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On Sun, 2008-06-01 at 12:57 -0400, Fisher, Shawn wrote: > (Drifting further off topic). Another suggestion to add is the DUMBO area of > brooklyn, down under mahattanville overpass, easy to reach from manhattan, > take a nice stroll across the brooklyn bridge and your there, lots of cool > restaurants. Another bit of history, walk to montague street, yes the > montague street mr dylan sings about in tangled up in blue. (some controversy > over this) best way to walk is on the promenade along the east river, great > views of manhattan. Enjoy > -------------------------- > Sent using BlackBerry > > > -----Original Message----- > From: J. Oquendo > To: nanog@nanog.org > Sent: Sun Jun 01 11:54:40 2008 > Subject: Re: NANOG NYC Event > > 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 >
