- Jan 20, 2010
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@krystynakrez
SO sorry I'm tardy to the party- if I was tagged it got lost in a sea of tags/notifications so I missed this.
You have a multitude of options based on your boyfriend/you/finances. You could go the touristy route, the half-touristy route, or the locals route. There is still PLENTY to do/see in NYC in the wintertime, make no mistake. Lots of the museums are actually 'suggested donation', so when they try to charge you $10 you can give a penny if you want (in college I gave a quarter). Double check prices online (I love the Met- seriously fantastic and most specialty exhibits are free). There are TONS of shows, and if you want something specific check TKTS or do student rush/lotteries (I'll give you more on that if that's an interest). Skating in Bryant Park/Central Park/South Street Seaport. I sometimes will walk on Broadway from Downtown/FiDi to Union Square. You basically see the changing of the neighborhoods from FiDi to Chinatown/Little Italy to SoHo to USquare. Is there a specific food he likes? There are foodie walking tours. All the typical monuments. Max Brenner's for chocolate. Ayza Wine and Chocolate Bar to see me The Museum of the Moving Image in Queens. The stores in SoHo/the West Village should still be decorated for the holidays so it's fun to window shop there. Specific shopping you want to do? Times Square is worth it just to experience, but it gets overwhelming. Hell's Kitchen has AWESOME restaurants. If there's specific cuisine you want to try I can give you recs.
Give me an outline and I can tailor you something more specific if you need it. I should run a Fierceboard NYC Tour Company
We went a couple of years ago for a join birthday trip - but it was Labor Day weekend and nice out. And I went again in December last year or two years ago for a day trip. Things we did was walk through central park, check out times square, catch a broadway show, bryant park, visit Grand Central station. We also went out to the US Open in Queens, but that's not really relevant to you.
I'd love to do the statue of liberty some time.
Also, Max Brenner is a chain, so if there's one closer to you (we've gone to the Boston one a number of times), I'd skip it.