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  • pineapplesandwaves.
    pineapplesandwaves. GTA Posts: 1,808
    Black Diamond wrote:
    mauichick wrote:
    pineapplesandwaves. wrote:
    I'm leaning towards staying in Jersey City for the concert. I'm staying for the entire long weekend (Canada) and at four nights, NYC is going to be too expensive, even though Priceline. I can get a beautiful 4* hotel for a heck of a lot less in Jersey City than a 3* in NYC.

    Anyway, I know the train runs fairly late (I think 1:30ish), but does anyone about how much a cab to Jersey City from the MSG area would cost? Thanks!


    and y'all have a pretty fabulous view
    theres both a hyatt (exchange place path stop) and a brand new westin (newport path stop) along the jersey city waterfront
    Stay at the Westin... Directly across the street from one of my offices and it is pretty nice...

    Good to hear, because that's what I won on Priceline today. :)

    $90 a night. I can't complain about that.
  • mauichick
    mauichick Posts: 964
    Black Diamond wrote:
    mauichick wrote:
    pineapplesandwaves. wrote:


    and y'all have a pretty fabulous view
    theres both a hyatt (exchange place path stop) and a brand new westin (newport path stop) along the jersey city waterfront
    Stay at the Westin... Directly across the street from one of my offices and it is pretty nice...

    Good to hear, because that's what I won on Priceline today. :)

    $90 a night. I can't complain about that.[/quote]

    CONGRATS! nice score!
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  • mauichick
    mauichick Posts: 964
    Riverrunner wrote:
    I'm excited about eating some NYC food. I am a vegetarian living in a rural area of the Midsouth - not many good food options for me. We have BBQ places on every corner.

    http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/teany/
    never been here, but pretty big fan of moby (even tho he sold it)
    rivington has alot of cool spots to ck out

    this is one of my favs (not vegan tho) but home to the amazn country time cocktail!
    http://www.schillersny.com/
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,126
    Suziemay wrote:
    vduboise wrote:
    Another great place to eat is Menchanko 55 on 55th between 5th and 6th. Had dinner there last night. UMMMMMM. The pork dumpling and the house special noodles- again- UMMM. And relatively cheap- less than $18 (sans tip) for a big bowl of noodles and the dumpling and a drink

    Ooh, I second this. There's also a Menchanko on the East side, 45th & Lex.

    I'm drooling reading this thread :)
    I had dinner there last night.
    Great food. I had the hijiki salad, tofu with kimchi and the fried chicken. Really nice with a cold glass of sake.
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    mauichick wrote:
    decides2dream wrote:
    i already shared this...but for other vegans and/or raw foodies:

    http://www.oneluckyduck.com/purefoodandwine/


    this place is AWESOME!
    bit pricey, but the food is unreal and they also have a gorgeous patio, so hopefully in may you can eat outside too!

    +1 on the awesomeness and the $$$ness



    they've altered their wine list...you can now find reds under $40 a bottle. that makes a BIG difference. ;):D



    and you KNOW i am all up for a foodie tour......except i am in mega saving mode right now. :oops: but you bet.....we'll get to it. :mrgreen:
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  • BigGameCaptain
    BigGameCaptain Posts: 287
    Coming in from Maui and staying at Hotel Jammer by MSG thanks to Janet. Can't wait!!!
    Any places we Shouldn't eat at or go around MSG? This advice is great! Thanks so much! :mrgreen:
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  • mauichick
    mauichick Posts: 964
    some more recommendations....

    this time for the carnivores :)
    http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/le ... terribles/
    I LOVE LOVE the steak amazing!! (as r the frites :))
    cool atmosphere, great tunes and unique flavor combo (African/Moroccan, Brazilian, French)

    if yr in bklyn (or game to ck out the better ;) borough)
    http://nymag.com/listings/bar/dram-shop/
    shuffle board + fab wings = awesome!


    since we're all music fans and if yr in town longer then the shows, def recommend cking out some music venues:
    http://www.citywinery.com/
    great wine list, but avoid what they bottle there (just sayn :))..

    http://www.boweryballroom.com/

    http://www.pianosnyc.com/

    http://www.joespub.com/

    http://www.websterhall.com/

    http://www.litloungenyc.com/

    http://www.thebellhouseny.com/ (in bklyn)
    '96 7 shows / '97 3 shows / '98 15 shows
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  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,435
    mauichick wrote:
    some more recommendations....

    this time for the carnivores :)
    http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/le ... terribles/
    I LOVE LOVE the steak amazing!! (as r the frites :))
    cool atmosphere, great tunes and unique flavor combo (African/Moroccan, Brazilian, French)

    if yr in bklyn (or game to ck out the better ;) borough)
    http://nymag.com/listings/bar/dram-shop/
    shuffle board + fab wings = awesome!


    since we're all music fans and if yr in town longer then the shows, def recommend cking out some music venues:
    http://www.citywinery.com/
    great wine list, but avoid what they bottle there (just sayn :))..

    http://www.boweryballroom.com/

    http://www.pianosnyc.com/

    http://www.joespub.com/

    http://www.websterhall.com/

    http://www.litloungenyc.com/

    http://www.thebellhouseny.com/ (in bklyn)


    Good call on the bellhouse. I was just there last week for a concert.
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  • mauichick
    mauichick Posts: 964
    decides2dream wrote:
    mauichick wrote:
    decides2dream wrote:
    i already shared this...but for other vegans and/or raw foodies:

    http://www.oneluckyduck.com/purefoodandwine/


    this place is AWESOME!
    bit pricey, but the food is unreal and they also have a gorgeous patio, so hopefully in may you can eat outside too!

    +1 on the awesomeness and the $$$ness



    they've altered their wine list...you can now find reds under $40 a bottle. that makes a BIG difference. ;):D



    and you KNOW i am all up for a foodie tour......except i am in mega saving mode right now. :oops: but you bet.....we'll get to it. :mrgreen:

    http://www.fiveleavesny.com/
    def stop on the jammer foodie tour (AMAZING!!! and lived up to all the hype, although no Josh Hartnett)
    Heath Ledger (RIP :() had great taste
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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Suziemay wrote:
    Yes, plenty of cheap, good eats in NYC if you know where to look!.

    Yes - if you're just looking for sustenance at a cheap price, bagel and coffee off one of the many carts in the city will set you back only $2.00. Falafel sandwiches off the many carts cost usually $3.00. I love NYC, and go as much as possible, so I have to each as cheap as possible to cover it.

    I will totally check out Babycakes for vegan cupcakes in May when I'm back down there. We just went down to the city this weekend and New York was be-a-utiful and in Spring!
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  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    NYC is utterly gorgeous today........lovin' it.
    just came back from a lovely walk thru bryant park. gotta love manhattan in the spring-time! 8-)
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    Let's just breathe...


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  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    I'm checking out some of the boat tour company websites. Thinking that the sunset cruise would be nice.
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    Riverrunner wrote:
    I'm checking out some of the boat tour company websites. Thinking that the sunset cruise would be nice.


    LOOK FOR "the beast" or circle line
    i post on the board of a band that doesn't exsist anymore .......i need my head examined.......
  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    neilybabes86 wrote:
    Riverrunner wrote:
    I'm checking out some of the boat tour company websites. Thinking that the sunset cruise would be nice.


    LOOK FOR "the beast" or circle line

    Thanks. I know I've looked at Circle Line, will check out "the beast."
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    Riverrunner wrote:
    neilybabes86 wrote:
    Riverrunner wrote:
    I'm checking out some of the boat tour company websites. Thinking that the sunset cruise would be nice.


    LOOK FOR "the beast" or circle line

    Thanks. I know I've looked at Circle Line, will check out "the beast."


    'the beast ' is a monster speedboat that zips around

    circle line might be a better fit


    http://www.nyc.com/guided_tours/beast_s ... eview.aspx
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  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    neilybabes86 wrote:


    'the beast ' is a monster speedboat that zips around

    circle line might be a better fit


    http://www.nyc.com/guided_tours/beast_s ... eview.aspx
    Did the beast for my oldests birthday last summer... Great fun if you like to get wet with Hudson River water :shock:
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  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Did the beast for my oldests birthday last summer... Great fun if you like to get wet with Hudson River water :shock:

    That reminds me..... do people actually swim in any of the waters in NYC (open water - not pools)?

    The Beast sounds like fun, but we would probably get to see more on the big slow boat.
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    Riverrunner wrote:
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Did the beast for my oldests birthday last summer... Great fun if you like to get wet with Hudson River water :shock:

    That reminds me..... do people actually swim in any of the waters in NYC (open water - not pools)?

    The Beast sounds like fun, but we would probably get to see more on the big slow boat.


    only cosmo kramer swims in the east river :mrgreen:


    but both the east and hudson rivers have currents that will drown mike phelps in a few minutes so the answer is pretty much no

    the only people in the water usually jump from a bridge or are dumped with cement shoes
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    we do have beautiful beaches all along long island

    coney island is abit dirty

    bathgate lives in rockaway and he has nice atlantic ocean water
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  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    Ha! I thought of Kramer and his swimming, but couldn't remember what body of water it was.

    I googled it and saw there is a group that swim from the beach at Coney Island.

    http://www.cibbows.org/index.html

    I doubt if we will do any swimming, but I always check it out just in case. We do triathlons, but I am not all that good of a swimmer, especially when there are waves. I'm better in lakes, ponds, and rivers.
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