New York trip - How to Spend It?

[ter1413]

Originally Posted by NewYorkRanger

There are so many hidden gems in Brooklyn. I'm very good friends with one of the tour directors at Greenwood Cemetery, what a beautiful place, and they do so many cool things during the year as well.

http://www.green-wood.com/

+1.
Have some dinner at Sam's restaurant on Court Street in Bklyn. Then walk back over the Brooklyn Bridge to the city!

 

[ville_e]

Thanks so much!! Will be sure to do that! Any further restaurant or store recommendations? Would love to hear them!

 

[antikantian]

Originally Posted by changy

Not to sound cliche but i think there is a NY for everybody Regular hotel or four seasons? Chicken and rice or Per Se? Uniqlo or Bergdorf? Rear mezzanine or Front orchestra? On a side note, the $20 entrance fee at the Met is recommened. If you are shameless like me you can get in for a dollar. Also, for the OP, check out a jazz club like birdland or bluenote. My new favorite is Jazz at lincoln center. Woody allen and his band plays at the carlyle hotel on monday nights, the cover is a little more expensive tho.
Agree 100%. I grew up in NYC, and there is so much variety. I've had really memorable meals in Chinatown for practically nothing, which are sometimes better than the $2k+ excursions to Alain Ducasse, Per Se, Daniel, etc. I've seen Wagner from the front orchestra in the Met, but some of the nosebleeds in Carnegie offer really great sound + views. I always walked through the park past the Met to get home from school... +1 for not paying $20 As for recommendations, my favorite restaurant in Manhattan is Aureole.

 

[Pei Hide]

Do you have any recommendation for an hotel that is not too expensive in the city?

 

[glowell222]

Park Central. www.parkcentralny.com 3 blocks from Central Park. 5 blocks from Times Square. One block from the NQR trains. Right next to Carnegie Hall and Broadway. Check out Broadway Diner around the block (each portion is enough food for about 3 people, so be careful). Ray's Pizza across the street and down one block, and Redeye Grill right next door.

 

[Macs]

Hi everybody, instead of opening a new thread I'll try to hijack this one...
Any recommendation for a nice limo service from JFK to Manhattan and return?