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Post by julieb on Apr 11, 2016 12:28:31 GMT
I haven't been to NYC since 2002. While there, there was a subway strike and (I believe) a garbage strike, let alone it was the summer after 9/11. We were there with son's baseball team and getting around was a disaster.
I am headed there this weekend to see a play with dd, my sil and my sister. We will meet up with my niece who lives there. We are going to see a play and have most of the day on Saturday and until about 2 on Sunday to walk around. My dd wants to go to Central Park, my sister wants to go to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty (which I've been to and don't mind going again). I thought we would go to Belvedere Castle in Central Park.
What else should we attempt to see? I don't care to see the Empire State Building. 
And on top of trying to make this a nice weekend, ds's gf (who he met through his cousin) and also lives in NY was supposed to go with us to sightsee and see the play. DS broke up with her on Thursday saying that the long distance just wasn't working. Ugh. I'm going to message her today and hopefully she will still join us for at least the play. I really liked this young women and she is devastated. I have to reach out. |
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Post by Merge on Apr 11, 2016 12:41:12 GMT
Walk the High Line and have lunch at Chelsea Market.
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Post by peabay on Apr 11, 2016 12:41:35 GMT
What show are you seeing?
Here's my warning about Ellis Island and Lady Liberty - the lines are HUGE. It will take a huge chunk of time out of your weekend. Either get there super early or just take the Staten Island Ferry near them and enjoy the view.
Sounds like it will be a nice weekend. We'll be in too for my daughter's accepted students day at NYU. Can't wait!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 12:55:11 GMT
My favs are top of the rock and the circle line boat tour. Love central park, of course.
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Post by compwalla on Apr 11, 2016 13:51:11 GMT
I haven't been to NYC since 2002. While there, there was a subway strike and (I believe) a garbage strike, let alone it was the summer after 9/11. We were there with son's baseball team and getting around was a disaster.
I am headed there this weekend to see a play with dd, my sil and my sister. We will meet up with my niece who lives there. We are going to see a play and have most of the day on Saturday and until about 2 on Sunday to walk around. My dd wants to go to Central Park, my sister wants to go to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty (which I've been to and don't mind going again). I thought we would go to Belvedere Castle in Central Park.
What else should we attempt to see? I don't care to see the Empire State Building.
And on top of trying to make this a nice weekend, ds's gf (who he met through his cousin) and also lives in NY was supposed to go with us to sightsee and see the play. DS broke up with her on Thursday saying that the long distance just wasn't working. Ugh. I'm going to message her today and hopefully she will still join us for at least the play. I really liked this young women and she is devastated. I have to reach out. I have never been at all and we're going to be there not this weekend but next. Since I'm still in the middle of chemo, my stamina isn't up to par so we're doing a bus tour where you can get on and off when you like. That will hit all the high points we want to see. And I'm meeting up with some friends one of the days we'll be there. I'm hoping they suggest someplace awesome and not touristy. We're staying through Monday because we have tickets to Hamilton which is really the reason we're going. Central Park is a bucket list thing for me also so we're probably going to spend time there Saturday. I hope the weather cooperates.  And we have collectively decided the Staten Island Ferry will be enough for us as far as Statue of Liberty goes. |
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Post by grinnellian99 on Apr 11, 2016 14:52:41 GMT
Totally agree about Ellis/Liberty. Since you're there for a short time it would take almost a whole day - when you could see so many other things in Manhattan. Chelsea Market is fantastic, and gets you right to the High Line...so, so much to do! What show are you seeing?
As cheesy as the bus tour is, it's an excellent way to get many sights in without exhausting yourselves. I took one with a visiting friend a year after living there and we had an absolute blast, even in the rain.
Compwalla - how exciting that you have tickets!! I have resigned to waiting for the Chicago opening to go, but I'm dying to see Lin-Manuel. Sad that Jonathan Groff just left, but the new king is adorable too.
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Post by peabay on Apr 11, 2016 14:58:34 GMT
The new king - Rory O'Malley - is fab. We saw him with the original cast of "Book of Mormon" and he'll be so good as King George.
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Post by janeliz on Apr 11, 2016 15:46:54 GMT
Since I live to eat, I'll give you this one piece of advice---if you make it to the Upper West Side while there, stop at Levain Bakery (W. 74th) for a cookie.
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Post by compwalla on Apr 11, 2016 16:11:16 GMT
Totally agree about Ellis/Liberty. Since you're there for a short time it would take almost a whole day - when you could see so many other things in Manhattan. Chelsea Market is fantastic, and gets you right to the High Line...so, so much to do! What show are you seeing? As cheesy as the bus tour is, it's an excellent way to get many sights in without exhausting yourselves. I took one with a visiting friend a year after living there and we had an absolute blast, even in the rain. Compwalla - how exciting that you have tickets!! I have resigned to waiting for the Chicago opening to go, but I'm dying to see Lin-Manuel. Sad that Jonathan Groff just left, but the new king is adorable too. AND...I found out we can get discount tickets for the bus tour at the USO in Times Square. We are staying 10 minutes from Times Square (by bus) so we will be able to get our tickets 35% off without having to go to the navy base on Staten Island. I'm really thrilled about that. |
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Post by anniebeth24 on Apr 11, 2016 16:18:20 GMT
Totally agree about Ellis/Liberty. Since you're there for a short time it would take almost a whole day - when you could see so many other things in Manhattan. Chelsea Market is fantastic, and gets you right to the High Line...so, so much to do! What show are you seeing? As cheesy as the bus tour is, it's an excellent way to get many sights in without exhausting yourselves. I took one with a visiting friend a year after living there and we had an absolute blast, even in the rain. Compwalla - how exciting that you have tickets!! I have resigned to waiting for the Chicago opening to go, but I'm dying to see Lin-Manuel. Sad that Jonathan Groff just left, but the new king is adorable too. AND...I found out we can get discount tickets for the bus tour at the USO in Times Square. We are staying 10 minutes from Times Square (by bus) so we will be able to get our tickets 35% off without having to go to the navy base on Staten Island. I'm really thrilled about that. We're a military family, too, and got free admission for the whole family to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Made a short visit very worth while. Also, I've heard that the USO sometimes has show tickets. I'll be checking into that when I visit in June. |
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Post by piebaker on Apr 11, 2016 16:49:32 GMT
No advice, I just want to wish you and Compwalla a great time with, hopefully, nice weather.
Last week, my daughter saw "Sense and Sensibility" off-Broadway at the Gym at Judson (by NYU) and, being a huge Austen fan, she wants to see it again soon.
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Post by cmpeter on Apr 11, 2016 17:01:31 GMT
I went on a girls trip with my bff in December. Some of the things we did:
American History Museum
The Met
The Guggenheim
Museum of Modern Art
Grand Central Station
9-11 Menorial
On Board Tour of the city (w/ Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island)
Chelsea Market
Rockefeller Center
Circle Line Tour
Tenement Museum Tour
Shopping at Macy's and Century 21
We saw Something Rotten (totally loved this) and Gentkeman's Guide to Love and Murder (which we liked, but Rotten was better)
We ate at:
Rubriosa
Marseille (eh)
Red Eye Grill
Crispo
Distilled (my favorite...so good)
Boqueria
Juniors for cheesecake
Big Gay for ice cream
Sprinkles for cupcakes (eh)
The food court at Brookfield Plaza (I eat here often as my office is in the same building, lots of great choices)
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Post by mommaho on Apr 11, 2016 17:07:21 GMT
Have fun!
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Post by gitana on Apr 11, 2016 17:38:54 GMT
Friday nights are free at MOMA next to Rockefeller. I was just there this past weekend, and it was a fabulous stop for us. It was crowded, but it was great to see Van Gogh (Starry Night!), Picasso, Warhol, Degas, Matisse, Gaugin, Monet, etc. Definitely worth a trip.
We also enjoyed the Museum of Natural History, especially the currently featured IMAX on the National Parks.
Enjoy!
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Post by grinnellian99 on Apr 11, 2016 17:45:31 GMT
Since I live to eat, I'll give you this one piece of advice---if you make it to the Upper West Side while there, stop at Levain Bakery (W. 74th) for a cookie. Paradis in the East Village has amazing cookies too, but I never got to try Levain so I can't compare! |
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Post by melissa on Apr 11, 2016 18:34:01 GMT
Here's my warning about Ellis Island and Lady Liberty - the lines are HUGE. It will take a huge chunk of time out of your weekend. Either get there super early or just take the Staten Island Ferry near them and enjoy the view. Can't echo this enough. When I take people to Ellis Island and the Statue, I plan most of a day for it. It doesn't seem to even matter what time of year it is. If you are spending a week in NYC, I'd go ahead and take that time, other wise, do the Ferry or Circle Line. |
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Post by julieb on Apr 11, 2016 19:04:48 GMT
Totally agree about Ellis/Liberty. Since you're there for a short time it would take almost a whole day - when you could see so many other things in Manhattan. Chelsea Market is fantastic, and gets you right to the High Line...so, so much to do! What show are you seeing? As cheesy as the bus tour is, it's an excellent way to get many sights in without exhausting yourselves. I took one with a visiting friend a year after living there and we had an absolute blast, even in the rain. Compwalla - how exciting that you have tickets!! I have resigned to waiting for the Chicago opening to go, but I'm dying to see Lin-Manuel. Sad that Jonathan Groff just left, but the new king is adorable too.
We are seeing a new musical, Waitress. It stars Jessie Mueller, who won the Tony for Beautiful. We saw Beautiful in Chicago with her sister starring and we loved it. Waiting for Hamilton to go on sale to general public to get them here in Chicago. My dd worked at BIC for a few years and we enjoyed the perks of many free musicals.
If you are in the Chicago suburbs the musicals at the Aurora Playhouse are excellent! Next season doesn't looks as good, but this season we saw A Christmas Story, Hairspray and Oklahoma already. West Side Story in a few weeks. Very reasonable -only $30 a play and I after seeing over 40 musicals downtown I can honestly say that they are up to par with many we have seen and better than quite a few.
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Post by julieb on Apr 11, 2016 19:07:27 GMT
What show are you seeing? Here's my warning about Ellis Island and Lady Liberty - the lines are HUGE. It will take a huge chunk of time out of your weekend. Either get there super early or just take the Staten Island Ferry near them and enjoy the view. Sounds like it will be a nice weekend. We'll be in too for my daughter's accepted students day at NYU. Can't wait!
We are seeing Waitress. I bought the CD and love the music. We were at Ellis Island and Lady in 2002 and obviously it wasn't crowded because of 9/11. 
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Post by julieb on Apr 11, 2016 19:08:45 GMT
I have never been at all and we're going to be there not this weekend but next. Since I'm still in the middle of chemo, my stamina isn't up to par so we're doing a bus tour where you can get on and off when you like. That will hit all the high points we want to see. And I'm meeting up with some friends one of the days we'll be there. I'm hoping they suggest someplace awesome and not touristy. We're staying through Monday because we have tickets to Hamilton which is really the reason we're going. Central Park is a bucket list thing for me also so we're probably going to spend time there Saturday. I hope the weather cooperates. And we have collectively decided the Staten Island Ferry will be enough for us as far as Statue of Liberty goes.
I hope you have good weather & feel good while you are there to enjoy. 2 days ago it said rain all weekend and now it looks like we will be good. You never know! Have a wonderful time.
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Post by julieb on Apr 11, 2016 19:09:25 GMT
My favs are top of the rock and the circle line boat tour. Love central park, of course.
I have to google top of the rock. 
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Post by pudgygroundhog on Apr 11, 2016 19:13:47 GMT
Since I live to eat, I'll give you this one piece of advice---if you make it to the Upper West Side while there, stop at Levain Bakery (W. 74th) for a cookie. I love their cookies! OP, definitely worth a stop if you up that way (easy to combine with a trip to Central park). What show are you seeing? Here's my warning about Ellis Island and Lady Liberty - the lines are HUGE. It will take a huge chunk of time out of your weekend. Either get there super early or just take the Staten Island Ferry near them and enjoy the view. Sounds like it will be a nice weekend. We'll be in too for my daughter's accepted students day at NYU. Can't wait!
We are seeing Waitress. I bought the CD and love the music. We were at Ellis Island and Lady in 2002 and obviously it wasn't crowded because of 9/11.
Awesome! I want to see Waitress. Hope you enjoy! You've gotten some good suggestions. I would also add a visit to Smorgasburg (go early) and a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. |
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Post by melissa on Apr 11, 2016 19:28:45 GMT
I have never been at all and we're going to be there not this weekend but next. Not this weekend, but the next? I'm going to be in Manhattan that Friday, in midtown and lower (NYU). Just saying... |
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Post by anniefb on Apr 11, 2016 19:47:29 GMT
Have a fab time. Another recommendation for the High Line. If you're into museums/galleries either the Met or MOMA.
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Post by peabay on Apr 11, 2016 21:22:24 GMT
What show are you seeing? Here's my warning about Ellis Island and Lady Liberty - the lines are HUGE. It will take a huge chunk of time out of your weekend. Either get there super early or just take the Staten Island Ferry near them and enjoy the view. Sounds like it will be a nice weekend. We'll be in too for my daughter's accepted students day at NYU. Can't wait!
We are seeing Waitress. I bought the CD and love the music. We were at Ellis Island and Lady in 2002 and obviously it wasn't crowded because of 9/11.
Oh, great! I was at an event in November and Jessie Mueller sang "She Used to Be Mine" and it was fabulous. I'm sure it'll be great! |
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