NYC recommendations.
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- TwinLobe
Hello All,
I'll be in NYC from 5/2-5/5 and am looking for some recommended places to go. The last time I was there was in 1982 (when I was 10) so I'm pretty much starting from scratch...
What are your favorite places, be it for clothing, books, music, design, or art? Just gimme your top 5. I'm really looking for the non-touristy stuff.
Thanks in advance!
- TwinLobe0
Anyone?
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Alphabet City
West Village
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you could see the MOMA, which is now in Queens or go down to Williamburg and hang out in Brooklyn.
- rh0
I'm planning on hitting these two places this weekend:
http://www.zakkacorp.com/
http://ndm.si.edu/EXHIBITIONS/in…Pay homage to the Village Vanguard if you're into jazz.
- RAZA0
ZAKKA....BOOKS+DESIGN!!!
147 Grand Street, NYC 10013
www.zakkacorp.com
- RAZA0
ALIFE!!!!!
187 orchard street
- unformatted0
SoHo
- RAZA0
ssurplus at nolita neighborhood!!
- lind0
I went to NYC less than a month ago and posted pix from my trip on my website -- http://www.lindanet.net/pix.php?…
I didn't check out a lot of art places, like I did back in '99. Anyhow, for arts, I recommend these places:
1. Dia Center of the Arts (in the Chelsea district -- there's also a whole bunch galleries there) http://www.diacenter.org
2. ACE Gallery in SOHO (does it still exist there?) Larger than the average gallery, like a museum, high quality works, but free. Try to find the Gallery Guide, a listing of all the galleries and shows with map -- usually galleries hand them out for free.
3. Guggeinheim. I think the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum is next door.
4. De La Guardia -- amazing performance
5. PS1 -- in Long Island -- you can take the subway there from Manhattan.
Have fun!
- lind0
Also, I totally recommend getting NY@tlas -- this Thomas Guide type of map to NYC, but pocket-size, and the details are bigger and more tourist-friendly. It also does a great job showing all the subway stops.
- TwinLobe0
Thanks guys, that's some great stuff.
Can anyone else recommend any good art galleries? I'll be spending most of my time in Midtown, SoHo, and the Lower East Side...
- useful_idiot0
I live here now and I ALWAYS go to Chelsea for great art. You can walk up/down 10th ave. and go onto any side street to find another free gallery. There is a beautiful Takashi Murakami show on 24th st. As a resident, I really recomend this book: http://www.notfortourists.com
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forget NYC, head straight to Baghdad with the Bio/JazX Baghdad Looting Contingent, officially (BJBLC).
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shops:
yellow rat bastard
stussy shop
Xlarge store+ catch some 'shows' too.
;)
no, not a broadway one!
- Mal0