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Going to NYC for the weekend
horseman85
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So I'm unexpectedly going to NY this weekend and I have no idea what to do in my free time. Most of my time will be at Piano Row, which is next to Carnegie Hall but I will be able to explore after trying out some pianos. What should I do and where should I eat? Is there anything happening this weekend? Should I visit Chinatown for food purposes? And what's the cost of transit in NYC?
Museums are good. Galleries are good. Nerdy stuff is good as I love comics, video games and anime. Just plain walking around is fine by me. Aside from that, my budget is a bit on the cheap side so I can't really splurge.
I'll update later with where I'm staying but I expect to be in the Piano Row area.
Museums are good. Galleries are good. Nerdy stuff is good as I love comics, video games and anime. Just plain walking around is fine by me. Aside from that, my budget is a bit on the cheap side so I can't really splurge.
I'll update later with where I'm staying but I expect to be in the Piano Row area.
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#1 "Piano Row"...wtf? That isn't an area. No one in NY recognizes this as a thing.
#2 Stock things to check out:
-The Met
-MoMA
-huge comic book shop just south of Union Square, next to the Regal Theatre
-Apple Store at Colombus Circle
-MTA fare is $2.50
-download a subway map app on your phone.
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The comic shop you're referring to is Forbidden Planet. And I believe the subway fare is $2.50 only if you buy a single ride each and every time. It drops to $2.25 if you buy an actual Metrocard, so purchase 4 or 5 at once.
The area of town near Carnegie Hall is Midtown West, which will be helpful if you get lost.
However, I do not suggest hanging out in Midtown at all ever. It's still a bit nippy, so Chinatown won't be jam-packed with tourists, and is filled with cheap eats. Make sure to visit Tasty Dumpling.
And if you want one of the city's best burgers, check out Acme on Lafayette and Great Jones. Shake Shack is good too, but the lines can be excessive.
I have lived in the NYC area all my life, and I swear this is true. Most of these little shops in chinatown have honest-to-goodness hidden/secret doors to corridors and basements. These rooms are usually set up like normal shops, but clearly they're not. They expect you to haggle. They expect you to threaten to walk out. Most of the stuff either fell off the back of the truck or is a knock-off.
You'll feel like you're two minutes away from being on a milk carton, but I swear it's the best shopping in the city...if you have the stomach for it.
I went there like three times when I was in New York in May. Oh my god are their burgers good or what.
Shake Shack or Blue 9 Burger? Is either better than Burger Joint? Cuz Burger Joint is closer to the piano places but if it's that much better, I'll walk to whichever of the two and devour their burgers instead.
Edit: Oh my god, the custard calendar!
if you like comedy, check out a friday saturday or sunday show at the UCB theater. The sunday show (Asssssscat) is free at 10 but you'll need to get there early.
ShakeShack4lyfe!
Represent!
I actually currently work literally right across the street from the empire state building, and I've never actually been inside. I should probably fix that sometime.
If you like awesome fresh seafood, or delicious baked goods (whether it be breads, cookies, cakes, or brownies), or milk (I'm not kidding.) go to Chelsea Market. ( http://www.chelseamarket.com/ )
Chelsea Market is an indoor market, and it's a very fun place to be, not only for the atmosphere, but for the good food as well. When I said that I wasn't joking about the milk, I mean that there is a little place in CM called "Ronnybrook Dairy" and they have the most delicious milkshakes I've ever tasted. Everything is fresh, and yummy. Not only that, but you can totally go across the way and get a brownie at Fat Witch to go with your shake/milk/whatever. It's awesome.
Also, check out the Chelsea Galleries if you're at all into art.
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I tried a cupcake from whatever that Cupcake place is in Greenwich Village though. Delicious.
But yeah, Fat Witch is pretty much brownie crack.
Uuhhhh, what else. If the restaurant is packed, it's a damn good restaurant. If it's empty, it's nothing special.
If you're in NY, you're pretty much obligated to get a "dirty water dog" from the hotdog carts on the sidewalks. They're totally yummy. They're called dirty water dogs because they don't change the water the hotdogs are in at all during the day to keep the flavor of the sabretts (it's not actually bad for you or anything). Go to the guy on 33rd and park. I guarantee you that he'll be whistling :P
I'll think of some more later.
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oh and screw the cupcakes at magnolia, get the banana pudding...i usually dislike banana pudding but this is AMAZING stuff
oh and don't forget about that hug i requested
Oops! I got mixed up. The girlfriend and I went to Butterlane, which isn't quite Greenwich Village. A little to the right
Yes go to Chinatown for food. Find a tiny hole in the wall place, do not be put off by the scary decor. If there are lots of chinese people eating there, the food will be delicious.
If you want an entertaining neighborhood to walk around, I recommend the East Village.
Except that time they changed the recipe of my favorite flavor for no apparent reason and didn't warn me either so I got home and was so very sad.
Bastards.
OP, if you do happen to head for Forbidden Planet, on Saturdays there's also the Greenmarket in Union Square nearby, which is pretty great for foodstuffs and people watching.
in chinatown i like shanghai cafe and then i get soup dumplings and scallion pancakes and some tea and im stuffed for hours and it costs me 10 bucks and is really good
Tried the Shack Burger at Shake Shack. I think it's the last one on the burger menu. Oh my god, what a wonderful burger. Aside from that, just walked around a lot. Oh and the Empire State Building. Gonna walk to Chinatown tomorrow for breakfast. When does Shanghai Cafe open? Will grab some soup dumplings for lunch.