I'm in a New York State of Mind

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by Rudey

You two have offered quite possibly the worst advice to any tourist. Cloisters? yes, if I was a 10 year old boy. Johns pizza? the empire state? Rockefeller center?

I'd rather walk into oncoming traffic than deal with that garbage.

So, do you have any positive POV's to offer up?
And as it seems that you live in NYC, perhaps you should think about what your
out of town friends/family would enjoy rather than yourself.
I posted just some of what my Big Sister and her family loved on their last trip.
And she loved the information provided by Gerry Frank's book.

[Rudey]

Originally Posted by jon1856

So, do you have any positive POV's to offer up?
And as it seems that you live in NYC, perhaps you should think about what your
out of town friends/family would enjoy rather than yourself.
I posted just some of what my Big Sister and her family loved on their last trip.
And she loved the information provided by Gerry Frank's book.

Quite the reflection on your sister!

[PM_Mama00]

Coming from a non-NYer who is there at least once a year but rarely goes to the City.....

FAO Shwartz (i feel like i spelled that wrong)
Tiffany's... to browse
Central Park (never been in 27 years that I've been going)
Statue of Liberty tour (never been)
Get a hot dog at one of the many corner stands
Buy an I heart NY shirt
Take a pic in front of Playboy
Isn't the Sex Museum in the City or nearish?
Soho.... buy some bags if you're into name brands but can't afford (illegal but fun)
Walk on the Brooklyn Promenade
Ground Zero.... yes it's sacred and has become quite the tourist stop, but I had the most amazing and sad feeling being there. You can feel the heaviness in the air and it's SO quiet even though there is busy citylife going on around.

If you make it into Brooklyn, stop in Carroll Gardens. Go to Vinny's on the corner of Smith and Union. He's got the greatest food in the area. Annnnnd he's my uncle! i have to plug..... http://sugarcookiebrooklyn.com/2007/...-thy-neighbor/

[honeychile]

If this is your first or second trip, brush up on your NYC movies that you love, and visit some of those places. I'm not a fan of Katz's Deli, but I can appreciate how many movies it's been in. Little Italy, Chinatown, and the other small neighborhoods are interesting to see, if not eat there.

Try Strawberry Fields in Central Park, then visit the Dakota. Rosemary's Baby used it as the couple's apartment building, and of course, you can pay your respects to John Lennon there. Many other celebrities live there, too.

I like the Forbes Museum at 5th & 12th. It's quirky, but worth the cost of admission: free! It used to be known for its Faberge collection, but there's much, much more, like toys & a Presidential collection.

You're getting some super advice!

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by Rudey

Quite the reflection on your sister!

And several other posters here as well fratty, I mean Rudey.
You have yet to say anything relative to OP's request.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by jon1856

And several other posters here as well fratty, I mean Rudey.
You have yet to say anything relative to OP's request.

Sorry to hijack, but Rudey isn't fratty. He's been around a lot longer than you. And at least he isn't always posting links to everything and anything.


Back to our scheduled thread.

Do they still do carriage rides in Central Park?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Sorry to hijack, but Rudey isn't fratty. He's been around a lot longer than you. And at least he isn't always posting links to everything and anything.

Yeah, Rudey's just Rudey.

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Back to our scheduled thread.

Do they still do carriage rides in Central Park?

I think so.

http://www.nytours.us/tours/tourType...FRUdsgod5itdpA

[33girl]

Drink here. A lot.

http://www.continentalnyc.com/

[Rudey]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Drink here. A lot.

http://www.continentalnyc.com/

If you're going to go to super cheap bars in nyc, then subway inn is the way to go. It's right next to bloomingdales, which also has the best frozen yogurt in the city. The only problem with bloomingdales is that it's bloomingdales.

[Rudey]

Originally Posted by jon1856

And several other posters here as well fratty, I mean Rudey.
You have yet to say anything relative to OP's request.

I posted several museums. I named several pizza places. You're either dumb, blind, or a fibber but I'll let the medical experts decide which.

If wrigley wants, there are about 500 threads on visiting NYC on greekchat alone as well.

So what have you offered aside from your handful of tourist traps? Perhaps she should also buy electronics by times square.

Now post 45 links to news articles on here to make my life complete.