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Thread started 04/19/10 11:08am

missminky100	What MUST I do in New York? Volcanic ash permitting, I'm off to New York for on Friday for a four days I've been before and done the obvious things but I'm happy to do them all over again. So....what MUST I do in my four days?
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Reply #1 posted 04/19/10 11:09am

uPtoWnNY	Eat, eat, eat. So many great places to dine out.
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Reply #2 posted 04/19/10 11:10am

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Here's a recent thread on the same topic: http://prince.org/msg/100/332122

I said:

I always recommend museums. One of my favorite things is to go to the Roof Garden at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where you'll get a great view of Central Park and Manhattan. (Admission is suggested as $18, which means you can pay whatever you wish and they have to let you in.) And of course, if you want to see all sorts of famous paintings, hit the Museum of Modern Art. Be sure to check the museum websites prior to visiting because they are closed on different days of the week.

Central Park is great, especially nice is the Reservoir. There is walking/running path around it, and when you get to the northern part there are very nice views of midtown Manhattan.

Personally I would skip Ellis Island and take the Staten Island Ferry instead. It goes right by the Statue of Liberty but it's FREE. You take the subway to lower Manhattan (South Ferry subway stop) and get on the ferry -- make sure you go to your right (starboard side). When you get to Staten Island just get off the ferry, walk quickly around and get back in line to go back to Manhattan. I think it takes about 1.5 hours total. Circle Line Boat Tours are nice, too; especially near sunset.

Here are some (not too fancy) restaurants I like:

Cascina Ristorante in the Theater District (Italian)

El Centro in Hells Kitchen (Mexican)

Papillon in Midtown (French/Bistro) - love their fries, and the lobster salad is supposedly really good. (I don't eat meat.)

There are some record stores on Bleecker Street that have *ahem* rare *ahem* Prince cd, if you're into that sort of thing.

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Cborgman knows of a really nice bookstore that sells used books (it's massive) near there too.

I think you're talking about The Strand

The check. The string he dropped. The Mona Lisa. The musical notes taken out of a hat. The glass. The toy shotgun painting. The things he found. Therefore, everything seen–every object, that is, plus the process of looking at it–is a Duchamp.

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Reply #3 posted 04/19/10 11:36am

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central park is a must

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Reply #4 posted 04/19/10 11:42am

ernestsewell	Agreed. EAT everywhere, and do every single touristy thing. If you've not been before, just do it. Don't worry about trying to blend in by being just another NYer. Stand in the middle of Times Square and take pictures, even w/ the Naked Cowboy. Go see Ground Zero. Go see the Statue of Liberty. Whatever fits your fancy.
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Reply #5 posted 04/19/10 12:16pm

uPtoWnNY	Some of my favorite hangouts; Blue Water Grill BlueSmoke Barbecue Coppola's Italian nyc Dos Caminos(mexican) California Pizza Kitchen
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Reply #6 posted 04/19/10 12:25pm

missminky100	Thanks all. Only had a quick wander in Central Park last time I went so we're planning on hiring bikes (weather permitting!) for a couple of hours this time. Thanks for the tips on eating and drinking places, I DO intend to eat well while I'm there. Have to say the rooftop garden at the Met sounds great but their website says it's closed.
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