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Wife and I just landed in NYCA for a very laid back vacation. We both have our own "days" to see/do what we want. The weird question I have is: Where are all the homeless people midweek at lunch? As part of "my" day im looking to find some obvious homeless dude and take him to lunch with us. We're staying pretty much in Manhattan only. Central Park? Edit: and what are good phone apps to get around w bus/subway for a tourist? Citymapper has seemed the most complete with walk here, get on bus, get off to subway, get off subway and walk here. The rest seem for townies who have an idea of what goes where already. Duxwig fucked around with this message at 03:49 on Dec 14, 2014 |
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If you wanna help out homeless folks you'll do a lot more good by volunteering at a food pantry for a few hours instead of taking someone off the street to a restaurant. The Google Maps app will give you pretty good directions if you switch it to the transit mode; it'll give subway and bus times, walking directions, etc. Just don't walk down the sidewalk staring at your phone, step somewhere out of the way if you need to check directions.
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Toebone posted:If you wanna help out homeless folks you'll do a lot more good by volunteering at a food pantry for a few hours instead of taking someone off the street to a restaurant. 2nded. On behalf of the rest of us who live here please dont take someone to lunch. It gives the misconception that this will happen often and makes the begging worse
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Looks like I'm going to be doing some work in the Upper East Side this week. Anyone have any favorite dinner spots in the NY Presbyterian / Sloan Kettering area that I could afford on a $55 per diem?
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Hello folks, in the last weekend of the month my fiancé and I are going to NYC, mostly for her birthday but I haven't been there and last time she went was in '02. We expect to arrive Friday at noon and leave Sunday around noon. Staying at the Hampton Inn right by the Gershwin....I will be fronting the  x 8 for parking but plan to use taxi/subway...After reading this thread I feel like I'm definitely going to come back, so for the sake of not moving at breakneck speeds this is what I have so far Friday: arrive, Central Park and the Met, some random street dinner Saturday: breakfast, 1 world trade, <INSERT ACTIVITY HERE / sit down meal>, Wicked @ Gershwin 8pm show Sunday: Empire State Building, breakfast, and then head out So I think this looks doable, thoughts? what is a good activity / nearby dinner to fill in that Saturday afternoon? I see a lot of stuff in this topic but I don't want to spread myself geographically thin. For activity we are more low key type of people and food we would lean more towards modern American(we find tapas fun), so probably nothing very ethnic(at least not for our romantic dinner, sorry Chinatown). Suggestions?
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I'm thinking of going to NY in the summer (4 weeks in july) to take some English classes. I'm already paying for housing in the university and the dorms are within walking distance of the campus, so housing and regular transportation won't be an issue; now I'm wondering, just how expensive can NY be? If I don't plan on eating fast food everyday, how much would I need to budget for meals for 4 weeks? how about transportation around the city? Would I be OK budgeting around $600 dollars for regular expenses or am I too optimistic?
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You can eat on the cheap in NY; it might not be fancy sit down stuff but there plenty of diners and delis around. Where specifically will you be staying?
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Jan 14, 2015 04:13
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Toebone posted:You can eat on the cheap in NY; it might not be fancy sit down stuff but there plenty of diners and delis around. Where specifically will you be staying? I'll be staying close to Lincoln Center.
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Jan 15, 2015 07:04
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radlum posted:I'll be staying close to Lincoln Center. There's a great Halal truck at 66th and Columbus, you can get a chicken and rice platter for something like $5. Other than that, check Yelp and Seamless for whats nearby, even the smallest places tend to have hundreds of reviews so it's easy to find something good.
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Jan 15, 2015 14:20
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schweg posted:Sounds like a good plan. Oh man, I completely forgot to bookmark the thread. Thanks (albeit a bit late!) for your answer; New Orleans is a bit out of the question for now, both time and money-wise. I'm a sucker for trains, so I was digging about a bit on the amtrack page and I think I found a schedule that works: quote:Sunday, March 8, 2015 This way I'd be in DC from midday on the 8th to 10pm on the 10th (3 days-ish), do the overnight to Boston, and be there from morning of the 11th to morning of the 14th (another 3 days) when I go back to NY. Does this sound reasonable? Some friends have been telling me there's not a lot to do in DC, so I was thinking about moving the DC -> Boston ride to the 9th, so it'd be 2 days in DC and 4 in Boston. Any suggestions on that front?
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Crazyweasel posted:Hello folks, in the last weekend of the month my fiancé and I are going to NYC, mostly for her birthday but I haven't been there and last time she went was in '02. We expect to arrive Friday at noon and leave Sunday around noon. Staying at the Hampton Inn right by the Gershwin....I will be fronting the Hey, hate to bump my own post but this thread doesn't seem super active at the moment and my trip is coming up fast! Thinking about shifting ESB to Saturday, so I guess i only have a few questions 1) decent food spot south of central park that I can make a reservation at Saturday night 2) Breakfast spots 3) whats the wait like at momofuku noodle bar Thanks!
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Jan 20, 2015 15:18
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AAAAAHHHH A SKELETON!!!!
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My sister and I are going to NYC for 5-ish days in 3 weeks. We're going to do all the touristy stuff, so we mostly have it planned, the only thing that's left is where to eat. What we're looking for: 1) We're going to see a musical, and want to go for a 3 course meal and wine at a semi-fancy place before the show. Ideally we'd like to pay ~$50 (give or take ~$15) per person. 2) Good steaks! We're getting 3 day passes with the Gray Line tourist buses, so places near those lines would be great! Map here
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Mar 2, 2015 15:25
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Toebone posted:There's a great Halal truck at 66th and Columbus, you can get a chicken and rice platter for something like $5. Other than that, check Yelp and Seamless for whats nearby, even the smallest places tend to have hundreds of reviews so it's easy to find something good. So would it be reasonable to budget $30 for food per day? How about going out on weekends?
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radlum posted:So would it be reasonable to budget $30 for food per day? How about going out on weekends? I mean, it depends on what you want to eat. You can get by on $30 if you stick to cheap stuff and street food. On the whole though, bars and restaurants in Manhattan tend to be somewhat expensive, especially compared to the rest of the country.
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Mar 24, 2015 15:01
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radlum posted:So would it be reasonable to budget $30 for food per day? How about going out on weekends? If you're planning to eat out all the time, you can check menu prices on Seamless to get an idea of what you're looking at. You could easily eat burritos/deli sandwiches/halal cart chicken-rice for two meals a day and stay under $30 (or even $20). Or if you're eating at decent restaurants you could easily spend $30 for one meal. If you're on a budget, cooking at home or at least making sandwiches or something for lunch will be very helpful. Plan on $7 - $12 + tip per drink in Manhattan except for happy hours, etc. This might help you compare: http://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living
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Travelling with my mother to NYC in the first week of October this year. We went to New York a couple of years ago and ticked off a lot of the 'big' tourist things to do - Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, Rockefeller Centre, Statue of Liberty and so on, as well as visiting a lot of the bigger museums/galleries (Met, MOMA, Guggenheim and so on). We'll be revisiting a couple of these if they have any good temporary exhibitions, but I was wondering if anyone had any good recommendations for things to do that are a little off the beaten track? We're mostly interested in art and historical places over shopping or shows, but are willing to give anything a shot. Any interesting or picturesque neighbourhoods that are in Manhattan and Brooklyn and are worth visiting would be really good too.
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Hello thread, I will be in NYC with my girlfriend from may 22-25. Is this a good city to bike around in, or would that be expensive/suicidal? I see there's the CITI bike share program- is that any good? What about bike lanes and the like, how easy it it to actually get around the city like this? And are helmets a legal requirement?
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Count Roland posted:Hello thread, I think it's a great city to bike around in, especially if you're already comfortable with cycling in a city setting. There's a lot of traffic, but it doesn't usually doesn't move all too quick and I've found drivers to be a bit more aware as they are always in danger of hitting pedestrians/bikers (vs say Atlanta where I felt in constant danger of being splattered). It's also really flat, and there are a decent amount of bike lanes. Helmets are not a legal requirement but accidents do happen and you should wear one. Citibikes are best reserved for short one-way trips in Manhattan. If you want to mozy around, or visit other bouroughs, you should rent somewhere else. bike appreciator fucked around with this message at 22:59 on May 5, 2015 |
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Taking a trip to NYC in two weeks. I've been numerous times before but this will be a little different because we're staying in Long Island city instead of Manhattan and it'll be my 4-year old son's first visit. Are there any must-visit places for small children? Our list so far includes the Manhattan children's museum, the unisphere (he loves fountains), and the big new park on the riverside in Brooklyn (pier 6 park, IIRC). Recommendations for places to eat near Long Island city would also be appreciated. We'll have metro cards but no access to a car.
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If you're going to the Unisphere, the Queens museum is right there and has a giant panorama model of New York I would have thought was awesome when I was a little kid.
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Toebone posted:If you're going to the Unisphere, the Queens museum is right there and has a giant panorama model of New York I would have thought was awesome when I was a little kid. I've seen pictures of that somewhere. That's an awesome idea. Thanks!
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So many helpful posts in this thread, thank you to all! I'm going to NYC in just over three weeks' time for seven days or thereabouts. I feel like I have more than enough to do and see already, but is there anywhere in particular that does good sit-down breakfasts in Midtown? I know folks have said that it's not a very breakfast-y city but I thought it would be worth asking anyway. Sadly I don't think I will be able to catch one of those awesome-looking Rooftop Films showings, but are there any cinemas worth recommending? Bryant Park sounds neat but are there others, maybe in the classic/indie/arthouse range, that are worth visiting?
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I am going to be in NY for most of July. What kind of weather can I expect? I know it's summer and it's pretty hot, but is there any other thing I have to know about the weather during July?
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radlum posted:I am going to be in NY for most of July. What kind of weather can I expect? I know it's summer and it's pretty hot, but is there any other thing I have to know about the weather during July? Cuddlebottom fucked around with this message at 17:39 on Jun 7, 2015 |
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For anybody who wants some other ideas of what to do for a weekend and change in NYC, here's what I did recently. I stayed in lower Manhattan for what it's worth. Keep in mind that I'm not really a "hit up a bar each night" type of person, and was really interested in history stuff for this trip... Arrive Saturday afternoon, head to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island (history nerd here, so this was great even though the exhibitions are still really minimal from Sandy). Walked around Chinatown and found somewhere cheap for dinner. Sunday: 9/11 memorial, 1WTC, and then Book of Mormon in the evening. Monday I had work stuff to do in Midtown, so my day taken up but I had a friend take me to 21 and we were able to see the old hidden wine cellar. Walked around the area in the night and took in the sights. All in all, a pretty legit weekend. Can't complain.
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I was thinking about going down to see the Macy's fireworks display this weekend. Any advice as to a good way to go about that?
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Hedgehog Pie posted:So many helpful posts in this thread, thank you to all! Not sure about Midtown but Clinton Street Baking Co. on the Lower East Side has amazing breakfast. Expect a wait though. Movie theaters worth checking out: Film Forum, IFC Center, Sunshine Cinema, Angelika, Anthology Film Archives. Brooklyn Academy of Music, Lincoln Center and MoMA also have very legit movie theaters that show lots of classic and limited release stuff.
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Cockmaster posted:I was thinking about going down to see the Macy's fireworks display this weekend. Any advice as to a good way to go about that? Last year I watched at Brooklyn Bridge park and that's my plan again this year. They shot the fireworks off the bridge itself which was really cool. Pretty crowded though so plan to get there early if you want a good spot.
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bigmeech posted:Not sure about Midtown but Clinton Street Baking Co. on the Lower East Side has amazing breakfast. Expect a wait though. We walked from our hotel near the World Trade Center to the Clinton Street Baking Company one morning. It was a long walk. My wife was very hungry by the time we got there. The wait was over two hours. I have never been in as much trouble as I was that day. Balthazar isn't in Midtown, but it's not far and has excellent breakfast.
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I guess this is a dumb question, but I'll ask anyway, can I expect many places to be "cash only"?
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radlum posted:I guess this is a dumb question, but I'll ask anyway, can I expect many places to be "cash only"? Not really. A lot of bodegas and bars and such will have a credit card limit (usually $10) so it can be handy to keep at least a little cash on you. Street carts and food trucks are mostly cash only, I think.
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Any places one can go and look at some graffiti? In the wild or in a controlled environment, I'll take what I can get.
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We'll be visiting for my birthday in early October. Can someone recommend a kick-rear end place to get pancakes? I'm serious: that's my all-time favorite food and we normally do really well by finding hole-in-the-wall off-the-beaten-path diners, but I'd love to hear suggestions. Price is not a concern (if some place makes a $100 pancake, I'm in), but attire is. We're jeans-and-flannel types so wherever we go has to be casual. I'm less interested in 5-star celebrity breakfast spots and more interested in some place 45 minutes out of the way in Queens. TL/DR: Pancakes. Price not a factor. Casual dress definitely a factor.
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I'm not much of a pancake man, but this should have some good choices: http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2011/03/the-best-pancakes-in-nyc-new-york-favorite-breakfast.html The notable omission there is Shopsin's (subject of the documentary I Like Killing Flies). Famous pancakes, but not the most...customer-friendly establishment. Toebone fucked around with this message at 23:39 on Jul 6, 2015 |
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I'm heading to the Whitney on Thursday and I'm heading down to Union Square. I'm going to do as the Whitney recomends and take the L over to 8th and then walk. However, my question is there separate L train lines for east and west trains like there are for the other trains that come into Union Square (IE N, Q, and R) or is it one platform.
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At 8th Ave and Union Square it is a single platform in the center. At other stations (for example 3rd Ave) it is sometimes split.
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SwivelTits2000 posted:We'll be visiting for my birthday in early October. Can someone recommend a kick-rear end place to get pancakes? I'm serious: that's my all-time favorite food and we normally do really well by finding hole-in-the-wall off-the-beaten-path diners, but I'd love to hear suggestions. Price is not a concern (if some place makes a $100 pancake, I'm in), but attire is. We're jeans-and-flannel types so wherever we go has to be casual. I'm less interested in 5-star celebrity breakfast spots and more interested in some place 45 minutes out of the way in Queens. I'm assuming you mean American disney erica pancakes, not crepes, palacsinta, pajeong, Dutch babies, etc etc etc. gently caress shopsins. It's aunt jemima from a carton with interesting add-ins, cooked by a complete rear end in a top hat and overpriced. Comfort diner., e45th Green kitchen, 77th and 1st. My old neighborhood go-to, I would put it up against any pancakes in the city. Neptune diner, astoria. (Take the m60) reliably on best diner lists Mermaid inn (uws, can't vouch for other locations. My favorite oyster place in the city, with a great brunch. Sadly, big nicks, my favorite soup burg, a d the Jackson hole that did ready good pancakes are all closed.
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Have the day in the city to myself before I take off back to California. I want to hit up an art museum or two. I realize I'll be cutting off some great works, but what's got the greatest amount of breathtaking poo poo for my dollar? Guggenheim, the Met, the MoMa, Frick, etc. etc.
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Any reliable way to get reasonably priced Broadway tickets? I have the TodayTix app but haven't tried buying from it, are there other better options? is it actually good?
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