Art:
- Guggenheim : 1071 5th Ave New York, NY 10128
- The Met : 1000 5th Ave New York, NY 10028
- The Frick: 1 E 70th St New York, NY 10021
- Moma :11 W 53rd St New York, NY 10019
- Natural History Museum : 200 Central Park West New York, NY 10024
Parks:
Central Park –
Absolutely massive located from 59th to 110th street
smack dab in the middle of Manhattan.
Washington
Square Park located in the west village (the most beautiful neighborhood) this
is arguably my favorite park in New York.
The West Side
River park – A good view of the Hudson river and a nice place to jog as well.
The best parts are 14th street down
The Highline –
An abandoned raised railway that was recently turned into a park, it is soo
cool! Find it around the meat packing district 14th and 10th
there should be an entrance and walk north to 30th street. Or do the
opposite and enter at 30th street and 10thave.
The Bodies Exhibit – located in at the fulton
street seaport, at the bottom of Manhattan (in the financial district). A
pretty cool museum, not that cheap (like 30$ a ticket) but worth it. 11 Fulton
St New York, NY 10038
Theater
:
Primarily located around mid-town/times square area. For discount tickets
around 44th and 7th you will find the TKTS booth. They
offer last minute, cheap tickets to shows (keep in mind if there is a really
new show you want to see I doubt you will be able to get tickets here,
especially on weekends). Also if you want you can also stand in line early in
the mornings at the theaters themselves and get rush tickets. They range in
price, but are usually like 20-30$ (not all shows offer this, so be sure to
google whether your show does rush beforehand. I recommend watching straight
narrative plays for the best experience (personally I am not a fan of
musicals).
Another option
is Stand Up Comedy, which if you walk through time square you will be accosted
by a variety of characters trying to sell you tickets. They are really annoying
but legit. Try and haggle with them a bit, make it seem like you have no
interest in them. If you end up at a comedy club, you will have a 2 drink
minimum at like 10$ a pop, but in the end it’s a pretty cheap outing, usually
35$ a person all told.
My favorite
thing to do is to go see improv at the UCB. This is an improv theater that was
founded by Amy Poehler. Some nights are better than others and you should
reserve well in advance (like 2-3 weeks) reservations are very easy to do and
free. This is also a cheap night out and really fun! Tickets are 5 – 10$ and
you can drink PBR as you watch for 3$ a can. Make sure you arrive to your show
and pick up your tickets not much later than 30 minutes in advance to get in
line, so you and your party can get a good seat. Also don’t get UCB CHELSEA confused
with UCB EAST (which is far inferior)
- Death by ROO ROO – Simply incredible! (Saturdays at 9pm)
- The Step Fathers
- Scott and John (Scott Adsit and John Lutz from 30 Rock)
- ASSSSSCat – This is Amy Poehlers Group, they have two shows every Sunday night, it is really hard to get into but there are tones of names that show up, usually lots of the SNL cast and sometimes people like Alec Baldwin. One of the shows is free and you gotta be in line for like 2 hours and the other you should reserve tickets for well in advance.
GENERAL
: A general tip for getting around (above 14th street, because below
14th street is old New York and there is no rhyme or reason to the
madness of streets and avenues). However above 14th street walking
around and knowing your bearings is very simple by just keeping in mind that
AVENUES increase in numbers from east to west, starting at the eastern side of Manhattan
with Avenue D,C,B,A then 1st avenue through 11th avenue.
STREETS on the other hand run north to south, there isn’t much reason for a
tourist to go further north than 110th street unless you want to go
to the Appollo in Harlem, Want to try chicken and Waffles or for some reason
want to get mugged (which is an authentic New York experience no doubt). Nah
the city is actually extremely safe! I’ve only been shot twice, in 7 years! I
kid, I kid!
Also, stay the
hell out of times square! It sucks! Real New Yorkers avoid it like the plague.
However, if your getting a hotel it is a good option because it is very central
and you will probably have a room in a high rise which is pretty cool. If you
want to see real New York, Go to the east or west village or go bar hopping
down in the lower east side. Also Brooklyn is a hop skip and a jump on the L
train, just get off at the Bedford stop right across the river and you will be
in Williamsburg, a really cool neighborhood and a great place to go out or
spend an afternoon. While I’m on it, another place tourists tend to frequent is
the financial district, in my opinion it too does not have that much to offer,
sure check it out for an afternoon and see all the tall buildings and the Freedom
tower but then get out.
Restaurants:
The Spotted Pig
$$$– great burger
314 W 11th St New York, NY 10014
Bare Burger $$
- All organic everything (down to the
ketchup), you have the choice between Elk, Ostrich, Wild Boar, Bison, Chicken,
Beef and there are also a couple vegetarian options but why would you?? There
are several locations around lower manhatten, I tend to go to the one on the
corner of Bleeker Street and Laguardia as there is a nice outdoor patio.
Locations:
- 1514 3rd Ave (between 34th St & 35th St) New York, NY 10016
- 535 Laguardia Pl (between Bleecker St & 3rd St) New York, NY 10012
- 1370 1st Ave, New York, NY 10021
Tue Thai food –
Great Thai!
3 Greenwich Ave New York, NY 10014
Ethiopean
124 Macdougal St New York, NY 10012
Caracas – Maybe
my favorite! Venezuelan food! Sooo good!
93 1/2 E 7th St New York, NY 10003
Dublin 6 – Is a
classy feeling Irish bar. I am essentially part of the furniture here, it is
like Cheers to me, great burgers, great everything and a great staff!
575 Hudson St New York, NY 10014
Yum Yum bankok –
Decent thai
650 9th Ave New York, NY 10036
Chipotle –
Essentially Fast food, (Burritos mostly) but are really good and they use all
organic ingredients.
Many, Many
locations
Mudd – Is a
coffee shop, really great brunch here!
307 E 9th St New York, NY 10003
Café Condessa -
Mexican style brunch, one of my favorites!
183 W 10th St New York, NY 10014
Mission Chinese
$$$ – get here really early to get your name on the list!
154 Orchard St New York, NY 10002
Artichoke pizza
– Several locations, pizza by the slice (get the artichoke slice it is one of
the best things you’ll ever have!
111 Macdougal St, New
York
John’s Pizza – A
very old pizza place, possibly the oldest in NY. This is sit down, (not by the
slice) but they are really quick!
278 Bleecker
St (between Jones St & Morton St) New York, NY 10014
Bleeker Street
Pizza – Pizza by the slice, its great.
69 Seventh Avenue South (at the corner of
Bleecker Street) New York, NY 10014
Village pizza –
Pizza by the slice, also great!
65 8th Ave New York, NY 10014
Taim – Great Healthy
Falafel sandwich!
222 Waverly Pl, Manhattan
Mamoons –
Cheaper falafel sandwich, 3$ but a staple.
119 Macdougal St New
York AND 22 St Marks Pl, New York
Veselka – A
polish restaurant that is open 24hours. They have a great borscht in here! And
a cheap, but hearty breakfast.
144 2nd Ave New York, NY 10003
Ninja New York Restaurant $$$ - Your servers
are literally ninja’s…you will need reservations definitely. The food is
good…and they aren’t half assed ninja’s they are the real deal, and by the end
of your meal you might at one point have a knife to your neck. Seriously…
25 Hudson St Manhattan, NY 10013
Grimaldi’s –
great pizza but sit down like John’s.
656 Avenue of the Americas New York,
NY 10010
Blockheads –
Many locations but here’s one for you mid town people! (massive burritos and 3$
margaritas)
322 W 50th St New
York, NY
Red Bamboo – Entirely
Vegetarian but they make their dishes to resemble meat dishes its hard to tell
the difference! Get the buffalo wings! They are unbelievable!
140 W 4th St New York, NY 10012
Wolf Nights – Partying in the lower eastside?
Ammmazzzing Wraps from this place! Really good combinations, like nothing
you’ve ever had!99 Rivington St Manhattan, NY 10002
OTHER STUFF TO DO:
One cheap thing is to head up to the revolving
restaurant around 6pm at the Marriot in Times Square (Just the elevator up is
worth the trip) Its glass and really fast! The drinks aren’t cheap, but it is a
great view of the city just don’t stay past 8pm because after that they add 20$
a head to your bill.
Also a free thing to do is walk the Brooklyn
Bridge!
Another free thing, take the Staten Island
Ferry, it’s a great view of the city and leaves from the very bottom of
Manhattan, takes about 20 minutes each way and you can get a beer on there.
Baseball games are surprisingly cheap! You can
usually buy tickets there or buy them from a scalper outside the stadium (this
can be a bit risky though) I recommend going to a mets game, it’s a fantastic
stadium, my favorite baseball stadium I’ve ever been to and I’ve been to a lot!
Baseball games are the most authentic New York experience you will get though
and if you get cheap seats, if you’re careful about it, you can usually move
down halway through the game.
TRAVEL:
Travel to Manhattan from the Wedding Location:
Take
the Long Island Railroad from Patchogue (a 15-20 minute drive from the wedding
location) located at:
Division Street and Ocean Avenue, Just South of
Main Street in Patchougue
Schedules can be found at www.LIRR.org
Buy your ticket at the station at one of the
machines (they are 12.75$ if you buy them off peak) if you buy them at peak
times they are like 4$ more. Get your ticket to Penn Station, the ride is
usually 1hr30- 1hr40. You will have to transfer at one point either at Jamaica
Station or Babylon Station, so just make sure to listen to the announcements or
better yet ask the guy punching your ticket.
Travel to Wedding Location From Penn Station:
Simply reverse the above directions, but make
sure you don’t miss the night train, they stop running at a usually around
12:30ish am, so if you miss it you’re sleeping on a bench somewhere, until like
6am.
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