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Visiting NYC For The First Time! Suggestions! Help!

morbonomorbono Posts: 32
edited July 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
Hey team -

I'm heading to NYC in a week to visit some friends who are either out there working for the summer or have moved out there. I've never been before, and am from Southern California. What are your recommendations for places I need to make sure to get out to (aside from the obvious tourist-y destinations) - I'm talking about cool local hangouts, and definitely some infamous NYC record stores as Ed has mentioned so many times as being the best in the world. I'm 21, but I don't want any sort of club/bar recommendations as I don't drink and I'm going to meet up w/ my girlfriend so I'm not looking for anything too crazy...sooo yeah. Any tips?
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    just walk, walk and walk!
    explore greenwich village and soho...can't go wrong there.
    have fun, it's a GREAT city!
    lucky too, usually we would be knee-deep in our usual sweltering summer humidity, but thus far this year....blissful weather. 8-)
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  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,320
    if it's nice, go to the new highline park in chelsea.
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  • adropintheparkadropinthepark Posts: 475
    decides2dream wrote:
    just walk, walk and walk!
    explore greenwich village and soho...can't go wrong there.
    have fun, it's a GREAT city!
    lucky too, usually we would be knee-deep in our usual sweltering summer humidity, but thus far this year....blissful weather. 8-)


    Walking around and absorbing the city is Great!!! It's all I've been doing. It's fantastic stumbling upon everything. :D

    Oh, and I keep trying to take credit for the mild weather, the same way I was tellin' everybody I brought the rain with me from Seattle last month. ;)
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    if it's nice, go to the new highline park in chelsea.

    I agree. There are some really nice views from there.
    I carried a watermelon
  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,320
    adropinthepark wrote:
    decides2dream wrote:
    just walk, walk and walk!
    explore greenwich village and soho...can't go wrong there.
    have fun, it's a GREAT city!
    lucky too, usually we would be knee-deep in our usual sweltering summer humidity, but thus far this year....blissful weather. 8-)


    Walking around and absorbing the city is Great!!! It's all I've been doing. It's fantastic stumbling upon everything. :D

    Oh, and I keep trying to take credit for the mild weather, the same way I was tellin' everybody I brought the rain with me from Seattle last month. ;)
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    if it's nice, go to the new highline park in chelsea.

    I agree. There are some really nice views from there.

    you can take the rain, but keep the cooler weather, good to save on con ed without having to use my AC all the time.
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    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
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    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
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  • Bathgate66Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    edited July 2009
    they just reopened the statue of liberty crown , if youre able to crawl the spiral staircases up there and win the lottery they hold to go up there, its worth the shot, the view is spectacularand it offers a vantage point & perspective not seen everyday .


    I would also highly recommend Green- Wood .

    A lesser known diamond in the rough , its a certified National Landmark .
    http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... X%26um%3D1

    Of course the vastness of NYC is infinite.
    Just take your time and enjoy, soak it all up .
    Of course there are also other shrines of NYC such as Yankee Stadium ( old and new ) ,
    The Worlds Most Famous Arena and MSG/ Radio City Music Hall ,
    Ground Zero and the WTC site,
    The Metrolpoiltan Museum of Art,
    Central Park .



    Enjoy .
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  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,281
    if u like good beef search out katz's deli

    http://www.katzdeli.com
  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,320
    Bathgate66 wrote:
    they just reopened the statue of liberty crown , if youre able to crawl the spiral staircases up there and win the lottery they hold to go up there, its worth the shot, the view is spectacularand it offers a vantage point & perspective not seen everyday .


    I would also highly recommend Green- Wood .

    A lesser known diamond in the rough , its a certified National Landmark .
    http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... X%26um%3D1

    Of course the vastness of NYC is infinite.
    Just take your time and enjoy, soak it all up .
    Of course there are also other shrines of NYC such as Yankee Stadium ( old and new ) ,
    The Worlds Most Famous Arena and MSG/ Radio City Music Hall ,
    Ground Zero and the WTC site,
    The Metrolpoiltan Museum of Art,
    Central Park .



    Enjoy .

    nice post bathy. very chamber of commerce-esque. you know i've never done the statue of liberty or greenwood.
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    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."
  • DrockNJDrockNJ Posts: 43
    hit up McSorley's...the oldest pub in the city...place is cool as hell...only serve two beers...Dark and Light..both are really good....all kinds of old photos on the walls..they have an original pic of Abe Lincoln drinking at the bar..Definitely worth a stop

    http://www.mcsorleysnewyork.com/
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