Ideas for summer trip to NYC?

Question

Going to New York for a weekend at the end of the month (Aug 29th - Sept 1st) with a some friends that have never been there.. personally I've been a bunch but never without my family. Any Ideas for things we must see? or if anyone wants to plan something for the 4 days we're there... Thanks.

Answer 1

GROUND ZERO of the WTC!!!!

Answer 2

I'm going to be traveliing to New York the exact day you're  going. I'm going to the Carribbean Carival in Brookyln. I hope you have fun.

Answer 3

here are some suggestions and tips from our personal experience:

we went to NY for a week and stayed at the Hilton Embassy Suites.

we had a blast!!!

there's a book called Lonely Planet (NYC)

it is a really really helpful book for tourists like us because it includes walking tours, etc, and places to eat.

you should visit Serendipity for dessert :)

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/day-...

by the way, instead of waiting for hours in line to get to the statue of liberty, you may opt to have the NY waterway tour instead. This way, you will save enough time to tour other parts of the city :)

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/tour...

there's also the famous BULL at the financial district :)

you should also try the yummiest Pizza Margherita at  'Lil Frankie  in East Village ^,^

if you have more time, try walking the stretch of Brooklyn Bridge.

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/trav...

this serves as an exercise too.. hihihi

also, do visit Saint Patricks's Cathedral at 5th avenue.

don't miss to go inside.

it's wonderful!!!

we also went to Top of the Rock instead of the Empire State Building to avoid the long line hihihi because we were afraid we won't have enough time to see other parts of NYC :)

for shopping, you may want to visit Century 21, just across the former WTC.

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/livi...

you should have lunch/brunch at Cafe lalo!!! or at Sarabeth's :)

we chose Cafe Lalo hihihi because of the ambiance and because it's famous.

To relax, try having a picnic at Central Park.

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/labo...

we chose to eat at the top of one huge rock there to have e good view of the whole central park :)

then, we went to MET (entrance is by donation only, you don't have to give 20 USD)

if you're a techie like my friends, you may want to visit the MAC store. it is now a tourist spot because of its unique architecture :p

DON'T MISS eating at PARADOU!!!

it's a MUST!!!

trust me on this!

you also gotta watch a broadway show! definitely!

there's WICKED and SPAMALOT :)

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/good...

Answer 4

Since you've been several times with your family I'd suggest you think about what you liked best and I'm sure your friends would enjoy those same things.  Having never been before they'd like to see it all, and they have the perfect guide.

Answer 5

I live here all my 23 yrl old life and trust me these areas are great!

1) Bed stuy..Best to go at night..Very pretty and very safe

2)Crown Heights

3)Corona Queens

4) jamacia queens

5)washington heights

Go alone at night and ENJOY

Answer 6

There are TONS of things to do in NYC!!!

You could take them through:

Times Square

Rockefeller Center (Top of the Rock),

Empire State Building,

do a boat tour of the East River which will take you by the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island,

Ground Zero,

Central Park (my personal fav place in the city)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Guggenhiem Museum

Moma (Museum of Modern Art)

Museum of Natural History (with the dinosaurs)

see a Broadway show (wicked, jersey boys, rent, avenue q, hairspray, mamma mia, lion king are all amazing)

go to a comedy show (the comic strip, dangerfields, ucb)

St. Mark's Square

The possibilities are endless!  Hope this helps...