YOUR agenda for NYC!!!!

Okay, so now that the details are firmly established and some of us have our reservations, tell me, what do YOU want to do up there? 

Obviously, there are lots of shows - some of which can be pretty pricey, but you can actually get good deals at the ticket kiosks or by going right to the theater box office.

Generally, when we go to NYC, we take a carriage ride through Central Park (carriages run between $40-50 + tip, and each carriage will only take 4-5 people), the places we eat at are usually Carnegie Deli (you can share, but they charge you $3 pp) and Carmine's (we'd need reservations but it's family style, so we HAVE to share), we window shop up 5th Avenue, stopping in the HUGE Disney Store, FAO Schwarz Toy Store, St. Patrick's Cathedral, we usually stop for coffee in the Chocolate Cafe in Saks, stroll over to Rockefeller Plaza (although to be honest, I've only been up there at Christmas, so there's no tree now!).  I've been to Little Italy, via Chinatown, and honestly, was impressed with neither. 

I've been to Ground Zero - it's awe inspiring, I've been to Macy's - again, awe-inspiring, but in a totally different way, I've been to the top of the Empire State Building (been there, done that, don't need to do it again), and I've ridden the Staten Island Ferry, which was WAAAAAY cool.

I've ridden the red, double-decker Gray Line Tours bus and taken a smaller "party" bus - it's a smaller group, a walking/riding tour of practically the whole city.

So, tell me, what do YOU want to do?  If enough people feel like they want to take a bus tour, I'll look into some prices.  If not, everyone can do their own thing!!!

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tia

Right now, I am totally flexible. I am looking at this whole thing as an adventure! I have been to NY many times both as a tourist and for business. I love live theater, but don't feel like I have to do this while I am there. If the opportunity presents itself, I am game, otherwise, I can defer for another time. The carriage ride sounds lovely. I have never done that. Shopping and touring around sounds good too. Eating - always good! I am not sure how I feel about ground zero. I would rather think about it as it was, not how it is today. But again, if the group wants to go, I will go too. The tour bus sounds interesting. Maybe I would learn about some things that I don't know. Chinatown is semi-interesting but only from a sentimental point of view. When I was growing up and we lived in Northern NJ, we used to go to Chinatown to a particular restaurant. I still have the special dishes my Mother bought from a shop there. But again, the distance to get there might not be worth it for the time we have that day. Churches and museums can also be interesting.

I have a cousin who lives in NY. I could email her and ask for suggestions too.

Well, all of my rambling really does not add up to much at all, now does it?? I am a waste!

STOP THAT!!!!!  You ALWAYS have worthwhile info to contribute!!!!!!

Yes, by all means, ask your cousin. 

Ground Zero IS kind of sad, but there's a church right in front of it, I think it's called St. John's.  Anyway, that's where the first victims were taken and where a command post was set up.  Incidentally, it's also the church where George Washington prayed after his inauguration, when NYC was the capitol. 

What's most amazing and awe-inspiring about the church is that it was knocked off its foundation THREE times on 9/11, yet sustained no damage to the building.  Truly miraculous!

Tia

I am so excited;  I would like to see Ground Zero and maybe take a bus tour too :
I've never been to New York so I'm open to anything

 

Bubba Gump Shrimp Restaurant  (based on the Forrest Gump movie)

Purse Shopping

Sunglass Shopping

Knockoffs shopping

People watching

Whiplash looks at tall buildings

Not in any particular order.  LOL

AND If the cabs are too noisy calling me honky, I'm turning my hearing aids off!

Oooooo...knockoffs shopping...I'm there! 

I've only been to the city once.  I'd definitely like to see Ground Zero.  I'm thinking that a show is too pricey for me, I'd like to do that on an overnight trip anyway. 

Thinking...

ooooooh!  I have an idea!!!!!

How about a 50-50 raffle supporting the Sisterhood of Shrinking Pants for the Relay for Life?

Are we game!?!?
 

What a great idea!!!  BUT.......................................Lisa Z. is doing her walk in May around DC - 45-50 miles, I think.  And she needs to raise $ for the fee.

SO...........................I'd REALLY like to do a 50-50/50-50, if that makes sense, with half of the 50????  going toward the Sisterhood and the half going toward Lisa.

What do you think?  And you know the rules - you touched it, you own it!!!

Tia

Great Idea