New York help

[foxoffderby]

China Town and Little Italy are decent for food.

[CosbehFox]

My advice stay in Greenwich Village. Times Square is crazy busy. After a day exploring you are knackered and I really disliked getting back to a hotel where I had to fight my way to the door. 

 

Do the High Line which is a converted railway line into a walk through like a park. Chelsea Market is near here which is great for lunch. 

 

Baseball can be fun if only for the stadiums which are huge, contain about every food known to man and more beer choice than the average English pub. 

 

I loved Williamsburg, Brooklyn which is bit like Spitalfields of London. Greenwich is great for just wandering. 

 

Rockafella visit in the day and Empire State visit at night. Basically you can't see Central Park from ESB and you'll see what I mean if you visit Rockafella why this is amazing.

[CosbehFox]

On 28/04/2017 at 17:12, Costock_Fox said:

Of course it is if you go in Winter, I went in May 2nd time and it was mid 20s and 30s some days.

I went May and it was ****ing boiling. Plus 30s three of the days

[Costock_Fox]

2 hours ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

I went May and it was ****ing boiling. Plus 30s three of the days

Yeah, gets properly sweltering.

[stripeyfox]

Update: Have booked flights today. British Airways £398 pp return. Flying from Heathrow on Thursday morning and returning Sunday evening (landing back at LHR at 0900 on Monday). Think we're going to plump for the Crowne Plaza Times Square.

 

Thanks for all help so far, and appreciate any more pointers!
 

 

[boots60]

New York City fc play Philadelphia union on Saturday 3rd 1.00 pm New York time.

Possible chance to see Pirlo & Villa. The Yankee stadium is well worth a visit & tickets not usually a problem.

[stripeyfox]

9 minutes ago, boots60 said:

New York City fc play Philadelphia union on Saturday 3rd 1.00 pm New York time.

Possible chance to see Pirlo & Villa. The Yankee stadium is well worth a visit & tickets not usually a problem.

Should have made my latest post more clear - when I said Thurs - Sun I meant my original dates next January 

[boots60]

4 minutes ago, stripeyfox said:

Should have made my latest post more clear - when I said Thurs - Sun I meant my original dates next January 

Ok Stripey, take your thermals!

 

 

[Jattdogg]

14 minutes ago, boots60 said:

Ok Stripey, take your thermals!

 

 

And your winter "boots".

 

See what i did there.

[Turtles Head]

Go Joes Shanghai in Chinatown. Have the dumplings. Then have some more.

[whoareyaaa]

Take a stroll down central park and join in for a bit of early morning yoga.

 

The thing I hated was the underground proper shabby, try to avoid if poss.

[Costock_Fox]

Try to fit in with the locals and call someone a faggot for no reason when walking down the street.

[drew]

Few ideas for you.

 

Food:
Lil Frankies: http://www.lilfrankies.com/index.asp
This is my favourite restaurant in New York. It's a little, dark, romantic Italian place on the lower eastside that does really nice entrees and thin crust pizzas with lovely wines. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but once you're in you will love it. I've seen a few celebs there trying to be lowkey.
**They only take cash.

Caracas: http://www.caracasarepabar.com/manhattan.php
This Venezuelan restaurant is really cool and affordable with a very interesting, tasty and unusual menu. I like going for lunch. The lower Eastside restaurant is teeny tiny, but that adds to the ambiance.

Toloache: http://toloachenyc.com/media/toloache.html
Yummy, more upscale Mexican restaurant in Midtown. They have a great bar downstairs with lots of different margarita and tequila choices.

La Esquina: http://www.esquinanyc.com/
Another cool Mexican restaurant, a bit more casual -- eat upstairs at the brassiere.

Hasaki: http://www.hasakinyc.com/
Really good, fresh sushi and Japanese. A little hard to find and a bit pricey at night. We went for lunch and they had some great deals.

PJ Clarkes: http://pjclarkes.com/third-avenue/
We like this place because it's near to where we stay in the city. Good for beer and bar snacks. Haven't eaten in the restaurant before.

Magnolia Bakery: http://www.magnoliabakery.com/
Really yummy cupcakes (made famous by Sex in the City)

The Halal Guys: https://www.facebook.com/TheHalalGuys
This is a street vendor that serves Middle Eastern food in midtown (near the MoMA). There is ALWAYS a queue - and for good reason. It's actually really yummy and cheap. I quite liked the chicken platter when I was still eating meat. They're open all night (until 5:30am) so it makes for good drunk food wink emoticon

Cafe Gitane: http://www.cafegitanenyc.com/
Really cute, small restaurant in Soho with yummy food. A bit of an alternative scene.

Here are a few more restaurant ideas based on what neighborhood you find yourself in:
Soho / Nolita / LES:
Rubirosa: http://rubirosanyc.com/
Cafe Habana: http://www.cafehabana.com/
Dimes: http://dimesnyc.com/
Williamsburg:
Cafe Mogador: http://www.cafemogador.com/williamsburg/
Cafe Colette: http://cafe-colette.com/
Marlow & Sons: http://marlowandsons.com/
Samurai Mama: http://www.samuraimama.com/
off the beaten path- other brooklyn neighborhoods
Speedy Romeo: http://www.speedyromeo.com/#home
Roberta’s: http://www.robertaspizza.com/
 

Sights:

Empire State Building:
Yes it's touristy, but it's worth a trip up to the top. You get spectacular views and it's pretty remarkable being on a balcony that high up.

Statue of Liberty:
Skip. I wouldn't bother with a boat trip - but it's worth seeing from afar. If you go downtown to the financial district / Wall Street you can see it from the park.

The Highline: http://www.thehighline.org/
Definitely worth walking along the Highline. It meanders through the West side of town and you'll see all types of native plants, trees and grasses. It's a safe area, so you can walk to it and walk back from it. We normally walk from midtown (where my dad lives) and pick it up on the north end and walk the entire strip to where it ends. If you walk southeast from there you'll go through really cute neighborhoods (Chelsea/Greenwich/Soho) and end up on the lower eastside. We normally stop in a bar after walking it, but there are also beer gardens under the highline that you can visit as well.

Central Park:
Definitely worth visiting. It's HUGE so you won't see all of it in a day or afternoon. I would suggest picking one or two areas in the park that you want to see and walking there.

Times Square:
Skip. It's basically the exact same thing as Picadilly in London.

MoMA: http://www.moma.org/
Worth a visit. There are always really interesting contemporary shows on - I especially love whatever they have in the big interactive room. Not sure what's on at the moment. The restaurant there also has nice food.

The new Whitney Museum: http://whitney.org/About/NewBuilding
Contemporary art in a lovely building near the Highline

 

The 9/11 memorial after dark: http://www.911memorial.org/
 

Karaoke in Korea Town (any place): http://www.businessinsider.com/koreatown-new-york-2011-11?op=1&IR=T

[Costock_Fox]

1 hour ago, drew said:

Few ideas for you.

 

Food:
Lil Frankies: http://www.lilfrankies.com/index.asp
This is my favourite restaurant in New York. It's a little, dark, romantic Italian place on the lower eastside that does really nice entrees and thin crust pizzas with lovely wines. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but once you're in you will love it. I've seen a few celebs there trying to be lowkey.
**They only take cash.

Caracas: http://www.caracasarepabar.com/manhattan.php
This Venezuelan restaurant is really cool and affordable with a very interesting, tasty and unusual menu. I like going for lunch. The lower Eastside restaurant is teeny tiny, but that adds to the ambiance.

Toloache: http://toloachenyc.com/media/toloache.html
Yummy, more upscale Mexican restaurant in Midtown. They have a great bar downstairs with lots of different margarita and tequila choices.

La Esquina: http://www.esquinanyc.com/
Another cool Mexican restaurant, a bit more casual -- eat upstairs at the brassiere.

Hasaki: http://www.hasakinyc.com/
Really good, fresh sushi and Japanese. A little hard to find and a bit pricey at night. We went for lunch and they had some great deals.

PJ Clarkes: http://pjclarkes.com/third-avenue/
We like this place because it's near to where we stay in the city. Good for beer and bar snacks. Haven't eaten in the restaurant before.

Magnolia Bakery: http://www.magnoliabakery.com/
Really yummy cupcakes (made famous by Sex in the City)

The Halal Guys: https://www.facebook.com/TheHalalGuys
This is a street vendor that serves Middle Eastern food in midtown (near the MoMA). There is ALWAYS a queue - and for good reason. It's actually really yummy and cheap. I quite liked the chicken platter when I was still eating meat. They're open all night (until 5:30am) so it makes for good drunk food wink emoticon

Cafe Gitane: http://www.cafegitanenyc.com/
Really cute, small restaurant in Soho with yummy food. A bit of an alternative scene.

Here are a few more restaurant ideas based on what neighborhood you find yourself in:
Soho / Nolita / LES:
Rubirosa: http://rubirosanyc.com/
Cafe Habana: http://www.cafehabana.com/
Dimes: http://dimesnyc.com/
Williamsburg:
Cafe Mogador: http://www.cafemogador.com/williamsburg/
Cafe Colette: http://cafe-colette.com/
Marlow & Sons: http://marlowandsons.com/
Samurai Mama: http://www.samuraimama.com/
off the beaten path- other brooklyn neighborhoods
Speedy Romeo: http://www.speedyromeo.com/#home
Roberta’s: http://www.robertaspizza.com/
 

Sights:

Empire State Building:
Yes it's touristy, but it's worth a trip up to the top. You get spectacular views and it's pretty remarkable being on a balcony that high up.

Statue of Liberty:
Skip. I wouldn't bother with a boat trip - but it's worth seeing from afar. If you go downtown to the financial district / Wall Street you can see it from the park.

The Highline: http://www.thehighline.org/
Definitely worth walking along the Highline. It meanders through the West side of town and you'll see all types of native plants, trees and grasses. It's a safe area, so you can walk to it and walk back from it. We normally walk from midtown (where my dad lives) and pick it up on the north end and walk the entire strip to where it ends. If you walk southeast from there you'll go through really cute neighborhoods (Chelsea/Greenwich/Soho) and end up on the lower eastside. We normally stop in a bar after walking it, but there are also beer gardens under the highline that you can visit as well.

Central Park:
Definitely worth visiting. It's HUGE so you won't see all of it in a day or afternoon. I would suggest picking one or two areas in the park that you want to see and walking there.

Times Square:
Skip. It's basically the exact same thing as Picadilly in London.

MoMA: http://www.moma.org/
Worth a visit. There are always really interesting contemporary shows on - I especially love whatever they have in the big interactive room. Not sure what's on at the moment. The restaurant there also has nice food.

The new Whitney Museum: http://whitney.org/About/NewBuilding
Contemporary art in a lovely building near the Highline

 

The 9/11 memorial after dark: http://www.911memorial.org/
 

Karaoke in Korea Town (any place): http://www.businessinsider.com/koreatown-new-york-2011-11?op=1&IR=T

Halal Guys is very decent, amazing street food.

[drew]

Yes its delicious, my FIL lived in the MoMA right around the corner so we'd walk by it all the time and the queues were normally long, we'd hit it if we didn't have to wait.

 

I highly recommend Toloache too, sit at the bar for dinner and drink their margaritas whilst eating great mexican food.

[stripeyfox]

14 hours ago, Costock_Fox said:

Try to fit in with the locals and call someone a faggot for no reason when walking down the street.

This is good advice, yes?

 

[stripeyfox]

12 hours ago, drew said:

Few ideas for you.

 

Food:
Lil Frankies: http://www.lilfrankies.com/index.asp
This is my favourite restaurant in New York. It's a little, dark, romantic Italian place on the lower eastside that does really nice entrees and thin crust pizzas with lovely wines. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but once you're in you will love it. I've seen a few celebs there trying to be lowkey.
**They only take cash.

Caracas: http://www.caracasarepabar.com/manhattan.php
This Venezuelan restaurant is really cool and affordable with a very interesting, tasty and unusual menu. I like going for lunch. The lower Eastside restaurant is teeny tiny, but that adds to the ambiance.

Toloache: http://toloachenyc.com/media/toloache.html
Yummy, more upscale Mexican restaurant in Midtown. They have a great bar downstairs with lots of different margarita and tequila choices.

La Esquina: http://www.esquinanyc.com/
Another cool Mexican restaurant, a bit more casual -- eat upstairs at the brassiere.

Hasaki: http://www.hasakinyc.com/
Really good, fresh sushi and Japanese. A little hard to find and a bit pricey at night. We went for lunch and they had some great deals.

PJ Clarkes: http://pjclarkes.com/third-avenue/
We like this place because it's near to where we stay in the city. Good for beer and bar snacks. Haven't eaten in the restaurant before.

Magnolia Bakery: http://www.magnoliabakery.com/
Really yummy cupcakes (made famous by Sex in the City)

The Halal Guys: https://www.facebook.com/TheHalalGuys
This is a street vendor that serves Middle Eastern food in midtown (near the MoMA). There is ALWAYS a queue - and for good reason. It's actually really yummy and cheap. I quite liked the chicken platter when I was still eating meat. They're open all night (until 5:30am) so it makes for good drunk food wink emoticon

Cafe Gitane: http://www.cafegitanenyc.com/
Really cute, small restaurant in Soho with yummy food. A bit of an alternative scene.

Here are a few more restaurant ideas based on what neighborhood you find yourself in:
Soho / Nolita / LES:
Rubirosa: http://rubirosanyc.com/
Cafe Habana: http://www.cafehabana.com/
Dimes: http://dimesnyc.com/
Williamsburg:
Cafe Mogador: http://www.cafemogador.com/williamsburg/
Cafe Colette: http://cafe-colette.com/
Marlow & Sons: http://marlowandsons.com/
Samurai Mama: http://www.samuraimama.com/
off the beaten path- other brooklyn neighborhoods
Speedy Romeo: http://www.speedyromeo.com/#home
Roberta’s: http://www.robertaspizza.com/
 

Sights:

Empire State Building:
Yes it's touristy, but it's worth a trip up to the top. You get spectacular views and it's pretty remarkable being on a balcony that high up.

Statue of Liberty:
Skip. I wouldn't bother with a boat trip - but it's worth seeing from afar. If you go downtown to the financial district / Wall Street you can see it from the park.

The Highline: http://www.thehighline.org/
Definitely worth walking along the Highline. It meanders through the West side of town and you'll see all types of native plants, trees and grasses. It's a safe area, so you can walk to it and walk back from it. We normally walk from midtown (where my dad lives) and pick it up on the north end and walk the entire strip to where it ends. If you walk southeast from there you'll go through really cute neighborhoods (Chelsea/Greenwich/Soho) and end up on the lower eastside. We normally stop in a bar after walking it, but there are also beer gardens under the highline that you can visit as well.

Central Park:
Definitely worth visiting. It's HUGE so you won't see all of it in a day or afternoon. I would suggest picking one or two areas in the park that you want to see and walking there.

Times Square:
Skip. It's basically the exact same thing as Picadilly in London.

MoMA: http://www.moma.org/
Worth a visit. There are always really interesting contemporary shows on - I especially love whatever they have in the big interactive room. Not sure what's on at the moment. The restaurant there also has nice food.

The new Whitney Museum: http://whitney.org/About/NewBuilding
Contemporary art in a lovely building near the Highline

 

The 9/11 memorial after dark: http://www.911memorial.org/
 

Karaoke in Korea Town (any place): http://www.businessinsider.com/koreatown-new-york-2011-11?op=1&IR=T

Thanks for this. Some useful pointers. I've read that Ellis Island is a better destination than going to Liberty Island. Also, the 9/11 memorial - you'd definatley recommend doing it in

the evening?

 

Highline looks good. We like walking so seems like a good plan

 

 

Got a lot to cram in to a couple of days. Fortunatley have plenty of time to work on the intinerary.

 

[Costock_Fox]

3 hours ago, stripeyfox said:

This is good advice, yes?

 

Yeah, if you don't have someone shouting about at you for no reason you aren't in New York.

[aefevans]

Ride the Staten Island Ferry. It's free, and it leaves from near the World Trade Centre site. When you got on it, grab hold of a spot at the back of the ferry and you can watch the Manhattan skyline drift away from you. If you ride it at dusk, just as all the lights are switching on, it will be a sight like nothing you've seen before.

[stripeyfox]

5 hours ago, aefevans said:

Ride the Staten Island Ferry. It's free, and it leaves from near the World Trade Centre site. When you got on it, grab hold of a spot at the back of the ferry and you can watch the Manhattan skyline drift away from you. If you ride it at dusk, just as all the lights are switching on, it will be a sight like nothing you've seen before.

Yeah, this is definatley on the to do list!

[drew]

10 hours ago, stripeyfox said:

Thanks for this. Some useful pointers. I've read that Ellis Island is a better destination than going to Liberty Island. Also, the 9/11 memorial - you'd definatley recommend doing it in

the evening?

 

Highline looks good. We like walking so seems like a good plan

 

 

Got a lot to cram in to a couple of days. Fortunatley have plenty of time to work on the intinerary.

 

Yes, evening is best for the memorial, i'd skip Statue of Liberty and stroll around Battery Park.

 

I love walking the Highline, save some space for ice cream from the vendors on the route.