I'm in a New York State of Mind

[DeltAlum]

The Cloisters is actually pretty interesting, and you can use the same "badge" for the Metropolitan Museum during the same day -- The Cloisters being a unit of The Met.

And, The Met is great. The museum and the opera, but I'm talking museum in this case.

Something many people don't realize is that at some museums, the admission fee is just a suggestion -- you can pay more or less.

MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) is also good. Wearing comfortable shoes is good advice for all of these. Check out the MoMA store across the street, too.

I (we) try to see at least one show every time I go to the city. Last time (about two weeks ago) we saw Spring Awakening. Dark, but really good. You can find half price tickets for some of the less popular shows at the TKTS booth at the Marriot Marques. Some shows also have lotteries for unused tickets or sell standing room only tickets. You have to research those, because they are at different times of the day -- not just prior to showtime. I've also been known to stand in line for unused or returned tickets to the big shows. I saw Spamalot that way when I just decided on a whim to stand in the line. That is full price, though.

I worked for NBC for a number of years, so the NBC Tour is nothing to me, but the Radio City Musical Hall tour was fun when we took it several years ago.

If you're going to be at Rockefeller Plaza (Radio City), a lot of the famous stores (Saks, etc.) are in the same block of Fifth Avenue on the East side of the Plaza. Just go out the arcade by the skating rink.

I can't even remember the name of the place, but the best Pizza I've had in NY was at a place at about 34th and Third. There are a lot of spots, though. Just be sure you like thin crust and grease.

I always think it's fun to walk around in Central Park which goes from 59th Street to 110th between Fifth and Central Park West. There's a lot to see there and it's only a few blocks North of Rockefeller Plaza.

Finally, although it sounds really "touristy," if it's your first time in the city, don't discount one of the double decker bus tours. You can cover a lot of ground, and the ticket is good for 24 hours and you can get off and on as often and as long as you want.

Also, get a MetroCard (daily, weekly, monthly) to use on the subways and bus systems. I agree, the subway is great! Plus, New York is one of the worlds great walking cities! The only reason I take public transportation is if I'm going to divergent parts of the area -- like Midtown to the Village or something like that.

Have a good time.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by DeltAlum

The Cloisters is actually pretty interesting, and you can use the same "badge" for the Metropolitan Museum -- The Cloisters being a unit of The Met.

And, The Met is great.

Teacher's girlfriend: "my firm has season tickets to The Met."

Barrymore/Josie: "oh well..haha...i love baseball..haha!!!"

Teacher's girlfriend: "*blank stare* Nice to meet you."

~ Never Been Kissed

[Rudey]

The met (museum) is considered a k-mart of art. The MoMa offers more of an original and cohesive collection. You probably don't need comfortable shoes for the MoMa given how small it is unless you're planning on walking over the bridge to PS1 after. For more traditional art, the Frick is much better.

People who talk about the greatest pizza in NY, don't generally talk about it by the slice. And John's is considered a tourist joint but the rest like lombardis and ferraras and the 5-10 other old, pizza by the pie joints are pretty much the same. And those aren't greasy.

And spring awakening? How risque deltalum.

I second central park...only because my apartment is right next to it and that makes all the ladies up in NYC dig me.

Originally Posted by DeltAlum

The Cloisters is actually pretty interesting, and you can use the same "badge" for the Metropolitan Museum -- The Cloisters being a unit of The Met.

And, The Met is great. The museum and the opera, but I'm talking museum in this case.

MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) is also good. Wearing comfortable shoes is good advice for all of these.

I (we) try to see at least one show every time I go to the city. Last time (about two weeks ago) we saw Spring Awakening. Dark, but really good.

I worked for NBC for a number of years, so the NBC Tour is nothing to me, but the Radio City Musical Hall tour was fun when we saw it several years ago.

If you're going to be at Rockefeller Plaza (Radio City), a lot of the famous stores are in the same block of Fifth Avenue on the East side of the Plaza. Just go out the arcade by the skating rink.

I can't even remember the name of the place, but the best Pizza I've had in NY was at a place at about 34th and Third. There are a lot of spots, though. Just be sure you like thin crust and grease.

I always think it's fun to walk around in Central Park which goes from 59th Street to 110th between Fifth and Central Park West. There's a lot to see there and it's only a few blocks North of Rockefeller Plaza.

Finally, although it sounds really "touristy," if it's your first time in the city, don't discount one of the double decker bus tours. You can cover a lot of ground, and the ticket is good for 24 hours and you can get off and on as often as you want.

Also, get a MetroCard to use on the subways and bus systems. I agree, the subway is great!

Have a good time.

Although the tour is kinda lame (one room), the Brooklyn Brewery's not a bad stop. The brew's pretty decent too.

http://www.brooklynbrewery.com/home/

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by Rudey

The met (museum) is considered a k-mart of art.

I haven't noticed an Impressionist collection like that at K-Mart, and Mrs. DA really likes the Tiffany glass collection.

But, to each his own.

There are a number of excellent smaller galleries, but I don't think you can go wrong with The Met for a first time visitor because there's a whole lot of stuff under one roof. Otherwise, you're wasting travel time going from one small place to another.

[Rudey]

Originally Posted by DeltAlum

I haven't noticed an Impressionist collection like that at K-Mart, and Mrs. DA really likes the Tiffany glass collection.

But, to each his own.

There are a number of excellent smaller galleries, but I don't think you can go wrong with The Met for a first time visitor because there's a whole lot of stuff under one roof. Otherwise, you're wasting travel time going from one small place to another.

Umm the Frick is across the street. And that entire area has a lot of large museums right next to each other. But I guess the frick, gugg, whitney, cooper hewitt are all small and can't compare to the k-mart art collection. And when someone is done checking out the non-kmart art collections and wants something more fun, the brooklyn museum has a rather fun collection and I think the murakami exhibit is still up.