What should I do while in New York???

Question

I am going to New York City for my birthday next month. I am going to a Yankees game! and also to see Grease on Broadway. This is my first time to visit there. What else should I make sure to do before I leave? Any fantastic restaraunts we should visit? Thanks :)

Answer 1

Landmarks already covered by previous answer but restaurants - depending on your budget - Petrossian, Sardi's, Carmine's, La Provencale, Sevilla, The Brasserie.....

Answer 2

I don't know, I've only been to NY once and I was little. I like you and I hope you have a good time.  

Answer 3

My friend, there are plenty of things to do in NYC.

Landmarks

-Empire State Building

-Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island

-Rockefeller Center and the Top of the Rock Observation Deck

-Times Square (no trip is complete without a visit to the"Crossroads of the World")

-Lower Manhattan/Wall Street Area

-United Nations

-Central Park

-Brooklyn Bridge (you can walk across it too)

-Grand Central Terminal (largest railroad terminal in the country)

-A Ride on the Staten Island Ferry (its free and you can see the Statue of Liberty as the ferry crosses the harbor)

-Sightseeing tour on a Double Decker Bus

-Conference House (scene of the only Peace Conference during the Revolution, Lord Howe versus John Adams and Ben Franklin)

-Bronx Zoo/New York Botonical Garden

-Governor's Island

Museums

-Museum Mile (Fifth Avenue from East 86 to East 103 Streets)

-Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center for Earth and Space (formerly the Hayden Platerium)

-MoMa

-New Museum of Contemporary Art

-Madame Tussaud Wax Museum

-Bronx Museum of Art

-Brooklyn Museum

-Milk Gallery

-American Craft Museum

-Museum of American Folk Art

-Museum of the Moving Image

-The Paley Center For Media (formerly the Museum of Television and Radio)

-The Municipal Art Society

Shopping

-Macy's (West 34th Street and Broadway in the heart of Hearld Square)

-Bloomingdale's (Lexington Avenue at East 59 and East 60 Streets)

-The shops along Fifth Avenue (just don't max out you credit cards)

-FAO Schwarz

-Toys "R" Us in Times Square

-Lord and Taylor (5th Avenue at East 38th Street)

-Chinatown/Canal Street Area (if you want to go on the cheap for the stuff you can't get on Fifth Avenue)

-NBA Store (for the basketball fan - 5th Avenue at East 52nd Street)

-The Apple Computer Store (East 59th Street and Fifth Avenue)

-The Time Warner Center (West 59th Street - Columbus Circle)

-Hershey Store (for those with a sweet tooth)

-M&M World (49th Street and 7th Avenue)

-Grand Central Terminal (for the shopping)

-H&M

-Century 21 Department Store (Church and Cortlandt Street)

-forever 21

-Barneys New York (660 Madison Ave)

-Abercrombie & Fitch (5th Avenue @ 57th Street and Water Street between Fulton and John Streets)

-American Eagle Outfiters (4 locations in Manhattan)

-Urban Outfitter (8 locations in Manhattan)

Restaurants

-Second Avenue Deli

-Carnegie Deli

-Stage Deli

-Junior's Cheescake (home to their World Famous Cheesecake)

-Mickey Mantle's Restaurant

I hope this information is very helpful.

Good luck

Native New Yorker