I will be visiting New York with my girlfriend in late April for 5 days before going down to Florida

Any ideas you all have on what to check out in New York is greatly appreciated

it it will be my first time in New York but not in the US. We will be looking to get a watch for my girlfriend, budget is around $800, probably not vintage. we will be staying on Manhattan

 

Hi Daniel - My suggestion - Take the subway over to Brooklyn and walk back over the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan Island. Fabulous views day and night!

Jon

 

Food tour of The Village.

 

You have to eat at Carnegie's Deli. Drop by Faber's Gallery to gawk at vintage and pre-owned modern watches (say hi to Ed for me). The Breguet Boutique is right next door to the Omega boutique too.

 

Splurge and dine at The River Cafe...good food, great service and the views of Manhattan are breathtaking! (It's almost underneath the Brooklyn Bridge.)

 

If it is not too cold, I strongly suggested exploring the High Line. It is an old, elevated railroad track that was brilliantly re-purposed into a park. Walk the length of it and you will enjoy a uniquely interesting view of the city. Around the south end of it is the Chelsea Market, which is also well worth a visit.

Here is a map, and further information:

http://www.thehighline.org/about/maps

Cheers,

Tony C.

 

Eat Eat Eat.

There's delicous food everywhere you look. Street vendors, pizza shops, and more michelin stars than anywhere else in the States so you can eat quite well at just about any price point.

For pizza, try and get down to Lombardi's in little italy - may have to wait a bit for a table but it's worth it. Oldest pizza place in the country and some of the best you will find. http://www.firstpizza.com/


Enjoy!

 

First, thanks for all the tips and ideas , really great!

so far on the list, random order:

The highline
Brooklyn bridge
cony Island - unsure about this one
Times Square
Central Park
empire state building
and lots of restaurants, will try some of the suggested ones in this thread.

Have I missed anything ?

 

Check out the financial district and the twin towers memorial.

 

If you're handed a menu without prices, ASK. Don't assume anything. You might order a $20 entre and be charged $40 for rolls or a salad that you assumed were included. (I know there are crooks in every big city.)

Find out where the Time Square webcams are so you can arrange to say hi to your friends at home. There's extra points from 4chan if you knock down a magazine rack on-camera.

 

I like the Highline. It's in the Chelsea area, and if you like seafood, the Chelsea market is right underneath!

 

$40 rolls was an off-the-cuff example. It might have been $20 nachos. And (get ready) I read that particular story repeated many time on Yelp.

And... (get ready) I've never been to NYC. HOWEVER, my daughter goes there frequently, my son-in-law worked on Times Square for 10 years. My sister goes there regularly. My story was anecdotal based on second hand "you think that's bad listen to this... " tales.

However... I have eaten at a number of restaurants (not in NYC) that don't have prices on the menus. I miss my expense account.

Sorry, I overloaded that post with hyperbole.

I'll go change my name now.

 

Id second these suggestions

 

What, a bunch of guys who trifle over little mechanical artifacts all day don't even mention a museum? Philistines.
At least wander through the Metropolitan Museum of Art a bit.