Things to do in NYC

THINGS TO DO IN NYC by neighborhood
Times Square
Hershey Store
M&M store
*Juniors (cheesecake is the BEST)
Toys R Us (ferris wheel inside)
Broadway theaters
on!t eat in Ti"es s#uare unless you MUST$
%t!s o&er'riced (e&en for ()) and usually not
&ery *ood$ Juniors cheesecake is the
e+ce'tion)
Upper West Side
**(atural History Museu"
**,S Te"'le
*,incoln -enter
*Tele'an.*ood restaurant for a fancy date
Julliard Music School
/a0ar!s (*reat B12E,S3)
**,e&ain Bakery (0est cookies e&er)
-olu"0us -ircle
-entral 4ark5 Shee'!s Meadow
*Run the -entral 4ark 6 "ile loo'
*Shakes'eare 2ardens in -entral 4ark
*2ro".if you like 2elato7 this is the 0est3
*4atsy!s 'i88a
-arne*ie Hall
-arne*ie eli (fa"ous deli sandwiches)
Upper East Side
Bloo"in*dale!s
9
th
1&e.Saks7 1"erican 2irl7 ,e*o store
Madison 1&e
*The Met
*2u**enhei"
*-entral 4ark -onser&atory !E"UTI#U$
gardens%
-entral 4ark carousel
*Row Boats at -entral 'ark.a0out :;
nd
E$
<1= Schwar8
*1''le Store$ See"s silly7 0ut it!s a "ust
see$The structure is so cool
*2rand -entral Station.a"a8in* 0uildin*7
and lots of *reat 'laces to eat$
-hrysler Buildin*
United (ations
ylan!s -andy Bar
Serendi'ity %%% (fro8en hot chocolate and
-an!t Say no Sundae)
**The 4la8a.1M1/%(2 hotel$ Eat at the
4la8a food Hall$ So so <U($
Sara0eth!s for 0reakfast
&o'(e)e**er "rea
*Rockefeller (To' of the Rock$ o this at
ni*ht or at sunset$ 1M1/%(2$ Better &iews
than E"'ire State)
*St 4atrick!s -athedral
1"erican 2irl
*Radio -ity Music Hall.it!s worth lookin*
and seein* what show is 'layin* here$ The
theater is e+#uisite$
,e*o Store
Saks <ifth 1&e
9
th
1&e Sho''in*$ 2reat window sho''in*$
E&ery u'scale retailer i"a*ina0le
MoM1
*Ma*nolia Bakery (0est 0anana 'uddin* and
red &el&et cheesecake)
#*atiron Distri't
*<latiron Buildin*.nothin* to do here7 >ust
an aweso"e land"ark$
**-helsea Market.eat here33 2o to the
-re'e store$ %t won!t disa''oint$ There are
lots of fun choices$
Madison S#uare 4ark
Eatily.su'er fun %talian "arket
onu*ht 4lant
*Shake Shack (0est 0ur*ers7 fries and ice
crea") There are locations in Ti"es S#uare7
Madison S#uare7 and on the U?S$
Hera*d Square
*E"'ire State Buildin*
Macy!s @this is really cool if they ha&e their
window dis'lays u'$
Bryant 4ark.holiday sho's and ice skatin*
Sho''in*
fa0ric districtA fa0ric and 0ead stores
Soho
*,o"0ardi!s (oldest coal o&en 'i88a)
SH=44%(2 and lookin*
Rice to Riches (yu""y rice 'uddin* and
hilarious sina*e)
*-anal St$ (sho''in*B-hinatown).this is
where you 0uy all your knock5off stuff$
,ittle %taly (*reat 'asta7 ?e like a (ico!s)
**o"ini#ue 1nsel Bakery.-R=(UT3 )ou
ha&e to *et u' early and wait in line7 0ut itCs a
'retty fun e+'erience7 and an a"a8in* 'astry$
Ja#ues Torres.they call hi" Mr$ -hocolate
West +i**age,Green-i'h
)o*urtland (fro5yo)
*Sweet Re&en*e (the 0est cu'cakes)
%nso"nia -ookies
?ashin*ton S# 4ark
Sho''in* and lookin*
Ma*nolia Bakery
East +i**age
Su*ar Sweet Sunshine (the other 0est
cu'cakes)
Econo"y -andy
*-linton Street Bakin* -o$ (a"a8in*
'ancakes)55seriously *o here for 0runch if you
can$
Do-nto-n
**?orld Trade -enter.you "ust ha&e
tickets$ They are free7 0ut definitely 0ook
the" in ad&ance$
Battery 4ark
**Statue of ,i0ertyBEllis %sland (Ellis %sland is
so neat$)
?all St
Trinity -hurch
South St Sea'ort
Staten %sland <erry
!roo(*yn
*Brooklyn Brid*e.such a fun e&enin* to
walk across the 0rid*e and see the Manhattan
skyline at sunset$
2ri"aldi!s ('i88a)
Brooklyn %ce -rea" <actory
Union Square "rea
*Ma+ Brenner5 (-hocolate for 0reakfast3 =r
for any "eal$ Sat 0runch is 0est)
Union S#uare 4ark (on Sat they ha&e *reat
"arkets$ %f the <ar"ers "arket is *oin* % *i&e
this **$)
Te0aya (Ja'anese style chicken5 the 0est fried
win*s7 DE
th
0tw 6 & :)
Tons of sho''in* in and around Union S#uare
*-ity Bakery.hot chocolate and 'ret8el
croissant
Broadway showsA
%f there is a show you really really want to see
% reco""end 'urchasin* tickets in ad&ance$
%f you ha&e a few in "ind7 and donCt "ind
standin* in line for FG "in5D hr7 THTS in
Ti"es S#uare has so"e 'retty *ood deals$
So"eti"es you can score tickets for 9GI off7
0ut "ost of the ti"e you *et "ay0e ;9I off
or so$ But the seats are usually 'retty *ood$
THTS has an a'' so you can see what shows
are 0ein* offered ri*ht now and for how "uch$
But the listin*s chan*e all the ti"e and there is
no *uarantee$
%f you were a fan of (ewsies when you were a
kid7 this is a MUST$
My fa&orite (0esides (ewsies) was =nce$ %t
won the Tony for 0est "usical$ But7 it!s not
your ty'ical 0roadway$ %t!s uni#ue7 full of
irish 0allads7 and the endin* is a little
hauntin*$ %t!s artsy7 0ut % lo&ed it$
%f you ha&en!t seen ?icked yet (which % 0et
you ha&e)7 then *o to that3 =n 0roadway is the
0est$
Jersey Boys is the story of <rankie Jalli and
the K seasons$ %f you like their "usic this is a
*reat one$ % really liked it3
1lso can!t *o wron* with Ma"a Mia or ,ion
Hin*$
?e didn!t really like Rock of 1*es$ %t was
'retty "uch a stri' show set to LG!s son*s$
Son*s were *reat.'lot was terri0le$
1nd we liked ?ar Horse >ust ok$ %t!s a little
intense$ But the 'u''eteerin* of the horses is
'retty cool$
% really want to see Ro*er and Ha""ersteinCs
-inderella$ %C&e heard *ood thin*s
Matilda is 'retty cute too7 0ut % liked (ewsies
0etter$