Food: Eat lunch at a hole-in-the-wall in Chinatown and then walk up to Little Italy for dessert. Get steak at Soho Steak (just what it says) or roti canai at Penang. Have coffee at my favorite cafe. Find real New York pizza at John's or Patsy's-on-23rd or Grimaldi's (it's just over the Brooklyn Bridge) or Ray's Famous Pizza of Greenwich Village (not to be confused with any other Ray's Pizza). Try to keep a straight face while ordering steamed little juicy buns at Sammy's Noodle Shop.
Sights: Skip the Statue of Liberty. Visit Ground Zero if you want to, though there's not much to see these days; it just looks like a construction site. But it still may be worth making a pilgrimage. Go up to Rockefeller Center, read the inscription at the rink, and then go down the block and stare at St. Patrick's Cathedral for a while. Visit the Cloisters if you have time to go uptown. Grab one of these books for more suggestions; 50 Best Places To Find Peace & Quiet is one of my favorites.
Use http://www.ny.com/ and http://newyork.citysearch.com/ with abandon. Or just wander. Explore. New York is one of the world's best walking cities. You'll find far more than I could ever tell you about.
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Date: 2002-01-14 10:45 pm (UTC)Food: Eat lunch at a hole-in-the-wall in Chinatown and then walk up to Little Italy for dessert. Get steak at Soho Steak (just what it says) or roti canai at Penang. Have coffee at my favorite cafe. Find real New York pizza at John's or Patsy's-on-23rd or Grimaldi's (it's just over the Brooklyn Bridge) or Ray's Famous Pizza of Greenwich Village (not to be confused with any other Ray's Pizza). Try to keep a straight face while ordering steamed little juicy buns at Sammy's Noodle Shop.
Sights: Skip the Statue of Liberty. Visit Ground Zero if you want to, though there's not much to see these days; it just looks like a construction site. But it still may be worth making a pilgrimage. Go up to Rockefeller Center, read the inscription at the rink, and then go down the block and stare at St. Patrick's Cathedral for a while. Visit the Cloisters if you have time to go uptown. Grab one of these books for more suggestions; 50 Best Places To Find Peace & Quiet is one of my favorites.
Use http://www.ny.com/ and http://newyork.citysearch.com/ with abandon. Or just wander. Explore. New York is one of the world's best walking cities. You'll find far more than I could ever tell you about.
Have fun!