I used to recommend the Empire State Building, but it's now about $75 (I'm
sure there are discounts somewhere).
Two things I've done in the past and enjoyed a lot more than I thought I would
were the Circle Line tour and one of the open-top bus tours. Even though I know
the city well, it gave me some new perspectives on things to see and do.
Walking tours are great, too. I particularly recommend The Bowery Boys
(https://www.boweryboyswalks.com/) as the guides are -very- knowledgeable and
fun (The last one I did was Grand Central Terminal, and we had a great time).
For the theatre district, there's Broadway Up Close
(https://www.broadwayupclose.com/inpersontours). The guy is a little too much,
but he does know his stuff. There's also the Museum of Broadway, but I haven't
done that one yet.
If you've got ancestors who came through Ellis Island, I recommend that (you
also get the Statue of Liberty), particularly the Hard Hat tour, which takes
you through the unrestored hospital buildings.
Two of my favorite restaurants are The Little Owl (I hate giving this one
away), which is a tiny place in the Village with spectacular food, and is
located on the ground floor of the building that was used as the establishing
shot on "Friends." (When Matthew Perry died, they were inundated by flowers and
people looking for souvenirs, in spite of the fact that they have nothing to do
with the show.) The other is Emilio's Bellato on Houston, with the best chicken
parm I've ever had. Pizza-wise, if you're in the Village, either Joe's of
Bleecker Street (there's a branch on Broadway between 40th and 41st) or
Lombardi's (there's usually a line and they sell only whole pies, no slices).
The Strand Bookstore is always worth a look, and will take you down to Union
Square and the East Village.
Something I discovered when I was doing my shows there was that, staying in the
East Village allowed me to really just walk around; like up Broadway (avoiding
Times Square when I could) or up Park from 14th to the east 60s.
A lot of good restaurants in Harlem and on 9th in midtown. (I used to
recommend just walking up and down Eighth, but it's gotten to be a little more
touristy than I like, so I've gone west to 9th and 10th.) Just a ton of
interesting-looking places.
The High Line is always great. I usually walk the whole thing, rather than
break it into pieces. And the Whitney is at the south end if you're looking for
another museum.
--Dave Sikula
On Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 08:23:00 AM PDT, Doug Eastick
<[email protected]> wrote:
I'm also looking for suggestions for an NYC visit, possibly in September of
this year.
A tour of 30 Rock is a must for me, I'm also wondering what others might
suggest. It will be a short trip for me (say a 4day weekend).
On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 9:40 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote:
We are going to NYC in August to see our daughters and want to take them to a
show. What are a couple at top of your list?
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On Wed, 12 Jun 2024 at 2:58 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
<[email protected]> wrote:
Unfortunately, they'll also have writers, when the most entertaining part of
the strike-bound shows were introductions and speeches without the strained
banter.
I've made my distaste for competitive arts award shows known here, but I must
say that the Tonys gets it right more often than not, and this has been a
particularly good year on Broadway, "Hell's Kitchen" notwithstanding.
--Dave Sikula
On Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 1:47:37 PM UTC-7 Bob Jersey wrote:
After the strikes pushed them way uptown to that
artistically-heavy-but-virtually-parking-free joint uptown, they're back to a
place more familiar to the Broadway industry, the Koch Theater at Lincoln
Center, which sadly does not have a wall that comes down between production
numbers and awards, making any transitions transparent to the audience... THR
talks with producers Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss about
it...https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/tonys-producers-show-stereophonic-1235919959/
(link)
B
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