What would you recommend doing in New York City?

Question

I am going to New York for the first time in a couple of weeks and I have no idea what I should do and what is should see...

Answer 1

For tourist stuff...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. If you dont want to be touristy go downtown and get lost there.

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

1st Timer. Well I already posted this to somebody else, but this is my walking tour itinerary. I think it's a good 1st day thing to do and cuts out tons of sites all in one walk.

Here is my walking tour.
1) Get to 34th Street and 5th Ave. That is where the Empire State Building is. Go to the top and see it.
2) Then walk west down 34th Street until you see Broadway and Macy's. See Macy's, it's the biggest department store in the world. But don't buy anything or too much because you're going to be walking all day!
3) Then walk up Broadway to 42nd Street where Times Square begins. Keep walking north through Times Square and see all of the crazy stores there.
4) Walk East (take a right) on 50th Street and see Rockefeller Center between 6th and 5th Ave. You'll also pass NBC studios. You can do the tour there too if you like.
5) On 5th Avenue see St. Patrick's Cathedral.
6) Now either walk north on 5th Avenue to see some extraordinary shopping and then ultimately Central Park (but I think Central Park requires a whole entire day, don't miss it! Do it after seeing the American Museum of Natural History, or if you like art better, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, both border Central Park), so go south down 5th Avenue, see the NYC Public Library (which is really a museum at 42nd Street.
7) Walk East on 42nd Street and see Grand Central Station.

From there you can do whatever you want!

I would have to say, DO NOT eat at your familiar chain restaurant, since NYC has SO many incredible restaurants!

For your 1st time I'd also stick to Manhattan and skip the Queens, Bronx, and Brooklyn sites, just because you can do those on your next trip and require some traveling that is not too complicated, but can be.

Answer 4

If you are into theater, take in a Broaway or OffBRoadway show. FOr shopping, 34th st, Macy's. 59th and Lexington, Bloomingdales and the Levi Strauss store. For over tourist, Rockerfeller Center, NBC studio they give tours there. Also near by Rockerfeller Center is 5th Avenue, Lord and Taylor, Diamond District. For off beat stuff, go the Village, W4th and Waverly, some great stores and always plenty to see. If you want books, find Strand Bookstore. Museum of Natural History, Guggenheim Museum. For fun stuff, FAO Schwartz and go across the street to the Central Park Zoo.

Answer 5

Catch a Yankee game. Go see the Statue of Liberty. Time square. The theaters on Broadway. The wonderful restaurants all over the city. Take the Entire State Building Tour. (You might even meet up with King Kong) lol Have a blast!!!

Answer 6

Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. Its a great place to take pictures and see the skyline. Than treat yourself to a pina colada and a foot massage at South Street Seaport :)
Have fun!

Answer 7

Really it depends on what you're into! Lots of nightlife there, musicals, nightclubs, plays, concerts, art... It all depends.

Answer 8

wow .... i live here and that was a great answer La dolce