Boston and NYC - What to do?

[ASTalumna06]

My boyfriend, who grew up in Texas and now lives in Hawaii, is coming to visit me in NJ next month. He's never been anywhere even remotely close to the northeast before. We have 2 mini trips planned while he's here - 2 nights/3 days in NYC, and 1 night/2 days in Boston.

What should we do?! He's more of the "adventurous" type, but also enjoys having a beer at a low-key bar and going to comedy shows. He doesn't want to spend all day in museums and on tours.. And neither do I. But if there was something of this nature that was fun/unusual/interesting, we might consider it.

I just moved to NJ a couple years ago, and I only go into the city on occasion, so I'm still kind of a tourist myself. I don't really know all of the "must see/do!" things in New York. And I grew up around Boston, and I've pretty much seen it all, so I need to know what people would recommend for someone who has never been and has less than 48 hours to see it all!

I've been looking online for weeks trying to compile a list of things we can do, but what would you all recommend?

Restaurant suggestions (especially for NYC) would really help me out, too!

Thanks!