On Sun, 01 Jun 2008, Brant I. Stevens wrote: > > It's in Harlem. BOOOOOOO!!!!! >
So is Columbia University! Harlem is in the process of going through a renaissance and has been over the past 10 or more so things have changed for the better. Just avoid going there after certain hours ;) As for the prior Brooklyn comment, Park Slope also has some great eats but the area/scene tends to be sort of artsy. If you want to spend some time sightseeing Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Public Library (main one) Grand Army Plaza is near the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Don't forget Coney Island which has also changed in the last decade. Again, watch those hours, NY is a Jeckyll and Hyde city. Nice sometimes, beautiful to visit but can be insanely ugly. The downtown Brooklyn area has some nice eats but I've always preferred the city. In the area of downtown Brooklyn, you'll typically find a bunch of people in local government and lawyers eating as the courts are downtown. For those looking for sweets, don't forget the ever famous (overhyped) Junior's Cheesecake. If you've travelled to Coney Island then one cannot forget Nathan's. There are some really good pubs in the Red Hook section, but alas again, going through certain neighborhoods is not for everyone. You can jump on a Water Taxi there for kicks though. Makes for nice pictures at night. Sightseeing: Jump on a boat at night (booze cruise) $25.00 http://www.nywatertaxi.com/tours/happyhour/ Or just hop on an "On and Off" cruise: http://www.nywatertaxi.com/hop/ $20.00 -- =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ J. Oquendo SGFA #579 (FW+VPN v4.1) SGFE #574 (FW+VPN v4.1) CEH/CNDA, CHFI "Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms (of government) those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny." Thomas Jefferson wget -qO - www.infiltrated.net/sig|perl http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x3AC173DB
