What to do in New York, in July?

Question

I am going to New York in July, and I am staying on 45th street in Manhattan. I already know about some things to do such as tourist attractions, and so on. However, what I want to see when I go to New York, is the consignment shops, and shops in that nature. So does anybody have any recommendations on some good local shops like that? I want to see where the locals from NY shop. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

shop in the East Village for consignment and used clothes that are not expensive. Greenwich Village for more pricey ones.

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

Century 21

Answer 4

no nothing about where the locals shop.
here are places to go:
1. joe allen's after the plays let out-around 10:00-10:30 p.m.
celebrity's frequent this restaurant-make resv./casual dress/not to expensive
2. p.j. clark's-go at night when you might see a celebrity/sports figure or two. casual dining-reasonable.
3. ferrar's italian pastry shop
4. go to little italy and go to the street where many pasrty shops are located
5. st. patricks cathedral
6. the jewelry row located near the garment district
7. for great italian food try il malino's. resv. required. make your resv. early. very hard to get in. expensive!
8. the palm-great steak and lobster-resv. required. expensive
9. carmines-near broadway-very good but noisy-there will be a wait!
10. carnegie deli-terrific-near carnegie hall
11. stage deli-terrific-near broadway
12. angelo's in little italy-terrific-make a resv.

Answer 5

EDITED - You can enjoy a baseball game at Yankee stadium (I'm a huge fan), Shea stadium (where the Mets) play or do something different (and pay less) by taking the Staten Island ferry from Downtown Manhattan and watching the Staten Island Yankees play. :) Their stadium is a 5 minute walk from the terminal. I've been there a few times and it was a lot of fun!

Answer 6

Check these two sites for consignment shops in that area:

Answer 7

go to the comdey cellar...free...you can request tickets online and there is a drink minimum of 2..I saw a great show and lots of celebrities roll through there. I saw Darrell Hammond, Greg Giraldo and a few other good acts on the same night..... Mc Sorleys is a great Irish pub....

Answer 8

Best by far Maceys,Bloomingdales and 21st Century.