NY for 9 days

Hi everyone. I%26#39;m coming to ny with my girlfriend and her 3 collegues in november. They won an graphic designer award so we decided to recieve it and to explore new york.

We like museums,art, walk,clubbing, theatres, go around the city, eat, drink....to know the citiy and have a good time.

please experienced new yorkers tell us what to see and what to do!

we are accomodated in midtown,murray hill.

Thanks a lot!

NY for 9 days

New York is one of the great art centers of the entire world. There are dozens of museums, hundreds of art galleries, and thousands of working artists here. What kind of museums and art do you like best?

New York is also the center of theater in the United States. There are many plays, both musicals and ';straight'; plays, playing at any time. Those in larger theaters are called ';Broadway'; plays, even though the theaters are not on Broadway itself, while ';Off Broadway'; does not mean location as much as it means the size of the theater. We also have two opera companies, numerous orchestras, ballet and dance companies -- you name it. Keep in mind that this one city has more than twice as many people as your entire country.

Whatever YOU want to see or do can be seen or done here. it might therefore be easier if YOU specifically said what type of thing you wanted to see or do. It is also a good idea to get a guide book and to start to find out about what New York has to offer.

NY for 9 days

barico,

If you spend some time (ok, a lot of time) scrolling back through the pages here, you%26#39;ll find plenty of useful suggestions of what to see and do.

Have pen and paper handy. When you start to see the same things mentioned again and again, you know you%26#39;re onto something.

Ok. We will probably go to moma,gugenheim maybe national museup. What do you think about national library. the thing is that we know the basics what to see but we would like to see the sence of life in ny. like for example if you come to croatia I would tell you what to do besides the monuments, buildings and museums!

What about other parts of ny besides mannhattan?

Of course we have to be reasonable with spending money....

thanks a lot guys!

Here are some suggestions:

Apply for a Big Apple Greeter - www.bigapplegreeter.org - NOW (as long as you have a bonafide hotel reservation).

This is a FREE service that pairs volunteers with visitors and get to see parts of the city you may not necessarily see otherwise.

I would get out of Manhattan - visit Brooklyn - lots of great architecture, go to The Brooklyn Museum, The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Park, Brooklyn Heights (Brooklyn Historical Society is located there), walk the Promenade %26amp; The Brooklyn Bridge. Williamsburg, in Brooklyn, would be a great place for clubbing.

Or visit The Bronx Zoo, NY Botanical Garden or Arthur Avenue in the Bronx.

The NYC neighborhood, Chelsea, is chock full of art galleries that may interest you:

westchelseaarts.com/

Plus, this area is beautiful,also lots of clubs, shops, inexpensive restaurants.

Besides MOMA %26amp; The Met, there are so many other museums which are wonderful in NYC. For a full listing:

http://www.ny.com/museums/all.museums.html

Make sure you know the hours of the various museums, most are usually closed as least 1 or 2 days per week, so plan accordingly.

Also, check their entry policy - when ';suggested'; is stated, it is pay as you wish, and many museums have free days or evenings for those on a budget.

I highly recommend The Tenement Museum for a real slice of NYC life at the turn and the century, and believe it or not, today as well.

This is a fascinating place.

www.tenement.org.

Here is some info on a Lower East Side walking tour:

Something Old, Something New

Orchard Street Walking Tour

鈥?Sundays at 11a.m., April through December; tour lasts about an hour and a half

鈥?Meet at Katz%26#39;s Delicatessen, 205 East Houston St. at Ludlow St.; 212-226-9010; lowereastsideny.com

I would also make time to explore this area, as well as SOHO %26amp; Greenwich Village. I would recommend the area around Bleecker %26amp; MacDougal Street, lots of bars, cafes, music venues, you will enjoy it. Try Cafe Wha, www.cafewha.com and The Comedy Cellar, www.comedycellar.com, for some cool entertainment in this area.

Having just recently been at The Cloisters, I would recommend a visit - it was a very nice place in a beautiful setting. Admission here is suggested, and as it is part of the Met, the admission is good for both.

NyCGirl thanks a lot!

That was just what I needed! We%26#39;ll try to see it all!