What are some good things to do in New York City?

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Mana H

Well, Broadway, obviously. I don't know if you're as obsessed with it as I am, but it's an amazing experience. Too bad you just missed the closing night of Rent. However, there are still many good shows running. Some good comedy shows would include Avenue Q, Spamalot (although that's closing in January for mysterious reasons), Young Frankenstien, and the Drowsy Chaperone. Spring Awakening is also an award-winning drama pop musical. Some classics that are also good: Wicked, Hairspray, Phantom of the Opera, or Chicago. Check out http://www.broadway.com/ for more choices.

Also, Times Square and walk around to all the shopping areas. Rockafeller Center also has many great shops. China town is also an interesting experience if you don't mind the smell (seriously, the seafood's stench smells like crap).

I would also say to go to Coney Island, but they are redoing the place as a well-to-to, pretentious tourist district rather than the rundown, but strange and unique place it used to be.

All in All, New York is a very diverse, entertaining city. I hope you have a good time!
Make sure to check out http://www.earthcam.com/ so you can wave to your friends at select areas in the city.

Leroy

go see the statute of liberty..it's really big, compared to what you see on TV, i'm serious , it's huge

HUNTER

WELL GO TO EXHIBITS ITS FUN

Amy

I have a VERY long list, but to simplify my answer, go to: http://newyork.citysearch.com/

gigapawn

definatly check out the 911 memorial

Camilla

new york city is an awesome place! you could see a broadway show and something that i did this summer when i went there was take a tour of radio city music hall. i got to meet a rockette!!!
also visit the top of the rock.

pats and cowboys!

Go during winter to a park. All that snow. That would be fun.

sassy

Before you go check out what they have to offer online. Make a plan before you go, because there are alot of things to do.

We went on a guilded tour on those double decker buses.

We went to the Statue of Liberty.

We walked around, around, and around.

We shopped and shopped and shopped.

We wanted to go to The Letterman Show, but only got to see a star walkin.

Later that night we got to say Hi to David Letterman coming from the building from MTV is taped.

We ate alot.(research the good restaurants) Treat yourself to Serendipity Frozen Hot Chocolate!

We just had a great time in the Big Apple.

A Broadway Play is a must!!! Try and pick one before you go, there were too many to choose from.

Just enjoy yourself!!!!! :)

Tyler T

Walk around and look at its beauty.

кoloяful volkswagoη

Well, you can see a Broadway show, get mugged, see Times Square, get scammed for all your money...I'm kidding you could go to the Bronx and go to the zoo, go to Madison Square, or you could wait until New Year's and go to the parade...or something.

krissygirl

watch a broadway show, go ice skating, get tickets to a comedy club- they are great!!, shop- check out cannal street they have the best purses, eat somewhere, take a tour at NBC studios...

Leah

My friends and I went for my birthday last summer and we had fun going to Rockefeller Center, hanging out in Central Park, shopping (oh, the SHOPPING), going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Natural History, going to Times Square, and hanging out in the Village. Also of course you have the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

There are a billion things to do in the city, a lot of them super touristy (like the ones I mentioned already). Personally I think the most fun part about NYC is just walking around and hanging out.

Victoria W.

shop and fall in love. lol
thanx to "S** in the city"

clark21fan

GO TO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN! OR, GO TO BRONX ZOO!

I♥Choir

Broadway!! Go to dinner, too!!!!!! Shop!!!!

Native New Yorker

My friend, may I recommend the following.

Landmark

-Empire State Building
-Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island
-Rockefeller Center and the Top of the Rock Observation Deck
-Times Square (no trip is complete without a visit to the"Crossroads of the World")
-Broadway show
-Lower Manhattan/Wall Street Area
-United Nations
-Central Park
-Brooklyn Bridge (you can walk across it too)
-Grand Central Terminal (largest railroad terminal in the country)
-A Ride on the Staten Island Ferry (its free and you can see the Statue of Liberty as the ferry crosses the harbor)
-Sightseeing tour on a Double Decker Bus
-Bronx Zoo/New York Botonical Garden
-Yankee Stadium (stadium tours are being conducted until the end of the year)

Museums

-Museum Mile (Fifth Avenue from East 86 to East 103 Streets)
-Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center for Earth and Space (formerly the Hayden Platerium)
-MoMa
-New Museum of Contemporary Art
-Madame Tussaud Wax Museum
-The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
-The Bronx Museum of the Arts
-Brooklyn Museum
-Milk Gallery
-American Craft Museum
-Museum of American Folk Art
-Museum of the Moving Image
-The Paley Center For Media (formerly the Museum of Television and Radio)
-The Municipal Art Society

Shopping

-Macy's (West 34th Street and Broadway in the heart of Hearld Square)
-Bloomingdale's (Lexington Avenue at East 59 and East 60 Streets)
-The shops along Fifth Avenue (just don't max out you credit cards)
-FAO Schwarz
-Toys "R" Us in Times Square
-Lord and Taylor (5th Avenue at East 38th Street)
-Chinatown/Canal Street Area (if you want to go on the cheap for the stuff you can't get on Fifth Avenue)
-NBA Store (for the basketball fan - 5th Avenue at East 52nd Street)
-The Apple Computer Store (East 59th Street and Fifth Avenue)
-The Time Warner Center (West 59th Street - Columbus Circle)
-Hershey Store (for those with a sweet tooth)
-M&M World (49th Street and 7th Avenue)
-Grand Central Terminal (for the shopping)
-H&M
-Century 21 Department Store (Church and Cortlandt Street)
-forever 21
-Barneys New York (660 Madison Ave)
-Abercrombie & Fitch (5th Avenue @ 57th Street and Water Street between Fulton and John Streets)
-American Eagle Outfiters (4 locations in Manhattan)
-Urban Outfitter (8 locations in Manhattan)
-Manhattan Mall
-Queens Center Mall
-Queens Place Mall
-Roosevelt Field Mall (on Long Island)
-Fulton Street Mall
-Kings Plaza Mall
-Woodbury Common Premium Outlets
-Garden State Plaza
-The Westchester Mall
-Palisades Center Mall
-Westfield Sunrise Mall
-Green Acres Mall
-Jersey Gardens

Restaurants

-Second Avenue Deli
-Carnegie Deli
-Stage Deli
-Junior's Cheescake (home to their World Famous Cheesecake)
-Mickey Mantle's Restaurant
Among others

I hope this information is very helpful.

Good luck
Native New Yorker

DATPiNAy21

go to times square
shopping...

bethany

go to a broadway show. its amazing.

Trell

Go to the www.earthcam.com spots and wave at the cam!

Colanth

It depends on when. The tree at Rockefeller Center is impressive. The whole area, for blocks around, is usually decorated for the season.

The Intrepid museum - it's a WWII aircraft carrier. (There's also a missile sub at the same pier that you can tour.)

The Empire State Building observatory. (Plan on being up there from before sunset to after sunset - and definitely bring at least 1 camera.)

Ellis Island, if you have time and you're the descendant of immigrants. Look your ancestor(s) up.

The museums. You can spend a few weeks just doing museums. Natural History. Art. You name it.

Restaurants. Name the cuisine, there's at least one place making it authentically.

Ride a subway.

If you really want to see NYC, plan on spending the entire year. You'll get to see at least 10% of it that way. There's just too much to list in a few hundred typed pages.

Republicans are Sexy

go to abercrombie & freakin fitch!! ;D and get pics with the modelssss

Nuyorkson

Try sightseeing tours http://www.citysightsny.com/

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