Tips for New York required

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Dear Chaps (and Ladies if applicable)

Any tips for a trip to the Big Apple? In particular relating to the quirky and authentic rather than things corporate.
I don't need accommodation as I know someone in Manhattan who has insisted I stay with them for the 5 nights concerned but all suggestions (withing reason!) would be gratefully received, including the best public transport deals.

Ta, luvs.

:tbg:

[Rjk]

I went to a nice Ethiopian restaurant there, where you have a concave table that they line with an enormous bread table cloth, that you tear bits off and use to eat the food in the middle. I can see if I can find the details if of interest.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

I went to a nice Ethiopian restaurant there, where you have a concave table that they line with an enormous bread table cloth, that you tear bits off and use to eat the food in the middle. I can see if I can find the details if of interest.

Sounds a corker!

[blue matt]

I went to a nice Ethiopian restaurant there, where you have a concave table that they line with an enormous bread table cloth, that you tear bits off and use to eat the food in the middle. I can see if I can find the details if of interest.

sounds good

we are going in Aug and adding to the list now and then

found a 100% Veggie Chinese place

[Pearcey3]

sounds good

we are going in Aug and adding to the list now and then

found a 100% Veggie Chinese place

Hope I don’t bump into you. I have standards don’t you know

[xsnaggle]

[QUOTE=blue matt;4856131]sounds good

we are going in Aug and adding to the list now and then

found a 100% Veggie Chinese place [/QUOTE
Isn't 'veggie chinese' an oxymoron??

[Wales-Bales]

sounds good

we are going in Aug and adding to the list now and then

found a 100% Veggie Chinese place

Isn't 'veggie chinese' an oxymoron??

I'd be more worried about an edible table cloth, imagine all the gob that gets left behind on the table!

[ryder bluebird]

Circle Line’s trip around Manhattan, done this a couple of times, great way to kill a few hours. From their website "Get a close-up of the Statue of Liberty, 5 boroughs, 3 rivers and 21 bridges. You’ll also see The Octagon, Randall’s Island, High Bridge Park, Columbia University, Harlem, Gracie Mansion, South Street Seaport, Brooklyn Bridge, Yankee Stadium, The Cloisters, Grant’s Tomb, The Little Red Lighthouse"

Bonus is starting and finishing at by the Aircraft Carrier the USS Intrepid that hosts the Sea, Air & Space Museum at Pier 86. Amongst other things, it has a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird on the deck. What a stunning plane.

[Penarth Blues]

I went to a nice Ethiopian restaurant there, where you have a concave table that they line with an enormous bread table cloth, that you tear bits off and use to eat the food in the middle. I can see if I can find the details if of interest.

I had one of those meals in the Addis Ababa in Amsterdam - brilliant meal and I've been looking for somewhere else that does them ever since. Good to know!

[Wales-Bales]

They don't take Euros

[BLUETIT]

Go to Boston instead.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Go to Boston instead.

Been there, old fruit.

[Der Kaiser]

Been there, old fruit.

In that case, go to Chicago instead.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

In that case, go to Chicago instead.

Been there, old fruit.

[NYCBlue]

Go to Boston instead.

The worst advice ever.

[StraightOuttaCanton]

Enjoyed Greenwich Village

[life on mars]

Go to Boston instead.

Did a three stay trip recently NYC ,Mystic, Boston ,enjoyed the later two more .

In NYC we did Hudson River Cruise very good, and go to Ellen's Stardust Diner on Broadway for something different .http://www.ellensstardustdiner.com

[NYCBlue]

Dear Chaps (and Ladies if applicable)

Any tips for a trip to the Big Apple? In particular relating to the quirky and authentic rather than things corporate.
I don't need accommodation as I know someone in Manhattan who has insisted I stay with them for the 5 nights concerned but all suggestions (withing reason!) would be gratefully received, including the best public transport deals.

Ta, luvs.

:tbg:

If you're not interested in touristy stuff, I'd say the best thing you can do is just walk around and explore. Spend a day or a morning in the East Village walk over the West Village for dinner etc. Go over to Williamsburg in Brooklyn and check that out. I wouldn't worry about what restaurants to go to etc. Your friend should be able to tell you what's good. Just stay out of of obvious tourist traps and you'll be fine. If you're staying for 5 nights you might want a get a 7 day unlimited MetroCard. You can ride the buses (though not express buses) and subway all week for $32. In what neighborhood does your friend live?

[blue matt]

If you're not interested in touristy stuff, I'd say the best thing you can do is just walk around and explore. Spend a day or a morning in the East Village walk over the West Village for dinner etc. Go over to Williamsburg in Brooklyn and check that out. I wouldn't worry about what restaurants to go to etc. Your friend should be able to tell you what's good. Just stay out of of obvious tourist traps and you'll be fine. If you're staying for 5 nights you might want a get a 7 day unlimited MetroCard. You can ride the buses (though not express buses) and subway all week for $32. In what neighborhood does your friend live?

just out of interest, Uber or Subway ? ? ? what would you recommend ?? ?

[NYCBlue]

just out of interest, Uber or Subway ? ? ? what would you recommend ?? ?

Within Manhattan, and for a tourist, Subway every time. It really does depend on the trip, but in a car you never know what you're going to run into. With construction, congestion etc it an take an hour to go a couple of miles.

[blue matt]

Within Manhattan, and for a tourist, Subway every time. It really does depend on the trip, but in a car you never know what you're going to run into. With construction, congestion etc it an take an hour to go a couple of miles.

cheers

[BLUETIT]

Dear Chaps (and Ladies if applicable)

Any tips for a trip to the Big Apple? In particular relating to the quirky and authentic rather than things corporate.
I don't need accommodation as I know someone in Manhattan who has insisted I stay with them for the 5 nights concerned but all suggestions (withing reason!) would be gratefully received, including the best public transport deals.

Ta, luvs.

:tbg:

Cheap flights, free accommodation, take your own tips, bloody cheapskate, asking us to tip for you.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Did a three stay trip recently NYC ,Mystic, Boston ,enjoyed the later two more .

In NYC we did Hudson River Cruise very good, and go to Ellen's Stardust Diner on Broadway for something different .http://www.ellensstardustdiner.com

That diner is the sort of place I want to avoid!

[Taunton Blue Genie]

If you're not interested in touristy stuff, I'd say the best thing you can do is just walk around and explore. Spend a day or a morning in the East Village walk over the West Village for dinner etc. Go over to Williamsburg in Brooklyn and check that out. I wouldn't worry about what restaurants to go to etc. Your friend should be able to tell you what's good. Just stay out of of obvious tourist traps and you'll be fine. If you're staying for 5 nights you might want a get a 7 day unlimited MetroCard. You can ride the buses (though not express buses) and subway all week for $32. In what neighborhood does your friend live?

Cheers for that useful info. She lives east of Central Park.

[NYCBlue]

Cheers for that useful info. She lives east of Central Park.

A great place to start. With all the construction going on in other parts of the city, I find the upper Upper East Side has a certain old-school charm to it. Same with the UWS. There are blocks and blocks of unspoiled streets. The Lower East Side has been practically torn apart with new construction of ugly, modern "luxury apartment buildings".