The No Freeps Til Brooklyn tour - interesting things to see/do in NY

[SlavesandBulldozers]

Tomorrow I leave the Red-Statey confines of FL on my first trip to New York. I will be staying with a good friend in Brooklyn for the next 5 days or so. Any recommendations on what to see/do in NY please let me know. Of particular interest to me are A) good bars/clubs with (preferably) interesting music B) cool places to see (museums, sites, etc) C) cafes and interesting places to eat for cheap. D) places i should not go, things I should not do.

Frame of reference: mid-twenties male.

Thanks in advance NY'ers and fellow travelers, DU'ers all.

[bkcc]

1. Some of the best pizza in NYC.

Right under the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge, there's a pizzeria called Grimaldi's. Awesome pie (they don't sell slices). Check it out...you won't be disappointed.

If it's nice weather (which it should be this week), you can walk over the Brooklyn Bridge as well. It's an amazing view of the city's skyline.

Avoid eating anywhere in the touristy areas like Times Square. It's way overpriced and no real NewYorker would be caught dead there.

Finally, pick up a copy of the magazine Time Out NY. It's available on just about every newsstand in the city. It has tons of listings for ccol and cheap things to do each week in NYC.

Hope you have fun here.
:)

[SlavesandBulldozers]

2. Grimaldi's

and Time Out. Thanks! :toast:

[Crankie Avalon]

3. Maybe you could check out the exhibit I wrote about...

...here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x1991430

[SlavesandBulldozers]

4. hell yes

thanks a lot. im there.

[skygazer]

5. Metropolitan Museum of Art

One of my favorite museums. Take a walk through Central Park. And there are some great Italian bakeries in Little Italy where you can get the tastiest cannolis - mmmmmm......

[Danmel]

6. Things to do in Brooklyn

While in Brooklyn be sure to check out the Brooklyn Museum. The Botanical Gardens are nice too, but spring is really better for that. The park is nice as is the Grand Army Plaza Library. The Brooklyn Academy of Music (or BAM) has interesting shows.

I haven't been to the newly gentrified Williamsburgh but I hear there are funky galleries and restaurants there.

Have fun. NYC is the best!

[Lavender Brown]

7. See the skyline from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade

and then go to Grimaldi's.

[Dookus]

8. Congratulations!

New York is a real treat.

See the American Museum of Natural History - one of my favorites. Of course, the Metropolitan and Guggenheim.

When I was young, I used to love the chicken that played Tic-Tac-Toe in Chinatown. I'm sure that chicken's dead, but they must have another one.

See a broadway show if you can - go to TKTS and get 'em half-price on the day of the show, OR try going to the theater shortly before showtime and see if they have last-minute cancellations.

Go up the Empire State Building.

Have a great time! I'm jealous - I haven't been back to New York in years.

[babylonsister]

15. Chinatown-YUMMMM! Lots of atmosphere, too.

[auburngrad82]

9. 42nd Street Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station

I had my first visit to NYC in September and one of the things on our todo list was the Oyster Bar.

If you're into sight-seeing, the Circle Line Tour was cool. Takes 2 or 3 hours, though.

Central Park is a must.

Museum of Natural History was great.

The Met was great too. More Picassos in one place than I have ever seen in my life.

There was just too much to do and not enough time.

[Crankie Avalon]

10. Coincidentally...

...the Museum of Modern Art is reopening November 20th in its newly renovated Manhattan location after a year and a half in Queens.

I hear the exhibition space has been almost doubled due to the renovation...but so has the price: Admission is now $20, instead of $12.

Still, you might want to consider it. It's supposed to be much improved and where else can you see this "in the flesh": http://www.moma.org/collection/depts/paint_sculpt/blowups/paint_sculpt_006.html

[SlavesandBulldozers]

14. wow

im there

[Karenca]

11. Explore Greenwich Village

both the east village and the west village.
There is so much to see there. The west is historic, quaint and gorgeous, with narrow winding roads.
The east village is filled with clubs.
Go to SoHo too....Lots of galleries, and the best restaurants.
I live smack in the middle of the East village and the West village, and I never, ever get tired of exploring my neighborhood.
I would suggest staying away from midtown (commercial), unless you go to see a play.
Like everyone else here has suggested...the Metroplitan Museum is fabulous!
And, if you like seafood, please try Pearl Oyster Bar in the West Village...just make sure you get there at an off hour, otherwise you will have quite a wait.
Welcome to NYC, glad you're here. :toast: :toast: :toast:

[SlavesandBulldozers]

12. thanks everybody!

for all the great suggestions! i cant wait!

[SlavesandBulldozers]

13. dupe

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