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New York

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akarunway    1

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New York is a big State... you might want to narrow down where you are

I'd venture to guess. NY, NY;) Go on the David Letterman show:P
I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

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FlyingJ    0

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David Letterman might be fun, but I think he may already have his guests organised for Tuesday!!



If you want to try and get on Letterman without arranged tickets, go past the Ed Sullivan Theater in early afternoon, 2pm or so. They often have interns and staff out there pulling people in off the street.

In my experience they take your name and tell you to come back at a certain time. They keep you waiting for a while, keep you waiting, keep you waiting, and when they finally let you in it's in the first few rows. That happened to me when friends came to visit 3 times. Just as many times we tried and there was nobody on the street taking names, but it's worth a try.
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kbordson    8

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When I was there... I went to
Central Park,
Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island,
Broadway show,
Times Square,
Chrysler Building and Empire State Building (while there, I got to hear a dad tell his children about how if they jumped off... they'd be dead from the shock to their mind before they hit the ground),
Rockafeller Center (don't know if the ice skating rink is up yet),
Shea Stadium (but that took some time to find),
a bit of time in the subway (which was fun in and of itself)

I'm sure that some of the other locals to NY could recommend other sites. :)

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FlyingJ    0

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Thanks well give that a go.
You got anything else we can do around Manhattan?B|



Absolutely. Will you be there on a Sunday night? If so, check out Upright Citizens Brigade. They had a comedy central show long ago, but they still have a theater in NYC and on Sundays do improv sketch comedy. Sometimes it's just a few people, sometimes it's a big crowd w/ folks from SNL, writers from the late shows, etc. Check out www.uprightcitizens.org and give them a call (info for the Sunday night shows wasn't on the website last time I looked). In the past shows on Sunday were at 7pm and 9pm. 7pm was something like $6 and 9pm was free. Call and find out the details though. It's a small theater and if the weather is nice the lines can be really long. It's worth the wait in line if necessary. They have stuff going on every night of the week, so give them a call and see what's happening.

If you are up for a drink, check out Shalel. It's on 70th Street between Columbus and CPW, but almost at the corner of Columbus. There is a very small sign and a staircase leading down to the bar in the basement. It's a neat place, and not one that people will typically walk past and visit, you kind of need to know it is there. It can get crowded, but during the week it's usually pretty calm and crowded or not it is a great atmosphere. Pretty pricy, but not much different than other bars in NYC.

Whatever you do, make sure you get out and try the flavor of the city. It always made me sick seeing people wait in line for Olive Garden in Time's Square when they could have gone down to Little Italy. If you like Indian food be sure to check out 6th Street (I think that's the street - just ask someone about India Row). If you go to Little Italy, check out the place all decked out in flourescent pink and yellow. I forget the name, but they do huge family style meals. More food than you can imagine, all pretty good, and worth the money. It's an amazing atmoshpere, and if you go make sure to check out the sausage on the ceiling.

Hope that helps!
jason.
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peterpan    0

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Thanks everybody for giving me some great ideadsB|

Just got in to town and well just about to start out on some of the fun thing you guys recommended, in this mad house you call New YorkB|.
Wish us luck :P:P

Well let you know how we get on :)
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