NYC brahs, need your help! Going to NYC for the first time (measly reps)

[carlos71786]

So i'm going on a trip to New York at the end of May with my gf. Neither of us has been there before so i want to make sure i make the most of it. Hotel and flights are already booked. i'm going to be staying on the upper east side and i'll be there 5 nights.

Now, i've done some research on what to do/things to see and have everything mostly planned out already. All the touristy stuff is already on my list, so i want local opinions on anything else i should check out. I'm open to pretty much anything and i'm looking for stuff that's off the beaten path that most people who don't live there wouldn't know about. food, attractions, bars, whatever.

thanks in advance brahs

[carlos71786]

love the suggestions, thanks guise!

[unscannable]

Downtown lower east side you have Bleecker street, Kenny's Castaways, Holiday Cocktail Lounge, buncha clubs, music, live bands, restaurants, etc. Central Park is cool and free. Dojo's is cheap and cool, near NYU. Nobody really bothers you in NYC. Uptown (42nd street and above) is expensive. Check out the Bodies exhibit and maybe the Blue Man Group. Chill downtown, more bang for your buck and IMO more new york style. WXOU Radio, ACME bar and grill, ACME underground, Atomic Wings, so much to do/see downtown... But mostly drinking and bars. Just walk around down town and act social, but don't let anyone **** with you. I work on 18st, can show you the best view of NYC and the Empire State Bldg where I work if you PM me.

[tk217]

Watch out for all the garbage littering the streets.

[unscannable]

Also check out Chelsea Piers. Intrepid is on 45th st and 11 ave. But downtown is where it's at IMO. just walk about, and you will find cool places. SoHo has some cool art galleries, just browse and meander into shops that pique your interest. Karaoke clubs on avenue A and B too. Just don't get hustled / act like a tourist...

[carlos71786]

Downtown lower east side you have Bleecker street, Kenny's Castaways, Holiday Cocktail Lounge, buncha clubs, music, live bands, restaurants, etc. Central Park is cool and free. Dojo's is cheap and cool, near NYU. Nobody really bothers you in NYC. Uptown (42nd street and above) is expensive. Check out the Bodies exhibit and maybe the Blue Man Group. Chill downtown, more bang for your buck and IMO more new york style. WXOU Radio, ACME bar and grill, ACME underground, Atomic Wings, so much to do/see downtown... But mostly drinking and bars. Just walk around down town and act social, but don't let anyone **** with you. I work on 18st, can show you the best view of NYC and the Empire State Bldg where I work if you PM me.

thanks. repped for all the suggestions. i'm going to look up some of this stuff.

[unscannable]

Thanks. Hey, romantic horse and buggy ride in Central Park during the day, at night head on out to the lower east side. walk about. Every block you will find a cool restaurant / bar / club that is cool, not too expensive. Tell the cabby "Bleecker and Thompson." get out and just walk around. You'll have a lot of fun.

[jnamer]

My personal favorite AFFORDABLE eats:

Artichoke Pizza - Union Square
Joe's Shanghai (order the soup dumplings) - Chinatown (Mott Street)
Katz's Deli - Lower East Side (east houston)
Yama Sushi - Union Square
L&B's Spumoni Gardens Pizza - Brooklyn
Momofuku Noodles (order the fried chicken) - East Village

If you plan to take the subway, stick to the NQR and 123 trains for the majority of your manhattan travels.





If you venture outside of Manhattan..

Brooklyn - Coney Island, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Bowl/Brooklyn Brewery Tour
Bronx - Catch a Yankees game if they're in town. Don't go anywhere where the stadium isn't in sight.
Queens - Downtown Flushing, Astoria, LIC, Mets @ Shea Stadium
Staten Island - Not worth your time
Hoboken - Washington Street

[Nik3Air]

Check out 5 Pointz in Queens.

[HotDamnItsDavid]

Get some Halal Chicken and Rice on 53rd st and 6th ave. Go to St. Marks for drinks.

[carlos71786]

My personal favorite AFFORDABLE eats:

Artichoke Pizza - Union Square
Joe's Shanghai (order the soup dumplings) - Chinatown (Mott Street)
Katz's Deli - Lower East Side (east houston)
Yama Sushi - Union Square
L&B's Spumoni Gardens Pizza - Brooklyn
Momofuku Noodles (order the fried chicken) - East Village

If you plan to take the subway, stick to the NQR and 123 trains for the majority of your manhattan travels.





If you venture outside of Manhattan..

Brooklyn - Coney Island, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Bowl/Brooklyn Brewery Tour
Bronx - Catch a Yankees game if they're in town. Don't go anywhere where the stadium isn't in sight.
Queens - Downtown Flushing, Astoria, LIC, Mets @ Shea Stadium
Staten Island - Not worth your time
Hoboken - Washington Street

fuark, thanks. a friend of mine from here actually suggested Artichoke's. i bought yankees tickets already (against the mets lulz) and brooklyn brewery is already on my list, will probably spend a full day in brooklyn. gonna check out some of your other suggestions.

also, more detail about the trains?

[carlos71786]

Check out 5 Pointz in Queens.

i saw this, but had decided not to check it out. is it worth it?

[carlos71786]

Get some Halal Chicken and Rice on 53rd st and 6th ave. Go to St. Marks for drinks.

halal guys are already in the plans. street meat ftw.

[cocaine_emotion]

Times Square
Madame Tussauds
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co
Olive Garden Times Square
Any restaurant in Little Italy
East New York (Brooklyn)

[carlos71786]

Times Square
Madame Tussauds
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co
Olive Garden Times Square
Any restaurant in Little Italy
East New York (Brooklyn)

times square is obviously on my list lol.
also, don't wanna eat at any chain restaurants, and i've been to madame tussauds in vegas.
repped anyway for trying to help. thanks brah.

[cocaine_emotion]

times square is obviously on my list lol.
also, don't wanna eat at any chain restaurants, and i've been to madame tussauds in vegas.
repped anyway for trying to help. thanks brah.

awww

repped back brah

[Jestbrah]

3 must have food experiences on manhatten IMO

lombardis pizza- first pizzaria in the us and it is beyond amazing
bbq pork from any decent asian restaurant in china town, its the red/brown looking pork they have hanging in the windows but holy chit it is the most amazing thing ever
carnegi deli - sandwiches so big they could literally last for 3 days, i suggest the reuben.


fuq only go to times square or anywhere near it for a 1 hour period, dont spend anymore time there it is the biggest tourist trap in the whole city my jimmies get so rustled when i hear people talk about how they went to nyc and only hung out around times square and spent a whole day outside good morning america or some chit

[carlos71786]

3 must have food experiences on manhatten IMO

lombardis pizza- first pizzaria in the us and it is beyond amazing
bbq pork from any decent asian restaurant in china town, its the red/brown looking pork they have hanging in the windows but holy chit it is the most amazing thing ever
carnegi deli - sandwiches so big they could literally last for 3 days, i suggest the reuben.

lombardi's and carnegie deli are definitely in the plans.
the bbq pork sounds good and i'll most likely hit chinatown anyway. thanks breh.

[Beast92]

did u watch gossip girl? is this why u are staying in the upper east side?

[carlos71786]

did u watch gossip girl? is this why u are staying in the upper east side?

never seen it? it's just close enough to most stuff but not close enough to be expensive as fuark

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jk. pls don't neg me.

[JerseyStr0ng]

- Citi Field (it's sooo much better than Yankee Stadium)
- Nets game (tix will be cheap & Barclays is supposedly really nice)
- Columbia's Campus (if you venture up there)
- Central Park
- Strawberry Fields
- Great Lawn
- Belvedere Castle
- American Museum of Nat History
- Shake Shack
- Otto
- Spice Market (my fav. 'trendy' restaurant)
- Hill Country BBQ
- BoKy (best soup in Chinatown [srs]) the "country duck" here is also fuarking amazing
- Walk from Bleeker & Hudon down Bleeker to Christopher make a left walk down and over to Washington Sq. Park continue on to Broadway and head down Bway to SoHo

If there's one thing I would suggest doing it's Sat/Sun morning Dim Sum @ Jing Fong

Random Bars:
Joshua Tree
R Bar
Down the Hatch

[StUck686]

Get some Halal Chicken and Rice on 53rd st and 6th ave. Go to St. Marks for drinks.

this. Halal cart is must. I think its open 7pm -4am. Dont go to a fake cart by accident. GO to the one with the Long line.


I been to NY a couple of times.


check out China town, CHelsea Piers, times square. Intrepid museum, central park, the big shopping street i forget what it is

You could also do the Ferry to state island and back and see the statue of liberty

Visit empire state building or better yet THe rockefellar building (360 rooftop and u can see the empire state building from high up)

cant say much for any clubs/bars, your going to spend a bunch of money this way

[GabrielNovar]

Times square, there are shoppes that sell I luv nyc t-shirts. Just walk around there for 5-6 hours and go back to the hotel.

[carlos71786]

- Citi Field (it's sooo much better than Yankee Stadium)
- Nets game (tix will be cheap & Barclays is supposedly really nice)
- Columbia's Campus (if you venture up there)
- Central Park
- Strawberry Fields
- Great Lawn
- Belvedere Castle
- American Museum of Nat History
- Shake Shack
- Otto
- Spice Market (my fav. 'trendy' restaurant)
- Hill Country BBQ
- BoKy (best soup in Chinatown [srs]) the "country duck" here is also fuarking amazing
- Walk from Bleeker & Hudon down Bleeker to Christopher make a left walk down and over to Washington Sq. Park continue on to Broadway and head down Bway to SoHo

If there's one thing I would suggest doing it's Sat/Sun morning Dim Sum @ Jing Fong

Random Bars:
Joshua Tree
R Bar
Down the Hatch

repped for suggestions. would love to catch a basketball game but idk if the nets or knicks will be playing anymore

edit: on recharge

[carlos71786]

this. Halal cart is must. I think its open 7pm -4am. Dont go to a fake cart by accident. GO to the one with the Long line.


I been to NY a couple of times.


check out China town, CHelsea Piers, times square. Intrepid museum, central park, the big shopping street i forget what it is

You could also do the Ferry to state island and back and see the statue of liberty

Visit empire state building or better yet THe rockefellar building (360 rooftop and u can see the empire state building from high up)

cant say much for any clubs/bars, your going to spend a bunch of money this way

can't wait to try the halal cart, looks delicious. what's at chelsea piers?

the only crappy thing about the trip is that the statue of liberty is still gonna be closed for repairs.

[carlos71786]

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[JerseyStr0ng]

can't wait to try the halal cart, looks delicious. what's at chelsea piers?

the only crappy thing about the trip is that the statue of liberty is still gonna be closed for repairs.

Ellis Island is pretty cool as well...

Chelsea Piers is a huge sports complex on the Hudson (driving range, bowling, batting cages, rock climbing, etc.)

[Betep]

East New York (Brooklyn)

wut

[carlos71786]

Ellis Island is pretty cool as well...

Chelsea Piers is a huge sports complex on the Hudson (driving range, bowling, batting cages, rock climbing, etc.)

i see

what is the weather like at the end of may? keep in mind that i live in L.A. and i put on a sweater when its 60 degrees

[Flying414]

dunno if its been said, but 1. visit the world trade center, 2. walk the brooklyn bridge to brooklyn and walk the brooklyn promenade/go down to the pier....incredible view of manhattan...srs will provide an awesome experience, its a beautiful park.