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Finally I'm coming to NYC! Special Tips & Must Sees for none 'Everyday-Tourists' PLZ! (pg. 3)
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| Konijn |
- go up to the cloisters/fort tryon park for spectacular views of the palisades and the hudson. most tourists (or ny-ers for that matter) are too lazy to venture all the way to inwood.
- same goes for wave hill park in riverdale, which also includes an art gallery and a landscaped botanical garden.
- picnic on governor's island (which opens in june)
- sneak into the abandoned city hall station that closed in the 1940s -- accessible via a short run through the 6-train side of the current city hall/brooklyn bridge stop.
- walk onto (what's left of) the abandoned High Line elevated railyards on the west side. it used to be a 'secret' sort of space, but nowdays everyone's out there and the construction crews are tearingdown/building all the time...
- speak into the whisper wall at Grand Central or take a tour of the place with the Municipal Arts Society. you used to be able to sneak to the top (behind the clock), but the doors are guarded and alarmed now...
- take the train down to coney island. visit the aquarium, walk on the boardwalk, have a beer at Ruby's, then maybe get a pizza at Tottono's. the Mermaid Parade is June 23rd.
- go to this year's Festivus in central park (exact date is in my sig).
- attend an EBC streetball game at the Rucker (season starts end of June) or a lesser quality streetball game @ the west 4th st playground or lafayette gardens (brooklyn).
- check out a minimoo party. |
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| ReenTeenTeen |
| quote: | Originally posted by Konijn
- take the train down to coney island. visit the aquarium, walk on the boardwalk, have a beer at Ruby's, then maybe get a pizza at Tottono's. the Mermaid Parade is June 23rd.
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let me buy you a beer (real beer) if you in my part of the woods.
Mermaid Parade is good times |
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| phoenixBEBE |
| quote: | Originally posted by Konijn
- go up to the cloisters/fort tryon park for spectacular views of the palisades and the hudson. most tourists (or ny-ers for that matter) are too lazy to venture all the way to inwood.
- same goes for wave hill park in riverdale, which also includes an art gallery and a landscaped botanical garden.
- picnic on governor's island (which opens in june)
- sneak into the abandoned city hall station that closed in the 1940s -- accessible via a short run through the 6-train side of the current city hall/brooklyn bridge stop.
- walk onto (what's left of) the abandoned High Line elevated railyards on the west side. it used to be a 'secret' sort of space, but nowdays everyone's out there and the construction crews are tearingdown/building all the time...
- speak into the whisper wall at Grand Central or take a tour of the place with the Municipal Arts Society. you used to be able to sneak to the top (behind the clock), but the doors are guarded and alarmed now...
- take the train down to coney island. visit the aquarium, walk on the boardwalk, have a beer at Ruby's, then maybe get a pizza at Tottono's. the Mermaid Parade is June 23rd.
- go to this year's Festivus in central park (exact date is in my sig).
- attend an EBC streetball game at the Rucker (season starts end of June) or a lesser quality streetball game @ the west 4th st playground or lafayette gardens (brooklyn).
- check out a minimoo party. |
ooh the Mermaid Parade...interesting!
the CLOISTERS **are** beautiful. man I wish i had a bike i would so go riding there...
pretty good ideas...and whats a minimoo?! |
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| phoenixBEBE |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sir. Lunchalot
FDR Drive
(It`s a road along the east side of Manhattan...) |
yes it is...right along the East River, right along a bike path that stretches all the way thru Harlem...
and then on the WEST SIDE, West Side Highway, privy to great views of Jersey, along a GREAT bike/skate/pedestrian path - if u start uptown around 42nd street and walk downtown...it leads past the Intrepid, Chelsea Piers, edge of Chinatown, then into Hudson/World Financial Centre-Battery Park residential area/Liberty Park/Financial District with their own sculptured areas/gardens etc. and awesome for people/boat watching, theres sure to be soo many ppl out now that its summer!!! (all sites in themselves, god i could spend all day just walking around!!) everything is green now and beautiful!!! |
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| avikonen |
| Cool! Hope to meet you! |
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| yankeeBaby |
Sights: when I brought friends around they thought the best sights were Top of the Rock and in Central Park in the great lawn (you can see views from all sides). I love going to CP for chillin with some (prepacked) drinks, lounging in the sun and checkin the views of midtown.
I also really like to eat in the meat packing district at out door cafes and shopping in soho.
There is another place called the Boat Basin Cafe that is right on the water where sailboats anchor, and is built into a bridge, so there are no walls, juts arches. Its a great place to go in the summer, because it has great outdoor views and has live music/great drink specials for happy hgour/sunset times. Not 100% great for food (its a paper plate and plastic food kinds place), but again, great drinks and outdoor eating. |
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| Bloodflower |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sir. Lunchalot
Google maps is your friend... ;)
(It`s a road along the east side of Manhattan...) |
it was more the meaning behind it that i was looking for: Franklin Delano Roosevelt ... never wrong to know :D
i am a lil picky detail fetishist :toothless
| quote: | Originally posted by Konijn
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dude! u rock! that sounds like the manuel guide for "dark project" (if someone remembers that classic game...)
exactly what i lov!!!
please lemme know more about your underground scenes (if its allowed to call them like that) http://minimoo-nyc.com/ sounds already very promising (thanks for the tip!), maybe we can already check out june 23rd since i am ariving 20th, do you have any connections for entry since its "strictly by invitation"!? and what are the locations like?
or do u think its enough to just write a kind note and ask for add to their mailing list!?
any infos for further gigs around june/july would be awesome too...!
| quote: | Originally posted by phoenixBEBE
ooh the Mermaid Parade...interesting!
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man I wish i had a bike i would so go riding there...
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whats the mermaid parade!? chicks dressed like ariel's from disney "alles uber der platz"!? :crazy: :p
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are good mountainbikes or BMX rentable anywhere in the city?
| quote: | Originally posted by yankeeBaby
...I love going to CP for chillin with some (prepacked) drinks, lounging in the sun and checkin the views of midtown.
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There is another place called the Boat Basin Cafe that is right on the water where sailboats anchor, and is built into a bridge, so there are no walls, juts arches. Its a great place to go in the summer, because it has great outdoor views and has live music/great drink specials for happy hgour/sunset times. Not 100% great for food (its a paper plate and plastic food kinds place), but again, great drinks and outdoor eating. |
sounds wicked!!! actually, i totally dont have a problem with so called "plastic food". its fun and sometimes even more romantic than a proper dinner. and anyway, if u are able to dine @ f.e. upper east side with formal dresscode deluxe n stuff, imo u also shouldnt hesitate to enjoy the "opposite" ;)
thanks for the tipps, definitly will keep those :) |
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| Bloodflower |
does someone know marc singers documantary dark days!???
its about the penn station next to the amtrak tracks...
and about the whole situation during the past when a pretty big group of homeless ppl built "houses" and lived down there in total darkness.
i think it isnt that famous even for new yorkers right?
but does someone know if these are still open, or what happened to them during last decades?
it must be this:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=...2AK51f3VBQ&cd=1 |
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| phoenixBEBE |
Found this article in am times today maybe these ideas will inspire u on how to spend a summer day in city...mostly eating
www.amny.com/summer
Many spots they mention r really cute lil cafes n eateries I've tried, and some I would def try out :toothless |
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| PvDoBseSSioN |
| so ze germans are finally invading US soil! bring it on :crazy: |
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| phoenixBEBE |
that is just AWESOME :D |
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