We just returned from New York City.

A couple friends of mine went for two weeks last year. Said they loved the entire expensive visit-but the expense was worth it. They took a boat ride-visited the Statue of Liberty-and ate at many places you see on the food network.

My dad spent a bit of time there going to-or coming back from Korea. It was a negative experience for him. One thing--he said it was just "too busy."

I want to go sometime to see the above stuff, and stuff to do with the Revolutionary War, and see a few friends who live in N.Y.
 
G-Mac said:
No way! Everybody knows that all of us New Yorkers are rude, arrogant, know-it-all, a-holes! :D
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Well since I don't know you I can't say you're a rude arrogant know-it-all- a- hole...But you just described my aunt who lives/lived in Brooklyn.. Only good thing about her was the bakery she and her husband owned.
 
If you like museums.....

If you like museums of every kind, NYC is up there. I loved the Met, the MOMA and the Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium are just for starters.

Honestly, I found the Guggenheim building more interesting than a lot of the paintings that were there and it's really not great having art displayed on a constant spiral ramp. You never feel like you can just 'stand there'. It's a major Frank Lloyd Wright work, yeah, but not nearly his most attractive or harmonious looking building.

Anyway, architecture throughout the city is fascinating and rich and covers many eras and styles.

Shopping is a big attraction IF you know where to go.

Any type and caliber of restaurant is there.

If you can't find a play or musical you like, there's something wrong with you. Or you just don't like plays or musicals.

Entertainment is great. My son went to a concert in Madison Square Gardens and we all went to a comedy club and laughed our collective butts off.

I don't 'party' anymore but in years past night club and pub crawling in NYC was the best.

Oh, and there are some shooting ranges in Manhattan. :D
 
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You can find......

Faulkner said:
I'd never had a desire to go to NYC, just wasn't on my bucket list. Then about this time year before last a co-worker and I had to go on business. I gotta say it was not what this country boy expected . . . It was not the negative experience I anticipated.

I decided to take my wife and 17 year old son back for a visit the following spring break. I explained to them it would be a good cultural enhancing experience for them, and it was. Even so, no way I want to live there, especially since I consider the Arkansas Ozarks where I live to be God's country.
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That's pretty much what we did. After I finished my business I brought my wife up there. Years later our son was 16 and I thought that he just HAD to see it. (He's really 'urban')

You can find the absolute best or the absolute worst of anything you are looking for. And I wouldn't want to live in ANY city.:)

BTW One thing our son liked was the street art tour which has developed far beyond 'graffiti'. He has tatoos by Banksy and Shepard Fairey (from Charleston) and the guide lady was really impressed. My wife and I enjoyed it, too. It's better that it's now controlled and mostly legal rather than trashing up the place. People give permission to have a certain artist paint or whatever a wall on their building and the quality is usually very good and not obscene in any way. There was even a row where artists are allowed to paint there all the time and several were at work.
 
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Onomea said:
...For those of you who remember the NYC of the 70's and 80's, it is a different place now, and well worth a visit.
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Let me second your comments...

The great love of my life is a Bronx girl, and one of my best friends has a home in Queens; I visit New York City regularly, and I love it. It has a character, a charm, unlike any other place, and the places where a tourist would visit are very safe. I hated NYC when I was young -- it was like an open-air sewer -- and I never imagined it could be as nice as it is today.

Among the many must-visit places in Manhattan...

* Katz's Delly...the best pastrami in the world!

* The Metropolitan Museum of Art...the artifacts there, from all over world, are just mind-boggling.

* Central Park is just beautiful...

* There is an elevated pedestrian walkway in the center of the Brooklyn Bridge. Take a stroll across it and enjoy the views of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

* Are you a fan of Saturday Night Live or any of the late night talk shows? You can reserve a studio tour...very interesting. (I was really surprised at how small the SNL studio truly is.)

* As Jimbo mentioned above, the Intrepid is very interesting. They have a Concorde on exhibit there (the world's first and only -- so far -- supersonic airliner) and you can actually enter it and walk through it.

Go and enjoy... :)

(One place I have not visited, and will probably never visit, is the 9/11 Museum. That morning was too personal for me and the loss too close to home. I have never been able to watch any of the various films or documentaries about 9/11, and I doubt I could handle a visit to the museum...)
 
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It's real culture shock.....

the ringo kid said:
My dad spent a bit of time there going to-or coming back from Korea. It was a negative experience for him. One thing--he said it was just "too busy."

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First time I went there I was tired from business and our bus driver hit a woman's car and cussed her out for getting in his way. She tried to tell a police person who just shook her head. When we got into the hotel we went for a walk. We were waiting on the corner and a car came screaming down and a passenger opened the door like they were getting out and the hit a bicycler who went flying into a crumpled heap at our feet. I went back to the hotel and put my head against the cool bathroom tile and though, "What kind of nuthouse is this?"

My son had a similar experience. The ride in from Kennedy was like a luge and someone came up and hit us from behind. My son has some anger issues and after the nerve wracking trip in he about went berserk in the hotel and I thought we were going to have to pile back on the plane and come home. I explained to him that I felt the same way, first time I hit town.:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
 
I saw NYC from Washington Rock State Park in Jersey one time. That is as close as I care to get. No offense to any of our New Yorkers, I just can not stand to be in large crowed places. How that many people can live on top of each other is unfathomable.

Open, rural areas for me.
 
jimbo728 said:
I hope you got to visit the Intrepid Air Space museum as well.
I remember her from when we were both on active duty.
It was worth it for me. At the time there was a great Battle of Midway display featuring large scale models of Japanese carriers that were lost in the Battle of June 4-6 1942.
Jim
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My father served on the Intrepid '56-'57.

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The High Line

One of the best things to be added to the New York experience in recent years, is the High Line. It's a gorgeous park created on a disused elevated railroad spur, that's become another dimension and alternate reality from the surrounding maelstrom.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CgTlg_L_Sw[/ame]
 
lawandorder said:
I saw NYC from Washington Rock State Park in Jersey one time. That is as close as I care to get. No offense to any of our New Yorkers, I just can not stand to be in large crowed places. How that many people can live on top of each other is unfathomable.

Open, rural areas for me.
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I wouldn't want to live in NYC, but it's a wonderful place to visit... :)
 
We didn't get to it, but.....

bigwheelzip said:
One of the best things to be added to the New York experience in recent years, is the High Line. It's a gorgeous park created on a disused elevated railroad spur, that's become another dimension and alternate reality from the surrounding maelstrom.

Great Museums: Elevated Thinking: The High Line in New York City - YouTube
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Everybody says that the Skyline is great and family oriented. I think it costs a pretty penny, but what are you there for? It gets crowded on weekends they say but during the week is fine.
 
Sorry, I just couldn't take it.

One thing I can say though is how proud I am of the way people pulled together to handle the disaster. And the spirit shown by the people that the act was not going to get us down. I was watching on TV just few days ago when it talked about the nurse that kept going inside and helping people out, until the building fell. And seeing all of those responders, the fire and police departments going into the building instead of away from it. They gave their lives as surely as anyone has in time of war.

I did, however, see then new building in all of its glory. One of my first thoughts 15 years ago was, "Build it back."
 
Living in Maryland I visited New York many times. If I never go back I will consider myself fortunate. I am without a doubt a country boy. I do not like crowds and all the hustle and bustle. Like the museums and went to a few plays and concerts. To me it wasn't really worth the noise crowded conditions taking forever to get anywhere and did I mention all the people? Y'all can talk about a great city and plce to go and all but I will pass. I truly do not like the "Urban experience."
 
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