Ok, so here's a New York FOOD question....

Vedd Hedd

TrixieCat wrote:

Oh well pardon us for having a budget.

PS I didnt mean it like that.....Im not rolling in dough. Just figured, for one day, I could probably swing the parking.

Allie

Vedd Hedd wrote:

Hmmmm. any suggestions? Am I just fooling myself with the whole Liberty island before the game thing?

ask X-man I'm not that great with directions. Our cab driver got lost taking my mother and I from the airport to my dad's :eek:

TrixieCat

Vedd Hedd wrote:

PS I didnt mean it like that.....Im not rolling in dough. Just figured, for one day, I could probably swing the parking.

I was joking with you.

I know what you mean.
I think you should put your car in a 24 hr lot, take the subway downtown to get the boat to the statue and then take the subway up to the game.

xavier mcdaniel

TrixieCat wrote:

I was joking with you.

I know what you mean.
I think you should put your car in a 24 hr lot, take the subway downtown to get the boat to the statue and then take the subway up to the game.

that would be the most sensible option. driving around yankee stadium and around the major deegan will be at least two hours of your life you won't get back.

Vedd Hedd

Sounds liek that is the way to go. Besides, that way I get to ride the subway, too!

Jenfarr

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

There's also a place called US Fried Chicken on Gerard Avenue.

Yum! I had that just last week! Also, if you are a Cracker Jack fan, you can buy a bag on 161st St. for $1. It is half the size of the one they sell inside, but for a quater of the price.

As for driving/parking trade-off...definitely park in Manhattan and take the subway, it will definitely be quicker that way. I take the 4 from the Wall St. (downtown) station weeknights after work and it only takes 45-60 minutes, so I would think from midtown it should take 45 minutes, tops on a weekend.

decides2dream

Vedd Hedd wrote:

But seriously, I am only going to be there for the day. smashing a Yankees game in between PJ shows.

:(
what happened to being here for 3 days?
you'll regret not spending more time here......bummer.


the suggestions i would make for pizza are no where near the stadium, and since you won't have time in nay case...i won't tell you. hahaha.

Vedd Hedd

decides2dream wrote:

:(
what happened to being here for 3 days?
you'll regret not spending more time here......bummer.


the suggestions i would make for pizza are no where near the stadium, and since you won't have time in nay case...i won't tell you. hahaha.

hehe, I know......I was REALLY hoping for a september trip for 3-4 days....but stupid people getting married.....wtf? I have to go to 4 weddings this summer!!!

Anyway, I decided that I just have to see Yankee Stadium this time around, so I am doing that and trying to fit in as much as possible on the way out of town to DC.

Jenfarr wrote:

Yum! I had that just last week! Also, if you are a Cracker Jack fan, you can buy a bag on 161st St. for $1. It is half the size of the one they sell inside, but for a quater of the price.

As for driving/parking trade-off...definitely park in Manhattan and take the subway, it will definitely be quicker that way. I take the 4 from the Wall St. (downtown) station weeknights after work and it only takes 45-60 minutes, so I would think from midtown it should take 45 minutes, tops on a weekend.

Jenfarr, how much would it be to park for the day near Wall Street?

angryyoungman

Vedd Hedd wrote:

Where can a guy get an AUTHENTIC NY Style hot dog near Yankee Stadium?


And NY PIZZA.

Im sure you can get hot dogs in the ballpark....are those typical ballpark hot dogs....or is there a stand somewhere I cen go to before/after the game?

(And its a day game)

hot dogs are gross, the only time i might have one is at a ballgame. . .NYC pizza is overrated, long island pizza is WAY better, so if you want the best pizza make the trip east

Allie

angryyoungman wrote:

NYC pizza is overrated, long island pizza is WAY better, so if you want the best pizza make the trip east

I grew up on L.I.
DO NOT listen to this (no offense)
NYC pizza is the best. Bar none.

brainofPJ

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

i usually get it with mustard or ketchup and sometimes sauerkraut. i don't usually have all of that on at the same time.

i think any of the afforementioned are the usual condiments. if you want a better hotdog than around the stadium try grey's papaya

http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7166636/new_york_ny/gray_s_papaya.html

grays papaya, is that the same as papaya king?

my wife and her friends went for a trip to NY several months ago and went to papaya king because they had heard about it and they all said it was just ok...nothing special.

angryyoungman

Allie wrote:

I grew up on L.I.
DO NOT listen to this (no offense)
NYC pizza is the best. Bar none.

nonsense. . .LI pizza is WAY better, its not really close. . .but i guess you're entitled to your opinion. . .heck chicago pizza is better than nyc's

Slip Kid

I love NY food.

Get_Right

you want an authentic NY hotdog?
Go to papya king


mustard, kraut, and sabrett onions-thats an NY dog.

Get_Right

angryyoungman wrote:

. .heck chicago pizza is better than nyc's

1. new haven pizza
2. NYC
3. napoli
4. chicago

mookie9999

Vedd Hedd wrote:

hehe, I know......I was REALLY hoping for a september trip for 3-4 days....but stupid people getting married.....wtf? I have to go to 4 weddings this summer!!!

Anyway, I decided that I just have to see Yankee Stadium this time around, so I am doing that and trying to fit in as much as possible on the way out of town to DC.




Jenfarr, how much would it be to park for the day near Wall Street?

Most garages in the Financial District are between $20-$25 overnight. If it is a weekend game then you can get parking in here for $10-$15 for 12 hours (except overnight). There is a garage on Gold St where I used to park my car and it has the best prices in the neighborhood. It is a GMAC lot, not Icon. With that being said you can check out http://www.iconparking.com/ to see where you can get the best priced parking in the city.

Jenfarr

mookie9999 wrote:

Most garages in the Financial District are between $20-$25 overnight. If it is a weekend game then you can get parking in here for $10-$15 for 12 hours (except overnight). There is a garage on Gold St where I used to park my car and it has the best prices in the neighborhood. It is a GMAC lot, not Icon. With that being said you can check out http://www.iconparking.com/ to see where you can get the best priced parking in the city.

Yeah, during the week it is pretty expensive, but downtown lots usually are cheaper on the weekend. I don't drive downtown alot (and the one time I did I found a spot on the street), so I'd go with what mookie says.

Slip Kid

angryyoungman wrote:

heck chicago pizza is better than nyc's

You've got be joking. Chicago is nothing compared to NY.

rearviewmiror

Even I know that NYC pizza is the best. and I give no credit to NYC.

angryyoungman

Get_Right wrote:

1. new haven pizza
2. NYC
3. napoli
4. chicago

never had new haven pizza. . .im gonna assume your from new haven

patrickredeyes

I like all types of pizza. Can't wait to try NYC style.

Hinny

Americans put wayyyyyyyyyyyy too many toppings on pizza, and too many kinds of toppings that shouldn't go anywhere neer a pizza.

Urban Hiker

Hinny wrote:

Americans put wayyyyyyyyyyyy too many toppings on pizza, and too many kinds of toppings that shouldn't go anywhere neer a pizza.

Like cheese. Get rid of the cheese so I can make room for roasted tomatoes, artichoke hearts and zucchini. YUM!

*runs for cover*

CHANGEinWAVES

Urban Hiker wrote:

Like cheese. Get rid of the cheese so I can make room for roasted tomatoes, artichoke hearts and zucchini. YUM!

*runs for cover*

NEVER GET RID OF CHEESE!!!!!

Hinny

Urban Hiker wrote:

Like cheese. Get rid of the cheese so I can make room for roasted tomatoes, artichoke hearts and zucchini. YUM!

*runs for cover*

You haven't heard of buffalo mozzarella? Or the 4 cheese pizza? Most authentic Italian pizzas use mozzarella, though there are a few that do skip out on the cheese.

vedder_soup

i have not tried NY pizza, but i find it very hard to believe that any thing can cove even close to authentic Italian pizza in italy! the stuff is AMAZING!

Get_Right

angryyoungman wrote:

never had new haven pizza. . .im gonna assume your from new haven

Im not-hartford, used to make the 45 min ride down to NH for the best pies in the world
frank pepes-the best ever IMHO

decides2dream

patrickredeyes wrote:

I like all types of pizza. Can't wait to try NYC style.

this is the BEST answer.
there is no *best* in regards to personal tastes in food. you like what you like.


vedder_soup...pizza and italy and pizza anywhere in the US, not the same thing...at all. for my personal tastes, nothing touches NY pizza, not even italy. however, they are just so different, that i don't think anything really compares.


as patrick says, i love pizza. period.

TrixieCat

Get_Right wrote:

Im not-hartford, used to make the 45 min ride down to NH for the best pies in the world
frank pepes-the best ever IMHO

Did we discuss this before? I mean you and I?
Pepe's with spinach.....yummmmy
And did we discuss Modern Apizza???
Hurts so good.....:p
When I crash the Champs wedding I am going to hand him a slice on the way out of the church.

xavier mcdaniel

TrixieCat wrote:

Did we discuss this before? I mean you and I?
Pepe's with spinach.....yummmmy
And did we discuss Modern Apizza???
Hurts so good.....:p
When I crash the Champs wedding I am going to hand him a slice on the way out of the church.

see if you can save me a pepperoni slice.