New York

[imthatlady]

You must have gone to Time Square and the surrounding area.

The rest of NYC is not like that.

ohh i know! heh. i mean, i've been to NYC plenty of times before but not actually walking through the damn thing! the last time when i went to times sq..all i did was sit in the car n drive by... so it was quite..interesting im sucha city girl so i didn't mind the hustlin' n bustlin' at all.

[libby96]

i've never been, but i really want to. my aunt and cousins are there. is it really busy and filled with heaps of people? it sounds good. i'd love to go shopping there, but the american currency is quite expensive compared to the australian currency, and my parents probably wouldn't let me buy that much.

[annaaa]

there are so many heaps of people i get lost in it sometimes as well.

[libby96]

oohhh...i'd just drag my cousin with me everywhere, if i ever go. he can teach me everything. the poor guy though....

[yittz]

So I am back in NY, this time I thought I will do it properly.

What are the recommended places for people who've visited the statues and empire states etc.?

Is there also a faster way to go from Flushing to mid-Brooklyn other than going via manhatten? I know there are buses, but having to bus then subway then bus takes about same time as manhatten bypass.

What are the food places I must visit?

ps Mods there is another thread, but it's NY lunches, so I thought I will spam a new thread. Feel free to combine.

[jiang bao]

You could call a taxi if you don't mind the expense. I think the G subway goes between Bklyn and Qns. I dont take that train so I would need to check the map to confirm.

Just visit the NYC Metro Transit Authority's website to look at the subway/bus maps.

You're probably better off hanging out in the Time Sq area than going to the ESB or the Stat. of Lib. Check out FLushing's chinatown too. It's a bit of an "upgrade" over the Lower Manhattan, original, Chntown.

[kylagurl]

I watched Broadway when I went there last summer haha. I watched Hair Spray and there's a place to get tickets at half price! hahahaa...

Now I think of George Hu Yu Wei when I think of NYC. Rainie on variety shows keep referring to George Hu as "Niu Yue Ren" just means "New York Person" ahhaaa. damn funny.

The food I found nice was those stores where u weigh ur food? And u pay by price. It's expensive in New York to eat and stuff ahha so that was the best I think aha. Yummy! I heard Chinatown has cheap food too!

[pemberly]

i'll be there in the beginning of june, visiting family again. but i'm going to try to ditch and visit some museums and do some shopping.

[yittz]

Didn't get to visit MoMA. Natural history was ok, but more school kid orientated and nothing special from other science museums.

Metropolitan museum, now that was awesome, so big. Wasn't satisfied even after 2 visits.

[pandamao]

okie - need some help here

please give suggestions, i'm going to be visiting nyc in oct. although not my first time, i prefer to avoid disappointments.

best dim sum:
best hk style cafe:
best chinese bakery:
best sushi:
best seafood restaurant

i understand best is defined differently but mine is very simple: cheap and yummy. =)

i can't wait for the crazy shopping!!! woot.

[jiang bao]

Didn't get to visit MoMA. Natural history was ok, but more school kid orientated and nothing special from other science museums.

Metropolitan museum, now that was awesome, so big. Wasn't satisfied even after 2 visits.

I like the museum of natural history. The Met... meh, not so much.

I don’t like art too much. Look! There’s a famous painting by so and so.

Whatever dude.

[yittz]

It's a recent thing. Didn't give a damn about arts few years back.

[kay &!*]

going to be in NYC tomorrow~!
can't wait

[PJ]

The best thing I did in NYC was catching a Broadway show near Times Square. I thought I would hate it, but boy, was I in for a surprise. Loved it.