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[NYCFC_Dan]

Landed in the City a few hours ago.
What are some go-to things?
Had to take a cab through morning traffic and that was miserable.
What time should I stay away from certain areas. Such as financial district, due to people getting off work or going in.

 

[Drainyoo]

Welcome to the greatest city in the world.

Rush hour is a shit-show in most areas of NYC. That will be between 5-7pm. You'll experience crowded trains and traffic on the streets.

Is this your first time here? Many things to do, like all the touristy stuff, but one place I would highly recommend is the High Line. It was once an elevated railway line, but now it's a great public park. Definitely much better in the summer, but still something cool to see. Good food in the area, especially at Chelsea Market a block away, and there's Blue Bottle coffee right below the High Line on West 16th Street, if you want great coffee.

 

[CP_Scouse]

west broadway, to canal street, to broadway.

somehow canal street is gentrifying, hopefully the whole thing is gentrified soon

 

[NYCFC 12th man]

Landed in the City a few hours ago.
What are some go-to things?
Had to take a cab through morning traffic and that was miserable.
What time should I stay away from certain areas. Such as financial district, due to people getting off work or going in.

Traffic / subways should be crowded from 5-6:30pm but everything still flows.

It depends what you want to do: tons of great concerts, jazz clubs, shows and museums of course.

For tourist attractions, there's Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, South Street Seaport, September 11 Memorial, Empire State and Chrysler Buildings, Central Park, Broadway / Times Square / Shubert Alley, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Guggenheim Museums, Rockefeller Center / Fifth Avenue, Carnegie Hall, High Line, even the NY Public Library / Bryant Park if that floats your boat.

Oh, I also hear there's a game at Yankee Stadium at 5pm on Sunday. NYCFC is playing.

 

[Lasker]

My favorite touristy things to recommend are the Staten Island Ferry, walking over the Brooklyn Bridge, and wandering in/around Central Park. Of course the city has great bars, restaurants, museums etc. but I think the public spaces in New York are what really make it special.

 

[leilanikali420]

Welcome! Where ever you plan on being during rush hour - try to get there early and do not try to get there by cab. Cabbies switch shifts right around the edge of the evening rush hour - so it is the hunger games of cab hailing and then you just sit in traffic.

I second @Drainyoo and recommend the Chelsea Market/High Line, nice view, relaxing, and it is not too cold out today. Not to mention it is away from most of the rush hour/midday ruckus.

Also, The Met Museum has a bar scene with live music that is open on Friday nights. So you can check out some art and then grab a nice drink and enjoy the grand hall balcony.

Whatever you do - enjoy!

 

[Tiger Jones]

It's Friday so people will be heading home early from work and the city will be buzzing all afternoon. Great time to be out and about. If you want some cheap food and drinks I would head to the village. Go down to Bleecker and MacDougal, go record shopping, just hang out and enjoy walking around. I would stay away from midtown in general. Nothing going on except over priced everything.

If it's your first time in the city the touristy things I would suggest are Top of the Rock, Central Park, the MET, walking the Brooklyn Bridge, SI Ferry. It all depends on what you're into.

 

[Tiger Jones]

If you actually take the SI Ferry I will personally pick you up and we can have lunch and a couple of drinks if you like.

 

[Drainyoo]

Welcome! Where ever you plan on being during rush hour - try to get there early and do not try to get there by cab. Cabbies switch shifts right around the edge of the evening rush hour - so it is the hunger games of cab hailing and then you just sit in traffic.

Great point. Avoid the cabs. Subway is your best bet. Like others have mentioned, the trains will be packed, but they'll still get you where you need to go in a short time... most times.

Pro tip: During rush hours, wait for a train at either end of the platform, and avoid the middle of the train. Since most stations have exits in the middle, that's where most people get on the trains. The front and back of the train are less crowded. DO NOT do this late at night. Wait in the middle of the train, especially if you're in a shady part of town.

 

[Vires]

Id head over to DUMBO in Brooklyn (right over the Brooklyn bridge from Manhattan - walk it!) if you have never seen the view, its the best in the world.

Some of the best pizza in NYC can be found right there too. I can meet you after work for a bite if you would like!

http://www.yelp.com/biz/grimaldis-brooklyn
http://www.yelp.com/biz/julianas-pizza-brooklyn

 

[SFphoto]

Our fearless leader has arrived...

I'm pretty new to the city, but there is a GREAT pizza place in Herald Square called Sbarro's. Classic New York slice!

 

[CP_Scouse]

Our fearless leader has arrived...

I'm pretty new to the city, but there is a GREAT pizza place in Herald Square called Sbarro's. Classic New York slice!

sbarros is an overpriced chain. sorry to brak the news

 

[SFphoto]

sbarros is an overpriced chain. sorry to brak the news

 

[Drainyoo]

A note about NYC pizza. My family has been in the NYC pizza business since the 50s. My grandfather came here from Italy and opened up our family pizzeria in Queens in 1957, which we still own. I used to work there as a pizzaman for years. So it's safe to say that I'm a pizza snob.

Somethings you should know about pizza here. There is a ton of it, and a lot of it is crap. You have NYC style pizza, and more traditional style pizza cooked in brick ovens. There are places that are considered the "it" spot, but I've found that most of them are nothing special. Just hipsters hyping shit up.

For NYC style pizza, check out Joe's near Bleecker St. Solid slice. Unfortunately, Sbarro's is a chain, and is not very good. I wouldn't recco it. There are also a million Ray's, and most of them aren't the original.

For traditional brick oven, you'll hear folks mention Grimaldi's, but that's overhyped imho. You'll wait on a long line, and there's nothing special about their pizza. Check out Keste on Bleecker as well. The owner is Neapolitan, and has his ingredients shipped from Italy. The pizza is to die for.

Now I'm hungry.

 

[Tiger Jones]

I'm telling you Dan, come to Staten Island, we have the BEST pizza. Lee's, Denino's, you can't go wrong my man.

 

[Vires]

A note about NYC pizza. My family has been in the NYC pizza business since the 50s. My grandfather came here from Italy and opened up our family pizzeria in Queens in 1957, which we still own. I used to work there as a pizzaman for years. So it's safe to say that I'm a pizza snob.

Somethings you should know about pizza here. There is a ton of it, and a lot of it is crap. You have NYC style pizza, and more traditional style pizza cooked in brick ovens. There are places that are considered the "it" spot, but I've found that most of them are nothing special. Just hipsters hyping shit up.

For NYC style pizza, check out Joe's near Bleecker St. Solid slice. Unfortunately, Sbarro's is a chain, and is not very good. I wouldn't recco it. There are also a million Ray's, and most of them aren't the original.

For traditional brick oven, you'll hear folks mention Grimaldi's, but that's overhyped imho. You'll wait on a long line, and there's nothing special about their pizza. Check out Keste on Bleecker as well. The owner is Neapolitan, and has his ingredients shipped from Italy. The pizza is to die for.

Now I'm hungry.

Agree with Grimaldis, and yes i know i posted the link. However Juliannas which opened in the space which was originally Patsy's, then lawsuit became Grimaldis, then it moved down the block....

Anyway Juliannas is quite good and its Patsy Grimaldi who opened it, still owns it, still has a hand in the pies, quite damn good.

*EDIT Grimaldis isn't owned by Patsy Grimaldi anymore, he sold it about a decade ago, and the quality has gone down since.

 

[Drainyoo]

Agree with Grimaldis, and yes i know i posted the link. However Juliannas which opened in the space which was originally Patsy's, then lawsuit became Grimaldis, then it moved down the block....

Anyway Juliannas is quite good and its Patsy Grimaldi who opened it, still owns it, still has a hand in the pies, quite damn good.

*EDIT Grimaldis isn't owned by Patsy Grimaldi anymore, he sold it about a decade ago, and the quality has gone down since.

Yeah, heard good things about Juliannas, haven't tried it yet, though.

 

[Vires]

Yeah, heard good things about Juliannas, haven't tried it yet, though.

Well lets make this happen...

 

[mgarbowski]

I think you should tour all the sites that people have suggested as possible stadium locations, including the ones that would never happen because of all the engineering and environmental obstacles we routinely ignore. Just Uber the shit out of it to get around.
Then write up a report to pass out at the party tomorrow.

 

[CP_Scouse]

get lost in the village/chelsea