TripAdvisor would be more helpful to you than /trv/ at this point.

Advice? Tell me exactly where you'll be so that I can mug you. And possibly rape you.

It'll be fun. For me, mostly, unless you're a masochist. Though that's not really important.

>>325562

you should have just posted "I am 12 and what is this"

KATZ'S DELI, MOTHERFUCKER!!!

>>325546

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quite nice and cheep hotel is Howard Johnson (airport shuttle for free). It´s in Queens and it takes 20mins by bus and then 30-40mins by subway to get to Manhattan. There, you need 2 days to visit all important in NYC, as Liberty island (16USD entry ticket), Wall street, Empire state building (20 USD), Madison SG, Dakota building, Central park, National Museum (entry is a donation, we paid 10 USD per person as we are poor eurofags :), Times Square and some shops as J@R or Macy´s.

>>326700

NYC resident here, what is this "national museum" of which you speak?

>>326707
lol misteake.. I meaned metropolitan museum of course

>>326711

aww that's too bad, I was hoping there was an awesome secret museum under the central park reservoir that I hadn't discovered yet.

honestly Metropolitan Museum was pretty cool :-)

>>325562
Don't listen to people like this. NYC is one of the top 5 safest cities in the US, and people are pretty nice there.

Any camwhores wanna meet up and fuck on North Myrtle Beach?

Not OP but, when is it the best time of year to visit New York? I'd love to go there.

>>326762
Spring or fall. It's sticky-hot in summer and winter's not the best if you want to be going around seeing sights.

However, there are lots of free things going on in summer. I dunno man, go whenever.

>>325562
As long as you stay out of the fucking projects ANYWHERE you'll be fine. I've lived in NYC for a long time, trust me.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure Prospect Park has free concerts during the summer. If you're an intellectual, Governors Island sometimes has free plays.

Basically, my advice, piss your money away on material goods and shit for your friends back home. But don't overspend on entertaining yourself. It's entirely unnecessary. :) I hope you have a great time.

Not OP ,but anybody knows something about the area next to the empire state? Im not sure if a suite in vincci avalon is better than a normal room in other hotel next to times square for same price.
is really so important to have the hotel in times square?
and also are taxis affordable in NY?

>>326848
Staying in Times Square would be irritating as this area is full of dipshits and massive chain stores and restaurants you would find in any suburb anywhere in the US (Red Lobster, Sephora, shit like that). Although this area is WIDELY associated with New York, its not authentically new york. It's a corporate clusterfuck. I would stay in a cool interesting hotel elsewhere in the city.

As for cabs, they are expensive. There was recently a highly publicized issue with cabbies charging the out of city rate to patrons getting rides in the city (for example: the meter will rape you more if you're going from Manhattan to Westchester). So just pay attention to not get ripped off. Better yet, use the subway. It's more authentic and you'll see some interesting people to take pictures of and shit on with your friends back home.

>>326848
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/new-york-cabbies-rip-off-passengers/highway-robbery/

Here is the link to said article. The subway is $2.25. If you're staying for a week, get a weekly metrocard and ride all you want (subway AND buses). I'm a New Yorker and I never ever use cabs. Shit is a rip off.

>>326858
so is better to get the suite in vincci avalon next to ES? would be the same shit, wouldnt it?can you tell me something about that hotel and the area? I was just thinking in how dangerous will be the way back from theather walking to hotel.
is dangerous to get metro at nights?
where an american goes to buy his clothes? woodbury commons is just a tourist trap?

>>326866 Basically all of midtown and lower manhattan = very safe. You can pick a hotel in any of these areas and you will be completely fine (Just.. your wallet wont be, as these are expensive). The subway is usually pretty safe at night, except CERTAIN subway lines (FOR EXAMPLE: The J train goes through a lot of shitty projecty parts of Brooklyn.. like the Marcy projects where Jay-Z comes from). And the S train is pretty shitty too (But i HIGHLY doubt you would ever end up on that train). In fact, the only time someone attempted to mug me for my ipod was during rush hour on a crowded train in a shit part of Brooklyn (Utica Avenue on the A train) (oh and I beat the shit out of her for it). Trust me, you will have nothing to worry about in the area of Manhattan you're thinking of staying in, whether its 4am or 4pm. There will be tons of other tourists around at all hours. Not to mention.. midtown tends to be very well lit.

I cant tell you much about the hotel because, since I live here, I've never stayed in that hotel. But I assure you the area is just fine.

This is also worth mentioning: Don't hang around in central park after dark. Every so often someone DOES get hassled or mugged there. Just use your best judgment (but try not to get too paranoid because of bad New York stereotypes).

Oh and as for clothing, this usually depends on your age and income. A lot of students favor H&M. They are everywhere and have cheap nice clothes (for men women and children). Express has very nice stuff for both sexes as well (and the prices are moderate). But I would also check out some of vintage stores around St. Marks if that is your speed (but be aware these are on the pricey side).

>>326866
Oh and Woodbury Commons isn't particularly close to NYC. I'm sure theres a bus that goes there but.. personally... I find that outlets suck. If you're going to go to an outlet mall, go to Jersey Gardens in Elizabeth, New Jersey. I'm pretty sure there are busses that go there too. Place is HUGE and has basically everything.

Have fun in New York because it really is an awesome place.

>>326872
>>326871
Thanks
anyone knows if I can buy a prepaid phone card with data included for using googlemaps?
what can you tell me about helicopter tours?
or the most amazing thing you have seen in NY

anyone knows if foreigners are allow to shoot in gun shooting ranges in NY, just rent a gun and shoot for an hour or something

Fuck H&M, that shit falls apart in 2 seconds and they have it in Europe anyway. If you're not a tween and like real clothes go to Century 21, it's by the WTC so it should be convenient for your tourism routes.

The helicopter tours have a spotty safety record but at least if you die your death will be captured on beautiful video.

any not so tipycal must-go place in new york?

>>326908
Call ahead of time to avoid potential embarrassment.

>>326908
the only one I've been to is the west side rifle and pistol range, they now require you to be a US resident

Food: Di fara pizzeria for best pizza, Joes Shanghai for best soup dumplings, Ippudo for best ramen, Katz's for best jewish deli, Shake Shack for best burgers

Manhattan Hoods: East Village, LES, Greenwich Village, West Village, Soho

Brooklyn Hoods: Williamsburg (my favorite), DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights (waterfront promenade), Carroll Gardens, Park Slope

Tourist Attractions: Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge (do not miss out on walking across.. then you can check out DUMBO), Empire State Building (if the line is short), Times Square (just visit for a few minutes one night)

Clothes Shopping: Stick to Soho - for cheap stuff, there's Uniqlo, H&M, and various other places. There are also tons of boutiques and designer shops if you're rich. J Crew men's store has some cool shit recently at decent prices. APC and Flying A have some ok denim. Odin has some super-expensive men's indie designer shit.

where to buy a cheap electronics? laptops and unlocked phones

>>327205
on the internet.

It will always be cheaper because:
1) New York commerical rents are so high, so they need to make more profit to cover their costs = high prices
2) New York sales taxes

There isn't really an electronics area of the city. There's a couple of big stores like B&H Photo for cameras (and some other electronics) and also J&R for a wider range. The fact the even a big chain like BestBuy couldn't survive in Union Square tells the story. Amazon dominates this market.

>>327146
We should get /b/ to try and troll us more often, maybe then these guys will show up and make some more worthwhile posts.

Screw the empire state building. Do the rockefeller building, its so much better.

Go to astoria and raep moot.

Best pizza in Manhattan, and probably the world, is Ben's Pizza:

177 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012-3704

You will not be disappoint.

>>327205
best shop for electronics (cameras, laptops etc.) is J@R on Park Row, very easy to find.

bump for relevance to my interest

How about going to see some broadway play? prices, anticipation for buying the tickets, etc?

thanks

>>327536

you can see the same shit on tour since it's just second rate stars belting out a licensed rendition of some awful elton john song, if you want to save yourself some trouble you could just buy the DVD and invite over all your fat friends (get the girls to "dress up" with sparkle makeup and "the rachel" hairdo (just like they do in the big sophisticated city)). get catering from the olive garden to make it extra fabulous.

>>327337
this post is wrong and the poster should feel bad about it.

The best pizza in the world is Sal and Carmines on 2671 Broadway (between 102nd and 101st).

I'm not shitting you, try it and you will see what I mean. Just don't piss off the old man who works behind the counter, Sal just died a year ago and Carmine has taken it pretty bad, so he's become the pizza nazi. Just make sure you go there at lunchtime because at night his son takes over and he burns the pizza sometimes.

Also,
>>327146 is an NYU transplant hipster. Shake Shack sucks, Katz is ridiculously overpriced (and the owner's daughter is disgustingly ugly, although thats not really relevant i guess) and Di fara is bullshit. Joe Shanghai is the shit though, definitely check it out. Also, check out the Burger Joint in the lobby of the Parker Meridian hotel, the burgers are amazing albeit a bit overpriced.

Be sure to get out to the Chinatown in flushing queens, the shopping there, if done right, is really fucking cheap and pretty good. Fun fact, if you see a lot of steam coming out of a window above the first floor, its probably a sweat shop. Long story but I know that from experience.

http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/all check this out, summer, open air concerts are pretty nice. Also Shakespeare in the Park is cool if you're into that kind of shit.

As for hotels, idk what to tell you really, I've always lived here but don't stay in midtown, its overpriced and full of fucking retarded tourists. Your best bet is probably to stay somewhere in the village.

One final word of advice I will leave you with, don't stop in the middle of the fucking sidewalk to take a picture, don't ask people for directions (get a map, its not hard) and keep pace. Believe it or not people actually have shit to do here, and unfortunately we have to share our space with a lot of retarded tourists

>>327554

sal and carmines is fine pizza, I think it's a bit lulzy to claim that it's better than di fara's, which leads me to suspect you're trolling.

shake shack is also perfectly good, just because it's new does not mean it's "transplant shit". obviously le parker makes a better burger but you're shake shack hate leads me to believe you are either a troll or don't know what you are talking about and are trying to sound like an "expert" by bashing something that most people regard as good.

>>327536
Go to the tkts booth to get same day discount tickets. There are two in Manhattan, one in Times Square that opens at 2pm and has massive queues + annoying motherfuckers who talk to you while you're queuing. So go downtown to the tkts place by the South Seaport. It opens at 11am and the queue is much shorter, leaving you with better tickets and more free time in the afternoon before the show in the evening.

Generally, tickets are 30-50% off. There's a board listing which shows are available that day and what discount they have. Note that just because it's on the board, doesn't mean there are still seats left - they want you to queue, find out it's not available anymore, then buy Blueman Group tickets (the only theory I can think of as to why it's still going). I saw Memphis the other week and it was $65 a ticket for some really good seats. Very good show. I might see Rock of Ages soon, everyone keeps saying to see it if you like 80s music and it's usually at the tkts booth.

>>327539
Knows not what he is talking about. There's all sorts of interesting stuff tucked around NY for the theatrically-interested. Most of it will never tour -- most of it won't last a month. But there's little gems hidden in all that muck -- as someone once said, with all this horse-shit in here, there must be a pony somewhere.

Also, if you like big mega-produced musicals (you're allowed to, many do) seeing them in the space they were designed for is much better than seeing the pared-down version that goes out on tour.

>>327554

Oh no I have different tastes than you, which means I'm completely wrong!

I am sending him to places that most New Yorkers would consider musts. And why are you sending him to Flushing with no suggestions as to what to do there?

If you do go there OP (it's an hour+ by subway to get there depending on where you're coming from), check out Ocean Jewels for dim sum, the Flushing mall has a decent food court, spicy fish balls on Main street between 40th and 41st under the bridge, and Golden Market is a good asian market.

One more thing I thought of, if you like improv comedy, check out ASSSCAT 3000 at the UCB theater: http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/shows/12. You can get tickets for free, but you have to wait in a longass line to do so, so I'd suggest just buying some for the earlier show.

I enjoyed heartlands brewery just off time square when I was in NYC. had a nice steak and ale. although I'm pretty much satisfied with anything.

I have stayed at the hilton in Newark $80 and connected to the train station.

I enjoy visiting grand central lower level for a meal. Washington square on sundays for jazz. Around There is a great street market around Union Square. I try to get to the worst dive bar ever - coyote ugly on 1st ave and while I am over there visit Sammy Romainian steak house.

>>327768

Coyote Ugly IS the worst dive bar.. the best dives in the East Village are B-side, Blue & Gold, Cherry Tavern, & Heathers.

>>327769

well isn't someone an active mod today!!!

I don't understand these recommendations at all. They're all about food and shopping. You can do that shit anywhere.

>>327787
yeah but not like New York... that's the point.

Visit Mars Bar if you want to find out where you fit in society.

Brooklynfag here with a bit of advice

.Brooklyn is an okay place. Just don't go to certain parts after hours

.As a tourist, there should be no reason why you're in the projects (unless you can blend in aka being a minority and even then, don't). As a person that used to live in the projects, yeah bad idea.

.If you must visit times square (and you probably will), avoid going friday/saturday nights as those are the days that the tourists often stay in and the native new yorkers are out. Chances of being robbed/attacked/simply annoyed increased by 50% on those nights

.You're in NYC for fuck's sake. If eating pizza, eat from local pizzerias. Dominos, Pizza Hut, Papa Johns, etc. are frowned down upon over here.

Excellent thread, thanks everyone.

What is there to do in Chinatown or Koreatown in Manhattan other than buy counterfeit watches and purses?

>>325549
>$800
>NYC
I hope you mean 8000 dorrars

My face when I saw that parking in NYC was $20+ an hour. Its like fucking 50c in my city!

>>327811
you can actually park on many of the streets for free, you just have to watch out for any restrictions like street cleaning.

BUMP for shooting ranges

>>327807
You can find decent hotels for $125 a night. Food is cheap if you know where to look, and that still leaves a lot just to spend.

>>327867
You missed
>i plan on doin alot of clothe shopping
Unless he is doing alot of his shopping on Jamaica Ave or China Town, he could have bought those clothes at home behind his PC.

>>327870
>>327867
And reading back, he also said without hotel fees. So he's fine.

Not op but i'm enjoying the thread; any other tourist traps or local spots for entertainment you guys know?

>>327851
There is no shooting ranges in NYC. You aren't even allowed to own any type of firearm. Nothing. Sorry to disappoint. I think if you go to long island or upstate you'll find shooting ranges, but nothing in NYC. (I know that is technically not true, but getting a gun license is practically impossible if you don't have a reason, that's all OP needs to know. )

Just hang out in Central Park all day, check out the Cloisters and the Met, then go home. Don't feed the machine.

>>327743
most New Yorkers would actually not consider most of those musts. Also, U MAD?

http://www.themoth.org/ I've only been once but it was fairly entertaining, I guess

As I mentioned earlier, there is the Westside Shooting Range in Manhattan. www.westsidepistolrange.com

However, you need to be a US resident now. If you don't have a permit, you can only fire a .22.

You're probably better off in other states for shooting ranges really.

If you're not alone, I'd recommend checking out a burlesque show, especially if you're with a chick - they love that shit.

The Fat Cat in the West Village is pretty good too if you want to do more than just drinking. They have some good live music there, as well as pool tables and other games. You can even just chill and play scrabble. I normally go on Friday nights when my favourite bars get ruined by NYU and out of towners. Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens play there every Friday and are always worth the fighting the crowds to see. Stays open til 5am all week too.

You know I really think this should be on page 0 again. I'll bump with more experience.

To anyone interested in art:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a VERY wide variety. Ancient art, Renaissance art, Impressionism, Mannerism, Post-Modernism. You name it and it's there.

The Museum of Modern Art: They have a lot great works from 1800 and on. You'll find Van Goghs there, Francis Bacon, and others. They have a lot of photography too, and works in other "modern" media as well.

The Whitney: Great if you like to see art that no one has heard of. They have many HUGE paintings there, along with several outlandish or surreal 3d installations. Worth checking out, but not if you want the "OH I KNOW WHAT THAT IS" factor.

The Gugenheim: A lot of architectural drawings and models here. Also a very interesting building design itself. It's a giant spiraling ramp with art going all the way to the top.

>>328036
Continued.

Like sports? Check out Chelsea Piers, the sports Mecha of New York. Here you'll find driving ranges, ice skating, batting cages, tennis courts, and I believe rock walls, all built on buildings on the piers. The driving range is probably the coolest to look at, it looks very out of place as a long area that is netted to keep the golf balls in.

Interested in Wall Street and other financial areas? Don't bother. Really. Sure you can see the floor of the NYSE, but you're in an elevated catwalk with a ton of other people and you just look through a glass window at the floor. It's not like you can go down and get a picture of what's really going on. Sure it's very interesting, but really, you're better off getting a book on this.

Ground Zero is a pretty interesting place to go. Tourists can actually get an idea of what it was like in New York on that day. The site itself is very large. You can really tell that something is missing, perhaps due to all of the bulldozers down below. There is a memorial in a church nearby, and it has a bunch of books and information about that day. Believe me, you won't say "LOL 9/11" when you see this.

Want to see some awesome churches? St. John the Divine is an absolutely incredible Episcopal cathedral. It's bluish in color on the inside, and is really just something that you'll want to see again and again. The masonry on the outside is perfect, and the inside is solemn and also beautiful.
St. Patrick's Cathedral on 5th Ave. is a Catholic cathedral, and is just about as amazing at St. John's, but is a bit brighter in color. If you're going to get married in a Catholic church, this is the one to do it in.
I have yet to been to the Church of the Transfiguration (I believe that's what it's called), but I hear that that one is great to see too, if anybody can back me up on that.

>>328040
Continued

As previous posters have said, go to Times Square, but only for about 10 minutes or so. Go, take in the lights, take a few pictures, then get out of that tourist infested area. It really is amazing to see, but stay away unless you want to go to the same stores and restaurants that are everywhere else in the country.

Broadway shows: I've seen "In the Heights", "The Lion King", "Spamalot", and one other that I can't remember (Must not have been that great). Spamalot was very funny, just like Monty Python and the Holy Grail but with more cheerleaders. The Lion King was actually better than I thought it would be. I went in with the "This is going to be so gay" attitude, but I quickly changed my mind. Personally I think Zazoo made the show.
In the Heights was by far the best on though. It had a pretty awesome story, great characters, and great songs. Seriously, the lead guy was like rap-singing his songs, it was incredible.

And now I remember the other one. West-side Story. Skip it. It was all about boring Puerto Rican drama, and it lasted way too long. Also for any show, the nosebleed section really isn't bad, and the tickets are way cheaper there, if you're worried about that.

>>328042
Corbin Bleu is the lead in In The Heights. And he IS fucking awesome.

I'm just coming back from a trip to NYC, me and a couple friends got some cheap tickets for it and LOVED it.

We played the lottery for Wicked and Phantom but lost, though.

>>328043
>Corbin Bleu is the lead in In The Heights

At first I was like, back the fuck up are you serious?
But then I was like, imokwiththis.jpgbecausehewasdamnawesomethere

How long has he been the lead?

>>328047
Since the beginning, I'm pretty sure. He's on the "Original Cast Recording" CD.

>>328051
Here we go, I knew I wasn't crazy. Scroll down to the Broadway cast replacements section.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Heights#Cast_and_characters

>>327936

>most New Yorkers would actually not consider most of those musts.

the following poster >>328036
goes on to list all the museums the mod listed.

i think u mad.

>>327929
>>327984
Not OP but interested, there are sites like eliteshooters.com that looks that they goes outside new york for the excursions.
I saw in the webpage that kids are allow to go shooting with their parents.
I mean, I kid doesnt have license either, maybe there are more open to foreigners.
Otherwise I wrote an email to them asking about and they never response....
Any new yorker knows about excursions like that for tourists?