What are some unique things to do in new york?

Question

I am going to NY for just two days in a few weeks. One day we are going to see a NY Yankee game and we don't know what to do the other day. We hate tourist type places. Any unique tours??

Thanks!

Answer 1

1. go to st. patrick's cathedral
2. ferrara's italian pastry shop in little italy
3. serendipity's-icecream and sweet eatery
4. joe allen's about 10:00 p.m.- celebrity's frequent this restaurant after the play. try to make a reservation after the plays let out. AL PACINO, NATHAN LANE, SARA JESSICA PARKER, MATHEW BORODERICK, MICHAEL J. FOX, ALEX BALDWIN, ETC. frequent this restaurant! when we went there 9 different celebrity's eating and the next time there was none. if you go i hope you are lucky!
5. take a carriage ride through central park
6. P.J. Clark's- after the ballgame if played at night-sports figures and celebrity's frequent this fun casual restaurant and bar. go around 9:30- 10:00 p.m. at night. good burgers, entrees, and a fun oyster bar!
7. watch the skaters and drink cappacuino or hot choclate at rockefeller center
8. try to get tickets for regis and kelly
9. try to get tickets for the view
10. try to get tickets for david letterman
11. go see a play
12. eat at angelo's in little italy-reservations required
13. eat at katz deli- the best!
14. do not take the boat tour around manhatten-takes to much time and is boring
15. do not go to the statue of liberty-takes to much time
16. do not take the united nations tour- takes to much time
17. papaya palace for good hot dogs
18, go to the memorial where the world trade center was located
19. go to jackson hole restaurant for a burger
20. go to elaine's after the plays let out for celebrity sitings-eat a dessert if you are full- WOODY ALLEN, DIANE KEATON, MEG RYAN, ETC. FREQUENT THIS RESTAURANT!

Answer 2

New York city is a planet in and of itself. So we need some help to help you out. You say you hate tourist type places but you can hardly avoid them, although in some neighborhoods, the "locals" are far more numerous than the tourists. But first think, do you want shopping, and, if so, for what? Clothes (hip or upscale couture), furnishings, flea markets? Do you want to stroll in neighborhoods? Chinatown, Harlem, the Village? Do you want small music venues? Do you want ethnic food? Do you really want to miss what it feels like on Fifth Avenue and Times Square and Central Park, however touristy that is? Do you want to avoid the amazing museums, even if touristy? How about art galleries? Once you do some thinking, get a copy of Time Out New York, or go on their website. It will help you pick a tour. The only definitive answer I'll give you to avoid touristy places is avoid the SeaPort. It's the only place that manages to make NYC look like any city in America, just a mall.

Answer 3

Go to Foley's Fish House in Times Square in the Rennessance Hotel.. tell them to tell Debbie the events coordinator the Navy Mike sent you!

Answer 4

You hate 'touristy' places - yet you are a tourist????

Anyway, my favourite things to do were the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, and Times Square.

Maybe go to a Broadway musical? I saw 'the Producers' and loved it.

Answer 5

There is an art gallery on Hudson Street, just north of Canal. I don't know what it's called, but they always have the most bizarre installations, that take up 10,000 sq ft

Answer 6

underground exploration tours, but only those in the know can get in on those...

if you like books, how about "soundwalks". they are a series of audio tours of specific neighborhoods. there an audio tour of the meatpackign district, one of little italy, one of chinatown, one of times square, etc.

on the page there are also historic walking tours, and other types of tours
http://www.nychinatown.org/bookstore/index6c.html


iuf you like food tours, you can try visiting all the chocolate shops in nyc
http://www.tenementcity.com/index_chocolate3a.html

other unique food stops include chelsea market (excellent)
union square greenmarket on mon, wed, fri, and saturdays.
sullivan street (For small gourmet stores)


if you like window shopping, mott and elizabeth streets for up and coming designer labels. soho for the established big name designer labels, and 5th ave for the big expensive department stores.

Answer 7

The Intrepid air & area museum, pass to a taping of the David Letterman teach or verify out a broadway teach. pass to the long island Botanical backyard, have dinner at Hells Kitchen eating place. stay and enable loose!

Answer 8

I don't know about tours,ima local..all I do is smoke weed and hu$tle...you might wanna go to the apollo theater,or check out a hudson river tour.

Answer 9

Well, take a walk on the wild side, always fun. Interesting goings on............

Answer 10

go to one of those morning shows. you can stand in line for tickets.