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Coolio Jan 27, 2012

Taking the missus this year for her birthday to NYC
Waldorf November thanksgiving time, any ideas on places to visit appreciated
Big Steve99 Jan 27, 2012

Top of the Rock, great views of the city and central park. I love going at night, the city looks amazing with all the lights.
Davey Gravey Jan 27, 2012

Grey Papaya has the best hot dogs anywhere
steve laqs Jan 27, 2012

Go up to Columbia campus. Great bars, great food, and cathedral of st. John the divine. Maybe not in that order. Even if not religious, it is a great space.
Big Steve99 Jan 27, 2012

Go see the statue of liberty, if you buy tickets in advance you can buy crown tickets to go inside to the crown. You can't buy these tickets the day of, it has to be in advance to get the crown tickets. (this was the policy last year the last time I went)
Big Steve99 Jan 27, 2012

November is also a good time of the year to go to FAO Schwarz ( it will be crowded though). It's cool as hell playin on the BIG piano. I loved that movie as a kid.
Bayern Munich Jan 27, 2012

Just walking through soho and greenwich village is always cool. The high line is also really cool. See museums like the met and MoMA. They are really good. Also canal street is interesting.
⇚❹☠❶☠❺⇛ Jan 27, 2012

Go to Arthur Ave in the Bronx - the real Little Italy - and have dinner. Walk the Brooklyn Promenade. Take the Staten Island Ferry (the free way to see the Statue of Liberty, albeit from a distance). Get some real pastrami at Katz' Deli on Houston St. Go see some NYC graffiti at 5 Pointz in Queens. Hey, with the weather changing so much, you never know... there could even be a little color left on the trees in Central Park.
Big Steve99 Jan 27, 2012

How long are you planning on staying?
ᏣяλżɏVįқîиg Jan 27, 2012

Big Steve99 wrote:
Go see the statue of liberty, if you buy tickets in advance you can buy crown tickets to go inside to the crown. You can't buy these tickets the day of, it has to be in advance to get the crown tickets. (this was the policy last year the last time I went)

Ive done that, the staircase is very steep!
Don Corleone Jr Jan 27, 2012

Go to Kips Bay Archstone apartments ask that you would like to see the roof should be able to see the whole city from that vantage point (by any chance you go there could you possibly check out a 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment any one one with an overlook by any chance this is foolish I know but still look at the city from the roof)
Don Corleone Jr Jan 27, 2012

W 33rd (300 I think) building number and take a double decker tour fun advise you to take a hoodie or jacket it rained last Time I went
Bayern Munich Jan 27, 2012

Coolio wrote:
Big Steve99 wrote:
How long are you planning on staying?

Some good ideas here,
only got four nights, wanna try n fit in as much as poss, you say have to get crown tickets in advance, are these widely available from most outlets?
Is this your first time visiting? If so, you should see all the tourist sights, but if you've been to NYC before I would recommend just walking around. If its sunny it's fun to walk across the Williamsburg bridge. Also you should make sure to get pizza. Johns pizzeria is good. There's also one in soho that I like a lot. I don't remember the name though. The other essential thing would be to go to museums. If you don't want to go to a place like the met, the tenement museum is cool and really shows you what tenements were like. It's more of a hands on place.
Bayern Munich Jan 27, 2012

Oh, also if you like Thai food, sripraphai in queens is probably the best Thai food outside of Thailand.
Coolio Jan 27, 2012

yeah first time, n I love anything, hot dogs, pizza, Thai, Italian chuck it all at me, but really wanna check the whole show, she just wants to go shopping lol