What things should I do in NYC next weekend?
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Take the commuter ferry on the East River from Brooklyn to the Bronx. It's far cheaper than the tourist ferries and the views are wonderful.
Native New Yorker here - do not take any tourist ferries whatsoever. Do take the commuter ferries or even the Staten Island Ferry (free) for a pretty great view of Lady Liberty.
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Going to NYC for the first time for a long weekend with partner. I won’t have time to see everything; what stuff should I go do and or see? Thanks!
Go see a show at The Comedy Cellar. Book it in advance if you can. If it's "sold out," you can still show up and wait before showtime - I think they only sell about half the seats online, so if you show up 30-60 minutes before the show, you can probably get in.
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lol dude are you working for the company or some shit?? Walking in NYC is awesome and super easy and safe. Riding on a old ass stinky bus crammed with a 100 other tourists isn't as awsome as you seem to think.
I love NYC and trust me walking around that city in August is not something a first time visitor wants to do.
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Walk the High Line. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Line
Check out Little Island https://littleisland.org/
These were definitely the highlight of my somewhat unplanned trip to New York. Without much planning, I didn’t get much interesting aside from overpriced restaurants.
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Pizza has been added to the list! There seem to be some city festivals in Central Park on the weekend— and awesome for the discounted tickets was interested but wasn’t sure about $200 tickets but day of discount sounds perfect since I’m not picky about which show per se! Thanks a bunch!
Local here:
If pizza is on your list then I suggest Lombardi's in Little Italy. Classic New York pizza you can get anywhere but Lombardi's makes a more Neapolitan style using the only coal oven still allowed in NYC so it's totally unique. It also likely the oldest pizzeria in city. Gets kind of busy but worth it.
As others have said, take a commuter ferry. Staten Island ferry is cool but the east river ferry takes you under the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges and offers good views of lower Manhattan.
DO NOT under any circumstances walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. A lot of tourists think that sounds cool but that is the problem. Waaay to many tourists think that. It's a nightmare.
Definitely ignore the guy that said stay close to Times Square. It is tourist hell and gives you absolutely no insight into what New York is really like. Unless you like huge crowds and chain stores then by all means. There's plenty of locals in this thread with much, much better advice. Listen to us.
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Two of my favorite spots were the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn and the Tenemant Museum on the lower east side (make an appointment if you go to this one).
I second the tenement museum. Really great for New York history.
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Going to NYC for the first time for a long weekend with partner. I won’t have time to see everything; what stuff should I go do and or see? Thanks!
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Local here:
If pizza is on your list then I suggest Lombardi's in Little Italy. Classic New York pizza you can get anywhere but Lombardi's makes a more Neapolitan style using the only coal oven still allowed in NYC so it's totally unique. It also likely the oldest pizzeria in city. Gets kind of busy but worth it.
As others have said, take a commuter ferry. Staten Island ferry is cool but the east river ferry takes you under the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges and offers good views of lower Manhattan.
DO NOT under any circumstances walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. A lot of tourists think that sounds cool but that is the problem. Waaay to many tourists think that. It's a nightmare.
Definitely ignore the guy that said stay close to Times Square. It is tourist hell and gives you absolutely no insight into what New York is really like. Unless you like huge crowds and chain stores then by all means. There's plenty of locals in this thread with much, much better advice. Listen to us.
Brooklyn Bridge is fine. They moved the bicycle path down into the roadway, so there is twice as much pedestrian space now.
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Brooklyn Bridge is fine. They moved the bicycle path down into the roadway, so there is twice as much pedestrian space now.
Oh cool. I didn't know that.
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Going to NYC for the first time for a long weekend with partner. I won’t have time to see everything; what stuff should I go do and or see? Thanks!
If you like chicken, go to the corner of 53rd and 6th and find the halal cart with the longest line. Ask for the chicken and rice. Go around back and squirt half a gallon of white sauce and maybe a little red on it. Cover it up, walk about half an hour to work up an appetite, find somewhere comfortable to sit, and thank me later.
They have a chain now but nothing beats the OG cart. Even the pizza. Rose’s Pizza in Penn Station has my vote. May not be the best but it’s good! First pizza I had in NYC and while others were good, I haven’t found one I liked much more.
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Going to NYC for the first time for a long weekend with partner. I won’t have time to see everything; what stuff should I go do and or see? Thanks!
Are you familiar with Luigi?
