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So, tomorrow I am headed to NYC to visit a friend who has just moved there. We have all kinds of fun things planned for the next few days, but it will be raining (and 98 degrees, gross) when I get there.
Everything to do around NYC seems to involve being outside, or close at 5:00 p.m. I am getting in at 2:30, so we don't really have much time to go and see museums and such. I am also under the age of 21 so we will not be going out drinking. My friend lives in Brooklyn, and I will be arriving at 7th Ave and 28th St.
Does anyone have suggestions for something we can go see or do that will not get us wet and nasty, will not leave us pressed for time, and is not particularly expensive?
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Empire State Building. (18 dollars each) Deli, Falefel, and Sandwiches (I recommend Lenny's) at NYC. (5-10 dollars each)
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be super asian and go for bubble tea
I'm sure they have those in NYC right?
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On July 12 2011 16:54 Bambipwnsu wrote:be super asian and go for bubble tea I'm sure they have those in NYC right?
Absolutely. Anywhere in Flushing, and probably a lot of the rest of Queens and many places in Manhattan.
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Find a LAN center and play starcraft.
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On July 12 2011 17:02 Artifice wrote:Find a LAN center and play starcraft.
There is a place in Queens called Cybercraft (on northern boulevard) that has a lot of big Starcraft fans.
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First, NYC generally requires a fair amount of walking so bring an umbrella. Hm, when I go outside, it's usually for shopping/eating. Don't really know your preferences but some general "New York only" places (and by New York I just mean Manhattan because I don't know the other boroughs that well...and by Manhattan my experience is limited from downtown to low-60s, mostly east of 6th Ave.) that you may consider:
South of Chinatown: Century 21 is a huge discount designer store that gets a ton of business, located across the street from Ground Zero.
Chinatown: Joe's Shanghai soup dumplings are really good. Chinatown Ice Cream Factory. Bubble tea places, following an above suggestion, that I know are TenRen, Vivi's, TeaRiffic, and Quickly's. (I like that last 2.)
Soho/Union Square/Herald Square/Times Square: shopping, being a tourist
East Village: Video Games New York (6th and 3rd)-small store but with basically every (console) game you can imagine, and the consoles too. And a cat. Better than a lot of other places I've been to.
Union Square area: Forbidden Planet (comics/anime/scifi/fantasy store). The Strand (bookstore). Max Brenners (chocolatier/restaurant).
Empire State Building/Grand Central station/Chrysler Building: just walk from 5th to Lex around 35th-40th and you'll see them all.
Bryant Park: Kinokuniya Bookstore (something like the largest Japanese bookstore in the mid-Atlantic region). Iconic branch of NY Public Library at 40th and 5th.
Upper East Side: Serendipity 3 (restaurant specializing in desserts, get the Frozen Hot Chocolate, was in the movie "Serendipity," may need a reservation at peak hours). It's across from "Dylan's Candy Bar," which people seem to like. (Never been because I always go to S3 at around 1am.) Chicken and rice cart (it's outside, but still worth it).
Broadway: you can see a show, but tickets are expensive. I still haven't seen one officially "on Broadway" yet.
Hope this helps and that you have a good time in the city.
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Thanks twelveapm! ^_^
I am spoiled on bubble tea guys, cause the little Chinese place directly below my room sells it.
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Meat Packing District has a whole bunch of cool little art galleries. Dont know exact locations off hand, but you can google some and they'll show. There's a lot of free ones there.
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Hope you enjoy your trip to NYC!
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