cheers for that. Can't make a Yankees game due to the dates so its a Mets game I will take in.
We have the hotel booked and are currently looking at Where to go and what to see.
Katz's is on the list already. We have a whole week and really looking forward to it.
Firstly, the Mets play in Queens. You can get there is about 35-40 mins from Times Square on the 7.
In the city, I would suggest :
- Broadway show. I would wait until you go there to get tickets and pick up discount tickets in Times Square. Tickets R Us is a good spot for that. Word of caution : The people offering you cheap comedy tickets post 6pm around there are generally Scientologists trying to get you in for a BS speech. Their main headquarters is just off Times Square.
- Manhattan Skyline helicopter rides around Manhattan and the boroughs. Would be lovely on a summers day.
- Spend an afternoon relaxing in central park.
- Ground Zero museum workshop and Ground zero. It is down in lower manhattan. Not walking distance from midtown (times square) but only a short hop on the subway.
- If you are remotely religious get yourself up to Harlem on a Sunday morning for a service. The Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Harlem is a really old black church and the gospel services are brilliant. I have been to that church.
- The Staten Island Ferry is a lovely trip on a summers day.
- You must go to Madison Square garden. It's smack bang in the centre of Manhattan. Not sure what will be on there as the hockey and basketball will be deep in post season and it would be extremely difficult to get tickets. Also, it is unlikely that the Rangers will be still playing by that stage. Not sure about the knicks. Nevertheless, you must visit the arena.
- On the music front, Carnegie Hall and the Rockerfella centre are in central Manhattan.
- Shopping for the misses, 5th Avenue, you could spend a week there alone and Macy's is just off 34th street between 6th and 7th avenue. It is just a small stroll from there to MSG or Times Square in the opposite direction.
- There is an amazing Chinese restaurant near Wall street, if you are into Chinese food. The name escapes me at the moment but I will get if and post it here. It is the best in NYC; more of a local than a tourist spot.
There is tonnes to do there, you won't be bored but if you get sick of the city and it does get to you after a while. I am a city person and I needed to get away from there for a day each weekend. So, if you are looking to get out of the city for a day, you can do day tours to Amish country in Lancaster county and they take in Philadelphia, the Liberty bell, Congress hall and all that. They leave grand central at 7am and are back in the Times Square at about 8pm. If you are comfortable driving in the USA; it's actually very easy once you get out of Manhattan, I would recommend that you hire a car to do this yourself. The tours are a bit naff. Their is an Amish tourist centre in Intercourse Pennsylvania and you can see the Amish, get buggy rides etc there.
