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  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,435
    Pearlybaker wrote:
    OK - Just went for a week in February - here are my suggestions:

    Magnolia Bakery - tourist trap from Sex in City but instead of getting the cupcakes like a tourist, ask for banana pudding. I made it two blocks in freezing cold before I finished it and turned around and got back in line to get another.

    Lombardi's Pizza on Spring st. (I think) - then get a canoli on Mulberry street.

    MOMA may still have the Tim Burton exhibit which is awesome as well as a number of Jackson Pollocks, Seurat, Warhol, Monet Waterlilies and Van Gogh.

    every time I've passed Magnolia, the line is around the block and I never feel like waiting.
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    xavier mcdaniel wrote:

    I lean more towards the Yankees, but I don't dislike the Mets, at least not the players and friends who are fans. As for the people running that team, that's another story.

    yeah, i hear ya. i'm originally from north jersey... a state that doesn't even have a baseball team. the best we have is yogi's new jersey jackals. luckily, my dad had the yankees/rangers jersey on me at an early age.

    but as a matter of fact, my first baseball game was in like '86 or '87. my dad got free tickets mets tickets through work, and i got to see cone & strawberry as mets. was was young as shit, but i do remember bits of the game. and like a week later he took me to my first yankee game. don't remember much about that..... after all, it was a 1980's yankees team.
  • Paul Andrews
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    Try to get in to see a taping of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, It is over on 11th and 52nd. I scored tickets from their website on the morning of the show. You gotta line up for a few hours, but after I did all day waiting for GA front row over here, a couple of hours was nothing. Free to attend.

    On the way back, stop off at Heng Thai (http://www.henghengnyc.com/) and have a really fast yet very good thai meal. Or stop there for lunch on the way to the show - great lunch specials. To tell the truth, I went before and after the show :)
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  • Black Diamond
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    YieldToNothing wrote:
    also, if you want to eat the best sushi meal of your life, go to bayside queens. you can catch a train there from penn station (right next to msg). pm me if you're interested and 'll get you the info. low key hole in the wall type spot, but really the best fish you'll ever eat. its called mickey's place.
    That's really funny. Mickey's used to be in Forest Hills and is my mom's favorite sushi. She will now travel the 10 miles from FH to Bayside to eat sushi... This person knows the deal...
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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    I like going to Washington Square and watching all the dogs in the dog play area in the park. (I don't live in NYC, but when I go, which is often as I can afford and have time, I like to just walk around different parts of the city). If you've never been into Grand Central station it is quite beautiful and worth going in.

    Bryant park has free internet.

    Candle Cafe on 75th and 3rd is a tasty vegan restaurant. Red Bamboo is overrated. Blossom is good.

    Get a day pass to the subway if you're going to be going around a lot. Its cheaper. And if you don't use the subway learn, if you want to save money. Hopstop.com is handy for figuring out subway routes, and it has an iphone app too.

    The first time I went into the city many years back I made a pilgrimage to CBGBs. While it is closed and I haven't seen what's there now, you could still go to where it was.
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  • mavi
    mavi Posts: 941
    singularity wrote:
    my opinion... no agenda is the best agenda.
    Agreed, I'm not much into typical touristy destinations. And NYC is such an interesting, culturally rich city -side to side- it's worth just walking around. Wherever it takes you I'm sure there'll be something you won't regret seeing.
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  • Pearlybaker
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    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    Pearlybaker wrote:
    OK - Just went for a week in February - here are my suggestions:

    Magnolia Bakery - tourist trap from Sex in City but instead of getting the cupcakes like a tourist, ask for banana pudding. I made it two blocks in freezing cold before I finished it and turned around and got back in line to get another.

    Lombardi's Pizza on Spring st. (I think) - then get a canoli on Mulberry street.

    MOMA may still have the Tim Burton exhibit which is awesome as well as a number of Jackson Pollocks, Seurat, Warhol, Monet Waterlilies and Van Gogh.

    every time I've passed Magnolia, the line is around the block and I never feel like waiting.

    Go to the one near 30 rock - it moves fast and well worth it my friend.
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  • mauichick
    mauichick Posts: 964
    Agree with alot of what's been posted and adding Shake Shack (amzn burgers,fries and shakes....Concrete Jungle!) and Grimaldi's for pizza in brooklyn after the walk over the brooklyn bridge (highly,highly recommend doing this)
    My Manhattan pizza picks are Pomodoro on Spring or Arturo's on Houston (both super yum!!) .my fav part of central park is further uptown (conservatory garden) english style and gorgeous when its in bloom

    Ferrara's for a cannoli for sure :)

    Def pick Billy's bakery (21st/9th ave) over Magnolia, but if you are a sex n city fan, do the tour...its super fun and you get a cosmo at scout

    If anyone needs help, feel free to pm...NYC is not as scary as it seems. You'll have a great time, just be aware of yr surroundings as with any big city
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  • mauichick
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    edited March 2010
    JaneNY wrote:
    I like going to Washington Square and watching all the dogs in the dog play area in the park. (I don't live in NYC, but when I go, which is often as I can afford and have time, I like to just walk around different parts of the city). If you've never been into Grand Central station it is quite beautiful and worth going in.

    Bryant park has free internet.

    Candle Cafe on 75th and 3rd is a tasty vegan restaurant. Red Bamboo is overrated. Blossom is good.

    Get a day pass to the subway if you're going to be going around a lot. Its cheaper. And if you don't use the subway learn, if you want to save money. Hopstop.com is handy for figuring out subway routes, and it has an iphone app too.

    The first time I went into the city many years back I made a pilgrimage to CBGBs. While it is closed and I haven't seen what's there now, you could still go to where it was.

    John Varvatos store (sight of former CBGB's RIP) well worth it...high end men's str but they have a lot of vintage vinyl and cool posters...there's also a morrision hotel (rock photography gallery) next door worth cking out
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  • Suziemay
    Suziemay Posts: 11,168
    The old CBGBs is now John Varvatos (cringe). To his credit, he tried to preserve the feel of it, and I think some of the original walls is still there. It's across the street from my current favourite brunch place of the moment, Double Crown (see earlier post!).

    Also echo Billy's Bakery being better than Magnolia but if you really must try Magnolia, they have a shop set up in the Grand Central foodcourt. Hardly any line everytime I've walked by. If you hit Billy's, you can continue on to Chelsea Market and just have an all out feast :)

    For chocolates, check out L.A. Burdick on 22nd St. Yum.
  • BigGameCaptain
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    Thanks for helping out all of the NYC rookies like me :D
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  • YieldToNothing
    YieldToNothing Posts: 3,667
    Black Diamond wrote:
    YieldToNothing wrote:
    also, if you want to eat the best sushi meal of your life, go to bayside queens. you can catch a train there from penn station (right next to msg). pm me if you're interested and 'll get you the info. low key hole in the wall type spot, but really the best fish you'll ever eat. its called mickey's place.
    That's really funny. Mickey's used to be in Forest Hills and is my mom's favorite sushi. She will now travel the 10 miles from FH to Bayside to eat sushi... This person knows the deal...

    i started going when it was in forest hills as well. lot of family friends make the trip from there. its like a fucking cult.

    btw, are you rooskie by any chance?
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  • MICHAEL FROM FARGO
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    trevorj wrote:
    YieldToNothing, what record stores would you recommend? Thanks!
    People still buy music? And record stores are still open?
  • Suziemay
    Suziemay Posts: 11,168
    Just remembered one of my favourite NYC stores, Idlewild Books: http://www.yelp.com/biz/idlewild-books-new-york

    They specialize in travel books but there are a great variety of interesting books that make for great browsing.
  • Bathgate66
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    Most likely the very first "Diamond In The Rough"
    a certified National Landmark
    http://www.green-wood.com/

    Not your traditional tombstone and grave cemetary,
    this place is like a living fairy-tale, all smack dab in the middle of Brooklyn, NYC .
    Its the worlds second largest cemetary ( theres only 1 larger- located somewhere in France )
    The place has its own zipcode and police force.
    There are multitudes of famous people interred within Green- Wood ,
    including Harry Houdini , Leonard Bernstein, Boss Tweed, Charles Ebbets, & Jean-Michel Basquiat ,
    as well as many of the Revolutionary War Dead .
    Some of the sculptures here are like none you have ever seen before ! -
    its really something.

    Another excellent resource to help you get there ( or anywhere from wherever you may be starting out from ) is http://www.hopstop.com .

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  • OceanInDisguise13
    OceanInDisguise13 Posts: 937
    Thanks guys for all the helpful information. This will be my first trip to NY and I liked what you all suggested so far. Anyone have any more suggestions on places to go? I'd appreciate it.

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  • pretext
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    I'll add my voice to Central Park. On the east side, you can hit The Met, which can be free if you don't want to make the "suggested donation." On the west side, the Natural History Museum.

    Here's a helpful guide to the record stores: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2 ... ll_op.html
    Bleecker St. is my favorite. I've had some problems with the quality of used LPs at Generation.

    You wanna spend a few, okay, many hours book shopping on the cheap, of course go to The Strand, 12th and Broadway. You don't even have to check your bag anymore!
    For lefty/political books and magazines, St. Mark's Bookshop.

    Italian pastries: Veniero's, 11the St. between 1st & 2nd Ave.
  • Black Diamond
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    YieldToNothing wrote:
    Black Diamond wrote:
    YieldToNothing wrote:
    also, if you want to eat the best sushi meal of your life, go to bayside queens. you can catch a train there from penn station (right next to msg). pm me if you're interested and 'll get you the info. low key hole in the wall type spot, but really the best fish you'll ever eat. its called mickey's place.
    That's really funny. Mickey's used to be in Forest Hills and is my mom's favorite sushi. She will now travel the 10 miles from FH to Bayside to eat sushi... This person knows the deal...

    i started going when it was in forest hills as well. lot of family friends make the trip from there. its like a fucking cult.

    btw, are you rooskie by any chance?
    Well back a few generations, but I am more jewy that rooskie :mrgreen:
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  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    Suziemay wrote:
    Just remembered one of my favourite NYC stores, Idlewild Books: http://www.yelp.com/biz/idlewild-books-new-york

    They specialize in travel books but there are a great variety of interesting books that make for great browsing.
    Excellent call, but if we are going to do bookstores, do not leave out the Strand. I have spent days and days in the basement and not even close to going through it all...
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  • YieldToNothing
    YieldToNothing Posts: 3,667
    btw, are you rooskie by any chance?[/quote]
    Well back a few generations, but I am more jewy that rooskie :mrgreen:[/quote]

    haha, me too. the family friends that turned us on to mickey's are more rooskie than jewy. thick accents and such. my parental units....definitely more cholent than borscht.
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