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[raveman2001]

Hey!
I'm going to NYC for the first time and am seeking any advice.
I'm going to hit up all the regulars, H&H, Katz's, WTC, Empire State, Times Square, NBC, etc... anywhere else I shouldn't miss?
Also anyone remember those places Michael likes to go? Eating the sandwich he reccommends would be pretty cool.
Thanks!

[jenny5309]

Basically, wandering around anywhere will get you to somewhere cool. If you're going over a weekend, Greenwich Village and Chelsea have cool street fairs, with lots of interesting stuff to buy (for pretty cheap -- I picked up a cool t-shirt for $5 last time I went). The nightlife in the Village is also pretty fun.

Battery Park is nice place to walk through on a breezy afternoon. St. Mark's Place has some cool shopping and some fun underground record stores. Morningside Heights, up by Columbia is a cool little neighborhood with some college-minded nightlife and lots of great restaurants. There are also some great restaurants on the Lower East Side, down by 2nd Ave. and Houston.

I would recommend picking up a copy of the Village Voice, Time Out New York, or The L (VV and The L are free at newstands around the city) and checking out the calendars. There are a lot of really fun, free events going on around the city. When I lived there, in three months, I saw FREE concerts from Patti Smith, Rufus Wainwright, Ryan Adams, Wilco, Sonic Youth, Sonny Rollins, and Wynton Marsalis.. it's just a matter of finding where the cool stuff is happening.

Good luck and have fun!

[raveman2001]

Thanks for the try, I was gone when you posted.

Wow, I did and saw so much yet hardly did anything that I wanted to! The time flew by I could have had a week and would've had to be skimpy with my time. I did do some of the stuff you mentioned, I'll post a thread in the paint the places you have seen forum.

[jenny5309]

raveman2001 said:

Thanks for the try, I was gone when you posted.

Wow, I did and saw so much yet hardly did anything that I wanted to! The time flew by I could have had a week and would've had to be skimpy with my time. I did do some of the stuff you mentioned, I'll post a thread in the paint the places you have seen forum.

Yeah, I lived there for three months and still didn't see everything I wanted to. It's just that kind of place. But, you're almost guaranteed to have fun just walking around. That's part of the fun.