Hi all

I am bringing my wife to New York for the first time and we only have 5 days so we are looking to do as much as we can whilst there and sleep when we get home. Just looking for any suggestions of places to go other than the obvious Statue of Lib etc.
Also looking for recommendations of places to eat and general entertainment, live music etc. This will be our first time to America so hoping to make it special.

Thanks

New York? I LIKE!

Junior's cheesecake on Fulton in Brooklyn
42nd St Times Square..u can do everything there

We have so much I dont even know lol..Hope you guys enjoy

I know you said non-touristy, but I always recommend going to at least one museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art is great b/c it has all types of art from all over the world while the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) is contemporary & modern art--it has lots of famous paintings that you may have seen in art history books.

A stroll through Central Park is a must...if you can, walk around the Reservoir, when you get to the north side there are beautiful views of midtown Manhattan.

The ice skating rink outside Rockefeller Center is now open (a bit touristy imo) but thought I'd throw it out there.

Will you be hunting for Prince treasures while here? If so, I can orgnote you some stores that sell vinyl and imports.

I recently went to this cute Italian restaurant in the Theater district:
Cascina ristorante
647 Ninth Avenue (at 45th)
www.cascinanyc.com

it's not that fancy, but they have a woodburning oven inside and the food was good. It's not that expensive either. Check out their website.

Org note if you are have specific questions--I can try to help more.

Have fun! (We're not rude--really!)

DanceWme said:

junior's cheesecake

Anx said:

Yesssss!
Thee best cheesecake in the world

allthatglitters said:

Check out the jazz clubs in Harlem.....awesome!

And for touristy stuff, I find Ellis Island fascinating.....

if you like broadway, i highly recommend "the 24th annual putnam county spelling bee", and especially i recommend doing their lottery for tickets program. we have been three times and gotten tickets everytime. you go to the theatre at 6:00, put your name in the drawing, and if pulled the tickets are only $25.00, and are the best seats in the house.

"hairspray", "the drowsy chaperone", and "avenue q" are also hilarious.

central park is also a must.

cborgman said:

I saw "Spelling Bee" at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta..it is hilarious....sounds like a good suggestion....and the lottery program....wow, I'll check that out the next time I am in NYC.

Thanks,

if you're looking for new/weirdo/obscure music, you should check out OTHER MUSIC on the corner 4th and lafayette - i always go in with an open mind and walk out with some kind of insane new music discovery. a few blocks up on st. marks between 2nd and 3rd, you can also drop in to MONDO KIM'S, which has a great music selection as well (though kinda pricey) and a REALLY good DVD section, with lots of rarities and imports. whenever i visit NYC, i always hit these two places up...oh, and st. mark's bookstore on 3rd ave - probably my favorite bookstore in NYC.

cubic61052 said:

i want to play barfee (i don't know how to type the accent!!) sooooo bad.

Anx said:

speaking of bookstores, the strand is quite amazing

ooh, and "monty python's spam-a-lot" is hysterical too, but you need to have at least a passing knowledge of the film.

i recommend going to the tkts booth in times square and seeing wht is half off ticket price that day. there is very little need to pay full price for tickets on broadway between the tkts booth and the lotteries.

cborgman said:

yeah, i can spend an entire day in the strand and still not feel like i've checked out everything. plus, they have cute t-shirts.

st. marks bookstore is cool because the great majority of their stock is from independent publishers. lots of cool art books and funky little novels and things. i never walk out of there empty handed.

Anx said:

very cool.

strand is also by forbidden planet, which is great for comic book peeps.

OMG have an awesome time!! New York is utterly amazing... I fell in love with it there and hope you will too

cborgman said:

Phonetically it is "Bar-Fay"

So, you spell using your feet?

cborgman said:

forbidden planet is a cool place - they have fun geeky weirdo toys.

cubic61052 said:

maaaaagic foot