Event Going to NYC in May. Suggestions?

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Strenuus said:
Yeah, the Apollo is on my itinerary. And unfortunately, it'll be May so no game at the garden. I hope to at least see it and take a picture in front of it. And yeah, hoping to go out for music and drinks one night, for sure. I love a good jazz bar if I can find one. I'll look up the Blue Note.
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Whatever you do....Do not visit Rikers Island.
 
Strenuus said:
Its been a bucket list thing of mine since I really fell in love with Theater (and became even bigger when I watched Will & Grace and RENT) to take a train across the country and spend my birthday in NYC. So, I am doing just that in late may. I'm doing it all NYC style too. No rental car, just taxis,ubers, subway, etc. Still deciding between Wicked and Chicago for my musical to go see (Hamilton doesn't instrest me) and doing the Times Square/Central park thing.

Aside from that, anyone who has been there have any other local things to see. Maybe not so touristy stops? I'll be there for 7 days, so I have time.

@KingSpeed I know you live(d) there, anything of interest (theater or otherwise) I should check out?

I'm going to be staying in an airbnb (because holy shit, so much cheaper than a freaking hotel) either in Brooklyn or Jersey City, which is a short commute into midtown, for a reference point.
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You should spend a day checking Jersey City, Hoboken and upwards in West NY New Jersey (actual town) admiring the palisades, architecture and beautiful parks. Jersey is just as cool as NY.
 
stampedehero said:
You should spend a day checking Jersey City, Hoboken and upwards in West NY New Jersey (actual town) admiring the palisades, architecture and beautiful parks. Jersey is just as cool as NY.
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Given that Jersey City is so close to manhattan and all that, and MUCH cheaper... I'm m0st likely buying my airbnb there and taking the subway in on exploration days. So there will definitely be some exploration.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
Hoboken is bro central
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Unless it’s changed in the last 15 Years, I really liked that place. I used To train on in from shallow upstate near the pa/nj border and then spend half the day in Hoboken before heading into the tunnel there.
 
Skip the empire state building, instead go up the Rockefeller center building. Its cheaper, the lines are shorter and you get a good view of the empire state building.

Dont stay near times square, we made that mistake and hated it. I know its close to your broadway shows, but you will be better of ubering there. The times square area is a mad house.

Staton island ferry gives a great view of the statue of liberty and is much cheaper and less crowded than going to see the statue of liberty.

The high line is just awesome, we absolutely loved taking strolls on it.
 
Don't forget the 9/11 memorial/museum

I was there in 2005 before there was any kind of museum. It was rough. My girlfriend was there in September. It's changed a ton (obviously). I'd really like to go back and see it now.
 
The Oculus at the WTC is pretty nice. Its a Calatrava designed building which is a mall, but the architecture is great. (Its where the PATH train drops you off from New Jersey).

Cheesy as it is, I got a kick out of the Charging Bull/Strong Girl shit near Wall Street. Pretty crowded so go early, it was cool to walk Wall Street to the NYSE etc.
 
Yeah... I just want to see wall street and all that stuff. Just to see what its like.

Some of my experiences will just be putting myself there and experiencing it and then leaving. Cheap as hell. lol.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
If your a Seinfeld fan, the Kramer reality tour is essential. So fucking awesome. Book ahead of time, it's only on certain Saturdays.



Bagels and Lox. Russ and Daughters is next to Katz. It's pricy though. Other spots are good too around town.

Walk around Little Italy and get a bunch of quick bites in the small family owned delis and pastry shops. Ferrara has awesome stuff.

Washington Square park is awesome just to kick it and hang.

Highline is an interesting walk as is the Chelsea market.

Go to Eataly by Madison Square Park. The park is cool.

NY Public library.
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GAH. There is not enough time to do all of this. I'm so seriously tempted to splurge for 2 more days. rofl.
 
Strenuus said:
Yeah... I just want to see wall street and all that stuff. Just to see what its like.

Some of my experiences will just be putting myself there and experiencing it and then leaving. Cheap as hell. lol.
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Yeah, I just walked down Broadway from the Oculus all the way up to like Union Square Park. Stop off at Chinatown and Little Italy, etc. Interesting walk...long though but sometimes worth seeing.

To me, Time Square was kind of a waste of time. Take your selfie and get the fuck outta there as quick as you can. I'd walk by Groud Zero, going up there isn't my thing. Same with the Statue of Liberty or Empire state, dunno...not into the Tourist shit that much.

Rockerfeller Center was cool for a quick photo. Walk through 5th Ave quickly, the Cathedral is cool, Trump Tower is cool even if you hate him, just go inside and check it out take a photo on the escalator, etc.
 
Strenuus said:
As much as I love baseball lore and history..... god it'd be tough to step foot and pay to help the Yankees economy... LOL.

Will probably take a picture in front of it though. The friend I'm going with is a huge photo person and a wedding photographer, so I imagine she's gonna take a lot of pictures as well.

It's still somewhat surreal that I've wanted to do this for close to 20 years and I'm paying for everything in about a week and a half and going in 5 months.

Logistics for this are a biznitch LOL.
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I HATE baseball and its pretty damn cool taking in a game there.
 
The New York Water Taxi is pretty sweet! It's cheap.....you hop on midtown on the west side. It takes you all around Manhattan and you can get off and hop back on whenever you want. Goes across to Brooklyn under the bridge and on it's way back, it swoops by right in front of the Statue of Liberty. One of the coolest ways to see everything. Have done it with my family twice, it's great.

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So I'm leaving in about a week and a half for the trip. Staying in Jersey City about a mile from Ellis Island and the statue of liberty. I got a pretty sweet deal and much much cheaper than a hotel in times square or brooklyn or what not. It's a really nice spot.

Finalizing my itinerary. Was going to buy a ticket to chicago online, but the service charge was almost half of the damn ticket (Yes, $50 for a service charge) So I'm just going to wait until I get there.

I can't wait, though. Probably going to a Yankees game. Even though I am not a fan at all of the Yankees, I love the history of them, so.. yeah. Gettin excited.
 
If you want to see Chicago, the TKTS booth in Times Square is probably your cheapest option. Easiest would be going to the ticket booth at the theatre the day of the show. They may also have cheap rush tickets an hour before the show.
 
Enjoy your trip @Strenuus . I have never been to NYC. I would have chosen Wicked, but that's just my taste. If I did go I'd of course visit ground zero, the empire state building, and the statue of Liberty. I would stop by Rockerfeller Plaza cause I love SNL. I'd go to the Comedy Cellar. Always wanted to go to coney Island.

And I'd probably go to Trump Tower just to take a nasty ass shit in the bathroom and not flush.
 
Chris Craig said:
Enjoy your trip @Strenuus . I have never been to NYC. I would have chosen Wicked, but that's just my taste. If I did go I'd of course visit ground zero, the empire state building, and the statue of Liberty. I would stop by Rockerfeller Plaza cause I love SNL. I'd go to the Comedy Cellar. Always wanted to go to coney Island.

And I'd probably go to Trump Tower just to take a nasty ass shit in the bathroom and not flush.
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Strenuus said:
So I'm leaving in about a week and a half for the trip. Staying in Jersey City about a mile from Ellis Island and the statue of liberty. I got a pretty sweet deal and much much cheaper than a hotel in times square or brooklyn or what not. It's a really nice spot.

Finalizing my itinerary. Was going to buy a ticket to chicago online, but the service charge was almost half of the damn ticket (Yes, $50 for a service charge) So I'm just going to wait until I get there.

I can't wait, though. Probably going to a Yankees game. Even though I am not a fan at all of the Yankees, I love the history of them, so.. yeah. Gettin excited.
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Yeah, the PATH (new jersey train) station there takes you right to the WTC/Oculus station. Pretty convenient actually.
 
Stevenson said:
If you want to see Chicago, the TKTS booth in Times Square is probably your cheapest option. Easiest would be going to the ticket booth at the theatre the day of the show. They may also have cheap rush tickets an hour before the show.
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Yeah, this was my plan once I saw the $50 service charge. lol. And since I'll be by myself, one ticket should be able to be had.
 
I kinda wanna go to Montauk because its the furthest east and I want to explore it... but holy heck that'll take a long time. And since I aint renting a car... yeah.
 
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