[quote]Mascherano wrote:
[quote]Pootie Tang wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
-Make sure you spend $8 at basically any connivence store and buy a map that also has the subway lines on it. It will help you getting around.
- Only go to certain places for pizza. There are a lot of shitty pizza joints in Manhattan. Of course, if you’re from out of town you may not be able to tell the difference.
-If you need access to Wifi, go to Burger King -lol. This saved me a few times
-If you’re taking busses to closely located cities, avoid the Peter Pan Bus Lines. I actually had an okay experience in my one trip from NY to Philly, but I’ve heard millions of horror stories. Take Megabus or Boltbus. Also get there early, they overbook busses.
-Ask the cost of a drink before you buy one at a club. I ordered 3 drinks for my sister and her roommates in my first trip to NYC and it cost me $45… all the money I had.
-The WTC site USE to be this open thing where you could go, see the sight, a timeline of what happened and the memorial. Now it’s pretty commercialized but still free. If you want to see it you will have to get a visitors pass or whatever they’re called. They only give out so many in a day so plan ahead and get one early. I think they may be attainable online.
-Not sure if you want to buy clothes while you’re there, but there’s a really good outlet mall 45min away from NYC. There are busses daily to it leaving from the Port Authority. Manhattan will obviously have the best selection, but everything will be full price. Can’t remember what it’s called, but you can contact the port authority.
-Since 9/11 they have taken out luggage lockers from all the train stations and crap, so if you need to store your luggage you will to have to go to a third party. Even then, the third party places close early -11pm.
-People eat late in NY (10pm for dinner), so if you want to avoid the rush and not worry about waiting or reservation go between 6-8pm for dinner at a restaurant.
-While you’re there, do me a favour and go to Wall St. and punch as many protestors in the face as you can for me.
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Worst NY Tourist Advice…EVER!!
Because your gonna be in Downtown Brooklyn, stop by the Williamsburg area. Yeah there are a lot of hipsters out there but, Some damn good Tai restaurants on every corner(the best one is a place called Sea), also great dive bars. There is a surfer bar there called the Surf Bar. The freakin place actually has ankle deep sand covering the entire floor. Really cheap beach food and great beer selection. Try the Brooklyn Brewery stuff (Dogfish Head beer is pretty decent). It’s run by this surfer couple.
If you get tired of the smell of hipsters, your only a quick train ride or cab ride. To LES(Lower East Side Manhattan) There you’ll find a SHIT LOAD of things to do bar’s and bitches all over the place. Plenty of places off of Essex st. If you got an accent that sounds like anything outside of the Tri-State area your in like Flynn. Also Katz Deli is on Houston st.pronounced (House-Stan) street. You will go nuts at the selection of meat and sandwiches they have there.
If you want the swanky $16 a drink experience with some fine ass chicks and you have some decent clothes on. Hipster sheik is whats popping right now. fitted jeans (non-ball hugging) button up shirt loose fitting tie and some sensible shoes. You’ll get in almost anywhere, If you got a chick with you ups your chances even more. Go to the Meat packing district, West side in the 20’s. If money is an issue I would suggest pre-gaming at a dive bar and then heading up to the Meatpacking district.
You wanna do touristy shit? Go to 42nd street in the evening and see how fucking bright and lively it is. Its pretty cool but the prices are fucking nuts and the stores and restaurants there are shit you can eat at anywhere in the 50 States…Fucking only Olive Garden in NYC is located there. Kill yourself if you choose to eat there instead of the 1000’s of authentic Italian restaurants we have here. Empire State, Building Statue of Liberty Etc… but fuck that dude if you only here for a quick weekend save that for a long visit. You wanna hit the ground running and those activities take freakin forever.
One Cliched NY thing i would say you shouldn’t miss is Central Park. Its freakin immense and beautiful this time a year. Oh and riding the train.
That’s NY on a quick weekend. Honestly you really don’t have to leave BK to have fun, but I would suggest checking Manhattan. If you got the balls you can check Harlem too, it’s pretty white folk friendly nowadays… in some areas (assuming you’re white).
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I pretty much concur with all of this - particularly any foray into the LES, its always a good time and yes, bitches be everywhere! (god, i remember when the LES was nothing but pawn shops!)
Williamsburg is so fucking annoying though. I could never tell in good conscious recommend someone go there. lol! But it does have some decent eats.
And yes, Harlem is amazing! Totally recommend you go. On Sunday’s its fun, you can see all the black folk dressed in their sunday best! Its pretty old school and amazing.
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Lol I’ve developed a deep hate for some of the Douchbaggery that goes on in Williamburg as well, but the restaurant selection is pretty deep and affordable. But god damn the people there love the smell of there own pretentiousness. It’s a bit sickening but I think were just jaded newyorkers now, and it might be an experience for this newcomer. Plus hipster chicks are pretty easy if you pretend your deep and anti-establishment… Speaking of that check out the Occupy Wall St. stuff. The shit’s damn near a party half the time.
Oh shit I forgot to tell him about Buenos Aires in LES, one of the best steakhouses ive been to and you can get some authentic Argentinian cuisine to boot.
