Comments on: I love New York

By: philu

philu — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:41:01 +0000

aahh!!

..’downtown rahotu..!’

…aahh!!..the memories..!

phil(whoar.co.nz)

By: philu

philu — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:38:16 +0000

rakaia george..

equating london with new york..

..is like equating whangarei with sydney..

phil(whoar.co.nz)

By: adamsmith1922

adamsmith1922 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:31:53 +0000

Go to the Lower East side and one of the old style Jewish kosher delis for real lox and bagels.

Uptown a great deli is Zabars on the Upper West Side

if you are of a literary bent a drink at the Algonquin Hotel is fun.

By: side show bob

side show bob — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:29:52 +0000

Lucky bugger, this years holiday is a day trip to the tavern in down town Rahotu.

By: fruitshop

fruitshop — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:55:54 +0000

Just 20 mins longer than Amtrak and about US$80 cheaper, try the Chinatown buses $15-20 NY-DC for totally unique experience. The bus drivers are either wannabe comedians or psychopaths. Fellow passengers are either psychopaths or wannabe comedians. Megabus and Boltbus have free wi-fi. Depart On the hour and always on time unless they are pulled over by cops for speeding or crash.

By: Murray

Murray — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:32:48 +0000

So we can assume you’ll remember this affair.

By: Brian Smaller

Brian Smaller — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:26:32 +0000

DPF – try going to the USS Intrepid museum. Great museum on a vintage WWII flat top (modified with an angled flight deck in the 60s I think). You can pretty much wander all over the ship. Brilliant.

By: Camryn

Camryn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:43:34 +0000

Are you using a phone to take your photos? They’re looking a little fuzzy. Recommend The Olympus Stylus 9000 if you’re looking for a light point-and-click camera. Cheaper here in the US than back in NZ!

By: Fairfacts Media

Fairfacts Media — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:13:52 +0000

Don’t forget the Tea Party Protest in Times Square, David

http://jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com/2009/07/tea-time-in-times-square.html

And will you be catching up with Uncle Helen?

By: Fairfacts Media

Fairfacts Media — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:47:25 +0000

Try the Italian pizza over there David.
Like Cactus advised to me, they are really good.

By: austin

austin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:37:22 +0000

Ah a truly breathtaking city. Did the same quick look around *again* about 5 weeks ago – gets better every time you go back! Also agree about heading upstate though if you get a chance.

And don’t forget the hotdogs :O

By: Whafe

Whafe — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:20:58 +0000

Enjoy NY David, a wild spot, thriving city, some awesome food places on the many side streets… Found a very great Japanese resturant in the CBD, had fantastic food…

Enjoy…

By: Rakaia George

Rakaia George — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:11:34 +0000

Geez, I read this stuff and I look at the photos and I just scratch my head…I lived in London for seven or so years and that’s me done with big city stuff (from about seven weeks after I moved there). Auckland is plenty big enough for me…gotta go to Melbourne next week and I’m really not looking forward to that either…nowt so queer as folk as me old Yorkshire gran useta say…

By: philu

philu — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:33:56 +0000

and that ‘gorgeous’ countryside is only about an hour out of manhatten..

..well worth hiring a car for the day..

..but in manhatten..walk..!

..the street/people is what makes it such an exciting/alive city..

one of my n.y. musical-moments..was james brown..at the apollo theatre..in harlem..

..all i can say is..

..whoar..!

(wilson pickett at the hard rock cafe..also gave the ‘tingles’..)

phil(whoar.co.nz)

By: kiwicraig

kiwicraig — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:36:24 +0000

New York is a fantastic city – just so much to see and do, no matter what you’re into. And the Metro makes it so easy to get around. I endorse the Broadway show recommendation (we got 1/2 price tix to Avenue Q last year, and loved it), and would add a plug for taking the Staten Island ferry (good views of the Statue of Liberty), heading to the Bronx for a Yankees game, having a squiz at MOMA, wandering Central Park, and also popping into a little gastropub called Nelson Blue – the first (and only) ever Kiwi-themed bar in NYC – it’s on Front St at the South Street Seaport, down near the Brooklyn Bridge. You get great views of the BB at night, specially imported Kiwi lamb, mussels etc on the menu, Speights and Steinlager on tap, and the Kiwi owner (Pauli) is a real character…

By: vibenna

vibenna — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:30:52 +0000

What is even more amazing is that the Empire State Building was built from scratch in 13 months. These days you can’t even get a resource consent in 13 months.

By: F E Smith

F E Smith — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:20:34 +0000

NY is one of my favourite cities. I would also recommend, if you have time, heading upstate out of the city. Go north of Yonkers and into the ‘burbs and towns and you will see the place is just gorgeous.

By: Nick Archer

Nick Archer — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:16:34 +0000

Glad you have managed to make it to the Big Apple David…

Even better than a Broadway show is the David Letterman Show. Along Broadway from the Ed Sullivan Theater into the heart of Times Square they give out free David Letterman tickets (usually around 12:30 – 3pm most days that they do taping) I at first thought there was a catch but there wasn’t and the show was great and David when he was chatting to the audience before the taping said that there’s was the best show on Broadway where you don’t have to pay $$$…

I like the views from ESBDavid, I instead went up top of Rockefeller (Top of the Rock) as it was described by Nat Geographic as better and you actually get a decent view of Central Park but I will try ESB next time…

East Village kicks ass so pop down to East Houston St and Washington Square Park is fun as you hear drug deals going down near by…

By: Fibreman

Fibreman — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:10:13 +0000

FWIW I rate the view from the GE Building (aka “30 Rock”) better than the Empire State.

By: Gooner

Gooner — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:40:12 +0000

Great place to visit, not such a flash place to live.

I went and saw a Rikki Lake show live as part of the audience. Best comedy in town that was.