help emu plan nyc trip...
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- Greedo0
i've you've never been to nyc, you gots to go to the met. it's like a law. don't let these jaded new yorkers talk you out of it.
if your feet are sore, take a seat by the temple of dendur and either look out the window or watch the tourists saunter by. i'd check out their website and pick out a few things you care about to see, you can spend days in there.
also, if you're on a budget, it's voluntary admission, you can just claim destitution and it's free.
the guggenheim is just up the road a short walk, so you can kill two birds with one stone. although your head will be awfully full of art after those two.
straight across central park from the met is the natural history museum, which, i think, is way better than the met. you can reenact that scene from royal tenenbaums and hide under a bench in the dioramas. or behold the squid wrestling with the whale and wonder about that.
as a first timer, you also have to see the moloch that is times square, so you can behold the naked cowboy and what cheap plastic thrills america presents to the world. only then will you be able to put on your black beret and truly decry tasteless wanton capitalism, as you will have seen its navel. and think about what it would've looked like back when it was all porno theaters and illicit bookshops.
maybe go to chinatown to experience some real nyc bustle, stop by pearl river ( http://pearlriver.com/ ) to marvel at all the stuff, if you like jazz, hit the village vanguard or the blue note, if you like what i know you like, maybe check out the knitting factory, or maybe just pick up a copy of the new yorker, their listings are really for out-of-towners and pretty damn comprehensive and pick some stuff out. broadway below houston st is actually pretty interesting for that ny vibe, you'll wander into some good stores.
if often feel like asking the people that live in a certain city are the worst people to ask for advice on this stuff, cause they're completely sick of the sights and will try to take you to places that are sooo unusual and thus probably stuff that you're quite used to, not being from there.
as usual, i'm full of shit and know nothing. good luck.
- Greedo0
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- locustsloth0
Suggestion #1: GFY
- No, really, i'm happy you are traveling. Somewhat jealous. You DO know i meant "good for you", right?locustsloth
- YOU ARE DEAD TO ME!emukid
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- lvl_130
i would recommend this bed and breakfast place in brooklyn (carol gardens) for location (and more importantly price):
http://saintsandsinnersbedandbre…don't let the name throw you off :)
- JourNYC0
Hotel budget?
How long?
Whats most important to you (sight seeing / museum / night life)?
- 7point340
i liked the ps1 gallery of art.
i have little recollection as to which part of the city this is located
- sikma0
give jteore a bump
- emukid0
hotel: the more economical the better. i understand this is NYC so less then $100/night might be difficult. but whatever works.
how long: planning on staying for 5 days
what's important: museums, food, art scene, sight seeing, culture -- night life is least important.
- culture, art, food sights only happen at night, NYC is closed for repairs all day.e-pill
- these things can happen at night, sure. by nightlight i meant the bar scene, clubs, chicks -- the patrick bateman lifestyleemukid
- lifestyle. i live that enough as it is.emukid
- patrick bateman was from chicago7point34
- i have stayed at http://www.hotel17ny… before and its super cheap...but how about http://www.thepodhot…pixellette
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- JourNYC0
What 500 a night? 200 night? 300? Whats your ideal? Whats wrong with people afraid to give dollar numbers. I am not going to rob you
- So just assault and battery then?locustsloth
- haha. ideally $100 a night but i realize that might be difficult. so as close to $100 as possible. that is what i was trying to say.emukid
- i am poor. feel free to rob me though.emukid
- You drink? Got healthy liver?JourNYC
- yes and yes. will drinking a lot reduce my hotel costs? if so, i am all for it!emukid
- it will reduce your standards to be sure, emu.
7point34 - drink until the gutter looks like a 5-star hotel7point34
- sounds like a regular eveningemukid
- 7point340
don't forget to visit the memorial piece of sidewalk where e-pill broke his wrist after slipping on the ice.
it has more ambience, obviously, during the winter months, but do see if you have the chance.
e-pill can be found there sporadically at the gift shop. he'll sign your "i slipped on a piece of shit patch of ice on the way to an interview and all i got was this fucking t-shirt" tee
- JourNYC0
This is what I would suggest for hotels. See the link and see which hotel you want to be in. Ideally, midtown / timesquare works because its central and you can go to all the museum with an ease.
After you found a hotel, post some of the names here and we can tell you how good / shitty it is.
After, do not book through the site BUT call the hotel and ASK for 5 day discount. Usually cheaper.
- chrisRG0
try: http://www.lq.com
wont be $100 but it must be close to that. They have one in Manhattan and one just along the Queens bridge
- JourNYC0
And just say NO to Pod hotel. Unless you want to share bathroom / room with someone at the same price of an average hotel.
- JourNYC0
http://www.room-matehotels.com/e…
Hotel QT is now this one. Not sure if the rates are same but it was decent.
- JourNYC0
And fuck gershiwin hotel, unless you want bed bugs and rash
- emukid0
someone suggested Hotel 17 -- any good? http://www.hotel17ny.com/
- Rand0
what emu is too polite to mention is that he wants to know the best spots for scoring narcotics
- epikore0
A hotel in nyc for $100 a night? Good luck with that.