whats the most interesting thing to do in nyc that isnt a tourist trap?

Question

im new to the area. currently residing in brooklyn. looking for something to do...btw im under 21. so ne thing for underage folk? thnx

Answer 1

go to time square. you can spend the whole day there for fun for kids, teenagers and young once..

Answer 2

Go to Coney Island. Relatively easy to get to by Subway. Grab a hot dog at Nathan's and walk along the boardwalk. Lot of nostalgia-Parachute Jump, The Cyclone, etc. If you go during the winter months its nice and empty, but then again I always love walking on the beach in the winter. Also, check out the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, also easily accessible by train. Lovely to walk around, and is still a "secret" and a favorite of New Yorkers and Brooklynites. The Cloisters museum in Washington Heights is an awesome medieval museum built as a replica French castle brought over stone-by-stone. Lots of art. It gets lots of tourists, though. Finally, one thing you can do is go for a run around the Caesar's Bay area/Owl's Head Park. Nice waterfront of New York Harbour and the Verrazano, and you avoud all the Yuppies of the Promenade area. Hope it helps!

Answer 3

I love NYC! Here are some ideas of what you can do while in NYC. 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 4

finding on your age and existence-type. truthfully get a motel in the village component of downtown ny, close to places like union sq., greenwich village and soho, the place there is countless way of existence. in basic terms walk around the city - there is often some thing occurring! Soho is a widespread community for procuring, in case you have already completed the touristy procuring down 5th highway with each and all of the upscale style shops. additionally, usher in sq. has countless good procuring..the 7-tale Macy's is the main important branch shop in usa. look at some broadway exhibits (or off-broadway, in case you have already considered the great-call exhibits). while you are the form that likes to bypass out and occasion, there are a ton of stylish golf equipment and bars in soho and the meatpacking district. ny is spectacular!

Answer 5

Try the Museum of Broadcasting (I forget the address maybe 57th st?). You can sit down an check out some early TV shows in individual booths.
Also, try the Metropolitan Museum of Art & the Guggenheim. You don't need to know about art and you might learn something.
You could also go down to the Village and people watch.
here's always free stuff going on in the city. Check it out in the Daily News.

Answer 6

just so you know- many people don't care if your underage, so hitting the clubs and bars wouldnt be such a bad idea =]

anyway... this site will help: http://beta.flavorpill.net/
It gives listings of things that are going on during the week in music, art, movies, etc.

Answer 7

They are concerts in the Central Park during the summer

Answer 8

my favourite things to do in NYC are walk around SoHo and the Village .. window shop, check out the antique/junk stores, sit outside, sip a coffee and watch the people go by.

come to think of it, "sit outside, sip a coffee and watch the people go by" is my favourite thing to do in most big cities!

Answer 9

Explore each of the neighborhoods of the various boroughs, one at a time.

Answer 10

Dude, just go on out, find a perch,...and people watch. New Yorkers are the best entertainment!!

Answer 11

drive around. jamaica, kings mall. staten island. manhatten in the morning, before 6 or 7. and the blocks between ny and nj. on this tiny island where they also made this horror psycho movie.