New_scooby_04

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As per title really- I'm there for two days and would like some ideas on what to do to make the most out of it. Staying very near Central Park.

Thanks,

Ns04

PS "Please stay there" is not a suggestion!!

lpski1

Use the Search Function, im not posting everything again.

Freak

What do you want to know?
Restaurants? Bars? Shops? Tourist stuff? Culture?

Glad to help out-I spend a stupid amount of time in NY (moving there in the not too distant future) but be more specific and I can help you out.


Oh- and plenty of threads on this in the past- a quick search will bring up loads for you

New_scooby_04

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Sorry, I'm a lazy, lazy man! lol!

Bars and resturants (friendly to us Brits!!!) and any essential tourist-y things really e.g. Empire State building.

I'm a bit of a theme park nut and I've heard great things about The Cyclone Rollercoaster in Coney Park (??), but is that do-able in the timeframe as I'd be on public transport?

Ns04

lpski1

you have to go to Coney Island, remember the Warriors ?

its a great ricketey ride. I was staying in Bay Ridge - Brooklyn and we jumped on the tube/train down there, took about 45 mins IIRC (maybe an hour from where you are staying though) you'll love it. On a stall - Check out the guy shouting " shoot the Freak" paint ball guns aimed some gimp in a suit. There's a big fair ground area down there and a massive beach for miles each way.

Freak

Coney Island

Right at the far south of Brooklyn on the atlantic. Get the D/F/N or Q train all the way to Coney Island/Stilwell Ave- will take over an hour to get there from Manhattan.

If you are planning the empire, go either early or late- avoid the lines.

Would gladly show you around, but im not back there for another 2 weeks

New_scooby_04

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Very kind of you mate. Pity our schedules don't co-incide. I take it you have friends/family/business over there? I'm looking at this trip to give me a taster of the place; I'd very much like to go back for a bit longer (maybe around Xmas for the shopping). Do you know any good bars, resturants around the central park area? Something indicative of the place would be nice, even if that means junkfood US style!

Ns04

jackies

Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island & Empire State Building are great things to see, but as before get there very early as the queues can be very long. Get on the red open top buses, great way to see the city. One goes uptown, the other downtown and the other goes to Brooklyn.

lpski1

Virgils in time square was good massive meat and burger place, or ESPN's restaurant, hire the Lazyboys for an hour and watch TV on the biggest TV's you'll see.

Now youve made me want to go back again

Freak

er...one ex girlfriend, and a business+ business visa in the planning stages. Another 5 trips planned up to mid dec at the moment.
Love the place!
Where exactly are you staying? Central park is pretty big....

lpski1

when i mentioned 'shoot the Freak' i didnt mean Freak who's posting

Gav

We're going in November too for MissScoobygav's 21'st

We're staying at the Barclay New York Hotel near Central Park. Would also be very interested to know of any nice resturants to go to?? We want a really nice one for her birthday evening

Gav + Carla..

New_scooby_04

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The Mariott Marquis. Fortunately, I'm not paying!!

Ns04

Freak

Good job! Hotels are $crazy. I rent an apartment in my favourite area in Brooklyn now which saves a hell of a lot of cash.

Marriot Marquis is on 45th/broadway so slap bang in the middle of Times sq.
Not my favourtie area personally!
If you want any food etc of an authentic local flavour rather than tourist over priced stuff, then dont eat round there! 14 blocks from Central Park. Close to the empire state.

My favourite local place is cafe orlin (on St Marks between 1st/2nd Ave). This place does my favourite steak anywhere in the world. Not really within walking distance of times sq- but this is more of a new yorker area as opposed to tourist central. A few bars and stuff round there too.

Off the top of my head- two that stick in my mind from romantic ocassions with the (new york native) gf:
www.subanyc.com - $$$- but by christ it is good food. Flamenco show on sundays in front of your table- BOOK EARLY.
Sala one-nine. On 19th st between 5th/6th ave. Very nice.

TBH, there are too many restaurants I can recommend. Any specific food you want just ask and I will have a think.

Jaybird-UK

My favorite NY steak is served here

http://www.peterluger.com/brooklyn.cfm

Freak

Quality place - have been to the broadway one just by the Willie B bridge.


There is another great place in the meat packing district/chelsea ish area- cant for the life of me remember the name of it though. Has a giant cow over the front door on the outside
Hmm....all of a sudden I am strangely hungry!

powerwrx

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i went at christmas last year and it was amazing, it was snowin, and all the christmas light were on, central park was covered in snow,my missus draged me on a horse and cart ride around the park which i ended up really enjoying.There was also the ice rinks in both the park and at the roccafella centre. superpb. Makesure you go to ground zero (world trade centres) thats a real eyeopener. youll love the place and if you get to go at christmas then thats even better.