This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
Wrapped up a 12 year run Memorial Day weekend.Really??That is some serious Yasuda chef. Only room for six at the sushi bar. More authentic (less cheesy) than Nobu. Enjoy.
And I'm depressed Woo Lae Oak just down the street closed. They opened right around the time I moved here and have always been my go to for upscale Korean.used to love that place...great food and fun for groups
Awesome- thanks. Just got the similar thumbup for Niko from our gb that eats out like a fiend. Called it her new favorite restaurant, which is high, high praise from her.So Nobu- still a fan, but I never actually found their sushi that great. Yeah, they were some of the first I tried that played with changing up the rolls, so that was cool- but the fish was never anything special, IMO. Their prepared foods on the other hand... ####### yum.-------------------------------Post fire apartment update (over 1 year later)- just walked through with the owner's rep and the contractor. Building has most major infrastructure up and running and the first unit has moved back in (our immediate upstairs neighbor). Still no cable. Still a construction site on the top floors and roof and public areas (including lobby and hallways). And- big bummer- our private patio is covered by scaffolding and semi-ripped up- won't be ready until probably next summer
Gotta say- it'll be nice to get back the 2nd Bath, in-unit W/D and light-flooded larger living spaces and eat-in Kitchen. Nice too to ditch the #####y old-lady downstairs neighbor here who starts any conversation with "so- have you put your carpets down yet?". But... Stuy-Town- gotta say, in the summer is pretty freaking dope once you get outside of the apartments. It's been amazing for our son to be able to run outside amidst the trees and not worry about cars or noise and head to one of the 4 playgrounds so he can play with his new best buddies (some of whom go to school with him). Also a real sense of community here- there are so many families with young kids, and most of the old-ladies are pretty nice. We're close enough at our Houston St digs to make the trip here pretty regularly, but it's not the same as walking out your door into it. Kinda dreading a bit walking out the door and being back in the thick of city life down there. 
Good news on the apartment Floppo. Hopefully you are in an settled soon. I'll meet you across the street at Oliva when you get moved. We just moved from Prospect Heights to Clinton Hill. I love the the neighborhood, but it is a real bummer for commuting. I have been taking the G to the L to get to Union Square. I always thought the J, M, Z was the bottom of the barrel for subways but the riders of the G are the ugliest people in the city. Woof.-------------------------------Post fire apartment update (over 1 year later)- just walked through with the owner's rep and the contractor. Building has most major infrastructure up and running and the first unit has moved back in (our immediate upstairs neighbor). Still no cable. Still a construction site on the top floors and roof and public areas (including lobby and hallways). And- big bummer- our private patio is covered by scaffolding and semi-ripped up- won't be ready until probably next summer
Ohh... the G train. I worked a summer near Pratt. I ended up calling it the "Guh" train. Horrible. You guys move to a place with a 2nd BR for the little bun in the oven?Good news on the apartment Floppo. Hopefully you are in an settled soon. I'll meet you across the street at Oliva when you get moved. We just moved from Prospect Heights to Clinton Hill. I love the the neighborhood, but it is a real bummer for commuting. I have been taking the G to the L to get to Union Square. I always thought the J, M, Z was the bottom of the barrel for subways but the riders of the G are the ugliest people in the city. Woof.-------------------------------Post fire apartment update (over 1 year later)- just walked through with the owner's rep and the contractor. Building has most major infrastructure up and running and the first unit has moved back in (our immediate upstairs neighbor). Still no cable. Still a construction site on the top floors and roof and public areas (including lobby and hallways). And- big bummer- our private patio is covered by scaffolding and semi-ripped up- won't be ready until probably next summer
So- Niko was good. Sushi was good- not jawdropping or anything, but good. The sides were excellent(pea shoots or soemething along with miso eggplant) and my wife's "entree" whcih was actually an appetizer, was awesome- crispy chicken. I got a swordfish special (with beets) that was poached. Swordfish and poaching not exactly the best combo- grilling just works so much better for it... but you live and learn. The beets (which I have to be in the right mood for) were quite good.
Sounds like an awesome time EephYou did get some hot ### weather though
I'll send you a list. When are you gonna be here? We grabbing beers one night?
count me in, schedule permitting.Lots of good places just west of Times Square along 9th and 10th aves.
So in other words, don't count you in?
I'll be there all week. Thursday and Friday nights probably best.
Either one is fine, although Friday allows for more
You should definitely get out of Times Square and head South. Soho, West Village and Tribeca are good choices on the West side. Cabs make everything convenient. You're only a 5-10 minute cab ride (at night) down 7th or 9th avenue to the good stuff. A place I'd suggest for good food and drink is Employees Only(on Hudson Ave aka 8th avenue). Fun place that draws a good crowd at night. There are some decent bars/restaurants in Hells Kitchen which is walking distance from you but I'd only go there if you're with a bunch of people from work.
Sure. You could hum The Times They Are a-Changin' as you walk around.We live on 45th (8th/9th Ave) and always go west. As mentioned by others, lot going on along both 9th and 10th Ave these days.
F'in Honsui
Make sure you guys come up with a sign so you 'know' who each other are.
I'll be the one wearing the Hello My Name Is: JZilla tag
Touche.
Yep, avoid this place during the weekend unless you're grabbing dinner there, then a reservation will get you in. Still, it gets very crowded during the weekend so I prefer Sun-Th.Employees Only on Sat nights now has a velvet rope and a bouncer by the door and you need at least a 2:1 female to male ratio to enter
great place to grab a quick bite on the cheap
My company is the United States Government, they don't like me raining anything. Hells Kitchen sounds like a good night out. Any suggestions over there? I like West Village, that's a good idea as well. I have a good friend on the trip who doesn't work for me and we are gonna let loose a bit. Everyone else works for me and I am a completely different person around those people. So maybe Hells Kitchen with the group, then somewhere where the management doesn't mind me taking my pants off.
Then definitely go to Chelsea. Great neighborhood for that type of stuff.
All three pools we use are in that slide show.
and 
about the rec ctr suggestion, but couple things to remember are 1) it's in the West Village, so unlike every other public pool, the nabe is good, and 2) it's never very busy. We go down there as a family because it's very refreshing on a hot day (the indoor pools tend to be heated a little bit too much). Oh, and it's free.
Thanks! Any ideas of places not far outside the city for a weekend away?All three pools we use are in that slide show.
[*]Manhattan Plaza Health Club
[*]Skyline Hotel (kids SwimJim lessons)
[*]Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
Unfortunately the first two are indoors. Haven't been to Hotel Gansevoort but it looks sweet, eh? As does both the Thompson Hotel pools (co-worker comes up from D.C. to stay at those, says they are both great).
You can
Beautiful up there in the summer. Highly recommend hitting the horse races there during opening week -
teh wimmenz in sun dresses. Also lots of great outdoor activity although the whitewater was disappointing. place for a quick w/e trip.
Hmmm. Mohegan Sun is interesting. How is the pool/spa area there? Is it relaxing or crazy? I love Saratoga Springs, but that's a little to far for what I'm looking for. She'll lose any benefit of unwinding when we have to stop at every service area to pee.
Maybe someone who has been in the summer can chime in, I've only been in the colder months. I can tell you it blows away MGM and Foxwoods. They get all the little things right, great staff. Good dining, shopping it's a pretty nice one-stop kind of thing if you don't want to hop from one place to another.
depends where you're flying in and out of
We do city vacations for special occasions (get a hotel room and enjoy a weekend in a different neighborhood). We stayed at the Gansevoort, and the pool was definitely nice. I actually like the Parker Meridian- even though it's an indoor pool, you're up 40 or so stories and and IIRC, it's glass roofed or at least wrap-around windows. The Thompson Hotel on Allen street has a tiny outdoor pool- not worth it.Outside the city... it's been a while, but there's the... Norwich? Spa in CT- IIRC, it's close enough to the casinos and also to Mystic to make a fun weekend out of it. Also a nice spa in and of itself if the lady goes for that kind of thing. I don't recall a pool, but they've got a pond/lake at Mohunk which might be warm enough to swim in by now. How about a weekend in Montauk? or somewhere near the North Fork?'Nick Vermeil said:Thanks! Any ideas of places not far outside the city for a weekend away?'BobbyLayne said:All three pools we use are in that slide show.'BobbyLayne said:
[*]Manhattan Plaza Health Club
[*]Skyline Hotel (kids SwimJim lessons)
[*]Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
Unfortunately the first two are indoors. Haven't been to Hotel Gansevoort but it looks sweet, eh? As does both the Thompson Hotel pools (co-worker comes up from D.C. to stay at those, says they are both great).
You can
glad to see those numbers are from '84 and not current. I don't know of a single apt in the neighborhood that goes for 700. and btw- I the Christadora building- looked at some units in it after 9/11- too pricey for me even then.
bump for the morning crowd.
You're in Hampton Bays which is pretty much West Hampton aka Worst Hampton
. I can give you recommendations to places in East Hampton, Montauk and Sag Harbor but those are roughly a 30-60 minute drive for you. Really beautiful towns though and worth the commute. Have fun! It's nice to be out there when the weather is still accommodating post Labor Day - not as much of a scene and very relaxed.
Not an authority at all but, I think most people associate Hampton Bays with rowdy club crowds like Boardy Barn, Neptunes and NCI.....Had some great times there 15 years ago
I'm sure there is more to the area as well as a good place to start out any journeys thru the rest of the Hamptons / Montauk.....Do you use YELP? I was out at Greenport a few months ago and Yelp led me to a few real good restaurants / bars.
Well, they do have more juice heads down there. So there's that.
driving
