Arik
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How long are you staying? Philadelphia is just a little over an hour drive south and we have a lot of history here too.
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Visiting NYC - any pointers/advice
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duppie
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Forgive me but there hasn't been excellent Italian food in little Italy in 20 years.
Well the oft mentioned Umberto's wouldn't be on my most wanted list. Food took a dive, with Joe, and they had to move.
truckemup97
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Knives are verboten at places like the Statue of Liberty. A small folder won't be a problem in your pocket elsewhere. Just don't go around "brandishing" it. 
Artie's Deli on Broadway, about 83rd, east side, is a great place to share a sandwich with someone. Even I rarely eat a whole one by myself.
Artie's Deli on Broadway, about 83rd, east side, is a great place to share a sandwich with someone. Even I rarely eat a whole one by myself.
duppie
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Been years but for Italian American you have to go Bronx or Staten Island.
Southern Italian? 'Cesca or Destino.
Northern Italian? Sorella or Acappella.
Sicilian? Lamarca.
Sadly, the only thing good to eat in Little Italy is a Roti canai from a Malaysian Restaurant.
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If I were in that area, I would check to see if Sagamore Hill, T. Roosevelt's home, has reopened. It's over on Long Island. They were closed for renovations. Sandy may have put a damper on that.
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This is true; that's why I keep saying go to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx; still the same restaurants, bistros, and deli's owned by 3rd and 4th generation families.
BigCityChief
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While I would generally concur with that, I really believe 167 Mulberry is an exception to your rule. I also think Arthur Avenue is a great place to go but that's (in part) because I carry a pistol in NY City and would travel there by subway.
BigCityChief
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That was his "country" home. They could also visit his birthplace home, a Gramercy Park brownstone, on East 20th Street in Manhattan.
Well, I dont want to sound crass but you went at the worst possible time. New Years is rough from what I am told, never been, to crowded./QUOTE]
No self respecting NYer goes to TS on New Years Eve.
BigCityChief
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Well, I dont want to sound crass but you went at the worst possible time. New Years is rough from what I am told, never been, to crowded./QUOTE]
No self respecting NYer goes to TS on New Years Eve.
Not entirely true - as a Police Officer, I had no choice. Otherwise, I'm with you!
duppie
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Come now.... My old neighborhood is Washington Heights and I dine from Far Rockaway to the South Bronx and have never felt that I needed a gun. Times have changed Chief and even the outer boroughs is quite safe. You must live upstate now and still reminiscing about the "bad old days"
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cballman
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I was up there a few years ago with my kids and some other high school kids. Yes we were tourist. When we went out to the Statue of Liberty we went through a security station and big signs said NO KNIVES period. Thank goodness I left mine in the hotel. Going back again I would not take a knife at all even though I feel like I am not dressed without it. other wise the trip was awesome and I would do it again in a heartbeat even with the kids.
J. R. WEEMS
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I can say, in the two years I was there I traveled from the South Bronx, to far Rockaway, and all over.Mostly at night on the subway. I never once had a problem. But then, I wasn't looking for any. this was 1963/1964 -
BigCityChief
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Actually, I'm in the city every day.
BigCityChief
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It's a matter of perspective, I travel (generally on public transportation) all hours of day and night in New York City, Newark, Jersey City, Yonkers, Mount Vernon, and Camden (just to name a few) as a function of the work I now do. In the course of these daily travels, I've seen many good reasons to carry a firearm. While NY City is the safest large city in the country (as measured by per capita incidence of crime), I personally would not travel unarmed at late night hours on public transportation there. As a native New Yorker who's in the city at least 5 days/week, I don't think I'm merely recalling the trauma of the largely bygone bad old days.
BigCityChief
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Send me a PM if you'd like. I'd be happy to invite you, your wife and daughter to a nice steakhouse.
TheGreatGonzo
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No self respecting NYer goes to TS on New Years Eve.
+1000!
I had to work it once and that was plenty for me. Aside from that, I stayed in my own neighborhood (Upper East Side) on New Years Eve! And I certainly never would have taken a pregnant woman into that madhouse. Same for the Macy's Parade. I did it once, just to say I had done it. Then I watched it on TV from the warmth of my apartment just like the rest of America. The one thing I could not escape was parades. All the parades in Manhattan seem to end up on the Upper East Side.
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duppie
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So am I,my office in in midtown but I keep late hours and see clients in the restaurant business up until last service,typically 10pm and also travel the trains.I still keep my wits about me and like to think I have situational awareness but as a NewYorker you would have to.
I have never felt safer than in the past 15 years,even in the Ironbound section of Newark or my old town of JC. {Try Seabra's Marishqueira on Madison St for the best Portuguese}
I would believe that because of your profession you tend to look for the dark underbelly everywhere which is understandable.
My stock and trade is dealing with pleasure..food and drink and even if I believe that NYC has largely lost the certain edginess that I loved and is now basically Disneyland,It's still a great and safe city.
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BigCityChief
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I agree with everything you said above, particularly with New York City being both a great and safe city. You must understand, I'm sure, that 30+ year habits which stood me in good stead are hard to change, warranted or otherwise. I am not as familiar with restaurants as you seem to be so I appreciate the tip on good Portuguese in JC. I'll make a point of taking some clients there and letting you know how it goes. That said, I'd like your recommendation on a midtown NYC steakhouse that serves both the lunch and dinner crowd. Thanks.
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