Im in New York for a couple of weeks on buisness and was wondering what places should I visit.. a couple of places that came to mind were Ground zero, the statue of liberty, and the empire state building. I know there must be ton of places to see but i only have two weekends basically and a few hours after work before dark and im hoping to get some great suggestions.

Thanks guys!!

 

NYSE. lol

 

nyse?

 

if you're a photo nut you should check out b&h photo. i believe their address is 420 9th street.

 

Tony'sBaggaDonitsYaGttaPrlmWDat?

 

naw no prob i dont like donuts. thanks tho lol

 

SoHo
Ghost Buster's Firestation
Times Square

 

I'll vouch for the first 2 but imho Times Square is a sooper tourist trap, but if you're into the bright lights and whatnot, it's tolerable. Since it's probably still niceish weather-wise, I'd say Central park, and for the low-key days MoMa and the Guggenheim are cool. I'd recommend Chinatown too if you're trying to cop that fake LV purse for the gold digger in your life. Otherwise, stick to the lower east/and some west and you'll be all G! oh yeah, and if you're there for a week or so, I'd recommend getting an all week metro pass, it works for the bus and the subway too.

EDIT: if you're into cool toys, I'd DEFINITELY recommend Toy Tokyo on 2nd ave. also, in your situation, the best way to experience NYC are the bars after work kid! there are dimes out there like you wouldn't believe!

 

Times square is def a must i think, there's just too much to see there for you to pass up IMO. SoHo, ehhh i dont know, nothing really seem to catch my attn, but it is also considered to be a great tourist attraction place. I personally liked going thru central park.

 

i agree there is a lot of things going on at Times Square at all times of the day, but if you've never been there i feel like its just one of those things you MUST drop by. even if its just for like 20 mins. i was amazed at how anyone even drove thru there....its crazy

 

What do you like? NYC has so much its hard to just randomly name stuff.

 

being from the NYC area, other than the usual touristy places, you can check out a few places such as flushing, take the 7 train to the end, IMO better asian and chinese food than the main chinatown.

meatpacking district has some nice little cafes and eateries if u like htat kind of thing

there are some nice little ethnic places down lower east side, not too far of a walk from battery park area, some nice spanish resturants and such

if you like bbq, loud music and drinks, i suggest a place called Brother Jimmy's bbq, i believe now there are several locations in manhattan, but the one we used to go to is on the upper east side almost, on 2nd ave if i recall, go there for dinner.

Korea town has some nice and cheap asian resturants thats a lot cleaner than china town, and a few of them have upsatirs lounge/bars that are reall chill

there are obviously others but i dont want to turn into a tour guide lol

 

i just went there last month.

ditto on soho, cool place.

flushing is pretty sweet too.

world trade center memorial center is a must, ground zero wasn't open to public to walk around, just the perimeter.

just bring some nice and comfy shoes and walk around, take it in. that in itself is pretty cool.

 

under the brooklyn bridge, there's a pizza joint called grimaldi's. Best damn pizza i've ever had.
Here's their site: http://www.grimaldis.com/

 

are you trying to be a tourist?

if not williamsburg brooklyn is a hot spot to go.