the Peking Duck (best bang for buck meal in NYC, and the best dumplings in chinatown)

McSorely's ('nuff said)

[Ericman197]

Rocky Horror Picture Show (I'll even go with you if you PM me in advance ).

Lips (lipsnyc.com): Decent prices, hilariously good times. It'll cost $60ish for two on fri/sat, less during the week. Totally worth it just to say you went to a tranny restaurant.

Both of these places will LOVE you if you say you came all the way from London. Seriously, they'll put you in the show.

[Thor]

Find out where Ed Fuqua is playing and go see and meet him.

Go visit Century 21 and JR's downtown. Check out that big
hole in the ground while you are there.

[sarcastro83]

walk around Coney Island. It's pretty neat.

[MJ5150]

Originally Posted by sarcastro83

walk around Coney Island. It's pretty neat.

Watch out for The Warriors.

-Mike

[MakiSupaStar]

Go and see a band every night. You'll have fun mapping out the trek and seeing the sights on the way. That's what I did last time. Fun as hell.

[FL Knifemaker]

Win big at 3 Card Monte

[MJ5150]

Originally Posted by bigfatbass

McSorely's ('nuff said)

That's two votes for McSorleys! One more, and you'll be required to go.

-Mike

[sarcastro83]

If a shop full of t-shirts is your thing, check out Yellow Rat Bastard if it's still there... I haven't been to NY in like three years... I'd say see (and smell) CBGB, but I think that ship has sailed (regentrified)...

[MakiSupaStar]

There's a great soul food joint in Harlem. Slyvia's. Great chicken and waffles. Good food.