So I will be in NY from Thursday afternoon to Friday night, flying in to Laguardia airport. Never been to NY. It will just be me and my wife. We will have a car so we can drive. What are some things we should do while out there? Thanks!
1 1/2 days in NY, what to do?
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AznAnarchy99
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I enjoyed the Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum when I was there, but thats probably because I like military things.
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Do "touristy" , uniquely NYC things depending on tastes and budget.
Central Park
Statue of Liberty
Broadway show
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hit an A-List deli for a giant pastrami or corned beef sandwich
Oyster Bar at Grand Central Station
Empire State Building
The Intrepid
Saks and some of the more upscale shops on 5th Avenue
New York Public Library
Stroll around Greenwich Village
Diamond district
Chinatown
Little Italy
etc etc
Central Park
Statue of Liberty
Broadway show
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hit an A-List deli for a giant pastrami or corned beef sandwich
Oyster Bar at Grand Central Station
Empire State Building
The Intrepid
Saks and some of the more upscale shops on 5th Avenue
New York Public Library
Stroll around Greenwich Village
Diamond district
Chinatown
Little Italy
etc etc
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Whatever you do, probably don't plan on driving around. You will waste a lot of time being stuck in traffic and finding parking (or paying a fortune for a garage)
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Times Square is quite pretty at night, but yeah, don't spend money on times square.
The Toys R Us store is really freaking cool.
This.
Go down to central park and walk through the park, head south of it, take Broadway and and you hit Times Square. On either side of the park are a ton of museums, including the bigger ones like MoMA, the Guggenheim, and AMNH. There's also Columbus Circle, Restaurant Row, Lincoln Center and the Met nearby. On 5th ave you have the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Plaza (Top of the Rock has good view of the city, including the Empire State Building).
You can visit a good number of the touristy and less touristy spots just by walking (or taking the train) a 30 to 40 block long area of Manhattan. Good way to spend a day if it's not too hot.
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The FAO Schwartz store on 5th Avenue closed recently. The Toys R Us in Times Square is still open through the end of 2015 and will close next year.
Freaking Manhattan rents are astronomical. Toys R Us is paying $2500 per square foot for the street level of that store.
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Asian massage parlors in midtown and glory holes downtown.
Make sure you bring a groupon
Since you have a car make sure you park it while exploring NYC. You do not want to drive in NYC because of the Chinese people and women drivers. You can identifie (That's French for Identify...look it up) the asians by the AMG's and the women by the tits. Seriously, you won't need a car.
Don't take cabs because back seats are usually soaked in semen and have been farted in 5000 times a month for the past 8 months.
Subways are your friend. Do your best to travel by subway, just avoid rush hour and late hours.
Avoid Rush hour because you damn tourist don't know how to act. Unless your wife is attractive and has a low cut dress. Then make sure to take the 2 or the 3 between 8:30 and 8:40 shouting "I'm over here!!"
The new World Trade, freedom Tower is pretty cool. The little park they have setup is nice and the black people who tell you when to cross the street are very nice.
The elevator in the Freedom tower is really cool with the historic visuals they give you. Watch out for the penis flash when you pass floor 42 (Tyler Durden lives in all of us)
Since you are bringing your wife I guess you need to put some wine in her unless you are some kinda of super religious Mormon types then you will need to find a nice milk bar or something.
Try azya in mid town for wine and chocolate.
If you are downtown give terrior Tribecca a try but don't be old and mid western. The tall snobby lesbian looking girl will fucking stab you if you come in with a midwestern accent or a selfie stick.
Hells kitchen (west side 9th avenue between 42 and 56th or so) offers a lot of great eats. Its very safe and laid back. Your wife can walk around topless with wads of cash hanging out your pocket. The Rainbow army protects all that come through this section. You will see the flags noting its a safe zone. If you eat at Hells Kitchen in Hells Kitchen you get a certificate of completion from the mayors offfice.
The Museums are best visited during the week. Don't go on weekends. The Germans tend to visit on weekend. German tourists are the fucking worst.
The high Line is pretty cool. Especially during nice days. I have yet to walk the high line without seeing an awesome set of boobs. Make sure when you are walking with your wife to let her lead or wear mirrored sunglasses.
Avoid 8th Avenue.
Spend as little time in Time square as possible. There is nothing worth looking at there.
Central Park is a nice little stroll. If its a warm sunny day you can see bikinis here. and flowers. and water. Horses too, but seriously who hasn't seen a stupid horse before. You can go to wisconsin for that.
Visit Grand Central and explore. It really is a marvelous piece of architecture.
Rockefeller center is a "Stop by, take 4 pictures and then leave quickly" sort of place.
Statue of Liberty involves waiting in line for 72 hours (exceeds the length of your visit)
Empire State building involves waiting in line for 72 hours (exceeds the length of your visit)
South Street seaport is pretty ...er...under construction.
Brooklyn bridge is nice. Don't walk in the bike lane. You will be beaten by crossfit hipsters who are riding their organically grown built by amazonian tradesman bicycles that they bought with that gift certificate money mom gave them.
Chinatown has chinese stuff and chinese food.
Little Italy is pretty much 2 buildings, Italian restaurant staffed by eastern Europeans
Make sure you bring a groupon
Since you have a car make sure you park it while exploring NYC. You do not want to drive in NYC because of the Chinese people and women drivers. You can identifie (That's French for Identify...look it up) the asians by the AMG's and the women by the tits. Seriously, you won't need a car.
Don't take cabs because back seats are usually soaked in semen and have been farted in 5000 times a month for the past 8 months.
Subways are your friend. Do your best to travel by subway, just avoid rush hour and late hours.
Avoid Rush hour because you damn tourist don't know how to act. Unless your wife is attractive and has a low cut dress. Then make sure to take the 2 or the 3 between 8:30 and 8:40 shouting "I'm over here!!"
The new World Trade, freedom Tower is pretty cool. The little park they have setup is nice and the black people who tell you when to cross the street are very nice.
The elevator in the Freedom tower is really cool with the historic visuals they give you. Watch out for the penis flash when you pass floor 42 (Tyler Durden lives in all of us)
Since you are bringing your wife I guess you need to put some wine in her unless you are some kinda of super religious Mormon types then you will need to find a nice milk bar or something.
Try azya in mid town for wine and chocolate.
If you are downtown give terrior Tribecca a try but don't be old and mid western. The tall snobby lesbian looking girl will fucking stab you if you come in with a midwestern accent or a selfie stick.
Hells kitchen (west side 9th avenue between 42 and 56th or so) offers a lot of great eats. Its very safe and laid back. Your wife can walk around topless with wads of cash hanging out your pocket. The Rainbow army protects all that come through this section. You will see the flags noting its a safe zone. If you eat at Hells Kitchen in Hells Kitchen you get a certificate of completion from the mayors offfice.
The Museums are best visited during the week. Don't go on weekends. The Germans tend to visit on weekend. German tourists are the fucking worst.
The high Line is pretty cool. Especially during nice days. I have yet to walk the high line without seeing an awesome set of boobs. Make sure when you are walking with your wife to let her lead or wear mirrored sunglasses.
Avoid 8th Avenue.
Spend as little time in Time square as possible. There is nothing worth looking at there.
Central Park is a nice little stroll. If its a warm sunny day you can see bikinis here. and flowers. and water. Horses too, but seriously who hasn't seen a stupid horse before. You can go to wisconsin for that.
Visit Grand Central and explore. It really is a marvelous piece of architecture.
Rockefeller center is a "Stop by, take 4 pictures and then leave quickly" sort of place.
Statue of Liberty involves waiting in line for 72 hours (exceeds the length of your visit)
Empire State building involves waiting in line for 72 hours (exceeds the length of your visit)
South Street seaport is pretty ...er...under construction.
Brooklyn bridge is nice. Don't walk in the bike lane. You will be beaten by crossfit hipsters who are riding their organically grown built by amazonian tradesman bicycles that they bought with that gift certificate money mom gave them.
Chinatown has chinese stuff and chinese food.
Little Italy is pretty much 2 buildings, Italian restaurant staffed by eastern Europeans
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GagHalfrunt
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