What are the best places to go/see/eat while visiting New York City?

Question

I am going to NYC in a couple of months for like 4 or 5 days. I want to know what I HAVE to do while I am there, preferably from someone who lives there. Of course I am going to all the places you would find on any tourist website (empire st. building, statue of liberty, times square, ect.) but I want to know things to do, places to eat, ect that I wont find on any website, something from a "true New Yorker".

Question to those who live in the city: If you could suggest 5 things (or more) that you MUST do in NYC in the fall AND 5 of your favorite places to eat - let me know.

What do you love to do in the city, where do you love to eat?

Answer 1

well i think you should go to coney island. there are rides a beach and places to eat, i lived there for thirteen years and im 14 so i think you will like it...

Answer 2

See a Broadway Show

Go to Canal Street and look at knock-offs

While in the Broadway area eat at Johns Pizza - http://www.lovetoeatandtravel.com/site/u...

It used to be a church its really neat.

Ride the Subway

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.

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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

In addition to the places you mentioned...go see a broadway show!  Go to the TKTS booth that is in Times Square, and you can get tickets for half price.  The line can be long, so give yourself some extra time for that.  Or buy tickets full price online!