New York

[Cylinder Head]

I'm from there, went to NYU and worked there for years. I don't do the tourist-ey shit but I can tell you where to party, where to eat, where to go for escargot and cheeseburgers at 4AM with a pornstar in tow, etc. PM me if interested Urbanwolf.

[sniper7]

Go to a Yankees game. Just wear something Yankees or you might now make it out!

[palepainter]

I lived in Manhattan during the 80s. Things have certainly changed since then. Here are my suggestions..
Ground Zero,
Ellis Island,
Mannys and Sam Ash and 42nd st Music, if you area musician.
Visit the UN building cut down that barrel on that knotted up revolver,
Broadway,

Central Park

And for some fun...Drive through the Holland or Lincoln Tunnel with your windows down during traffic hour.

Enjoy. One word of advice, do not spend all of your time looking up. This is a dead giveaway for all the con men and thieves.

edit... oh one last thing. Sometimes finding a place to piss can be a challenge.

[Great-Kazoo]

I lived in Manhattan during the 80s. Things have certainly changed since then. Here are my suggestions..
Ground Zero,
Ellis Island,
Mannys and Sam Ash and 42nd st Music, if you area musician.
Visit the UN building cut down that barrel on that knotted up revolver,
Broadway,

Central Park

And for some fun...Drive through the Holland or Lincoln Tunnel with your windows down during traffic hour.

Enjoy. One word of advice, do not spend all of your time looking up. This is a dead giveaway for all the con men and thieves.

edit... oh one last thing. Sometimes finding a place to piss can be a challenge.

I mentioned this, he thinks i'm joking. Especially with your camera (remember those) or phone taking pictures.
My best advice is this.
If the hooker can't break a $20, Walk Away.

[LippCJ7]

I have family (my fathers entire family lives on Long Island) enjoy it, it is an overwhelming experience, I have not been back since 9/11 and I don't plan to for another few years, as others have said you really need to get creative about where you carry your personals, wallet and money etc. the sheer mass of people in Manhattan can be overwhelming for someone who has not experienced it. I have never had a bad experience in New York never been stolen from pick pocketed or mugged and I have never had a problem with claustrophobia until I went to Time Square with what must have been every other New York city Resident (it felt like that) HOLY CRAP.

I've been to LA many many times, it really feels like Denver, with bad traffic and ten times the size but the same amount of people per mile, New York is totally different, ten times the size AND ten times the people per mile, keep in mind that everyone is polite in their own way, everyone in New York yells its not rude its how you communicate, and driving is best left to those experienced in the area who most likely do not speak very good English and may not speak Spanish, or Russian or...

Everyone in New York that drives uses their horn, constantly it seems

Everyone in New York walks A LOT

The Food in New York is probably the single greatest experience in life

Everything in New York is BIG, if you go down to the river at the bottom of the Royal Gorge and look up you marvel at mother natures power, in times square you do the same thing, and then you realize men built that, to me that was powerful, the observation deck on the Empire State Building, unfortunately you can no longer go up on the observation deck on the World Trade Centers, the man made marvels are incredible, the Brooklyn Bridge(and others) the Holland Tunnel(and others) Yankee Stadium, Nassau Coliseum(Islanders!!) the History of Madison Square Garden.

I never went on the Subway as the last time I was there it was pretty crime riddled but I hear its been taken care of and remodeled, the city never sleeps, they mean that its always busy. I promised I would take my wife someday, she has never been, hopefully in the next couple years.

[Jim B]

If you're going to the Empire State Building, go at night (the city looks more impressive when it's dark).

[zteknik]

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Dat wuz my line....

Most of it has been suggested,just cruise around hold onto yer wallet and enjoy!

[10mm-man]

Broadway plays are definitely something to see! Make sure and get tickets in advance; and see Times Square as well.......

[funkymonkey1111]

i know it's very touristy, but i did one of those hop-on, hop-off bus tours in conjunction with the circle line tour. it came with a night tour that went over to brooklyn--it was really, really neat to see. on the day tours, you just get on and get off where you want--it's like your own private bus line. the cost really isn't that much and often includes museum tickets.

don't forget the met. you could spend a couple of days there alone.

[sturn18]

USS Intrepid.