I would personally recommend taking a walk around Park Slope if you have the chance. It's a tad bit gentrified, but I love looking at all the brownstones!
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So I WENT To New York (First Time)
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Holy spumoni!
I bet Au Bon Pain's wraps are better. Well, considering the wraps are about 2% of the cost at that restaurant, they're better.
Thanks for the tips. I am definitely becoming more confident that we will have a good time if we just follow the advice you guys are giving. Thanks very much!
dont waste your money on a cab from laguardia. take the yellow line subway and you'll be in times square in 30 minutes give or take. $2 ride
Aside from appearing in Seinfeld, this is also the Tom's Diner featured in Suzanne Vega's song.
Never eaten there though. Just looks like one more diner to me.
I'll be in NYC staying in Times Square from December 12-14. One thing that my wife and I are really looking forward to is seeing the The Rockettes Christmas performance. We've heard excellent reviews on it.
Yeah... about that. It's currently being demolished, so it will be pretty hard to visit it. (And as a New York Mets fan, seeing Shea Stadium's demolition is not really fun as much as it is sad, so I assume visiting Yankee Stadium while it's being torn apart and running towards the white light isn't too thrilling either).
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Now, here's what you need to do in the city:
- Time Square: Even though I've seen it a thousand times, seeing the lights at night is one of the most amazing things in the world. It's pretty spectacular in the day, too.
- Shopping Scene: 5th Avenue, Madison Avenue, tons of luxury boutiques and NYC-only shops. Apple Store Cube obviously, as this is a Mac forum, but it's also pretty cool (again, at night. Make use of it's 24/7 attribute because it's crowded during the day). Window shopping is very cool and popular in the city.
- EATING! They say that it's impossible to eat at every single restaurant in NYC in one lifetime. It's got the best food in the world, though sometimes it comes at a pretty hefty price.
Some famous delis: 2nd Avenue Deli (on 3rd Avenue), Carnegie Deli, Katz Deli, etc. Famous steakhouses: Peter Luger (Brooklyn, but best stakes in the city hands down). Also Sparks, Wolfgangs (worked at Peter Luger and left to form this), and others. Theres so much food to check out!
- Grand Central Terminal: great station, great architecture, and modern and clean trains that aren't too expensive either. Plus, you can get to any subway from there.- Broadway: See a show, and enjoy!
- Madison Square Garden - I don't know if theres anything going on when you go but its "the most famous arena in the world."
Then there's the historic sites, like the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, The Intrepid, etc.
Plus, it's the holiday season, so many stores (like macys) will have special holiday designs, and there will be festivities all over the city.
There's so much to do in the city, but these are some suggestions.
Nope, it's not being demolished just yet. If we have a bad winter and the new stadium can't be completed they still have the old stadium to play in.
You will just miss the tour as well. Their website says that tours of the 'old' Yankee Stadium will continue until November 23rd.
AHHH! That is TERRIBLE news! I thought for sure they would run till at LEAST the beginning of 2009. DAMN! My grandma is 98 years old, and a HUGE yankee fan. I wanted to get her a Yankee Tshirt and Hat from Yanke Stadium since she may not get the chance to visit herself.
That sucks. Maybe I can at least take a picture in front of the stadium for her and give it to her. I can still buy her a shirt and hat or something from a close by shop. DAMN!
Hey, that's my neighborhood.
I haven't read the whole thread, so sorry if these have been mentioned.
Holiday windows are a must: Best are Macys Herald Square, Saks Fifth Ave, Bloomingdales, and Barneys (my favorite).
Shopping, Designer discount stores, Daffy's, there are locations all over the city; and Century 21, right next to Ground Zero.
I would LOVE to go to New York someday. I'm thinking maybe I should save some money for a trip to New York when I graduate from college. Still I don't know if I have someone who wants to go with me...
Thanks for the tips! I am headed to Ground Zero for sure.
I never though I would be going to New York this year, but here I am. You never know when you are going to have a reason to go! I suppose that is what makes it even better, because you never know!
it was pretty cold last week, and it was snowing up in buffalo, so yeah you may catch a day of snow...
wait when are you gogin again?
It might snow. I know we got some lake effect snow here in South Central PA, so NYC could see some snow.
LOL I live right outside of the city. We don't get lake-effect snow! The eastern portions of New York where the lake is gets lake-effect snow. The plateaus/mountains of the area make the effect even larger. But not in NYC
LOL I live right outside of the city. We don't get lake-effect snow! The eastern portions of New York where the lake is gets lake-effect snow. The plateaus/mountains of the area make the effect even larger. But not in NYC
That's right! The last time we had any major snow fall was years ago.Now we're lucky if we see flurries.
LOL I live right outside of the city. We don't get lake-effect snow! The eastern portions of New York where the lake is gets lake-effect snow. The plateaus/mountains of the area make the effect even larger. But not in NYC
Shooting down the hopes and dreams of a tourist.
I've been in NYC several times during the winter season for the past few years. I've seen it snowing. Maybe you two like discounting the few times it does snow compared to what it used to be like years ago. I remember that two years ago I had to cut my trip short (by several hours) because the snowfall was so bad.
Shooting down the hopes and dreams of a tourist.
I've been in NYC several times during the winter season for the past few years. I've seen it snowing. Maybe you two like discounting the few times it does snow compared to what it used to be like years ago. I remember that two years ago I had to cut my trip short (by several hours) because the snowfall was so bad.
The OP is coming at the beginning of December. It doesn't normally snow in NYC until January. Two years ago, we had NO snow in December in the city.
Having said that, it's unusually cold in NYC right now, if this continues, we may see some snow early this year.
I'm in high school. I haven't had a snow day in 4 years!
But I do remember coming back into Kennedy last year and it was snowing at 2AM. I think it may have been enough to close school...I don't remember...but it wasn't enough to delay our flight. It was during February break though, so we already had no school.We normally don't see snow until January, either, but we have had snow on the ground for the past several days..
I'm just saying, it *is* possible.
We normally don't see snow until January, either, but we have had snow on the ground for the past several days..
I'm just saying, it *is* possible.
*tear* Thanks for keeping my dreams alive! *tear*
Seriously though, even flurries is more than I have ever seen in my life. The closest thing to snow I have ever experienced is hail... and hail hurts