A Trip To NYC? Help Me Plan One! - OT -

I lived in NYC until about 3 years ago, when I moved to NJ, then back here to Boston, but my sister is still there. Email me offlist, and I'll give you the "grand tour"..where to stay, what shows to see, fabulous art stores, etc. I go there once a month, and if not this fall, i'll meet ya there next fall. spring is also fabulous.

Tink -- hotels.com advertises $69 NY rooms on the TV. Shoot, that is what I was paying for motel 6 here in CA, and what I paid at a discount in NYC 15 years ago!

Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows

I can help! I lived in Brooklyn for 4 years, in the early 80's.

How fab a hotel are you thinking about? My absolute favorite is the Waldorf Astoria. It's very "old elegance", the rooms are snug and have personality, and Peacock Alley (with Cole Porter's piano) is THE place to relax and people watch. Their restaurant, Oscar's, is wonderful, too.

My favorite upscale restaurant was Lutece, but to my sorrow it closed this past February . So many restaurants have come and gone, I'm not even going to try to suggest one, but for a slice of history and an awesome view, there's always the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Plaza. For less opulent places, my absolute favorite burger joint is Jackson Hole, on 64th St. between 2nd & 3rd Ave. (And I checked, it's still there and still getting "best of" awards left and right.)

Let me know what else you're thinking of doing, and I'll see what I can come up with. I'm an expert at doing NYC on the cheap, but was also blessed with an extravagant lover when I lived there, who showed me all KINDS of wild stuff I could never have afforded.

KarenK

On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 21:14:35 -0400, BeckiBead wrote (in message ):

One of my favorite web sites has a ton of information on cheap, but nice hotels. Take a peek:

We're using one of their sister sites to plan our proposed trip to Las Vegas. (It's going to a bit of a while - we have to get my pain under control first) I love the sites - informative and humourous. Kathy N-V

Tink, NY is fabulous in the Fall. After all, "Autumn in New York" was written about it. I live about an hour from there by train, so if you do visit, we will get to meet!! Cool, I can't wait already. I know the bead district by heart (both the one in the garment district and the one downtown near the flower district). I've never stayed at the Marriott Marquis, but I have gone to dinners there and it's a fabulous looking place, though the banquet type food is not great. I'll check with friends who stay in NYC often and see what they say. If you need to go "on the cheap" and are not fussy, you can stay at one of the Y's, there is one near Broadway and 60th street which has rooms with and without bathrooms. Bathrooms are one flight down, so it is not very convenient.. I know you want (and deserve) a fabulous hotel, but if you need to get away sooner, that is an option.Sort of a dorm type atmosphere, but in a safe neighborhood and more like a European type small hotel. Patti

We're looking at a splendiferous four-day weekend sometime. And we want to stay at convenient and somewhat nice places. It may be a honeymoon, of sorts :-)

Half the fun will be in the planning, anyway. We both love traveling by train, both love the theatre and good food, and adore traveling in general. Particularly together.

I've only been to NYC once, and that was a post-9/11 Ground Zero counseling trip the week before Christmas that year. Even though I'd never been to NYC before, I could tell it wasn't your typical Christmas in NY. Even Times Square was really subdued. I'm looking forward to seeing NY again, this time under happier circumstances.

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You need to go to Zabar's and explore all the gourmet food and cooking gadgets.

Dean & Deluca for the same reason. Sunday spent on the Lower East Side & Chinatown. Start with Dim Sum in Chinatown. Eat where the locals are, not the tourists. Sit at a table with locals - who cares if you don't speak Chinese? You'll have a better time and most likely the folks at your table will share their custom-made goodies with you.

Dessert is a must a Veniero's. It's an Italian bakery that's been in operation in the same location since the late 19th century.

Another MUST visit place is Tinsel Trading Co. They have an incredible selection of vintage trim, beaded fringe and other gaudy gewgaws (love that word!)

And of course there's York Beads And Barb's right... Zabar's is great. A walk through the Flower District is always fun, too.

KarenK (who sometimes almost misses NYC)

Well you guys are going to think I'm nuts, but I'm not planning to hunt down any beads at all. Just want some relaxation, rest and entertainment. And good companionship.

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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 10:42:56 -0400, Barbara Forbes-Lyons wrote (in message ):

Whatever you do, don't order off the English menu. Whenever I go to Chinatown, I semi-discreetly walk around and look at whatever other people are eating. Then I just tell the waiter, "I'll have what they're having."

Many moons ago, when I worked in Chinatown, I did this every day at lunchtime. I remember one waiter trying to talk me out of this, because "the food was too spicy for white people." (It wasn't)

Boy, I miss working in Chinatown. It was always so exciting.

Kathy N-V

I miss coming home on the train with a whole duck from Chinatown, a bag of goodies from the Kosher bakeries, a bucket of pickles from the Pickle Man (yes, it's not just in the movie, he does exist) and armfuls of cheap exotic roses from the rose shops.

hunt down any beads at all. Just want some relaxation, rest and entertainment. And good companionship.<

Makes sense to me!

Okay, my personal list of "cool stuff to see" includes wandering thru Chinatown, the galleries in SoHo, just wandering around Cooper Union for people watching, snacking at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station (just go to LOOK at Grand Central, and make sure to look UP at the ceiling!!!). Also, if you like Indian food, check out the restaurants on 6th St. between

1st and 2nd Aves. Some of them even have pretty patios in the back.

If you feel like venturing out of Manhattan, DO visit the Brooklyn Museum of Art then take a walk through Prospect Park. Story has it that Olmstead designed it AFTER Central Park and it's much more his personal vision. The Brooklyn Botanical Gardens are gorgeous, too. Then there's the Staten Island Ferry. I know I'll sound silly but one of the most fun things I used to do with my Dad when I was little was to buy a bag of popcorn and throw it to the seagulls that follow behind.

KarenK

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Kathy N-V :

]Whatever you do, don't order off the English menu. Whenever I go to ]Chinatown, I semi-discreetly walk around and look at whatever other ]people are eating. Then I just tell the waiter, "I'll have what ]they're having."

now why didn't i think of that!

no, wait - i know why! it might be something like squid or octopus or contain shellfish!

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The Metropolitan Museum with leaves blowing about.....SIGH. Museum of Natural History, too, same thing. SIGHHHHHHHH ~~ Sooz

Don't know about the $$, but this is very, very Tink:

Restaurants that might be Tinkish (I used to work with Keith McNally and Brian McNally):

Balthazar

Pastis Shopping:

1600+ best stores And there's always........ International Bead Store Index ~~ Sooz

The Met

Great place for souvenirs, totally! NY Public Library Shop ~~ Sooz

Yes, yes! And M J Trim.com........

~~ Sooz

OMG. The Chelsea!!! How PERFECT!!!! Patti Smith... Mark Twain... And Arthur C. Clarke wrote 2001: A Space Odyssey there! Jackson Pollock, Mapplethorpe (of course)...

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