What Is NEW YORK All About?

Question

I have never been to New York but would like to some day. What are good place to visit, shop, hang out, etc that aren't your average tourist attractions?

Answer 1

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 2

There is too much to visit, shop, and do that aren't the average tourist attractions. I would recommend taking the subway everywhere and stopping in random neighborhoods south of 14th St. in Manhattan (lower east side, alphabet city, NoHo, Chinatown, east and west village, tribeca, and battery park city). Go off the island by subway as well. I recommend Coney Island if you're patient, Williamsburg, Flushing. Honestly, I just try to avoid Times Square except for a quick peek at night to say you've been there. Who needs to eat at the same fast food you have at home for twice the price? I guess there is the Carnegie Deli in Times Square but, eh, whaddyagonnado?

Answer 3

Money. New York is a business city. If you visit New York and want to go to places where they are few tourist, try the East Village in Manhattan. Drop in the local clubs on Avenue A or Avenue B. You'll hear the lastest in the music trend. Or stop by CBGBs in the East Village. Many big acts got their start at CBGBs, including the Ramones, Talking Heads, etc.

If you want to go shopping for unique art. jewelry and clothes try St. Mark's Place in the East Village.

Answer 4

New York is about the mix!!
The mix of cultures, races and ideas makes New York the best places to visit... Everybody speaks English, Spanish and no matter what you speak, there will be someone to answer..
Moving around there is as easy as one (subway), two (buses), three (taxis). But take time to sightseeing by foot, you wont regret it.

- Shopping! the shopping is out of this world, either for original stuff or the fake ones (canal street that is...)

- Cultural... you will find all kind of museums: paintings, scultures, sport memorabilia, etc, enough to do no matter what you like.

- Sport fan? wether you like the baseball, basketball, hockey or football, you will always find an event to go to (buy your ticket with time, to avoid lines and disappoiments).

- Eating out is your thing? theres no place like the big apple to taste food from all over the planet (one thing I like about restaurants in the States is that they display their menu on the door - sometimes with the prices on it - so if you don't see what you are craving for... next!!!!!!

One last thing: dont be discourage by some people comments about safety, New York is a big city full of all kind of people and as such, we have to have the same behavior as any other big city, don't be rude to strangers, be polite always and enjoy you stay!!!!!

Answer 5

It's about giving directions to tourists because they forgot to buy a map. ; )

It's really about doing anything you want (within the law). Shopping, eating, seeing a show, going to museums... the list is endless.

Answer 6

ny+ february= -5 ranges in the morning. trust me my dads lengthy gone on a ton of journeys there and its freezing on the on the spot. carry diverse layers, mittens, sweats or pants, some thing to keep you warmth!

Answer 7

times square & Soho best place to visit & shop.NY is very boring not enough hot girls

Answer 8

actually it's a good place ,u can get what u what cheap ,business is fast ,everything buddy ,guess what ?