On 6/2/06, Robert Munn wrote: > Is CBGB still getting evicted? I haven't been following that story lately.
I think in August. > Things I love in NYC: > > - Times Square > - rotating rooftop restaurant at the Marriott Marquis - overpriced, but a > very cool view of the city Doesn't rotate anymore. Idiots thought the room needed a change. > - the dining/lounge area in the Marquis that faces out over Times Square, > I can't remember what it is called. Get a table by the window if you can, > the people-watching is great > > - The Village > - the sights, the sounds, the smells! > > - Ground Zero > - a must for everyone who goes to NYC > > - The Met > - I especially love the Asian art collection > > - Broadway > - shows, shows, and more shows. I love the intimacy of the theater. > > - Central Park > - especially in the springtime, lots of cool stuff going on > > Something I have never seen but I've been told is really awesome is to visit > the park gardens at the very northern end of Manhattan. I think they were > built by the Roosevelts. Any New Yorkers care to expand on that? Never heard of it. > Also, I am an admitted infrastructure geek. I love to study things like > roads, sewer systems, power plants- the guts of a city. NY is great for > that. I think one of the coolest things you can do is enter Manhattan by > car, exiting onto the Henry Hudson Parkway on the upper west side. Drive > south on Hudson Pkwy. You can drive all the way to the south end of the > island, (and with a little attention to signage so you don't end up in New > Jersey) pick up the FDR, and drive up the east side of the island all the > way back to where you exited off of the Cross-Bronx Expressway. You can > actually go even further north if you choose, up above 180th St. It takes > awhile, and I wouldn't do it at night, but to me that is one of the best > ways to get a sense of how huge and dense Manhattan is. Mike D has a friend that wrote a book on the subway system. That's got to be good. I took the tour boat that goes around the island and really enjoyed it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:207997 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
