How should I spend 5 days in New York?

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missy_sweet_cheeks

I love NYC! Here are some ideas of what you can do while in NYC. First, get a good tour map. Then I recommend you take the BIG APPLE double decker tour bus for an overview of the city. There are several different neighborhoods so I'll highlight these and what to see:
Upper East Side: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim, Whitney Museum. Walk up and down Madison Avenue for awesome shops and boutiques 96th - 57th st. Walk Park Avenue for architecture all the way to Grand Central Terminal and see the treasures located within. Walk along 5th Avenue to see/go in and out of Central Park - go for a run, go to the Central Park Zoo, go to the Carousel, go for a gondola ride at the boat house.
UPPER WEST SIDE:
Museum of Natural History -a must! on Central Park West,
Walk along Columbus Avenue. Visit the West side of Central Park and pay respects to John Lennon's Strawberry Fields.
MIDTOWN:
Shopping - 57th St (Chanel and the gang), Fifth Avenue - must see Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks and FAO Schwartz - many other fun stores.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Museum of Modern Art
Sony Bldg
Rockefeller Center
Go west to awesome new Time Warner center and visit the new Mandarin Hotel bar/restaurant for awesome view and treats!
Oh, Bloomingdale's is on 59th St and Lexington.
Empire State Bldg.
The Intrepid Aircraft Museum is fascinating and on the West side...worth the visit even if you have no kids.

CHELSEA:
Walk around the blooming area sprouting awesome restaurants and shops. Chelsea Pier is fun.

WALL ST:
Pay respects to the 9/11 victims and heroes at the WTC site., Walk Wall St., visit the Chase Hdqtrs, Federal Reserve. Seaport area is great to see.

THE VILLAGE:
Funky shops in the West Village. Walk through the NYU Washington Square Park. The East Village has some shops from new artists and designers

SOHO:
Great galleries and shops on n off West Broadway. Walk thru to Little Italy for awesome meals and desserts...walk through Chinatown. CANAL STREET has stall after stall of Designer "copies"...bring cash and bargain and watch your purse!

These should put an awesome smile on your face. Bring your camera and takes lots of photos to remember your trip. You'll have a blast! OH...BUY this weekly magazine: TIMEOUT NEW YORK on any newstand to see what's going on each week/day. :)

Scottie

Go see a show on Broadway. Phantom of the Opera is a great show!

Amber B

Shopping!!! Thats like the best place to get clothes man!!! Also your asking this to a girl...

Julee.

For tourist stuff...first, get a good tour map. Then I recommend you take the BIG APPLE double decker tour bus for an overview of the city. There are several different neighborhoods so I'll highlight these and what to see:
Upper East Side: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim, Whitney Museum. Walk up and down Madison Avenue for awesome shops and boutiques 96th - 57th st. Walk Park Avenue for architecture all the way to Grand Central Terminal and see the treasures located within. Walk along 5th Avenue to see/go in and out of Central Park - go for a run, go to the Central Park Zoo, go to the Carousel, go for a gondola ride at the boat house.
UPPER WEST SIDE:
Museum of Natural History -a must! on Central Park West,
Walk along Columbus Avenue. Visit the West side of Central Park and pay respects to John Lennon's Strawberry Fields.
MIDTOWN:
Shopping - 57th St (Chanel and the gang), Fifth Avenue - must see Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks and FAO Schwartz - many other fun stores.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Museum of Modern Art
Sony Bldg
Rockefeller Center
Go west to awesome new Time Warner center and visit the new Mandarin Hotel bar/restaurant for awesome view and treats!
Oh, Bloomingdale's is on 59th St and Lexington.
Empire State Bldg.
The Intrepid Aircraft Museum is fascinating and on the West side...worth the visit.

CHELSEA:
Walk around the blooming area sprouting awesome restaurants and shops. Chelsea Pier is fun, especially with the kids

WALL ST:
Pay respects to the 9/11 victims and heroes at the WTC site., Walk Wall St., visit the Chase Hdqtrs, Federal Reserve. Seaport area is great to see.

THE VILLAGE:
Funky shops in the West Village. Walk through the NYU Washington Square Park. The East Village has some shops from new artists and designers

SOHO:
Great galleries and shops on n off West Broadway. Walk thru to Little Italy for awesome meals and desserts...walk through Chinatown.

These should put an awesome smile on your face. Bring your camera and takes lots of photos to remember your trip. If you dont want to be touristy go downtown and get lost there. For shopping, I prefer the Upper West Side boutiques to 5th Ave and Midtown because I try to avoid tourists. Amsterdam and Broadway have a lot of cute ones from about 84th to 60th (which is near Columbus Circle, and I think you should check that out too)

Nightlife:
Monday: Butter
Tuesday: Stereo
Wednesday: Home
Thursday: 49 Grove
Friday: aja
Saturday: Stereo

alinurse99

Shop til you really do drop

browneyed

Five day's is no time in New York {MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY MINUTE }

Canute

Take the Staten Island ferry, then change your ticket to leave as soon as poss.

younesnoni

i want a jobe in U.S.A

Special Ed

'Start spreadin the news'. There is like a million things to do :

I would catch a Yankees game, check out a show (probably Oaklahoma), see the former site of WTC, check out Times Square and see the Empire State building. All the while eating world class cuisine.

Don't forget about the Statue of Liberty. Get some pizza while you are there - its the best!

rachel o

Cental park. Museum of Sex (27th and Broadway). see a show or 2. MoMA, the Met, theres so much shopping. so much good food and so many restaurants. The Empire State Building is cool (I work there). NY is a really fun time and there is no shortage of things to do. as they say "everyone's you friend in new york city and everything is beautiful when you're young and pretty"

AsMaNi RanG hO pyaR ki BunD hO!!

go to liberty of statue one day!!!!!
next day go for shopping!
third day go to beach!
fourth day go to museam and other historical museam
and last day of new york go where u come frm to spend ur 5days in newyork

and go to cinemas to watch thirriler moviess

sharaont

shop and find a day to get on those red sightseeing tour buses!

grumpyoldman

Slowly

RAMSBOTTOM

DRINKING AND SHOPPING (FOR DRINK)

CALLIE

empire state building, nbc studio tour, museum of television and radio, haydn planetarium, a broadway show, hershey's and virgin records in times square, try to get in a david letterman show, chinatown for lunch, the imagine circle and alice in wonderland statue in central park, statue of liberty, shopping at macy's, tour the united nations, dinner at planet hollywood, side trip to queens to see flushing park and the unisphere, etc.

See as many sites as you can.
Do loads of shopping!
Enjoy the nightlife.
Cram as much as you possibly can into the five days.
Enjoy yourself and have a brilliant time. I am soo jealous!!

amyb

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radar

There's so much you can do in New York, I'm not quite sure where to begin. Since your stay is a short one (5 days) I'll just list some places you may want to see and you can pick and choose. I'll put a rating of 1 to 5 (1=slightly recommended, 5= Highly):

Museum of Natural History (4)
Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) (3)
Go to a Broadway show (5+)

Avoid:
Taking the subway (especially at night) unless you know where your going.

Central Park after sundown.

Contrary to what many people may say, the majority of New Yorkers are more than willing to help a visitor with directions and precautions. Enjoy your visit.

Barkley Hound

What are your interests? I could say visit all of the museums, or shop till you drop, or take sightseeing tours.

Rawk

Get Time Out mag and choose some gigs or whatever.

wei_bei_li

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