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New York City Anonymous
heading to New York City for a weekend December 5th-8th from Memphis, TN. Never been too New York City before, going for a dumbass reason, that includes me being able to do whatever I want. 21/m, what should I do there or is their anything I must see or do?
>> Anonymous
do the usual:

1. Statue of Liberty
2. Empire State building
3. Ground Zero
4. See the museums: MoMA and Whitney if you like Modern art, Metropolitan if regular art, Natural history and Bronx Zoo if you like science and animals.
5. Great places for ethnic food. Try Little Italy, China town, Korean town, or Flushing (middle eastern and Chinese food).
6. Time Square

Tips:
1.Get an all day metro-card (subway pass). 2.Don't walk around and take the subway after 11PM.
3.Hot dog and Gyro stands are great, cheap and tasty.
>> Anonymous
>>77395
>2.Don't walk around and take the subway after 11PM.
Pussy.

Washington Square Park is pretty awesome, OP, as well as Central Park even though there's a lot more people there. Great places to eat in Chinatown.
>> Anonymous
>>77395
>>1. Statue of Liberty
No.

>>3. Ground Zero
No.

>>6. Time Square
No. Well, maybe go through it once at night. But that should hopefully be enough of this Disneyland.

>>ethnic food.
>>Try Little Italy
lol.

>>2.Don't walk around and take the subway after 11PM.
Do. Just don't do that in the middle of a project or something. Especially being from Memphis, no where in NYC is going to be all that scary. Statistically, its one of the safest major US cities (I believe only San Diego and Honolulu have lower crime rates).

But yes, do get an all-day Metro Card, and do go to MoMa or the Met (plenty more galleries to see, but unless you really like art galleries, if you're there for for only a weekend then you should probably just stick to the best of the best), and the view from the ESB is something you should see at least once in your lifetime.

Now, I'm a bit vague when it comes to what to see (especially when so little information is given), but neighborhood-wise, do see the likes of the East Village, Upper East and West Sides, West Village, Lower East Side, Downtown, Greenwich, Columbia Heights, and Brooklyn Heights. If you're more adventurous to see more of the Outer Boroughs, then I'd also recommend Park Slope, Sunset Park, Williamsburg, Brighton Beach/Coney island in Brooklyn; Astoria, Jackson Heights, Flushing, and the Rockaways in Queens; and the Grand Concourse, Kingsbridge, and Riverdale in the Bronx.
>> Anonymous
>>77404
Grand Concourse is definitely awesome. Lots of cool, older buildings there.
>> Anonymous
I went to New York for 4 days with a friend, and all we did was saw every corner of Manhattan, and had a blast.

We also only spent like, 150$ while we were there. That was just Hostel costs and food.

We didn't even do the ferry to see the Statue of Liberty, just looked at it from Battery Park, which was awesome.

Although, we were more geeky about it, and saw historical things, instead of enjoying the nightlife.

As well, even though I only explored Manhattan, there were cops everywhere, at all hours. And people. I didn't feel threatened once.

Keep in mind, every 2 blocks there is a starbucks, and the bums are awesome.
>> Anonymous
>>77423

This.

The rumor that New York is that dangerous is mainly a myth. The reason why they are actually a relatively safe city is because there are literally cops on every street corner.
>> Anonymous
OP here, thx guys, I'm pretty sure NYC wont be that bad, since my Memphis has held the top murder rate in the US for a long time until I believe Chicago took it away from us(whatever)? ANYWAYS, thx for all this! Definitely going to check out the art museum for sure and Central Park. I think though, I'm just going to go from bar to bar on the Saturday night though, any advice on this? A friend is suppose to meet me up, if not, going by myself and will really need some advice if that is the case.
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It's gonna be cold, but you can go skating at Central Park. Central park is pretty cool (in the summer). The Guggenheim is kinda neat. They have a rotating exhibit so check online to see what's there. There's a cafe downstairs too. Food's expensive in NY. If that's a problem fast food and of course lots of good deli's. The Kittyhawk is back open if you're into it. Unless another anon knows a secret I don't, you're gonna wait an hour to get into the Empire state bldg. and it's going to be cold as fuck up there. Checking out the neighborhoods>>77404suggested is fun stuff. You can check out a TV or game show (get tickets now). If you skip the Empire, you can check out 30 rocks observation deck, and the lobby of the Chrysler bldg. There's tons of visitors websites to checkout. Oh, and when on the subway, don't confuse the express with the regular, or you might end up uhh, somewhere you might not want to be. There's a ton of historical stuff to see there too. Have fun!!
>> Anonymous
>>77563
>Food's expensive in NY
lol, no. there's good sit-down restaurants for every strata of income.
>> Anonymous
Alright, where can I eat for $5?
inb4 subway
>> Anonymous
>>77596
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11nsZ3lEWD0
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you should eat at carnegie deli.
amazing fuckin sandwiches.
>> Anonymous
>>77601

That's no sandwich, it's a space station!
>> Anonymous
Don't go to Ground Zero like a stupid tourist.
It's just a fucking hole with construction going on.
>> Anonymous
>>77404
>>77623
agreed.

what i did was took some mushrooms, went to the gughenheim, the met and central park. it was one of the best experiences of my life. then again i go into the city a few times a year and im comfortable there.
>> Anonymous
>>77601
what the hell is this ?
>> Anonymous
>>77638

two crackers with a cow in the middle

>>77623

Walking around the West side of downtown is really nice, and you should just stop in because its a part of history
>> Anonymous
I went when I was like 11. I liked Central Park and all the salad bars.
>> Anonymous
go to chinatown and go eat at noodletown. super-cheap and super-tasty.

also, you could try and smoke some pot with random indian vendors on the streets; always good for some deep conversations.
>> Anonymous
I just remembered this too: In Chinatown, (i forget exactly where) there's this buffet-style place. Big yellow sign out front. You go in, $4 for five portions of food or $5 for four portions of food and rice. It's like a long line of steam tables and you just pick out what you want and pay. Traditional Chinese food, not the bullshit in a lot of the Chinese restaurants in the US. So good.