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Good choices. While the cool museums like Tenament etc are definitely worth visiting , for young museum goers and new visitors, you need to see the grandness that is the Met, or one of the other iconic museums.Any desire to be someplace at midnight? 8:45 at Luger probably gets you out around 10:15 the latest, as, it's not a slow dining place.
I figure we will cab it back to Manhattan after dinner and go try to hang around Times Square or that general area. It's probably going to be a disaster, but what the heck.
Hoo boy...I get the whole, "Hey, we're here in NYC on NYE, how can we not try and hang around Times Square?"feeling, but I strongly recommend you come up with another plan of actionNot only will you not be able to get anywhere near Times Square at that time, it will take you FOREVER to not get near thereNYC north of 32nd or so all the way up to Central Park essentially becomes a military zoneGiven the ages of the group involved I realize that you can;t just pop into a bar at 11 and stay for an hour, but just a heads upIf I think of a viable alternative I'll post it
This is correct. if you want to get into times square you will want to get into that area early. If you truly want to visit times square, i would forego dinner and just get into times square area around 8. then hit a bar or restaurant in that vicinity. really, wherever you want to be for midnight, you are going to want to plan to get there a few hours before because it will likely get PACKED and you run a strong risk of not being able to get in.
Times Square has to be like the most miserable NYE option available to mankind. I've never done it but have had a couple out-of-town friends who endured it. Yippy ####### skippy, one more off the bucket list, eh?Don't do it, kutta.ETA: No, seriously, don't.
the only year i did it was a disaster and i hated it. i was in high school and someone puked in my coat so i had to go out to times square with no jacket and it was freezing. good times.
Have you been to Ippudo, down on 10th and 4th? Just hit it up again yesterday - best I've had by far.
Subway, brah.'Tremendous Upside said:
'Koya said:
Ippudo is great.Another good one in my neck of the woods:http://www.yelp.com/biz/totto-ramen-new-york#query:ramen
Waiting for the subway at 2 AM can take forever, and then all trains go local in Queens at that hour, so you're looking at an hour plus train ride...Then it's either a 10 minute walk or a wait for a bus or a $7 cab ride to my apartmentOnce a cab is obtained in Manhattan it's only about 25 mins to my building's doorBut thanks for the advice on getting around the city I've lived in my whole life
There's an ippudo opening Midtown wst at some point in the near future....with slightly different recipes for your Ramen enjoyment.I prefer Ippudo' broth but Totto's ramen'Koya said:
Its been a couple of years since I've gone out nye, but the taxi issue was just as bad the two hours before midnight as I recall as everybod tries to hustle to their spots. Only cabs available would run their off-duty signs and try and price gouge. Getting back from brooklyn at any time afyer 10 will be a mess IMO. Best bets are reserving a car service now or taking the subway.'Tremendous Upside said:
Waiting for the subway at 2 AM can take forever, and then all trains go local in Queens at that hour, so you're looking at an hour plus train ride...Then it's either a 10 minute walk or a wait for a bus or a $7 cab ride to my apartmentOnce a cab is obtained in Manhattan it's only about 25 mins to my building's doorBut thanks for the advice on getting around the city I've lived in my whole life
I used to have similar issues getting from the LES to Boerum Hill every weekend. In theory Delancey to Bergen is 15-20 minutes, but late night & weekends, forget it. And the last place you want to be stumble down drunk is a train platform.
So are you saying I might have trouble getting a cab from Peter Luger's back to Manhattan after dinner? That would suck...
What time? I don't think Brooklyn has as much competition for cabs, also not sure how many are cruising the streets of Brooklyn compared to Manhattan. Every time I have gone to Lugers I took the subway home (to nyc).
It's possible, although last NYE I had to work and had to get from the Upper West Side to my office downtown in SoHo at like 11:15. Took about 5 mins longer than it normally would to find a cab. That said, Brooklyn will be harder than Manhattan. It might be worth calling a car service and see how much it would be to preorder a car.
Staten island has a TON of great restaurants but i agree, not much else besides the mall and Snug Harbor. Adobe blues is a great restaurant/bar in that area. 150 beer selection
The wet weather has definitely forced numerous folks from out of town into more indoor activities. Seems like just snow now, which is a lot better than than the rain from before. The girls would love to see the windows at Bergdof Goodman department store, which I believe is close to some of your planned activities. Walked by them just now, pretty cool even for a jaded nyer.
Cool. Thanks. We'll try to check that out. We were right there the other day (Central Park and FAO Schwartz, but we missed that). We may be heading back that way though.
S.I. restaurants are underrated; lots of great Italian places. My favorite is Carol's Cafe.
Glad you guys are enjoying yourself and glad you enjoyed Il Cortile...I have to get back there...I used to work down near there and would go more often
'BobbyLayne said:S.I. restaurants are underrated; lots of great Italian places. My favorite is Carol's Cafe.
at the thought of someone recommending a tourist to visit SI. Unless you're a Wu-Tang affiliate or helping with Sandy clean-up, invest your time in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Enjoy!
'BobbyLayne said:S.I. restaurants are underrated; lots of great Italian places. My favorite is Carol's Cafe.
'BobbyLayne said:S.I. restaurants are underrated; lots of great Italian places. My favorite is Carol's Cafe.
Nobody recommended a visit to SI. In fact, just the opposite.
Damn- totally forgot to throw out my recommended Met itinerary. That place is huge and can suck up a lot of energy and time and still hold out on some of it's better, or at least IMO for first time visitors- more accessible- galleries. I hope you guys had and are having fun.But yeah- it's been cold.
dates.Just got back from watching a pretty sweet jazz show at Birdland (44th n 8th), with their house Big Band. Pleasantly surprised. Food and all wasn't even that expensive, and some great and varied jazz..l much funkier than I expected. If a girl likes jazz would make a kick ### date place fwiw.
I remember those.Oh yeah! I've got a lunch date for new years eve day today... and it's even with my wife. we went with Del Posto, but am looking forward to Cookshop for another time in the next couple of... years. still.. thanks for the recommendation nick and tu.Hope everybody has a safe, happy and healthy new year.
This description reminds me of George and the meatpacking district club. "It was right here! There was a bar and beautiful models..."
Birdland is OK. It's nearby so it's a bit of a routine for us, about the same as Blue Note, Iridium or Vanguard. All good classic venues to either have a good time at or catch a big name act. Personal favorite jazz bars I like better:55 BarBar Next DoorFat CatJazz StandardSmallsZinc BarJust got back from watching a pretty sweet jazz show at Birdland (44th n 8th), with their house Big Band. Pleasantly surprised. Food and all wasn't even that expensive, and some great and varied jazz..l much funkier than I expected. If a girl likes jazz would make a kick ### date place fwiw.
LOL... IT WAS!!!!!And the funny part was, while offered, I didn't even take the Blue Pill.Otherwise I'd question my own memory.
Standard type spot it was, but I had a better time than expected. Haven't been to smalls but hear its great.Birdland is OK. It's nearby so it's a bit of a routine for us, about the same as Blue Note, Iridium or Vanguard. All good classic venues to either have a good time at or catch a big name act. Personal favorite jazz bars I like better:55 BarBar Next DoorFat CatJazz StandardSmallsZinc BarJust got back from watching a pretty sweet jazz show at Birdland (44th n 8th), with their house Big Band. Pleasantly surprised. Food and all wasn't even that expensive, and some great and varied jazz..l much funkier than I expected. If a girl likes jazz would make a kick ### date place fwiw.
kind of intrigued by the 
op-up: strip club though...interesting concept being that the strip clubs in NYC are very disappointing.
Unrelated, but you ever been to any of the private bars inside MSG? Crazy labyrinth getting to them, I could never remember all the different stairs/elevators. Tried explaining it to a buddy and he's like "Sure, dude - you were in a secret room with Icahn and Trump. How drunk were you?"
haha...all I remember is take the escalator in the front and from there it's def a clusterf.....Hope all you lads have a great New Year. Major may be moving back to NYC full-time next yearUnrelated, but you ever been to any of the private bars inside MSG? Crazy labyrinth getting to them, I could never remember all the different stairs/elevators. Tried explaining it to a buddy and he's like "Sure, dude - you were in a secret room with Icahn and Trump. How drunk were you?"
well that was pretty ####### good. Much more of an upscale, upper-east kind of thing.ashamed to say its taken me this long, but finally checked out the high-line too.dates.Just got back from watching a pretty sweet jazz show at Birdland (44th n 8th), with their house Big Band. Pleasantly surprised. Food and all wasn't even that expensive, and some great and varied jazz..l much funkier than I expected. If a girl likes jazz would make a kick ### date place fwiw.
IIRC the subways run pretty frequently early evening on NYE. Taking the subway later this evening can be kind of fun if you're with a group, don't mind waiting and want some good people watching - drunks, tuxes, horny wimmenz, bums, hipsters, etc. Pretty much par for the course in NYC.
Did you have sex with the chair?
