New York!!!

[nicki]

Travelling to New York in August...

Wondering if theres anyone who has travelled there and can tell me what its like , things to do there and some good nightclubs-bars...

Cheers:)

[Dirty Sanchez]

One of the first things you should do to orientate yourself as it's a bloody big place is to study a map on the plane so you get to know the areas such as SOHO, Greenwich Village, East Village, and so on. When you get there try and jump on the Circle Line Bus Tour and the Circle Line Cruise that takes you around the island. They'll show you the whole of Manhattan in one hit so that you can see what you like and what you don't like. If you only have a week don't bother getting off Manhattan as the outer burroughs suck. Once you've done that you're ready to hit the bars (NY is a bar orientated city), but be warned, their music taste sucks ass! To find good tunes you're goning to have to look hard, but it's rewarding when you do. Get yourself a "Time Out New York" magazine for the addresses and a list of what's on. There's shitloads so have a thorough look.

Some good ones included (but these can change overnight...literally!):

Bars:
Plant (East Village)
The Hudson (inside the hotel on 58th)
The Coffee Shop (at Union Square)
Novocento (SOHO, West Broadway)
Flow (on Varrick)
Openair (on 8th between 1st and A)
Slate (great pool hall/bar)
Pravda (Lafayette between Prince + Houston?)

Best Coffee:
Gitanne (corner of Prince + Mott)
It's owned by an Aussie. Sit there on an
outside table and wait, and watch.
It's in the heart of model central. :)

Clubs:
Webster Hall
Centro-Fly
Exit
NV (Big Hip Hip club)

Party:
PS1 (in Queens)
Don't miss this but get there before opening or the queue will be about 300m long. No joke! I think it's 3pm.
This party was WICKED! Like Vibes.

Also there's the Summer Stage concerts on in Central Park every night. Check Time Out to see what's on. It pulls a crowd of about 80,000 EVERY NIGHT throughout summer!

One last thing. Shopping.
Start at the corner of Broadway + Prince and explore down
Broadway. Good place to start, "Urban Outfitters". Wicked
store. Century 21 down by where the WTC was is also good. All the locals will know these 2.

And do the Empire State on a weekday. Buy a double pass
(the ride + ticket to the top) to save queuing. Save it for you last day or second last at you'll then know what you'll be looking down on.

Have a ball and WORK THAT ACCENT!! :-D

//SANCHEZ//

[SKYCRUISER]

all of what Dirty said
Except i found Chicago a much more interesting place.

NYC does and did nothing for me!

You might consider Toronto also, its not so far away.

[kpkp]

Dirty that was incredible. NYC is fantastic, when i went we just walked and walked and walked, there's always something to do and go to 'the coffee shop' was always celebs there when we went, and if no celebs there's always fucking hot men there and some nice looking chickies

[Minxie]

Take me with you?

I love New York

[jamesy]

New York is amazing! The shopping is to die for. Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue & Broadway......... anything you could ever dream of is there, its complete heaven!

[Dirty Sanchez]

...and you can have it all home delivered...at any time of the day or night!

Chicago is nice (if you're middle-aged), but New York is the shit. Just make sure you have a truckload of cash to spend, and I mean a TRUCKLOAD!

For instance, a beer/mixed drink is US$8 plus US$1 tip (you have to tip everyone and they expect it).
A very simple meal will be about US$15-20. A McDonald's meal will be about US$6. I went to De Niro's restaurant (yes, THAT De Niro) and had a nice dinner of steak and chips (with a risotto entree and creme brulee dessert) and a few drinks. We knew the manager and had a bottle of champagne and some french wine given to us but the bill still came to over US$200 each so be prepared.

Try and blag your way into clubs and so on. I don't think I ever paid to get in anywhere except PS1.

Clothes are a good buy and so are cameras for some reason. SoHo is wicked but expensive.

Fuck, you've made me miss it now!

That's it. I'M GOING BACK!!

//SANCHEZ//

[bella boo]

...you lucky thang nicki! Have a ball ;D

[MadMike]

Carry your passport with you.

If you get ID'd they wont take a drivers license.

[tdv1]

Originally posted by Dirty Sanchez
the outer burroughs suck.

i really like brooklyn, around williamsburgh, it's friendly, relaxed and there are lots of small bars, cafes & clubs. and it's only 10 minutes from Manahattan

[technobimbo]

WOW....dirty sanchez, u really know your shit ;D

[nicki]

Hey guys... Thanks for the help...

Haha Dirty Sanchez ive taken some notes...

Cheers :D

[magic15x]

Anyone got anything else to add? Im going to NYC for 4 days next week!!!!!!

[bella boo]

I wish I was in New York in the mid to late 1800's.





(I love Gangs Of New York and just watched it AGAIN the other night) :lol:

[ka2per]

check out the twin tower's whil...........



....OH......

[maas]

go on the kenny kramer seinfeld experience tour (if your a fan of the show).

i love NY.

LA sux.

[ms money penny]

I wanna go to NY! {:-(

Little Miss CM was in NY for NYE but she rarely posts :(

[magic15x]

http://www.kennykramer.com/RealityTourText.html

The Kramer tour looks great - Im such a big fan of she show! Im definitely doing that!

Does anyone know of any good record shops that specialise in house??

Also any good clubbing websites like ITM???

[magic15x]

Has anyone heard of the Candy Man?? hehehe

[Debz]

Originally posted by Dirty Sanchez
...and you can have it all home delivered...at any time of the day or night!



WHAT!!!! thats amazing! Why is Australia SO far behind :(

[Debz]

btw - are there any online NY clothing stores which deliver internationally?

[ANTGOD]

First up get the Village voice street press magazine which will cover you for gig time,dates address's and music styles.

Boat criuse around Manhattan an absolute definite...Pier 83...W43 street 3hrs@$25 US

American museum of natural history.....AWSOME VIEWING!!! Upper westside 77th - 81st between 8th - 9th ave be there!

Wendy's Burger chain a must...great burgers and chilli yum.

Park yourself in front of these web cams and call your friends at home or work as they talk and look at you live(providing they have the following link)Use a mobile phone or the phone booths that are in from of most cams...Bit of fun I guess.
http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/

Cheap perfume and mens aftershave on broadway between 30th - 40th street way cheaper than dutyfree and all legit big brands....A predominately caribbean black part of town.

ENJOY!!