I'm going to NY: What do I do there?

[DeuceRok]

I got a free plane ride to NYC, but I don't know what to do. I totally wanna stay away from the typical touristy shit. Any recommendations or suggestions of hidden/awesome art places?


-Deuce

[kev ferrara]

Jeez, go to the met and the guggenheim, eat in Chinatown and Little Italy, take one subway ride and one cab ride and bring money!

(How long are you staying in NYC and what are you doing for lodging are very important questions... $$$ and planning.)

[TASmith]

little italy is in fact, very little, and pricey. I'd go to China town, as it's cheaper, and usually pretty good - just find a restaurant that's full of people, and it should be good.

The Guggenheim's neat for the building, but the MoMA's got a bigger collection of modern art. There's also the Whitney, and the Natural History Museum - you can't do all this in one day, so I hope you're staying a few days.

You should walk down Beecker st and go to Greenwich Village, just to walk around. The park's also nice during the day. Oh, if you like toys, then check out FAO Schwarts.

There are a bunch of galleries around Soho - I went once in college, but I forget all the names. Maybe check the yellowpages there or do a google search.

[Grief]

don't plan much else for your day when you go to the metropolitan museum of art, as you'll quickly find that you could live in there for a year and be blown away on a daily basis.

the new museum, and illustration museum get fresh stuff in which might be hit or miss depending on your tastes. maybe see snl or Letterman, watch something on broadway, don't talk to the scientologists in times square about their free movie screening, damn i want to go back to ny.

also here's a protip, save your ticket from Moma and you'll get free admission to p.s.1 contemporary art center.

[NickGuy]

if you are planning to go to The Greatest City In The World, aka NYC, and you want to do stuff art related, and you DONT go to the Met, you might as well have not gone to NYC at all. The met is also free, which is the best thing. all youll have to worry about is long lines if you go on a nice day and lots of security.

Id also recommend going to brooklyn (the arty side) and just going to all the galleries. most of them are free to walk in and are stocked with free crackers and soda.

For the best food go to the bronx by yankee stadium (scratch that-old yankee stadium) and just walk by all the freaking amazing restaraunts...and the best part is they are all amazingly cheap.

Dont eat in manhattan youll get raped in the wallet.

check out coney island

Go to madison square garden

hang out in washington square park and watch college kids play guitar for money or something.

go to the village and peruse the porn shops

the possibilities are endless! This shouldnt even be a thread lol

[DSillustration]

Actually, the touristy stuff is some of the best stuff.

I've lived in NY for years, and always avoided doing the 'cheesy' stuff like going to the top of the Empire State Building.
Eventually, I went because some of my cousins from Brasil wanted to go.
I have to say, it was friggin' awesome!

Trust me.
Go to the top right at sunset on a clear day.
(at sunset you have the benefit of the day light and the city lights)
I swear you can almost see the earth curve from up there.

[revenebo]

DeuceRok I was going to post the same question!!! I'm going to NY in two weeks...
Any tip about bookstores (art/architecture related possibly)??

[Grief]

DeuceRok I was going to post the same question!!! I'm going to NY in two weeks...
Any tip about bookstores (art/architecture related possibly)??

amazon. they have internet there.

[Frublz]

New York Pizza.

Tell them to call it New Amsterdam again.

[revenebo]

amazon. they have internet there.

Amazon? Booooring... :zzz:

[timpaatkins]

Check out The Strand for Art books

[TASmith]

You should also see the library, which is near Grand Central. Bring your camera to both places, as it's very inspirational for concept art/architecture. It's great to see the view at sunset from the steps of the library. In the distance, three thin buildings sit like pillars in a fiery orange sky.

For cheap food in Manhattan, visit the Soup Nazi (From the Seinfeld show. don't call him that!). I went there in 2000, and for a bowl of soup, salad, fruit salad, and chocolate, I only paid around $6. It's just south of the park. I'll look up the address. You wait in line outside, and it's really fast, just know what you want before he asks you.

Ah, from Wikipedia:

"The character was inspired by Al Yeganeh, a New York City soup vendor who ran Soup Kitchen International in midtown Manhattan at 259A West 55th Street, near 8th Avenue. The store closed during the summer; a sign posted outside informs customers that the chef is in "Argentina for the summer".[clarification needed][3]

According to an Associated Press article published April 29, 2005, Yeganeh planned to open a chain of soup stores called The Original Soup Man. The first franchise opened in Princeton, New Jersey, on October 24, 2005. His company, Soup Kitchen International, plans to open 1,000 outlets nationwide.[4] Soup Kitchen International's original West 55th Street location is now closed.

Prior to his fictional counterpart's appearance on Seinfeld, the real Al Yeganeh was unflatteringly referred to by local patrons as the "Terrorist." His soups were renowned for their excellent quality, but his interactions with customers seemed somewhat capricious. Some were granted extra side items like candy or bread, but no clear rules for this attention were ever established; this was referenced in episode by George's incident with the bread.

Before the episode was written, much of the cast of Seinfeld (including Wayne Knight) had been to Soup Kitchen International. One day, during production of the eighth season of Seinfeld, Seinfeld and several writers went to Yeganeh's soup stand for lunch. Upon recognizing Seinfeld, Yeganeh launched into a profanity-laced rant about how "The Soup Nazi" episode had "ruined his life", and he demanded an apology. Seinfeld gave what writer Spike Feresten described as "the most sarcastic, insincere apology" he'd ever heard. Yeganeh bellowed "No soup for you!" and ejected Seinfeld and his friends from the restaurant.[5]"

""The Original Soup Man" franchises have opened in various cities throughout the United States and Canada, including six in Manhattan. The soups are made in his industrial kitchen in Linden, New Jersey.[6] The more than 50 franchises throughout the country are provided with some 45 soup varieties in 8-lb bags available in rotation. Chains participating in subfranchising the soups include Ranch*1 and Cold Stone Creamery. On March 3, 2008, the first Original Soup Man franchise on a college campus was opened in the Russell House University Union at the University of South Carolina."

So look for any restaurant saying "The Original Soup Man" Honestly, Soup Nazi was better. Click here for locations: http://www.originalsoupman.com/locations.aspx

If you look there, there's one location right across from the library. Sounds like fate, man. Tell us the current prices!

[J Wilson]

My votes would be the Met (which could seriously be an all day event, that place is huge and you want to really LOOK at so much), the Museum of Natural History, and the Society of Illustrators (which is fairly small but is so worth going to see). Also the Central Park Zoo is cool, given that it's pretty small.

[hippl5]

check out coney island



That place is kind of dead.

[bhanu]

ahhh my girl will heading to NY in sometime and will be there for quite a while, good few weeks I guess.
What would you guys suggest for her then???....
And btw thanks for the info already provided, will surely let her know.

Thanks

[Elwell]

The met is also free, which is the best thing.

The Met isn't actually free, but what they don't publicize is that the suggested admission price (currently $20) is a voluntary donation. Technically, as long as you give them something, even a nickel, they have to let you in. The same is true for the Museum of Natural History.

[DeuceRok]

I'm staying in Queens, since it's a heck of a lot cheaper. I've done all the typical stuff before; NBC, Empire State, Statue of Liberty, China Town, Cruise on the Hudson. (Got a free trip that time too!) I'll be in town the 8th through the 12th.

I'm definitely doing the MET. I'm just trying to fill the other days with cool stuff that's not on Manhattan.

[NickGuy]

That place is kind of dead.

which is why i like i *shrug* coney island is a great place to chill and not be bothered by anyone. plus you might catch some skateboarders doing some cool shit out there.

The Met isn't actually free, but what they don't publicize is that the suggested admission price (currently $20) is a voluntary donation. Technically, as long as you give them something, even a nickel, they have to let you in. The same is true for the Museum of Natural History.

Thats weird, because ive gone there a bunch of times and never been asked to pay. I donated like 5 dollars, but i was never told that if i didnt donate i couldnt go in.

[NickGuy]

I'm staying in Queens, since it's a heck of a lot cheaper. I've done all the typical stuff before; NBC, Empire State, Statue of Liberty, China Town, Cruise on the Hudson. (Got a free trip that time too!) I'll be in town the 8th through the 12th.

I'm definitely doing the MET. I'm just trying to fill the other days with cool stuff that's not on Manhattan.

man, there is so much more to new york than manhattan.

like i said then, go to brooklynn and check out the art galleries. my uncle had a gallery out there with his graffitti stuff. Its definately worth checking out.

or just google "what to do when visiting new york city" I did and a whole ton of sites came up.

[Pezzle]

Hang out in the West Village, it's full of crazy fun-ness. ;)

[Parka81]

You most definitely have to spend a few days there checking out the museums and soaking everything in.

There's just so much to see.

[TASmith]

doesn't John Stewart tape his show there? I'd love to see that.

[drd]

Oh what I would give to go to NY...

It sounds like the most amazing place for art in the world
I would have to spend a year that at least, I think, if I'm going to do everything I want to do

[EightArms]

I'll be there tomorrow night.

THE MET

THE MET

THE MET

and the Strand for books, DO NOT skip the "rare books" dept, ask inside-- to get there you go up the street a door or so and buzz in. I got a copy of "The Arts Of David Levine", w/signature, for $25 there. ;)

Greenwich is kind of beat now, it was so much more fun in the late 80's-mid90's with all the booksellers and streetlife, now it's dull. When they put a Gap on St. Mark's the end was near LOL

The Frick is neat but go on Sunday when it's cheaper. Right down the street from the Met too.

Central Park is great for sketching, and there are about a million different things to look at there, depending on the scope of your idea, and the part of the part you're in.

Ride the subway

Hang out on the West Side near the docks

Go to the Brooklyn Bridge Banks, some real interesting views there



etc. It's pretty much point and shoot

[Grief]

Amazon? Booooring... :zzz:

ah yea... well most of the bookshops i was in were out of my pricerange, so i just jotted down titles and have slowly been picking them off the list as i scrape together money. the bookstores in the gugenheim and moma are what i'm particularly thinking of, where they aren't exactly affordable to the broke art student.

[revenebo]

Thanks everybody!!