What are some great ideas for souvenirs to bring back from this trip to New York City?

Question

Something other than T-shirts and Statue of Liberty trinkets...you know -- the "touristy" stuff. I'm sitting in the middle of Times Square. where should I go?

Answer 1

OMG I hope you're not still sitting there!! Bring back the yahoo answers laptop as a souvenir of course!! =)) ♥

Answer 2

Here are some ideas of what you can do. First, get a good tour map. Then I recommend you take the BIG APPLE double decker tour bus for an overview of the city. There are several different neighborhoods so I'll highlight these and what to see:
Upper East Side: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim, Whitney Museum. Walk up and down Madison Avenue for awesome shops and boutiques 96th - 57th st. Walk Park Avenue for architecture all the way to Grand Central Terminal and see the treasures located within. Walk along 5th Avenue to see/go in and out of Central Park - go for a run, go to the Central Park Zoo, go to the Carousel, go for a gondola ride at the boat house.
UPPER WEST SIDE:
Museum of Natural History -a must! on Central Park West,
Walk along Columbus Avenue. Visit the West side of Central Park and pay respects to John Lennon's Strawberry Fields.
MIDTOWN:
Shopping - 57th St (Chanel and the gang), Fifth Avenue - must see Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks and FAO Schwartz - many other fun stores.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Museum of Modern Art
Sony Bldg
Rockefeller Center
Go west to awesome new Time Warner center and visit the new Mandarin Hotel bar/restaurant for awesome view and treats!
Oh, Bloomingdale's is on 59th St and Lexington.
Empire State Bldg.
The Intrepid Aircraft Museum is fascinating and on the West side...worth the visit even if you have no kids.

CHELSEA:
Walk around the blooming area sprouting awesome restaurants and shops. Chelsea Pier is fun.

WALL ST:
Pay respects to the 9/11 victims and heroes at the WTC site., Walk Wall St., visit the Chase Hdqtrs, Federal Reserve. Seaport area is great to see.

THE VILLAGE:
Funky shops in the West Village. Walk through the NYU Washington Square Park. The East Village has some shops from new artists and designers

SOHO:
Great galleries and shops on n off West Broadway. Walk thru to Little Italy for awesome meals and desserts...walk through Chinatown. CANAL STREET has stall after stall of Designer "copies"...bring cash and bargain and watch your purse!

These should put an awesome smile on your face. Bring your camera and takes lots of photos to remember your trip. You'll have a blast! OH...BUY this weekly magazine: TIMEOUT NEW YORK on any newstand to see what's going on each week/day. :)

Answer 3

Okay. I say to bring him back a box of sabrets or gray's papaya hot dogs...maybe a couple of shirts from the Hard Rock, or something crazy...

Casey says to bring him (Casey) back a box of hot dogs, a box of brats, a picture of the Coyote Ugly Bar Girls, a t-shirt from Coyote Ugly Bar...

You know, all the usual "Casey" stuff

Answer 4

record the sounds around you. call your answering machine or something, or if your cell has a record feature use it. Introduce it with something like, "I'm in the middle of times square and I can see..." and then just wave the phone around panorama style and take in all the noises. (it looks wierd, but hey! you're in New York. What's weird anyway?)

Answer 5

find street merchants and buy LV wallets or Prada purses, or Chanelle sun glasses, they are cute, and fun to have later. there are a lot of bodegas or guys pushing boxes around the streets. Try battery park it was the best.

Answer 6

Small models of the empire state building

Answer 7

Sewer Rats....go down any dark alley

Answer 8

Buy a few Metrocards...They are cheap and functional too!

Answer 9

lots of pictures...and stories and memories....go mingle with the locals