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19. You can fish there
Elizabeth Kaledin notes that “few people know that fishing is permitted in Central Park and that the Harlem Meer is the best place to fish.” Between April and October you can get a free fishing pole with your ID from the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center and start snagging carp, catfish, bass, pumpkinseed, chain pickerel, and black crappie to your hearts content. And then throw them back because it’s catch-and-release.Socrates Scultor Park
Potatopia = where everything is made related to POTATOES!!!
Joju : korean twist friest; menu practically all under $10 !!!
Mokbar ( which is in Chelsea Market)
Ramen Misoya (decent big size ramens yum)
Dance fest, Japan Day, FCA Manhattan Competition, NYC Challenge Nation
HinoMaru = pretty decent ramen place (astoria, queens)
Slip n Slide in Manhattan
Snug Harbor Botanical Gardens (Staten Island), Historic Richmond Town ,
The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art (In 1947, Tibetan Buddhist culture aficionado Jacques Marchais opened to the public two stone buildings on a Staten Island hillside, which house her collection of Tibetan art. The tiny museum is the only Himalayan-temple-style building in the United States and is surrounded by meditation gardens. It contains a striking Buddhist altar and the largest collection of Tibetan art in the West, including religious objects, bronzes and paintings. Every October, the museum hosts a Tibetan festival. Try tai chi and meditation sessions. ), Staten Island Ferry, year-round at the indoor Staten Island Skating Pavilion , Put on your sneakers and go hiking in High Rock Park—there are six trails to choose from of varying skill levels, If you're up for a challenge, opt for High Rock Park's Yellow Trail, which leads to the 260-foot Moses' Mountain, a man-made hill with awesome panoramic views. Make like Katniss and learn how to shoot a bow and arrow with periodic FREE archery lessons at Willowbrook Park's range. Speaking of the Staten Island Zoo, it is home to monkeys, reptiles, birds and famous weather predicting groundhog Staten Island Chuck—visit on Wednesday afternoons after 2pm for FREE admission. Pop a wheelie at 5050 Skatepark, NYC's only indoor skatepark where you can skateboard, scooter or BMX bike. Strap on your skates and head to RollerJam USA, one of the few roller rinks left in NYC. Go on Fridays from 7 to 10pm for FREE pizza. Romp in the nautical Seaside Nature Wildlife Park featuring a wrecked ship to explore, a shark to climb and Staten Island Ferry-themed play units—no wonder locals call it “Pirate Park”. Take a horseback riding lesson or hop on a pony at Get Over It and Ride. Grab a book and a light bite at Every Thing Goes Book Cafe & Neighborhood Stage, which also offers FREE Wi-Fi and live performances. Hop on a hayride and pick out the perfect pumpkin at Historic Richmond Town's Decker Farm
Bushwick - abandoned buildings art galleries?
Seaport?
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PLAN TO GO TO NXT (CURRENTLY)
-Mirror Labyrinth & Appearing Rooms (Brooklyn Bridge Park) MORE INFO ON EXHIBIT
-Louie & Ernie's Pizza(Bronx)
-S&S Cheesecake(Bronx)
-Mexicozina(Bronx)
-Boy Ky
-Papa's Kitchen
-Lakruwana (Staten Island) Authentic Sra Lanka
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Golden Unicorn
Excellent Dumpling House (11AM-4PM) - Cheap LUNCH SPECIAL
Buddha Boddai
La Lanterna di Vittorio
Cuba
Sunset Park : Kai Feng Fu, Kofte Piyaz, Tacos El Bronco, New Victory, Ba Xuyen, Yu Nan Flavor Garden, Wong Good Handpull Noodle
BRONX:
Louie & Ernie's Pizza
Mexicozina
Trattoria Tra di Noi
S & S Cheesecake
Lobel's of NY (near Yankee Stadium)
La morada
Nicky's Coffee Shop
Cafe Al Mercato
Patina African Restaurant
INN: Howard Johnson
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Kuma Inn - Lower East Side
Inside a graffiti-tagged door and up a FLIGHT of stairs you’ll get to this Filipino/Thai fusion spot from whence Chef King Phojanakong slings flavor bombs like deep-fried pork belly lechon kawali, drunken spicy shrimp finished with sake, kalamnsi, and Thai chilies, and saffron rice loaded with chicken, sausage, shrimp, and mussels.
Floating for peace?
Dance fest, parade
Japan day
Cafe de Arthur ave.
Dirt Candy = vegetarian
Papa poule = french chicken lil expensive?
Windham mountain ski resort (ny)
Mountain creek (NJ)
http://www.thrillist.com/eat/new-york/best-under-the-radar-chinese-food-in-nyc
Jacques Torres chocolate (dumbo)
Chelsea Market, Brooklyn & Bagel Company, Highline, Los Tacos No. 1, The Hummus & Pita Co, Gansevoort Market,Whitney Museum of American Art (Go!! Because once, your 18 U GOTTA PAY A LOT!!!)
Radiance tea house and books
Cha-an
Karaoke
Bowling
Reciprocal NYC
Molasses books - place in Brooklyn to relax, read, and drink coffee or wine
Celeste - Italian place to dine in which most things are around 10 dollars
Four and twenty blackbirds - good place to eat pie in brooklyn
Desert island - small comics place at Brooklyn
Signature walk -elastic city
Columbia stargazing
Pure Thai cookhouse
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hey, I just came up with an idea, and I wanted to remember and have access to all of the places where you can eat or drink! I want to thank those who've helped me by introducing them to me and of course to my curiosity when I want to explore! Gotham west market .11ave , baoburg
http://mommypoppins.com/
http://theoutdooradventurecenter.com/ (Greek Peak Resort)
Kitchit - where personal chef booking r for the customer
Where I've Been Already
Where I've hung out (Entertainment)
Nintendo : Midtown W 10 Rockefeller Plaza, 48th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues; have games to try out and cool suvenier stuff of pokemon and other Nintendo avatars.
Manhattan
DUMBO: has Jane's Carousel which is like 1$ per ride and its very near a very large river. A good place to just relax and there is a pizza restaurant Grimaldi's and Lombardi's. Don't come in like two o'clock cuz lol, the line is freaking long. Not too sure if its good for hangouts, but good for a meditating calm self-indulgence.
Manhattan
Lego Store : Free, Pieces that you can build for fun NOT FREE, Awesome impressive creations to see. Hmm. well a hangout ehhh, but for a quick detour sure; awaken the creativity!
Manhattan
New Museum : a museum in Soho that potrays the arts of modern artists.
Students : $10
Adults : $15
Those under 18 Yrs : FREE with a condition that one of the group has to pay the student price( if ur still one) or the adult price (if you're an adult)
Soho
Luma Festival - At Binghamton City (the first friday when school starts) There are animations clips shown on buildings to demonstrate and vendors and art galleries! The vendors tend to stay on one street and this event is very popular where many come to visit!
Toys R Us (Times Square): This place is right near the big ball of the New Year's, and it is the biggest of all of the toys r us stores. It contains a ferris wheel, the big T-rex, the Barbie House and multiple great cartoons and other playthings in many of its floors! It also contains the uniqee beanie flavors that are shown in the Harry
1514 Broadway at 44th Street
Kinokuniya Bookstore: This interesting place is filled with anime-related things which u can see on the 2nd floor. there are 3 floors; the first is just filled with books, 2nd filled with anime and has a small cute cafe.The third i still havent checked out unfortunately. The manga and anime there are written in japanese only so if u can read it dont bother. but u can get anime wallpaper, shirts, bags, and figurines that would be hard to find elsewhere. Oh n besides the cafe, there really isnt chairs for you to sit so beware of dat too. Its across Bryant Park, Next to a bank.
Manhattan
Bay Plaza: Recommended for a small group as well!!
The Bay Plaza Mall: pretty good for the Bronx, they have stores like Express, Victoria Secret, H&M, Forever 21, etc; they also have Olive Garden inside : which has a very good deal of dinner for two for $25: this package consists of a large salad or two small appetizing soups, a bread stick per person, a surprisingly filling entree, and dessert!
*there's also an Apple Bee's and a Xin Hi Chinese Buffet (the buffet-around $15/person with good food) close by it.
AMC Theater: if you watch a movie that is BEFORE 12:00 PM, then the prices for movies are A LOT CHEAPER: AROUND $7!!!!
BROOKLYN HANGOUT??
kAI FENG FU, BA XUYEN, AND SUNSET PARK!!!
West 4th Station (Washington Heights): Recommended for a small group like up to 5 people.
Papaya Dog: dis place is incredibly cheap, but the food dat i had seemed mediocre at best i guess. The fries were all limpy spaghetti like, n the eggs were overseasoned with the blackpepper n salt. ok, mayb the seasonin wuz mi fault but still dat wuz a lot. There are like no chairs but a couple of tall tables n the cooks r pretty cool. But i wouldn't really come back unless i'm pretty close to broke by lik 3 dollars lol. N if i do come back, then i'll b more careful with how i tell them how to season mi food.
Washington Square Park: a small park to relax and enjoy the attractions that happening on dat day especially from what I know on Saturdays: there are musical performances and a lot of benches.
Chess Forum: quiet place to play chess;When the weather won't let you hustle tourists at the boards in Washington Square Park, for $5 per hour perfect your strategy at this always-open spot, which feels more like a private club for checkmate-minded individuals than a hobby store. Bring your favorite competitor or play against one of the store's ready-made opponents: the VCS attendants. If you find yourself in a Maroczy Bind, spend $1 for a bit of liquid strategy in the form of coffee, hot chocolate, tea or soda, or take a break at one of the store's nonchess tables, which accommodate backgammon, Go, cards or cribbage matches.
The UnCommons: a small place that has board games and is a small café.
Mamoun's Falafel Restarurant
Strand Bookstore: the place is freaking huge! This place is not really good for groups more than four cuz the place is crowded with books that are legendary and historic! Only for booklovers plz!! There are three floors, and besides books, they have so awesome tourist shops; thank goodness I was broke or I would have been broke by then ha! Sadly, there isn't really room to sit down and read a good book; cry. If you like to stand, yet be surrounded by rare and classical books then dis store is 4 u!! The place has 3 Floors.
Hang out spot also includes Washington Square Park (a small park that has artistic and musical performances), The UnCommons (a $5 board game all day cafe), the Village Chess Shop (an antique quiet chess shop that allows you to play chess). Also, called Chess Forum. Also, Pie by the Pound is there ( a place to play board games, read, and eat pizza). *I have not been to the last 3 places.
Chinatown, Manhattan:
Ya Ya Tea Garden: a café where you can get good cheap bubble tea and not only that! You can buy sweets and snacks or hang out there! Think it's only a café? Well, think again! You can also order different types of onigiris(Japanese rice balls) and other dishes that serve rice with them! Trust me, it's awesome but warning: it seems that the place is quite surprisingly popular in an isolated place so if there are no seats; watch out.
(51 Chrystie St New York, NY 10002; 10 AM - 9 PM)
Nom Wah Tea Parlor: a nice and classy medium sized place that is at an alley which I recommend obviously to go during the day time! Furthermore, its conveniently right next to the Taiwanese Pork Chop House! The Nom Wah Tea Parlor is recognizable and I agree serves good and delicious food; the minute you put your mouth on them, it tastes magnificent! Even though the menu is majorly dim sum which they are known for and oddly enough, not all of them are dim sum, there are also some pretty decent large dishes that are around $9-$13. Even their dim sum section; which seems just like appetizers to me; are pretty good and most of them are around $4-$5! However, I just have to warn you that they are appetizers; they are good but small on a platter or something similar to that! Near the Big Court by the way!
Prosperity Dumpling: a very tiny hole in the wall yet GIVES DELICIOUS AWESOMENESS not only in it's dumplings and its sesame pancakes!!! All hail, Prosperity Dumpling; Warning: place is very small and can be a bit unsanitary looking but its worth buying food there! These people dont play around, and besides who doesn't love cheap food: 4 fried dumplings for a $1 and a regular sesame pancake for a $1? I just have to say God has given birth to this blessing!
- (46 Eldridge Stb/t Canal St & Hester St
Lower East Side, Chinatown)
Taiwanese Pork Chop House: a roomy place that is near the shrine and bridge of chinatown lol, it's in a curvy path. The food wuz pretty good and the size was pretty good. The price ranges from $5-$6. They offer also tea and water. I really liked the taste of the food and the people were pretty sweet :D. I would love to go back. It's kinda difficult to find though lol. (CLOSED TUESdays)
Chinatown, NYC
Maid Cafe NY: OMG, i LOVED THE PLACE. The maids were so nice. Their food wuz pretty decent; loved their gyudon, and curry. I wished they added more than one scoop on mi icecream float though. And their cake had a buttery aftertaste. The place looks really cute and nice and they also have a shop counter that has anime things <3 its pretty expensive though; RANGE: $7-$42.
Chinatown Fair : 8 Mott St, NYC, NY 10013 ; A place that though may small, it's a pretty great place to let off some steam and play games that you would see in an arcade like table ice hockey, basketball, dance revolutions, mortal kombat, racing, doll grappling machines, and the prize table.
It's also pretty cheap, and though its crowded, its not too crowded. There are no tables and chairs so prepare to stand for a long time but enjoy. It's fun to bring a few friends over.
Sun-Thurs : 11 AM TO MIDNIGHT
Fri & Sat : 11 AM TO 2 AM
Elizabeth - (Center Gift Shops)/ (Center Mall): a gift shop that also near the shrine, bank, and bridge. Inside there's an escalator. When u go down, there's a lot of stuff, but the one place that made me overjoyed wuz the place filled with anime belongings. Most of the stuff range from $5-$40 so bring money!
Pelham Bay Park: Orchard Beach, Bartow Pell-Mansion Museum, Pelham Bay Golf Course
Yummy Yummy
Peking Kitchen
El Cofre (brooklyn)?
Cafe Tibet (brooklyn)?
The Conservatory Garden : gardens that are like in the victorian era; makes it seem like a fairytale!
its in Central park, Manhattan
Cafe Hestia : a big clean eating casual space where you get a range of things to eat, and its cheap! near NY Times and Midtown Comics :D :D
Mighty Quinn’s Barbeque :lol, just like the name states: a casual great place to eat bbq in manhattan east village
Cafe Dada ; a pretty cheap vintage cafe in brooklyn
Mr. Falafel (brooklyn)
Petey’s Burger
Community Gardens of the East Village
Hometown Bar-B-Que (Brooklyn)
The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine
Dead Horse Bay
San Soo Kap San (Flushing, Queens)
Hahm Ji Bach(Flushing, Queens)??
Pocha 32 (4-group watermelon soju *when u get older, n want 2 try a light drink*
K Town Chicken & Hof (Midtown West, Koreatown)
Kimchi Grill (Crown Heights, Prospect Heights;Brooklyn)
Peck Peck Korean Style Chicken (New Jersey; I wouldn't normally have put this cuz lik srsly NJ? Man far but they got reallyy reallyy epic reviews so YEP GOTTA CHECK OUT LATER ON!)
Dig Inn - healthy pretty good price about or less than 10 bucks
Gallow Green: garden rooftop, reservations; brunch buffet = 50 dollars
Talde - most near 20 bucks, ughh i love to b cheap , but dis is an exception, very wierd foods interesting
Botino - most near 20 bucks, u no im cheap, but this is also an exception: near the high line, its like ur in a garden, very nice
Alma (brooklyn)
Emmetts
Kenichi restaurant
St. Anselm (Brooklyn)
Brickfire Steakhouse
Elephant and Castle
Lovely Day
BZ Grill (Astoria,Brooklyn)
Krystal's Cafe & Pastry Shop (Woodside; Flushing, Queens) Lunch Buffet $8.05 (11 AM-3 PM)
Taco Mix Restaurant (Harlem)
Case Adela (Puertorican Restaruant -Manhattan)
Souk El Shater (Lebanese - Sunnyside)
Thanh Da ( 6008 7th Ave, Brooklyn 11220
Neerob (Indian, Bangladeshi) 2109 Starling Ave. Bronx, NY 10462
Paulie Gee's (brooklyn)
China Express (brooklyn)
Papa's Kitchen (queens)
Casa Mezcal
Shopsin's
Maynila (staten island)
Ayada (queens)
Mumbai Express (queens)
Ploy Thai (queens)
Tortilleria Nixtamal (queens)
SriPraPhai (queens)
Lam Zhou
Hakata Tonton
Picnic Garden??
65 Shabu Shabu?
Hop Shing Restaurant??
Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodles
Spicy Village (CHEAP)
Dim Sum Go go?
Joe's Shanghai?
Otafuku: a Japanese place where half is less than $5 and other half is close to $10! Appetizers, noodles, takoyaki, okinomiyaki, chilled noodles, dessert, and beverages are sold there! WARNING: cash ONLY! Be prepared or you're screwed. Good service, atmosphere, and price worthy stuff!
236 E 9th St, New York 10003Btw 2nd & 3rd Ave; Mon-Fri = 1-9:30 PM & Sat-Sun = 1 PM - 10:30 PM)???
SOY: a Japanese place where everything is less than or about $ 10.
102 Suffolk St, New York 10002 (Btw Delancey & Rivington St)
Souvlaki King of Astoria : a greek place that seems to have a small menu with food and bevs under woohoo $ 10. WARNING: CASH ONLY, only serves lunch and dinner.
31st Ave, Astoria 11105(At 31st St)Mon-Wed: 9am-8:30pm Thu-Sat: 9am-5am Sun: 11am-7:30pm
http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2013/04/visiting-nyc-where-to-eat-chinatown-little-italy.html
where the list of cheap but great eat are
Great NY Noodletown = Sanitation - A
Most things below $10 but above $5
Recommended :
Roast Pork and Duck on Rice $5.50
We're partial to Great New York Noodletown's roast baby pig, but the "Roast Pork and Duck on Rice" is a more affordable plate. The duck is salty and a little gamey, a little bony, and more than a little greasy. The roast pork is moist and lightly sweet, without the addictive crisp skin of the baby pig. Still, served over rice with a bit of cabbage, it's quite a filling meal (or two lighter lunches) for $5.50.
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May Wah Pork Chop Fast Food?
Hou Yi Hot Pot
Burger Joint
La Superior
Caracas Arepa Bar Corner 28 ; Peking DuckBUNS one dollar?
XSG Dumpling House
At this Alphabet City burger mecca, there’s great cheap beer, a friendly crowd, a backyard patio and some knockout, affordable burgers. You really can’t go wrong. Oh, and did we mention they have pickleback shots with bacon?
Also great: If you’re more inclined to hop across the river, French bistro Fanny (pictured) serves what may be our favorite burger in Williamsburg. While moules frites may seem like the more appropriate dish to order, skip the bivalves and get this juicy hunk of sirloin. And speaking of bacon, you can add some for an extra $1. Yes, please.
Royale: 157 Ave C; 212-254-6600
Fanny: 425 Graham Ave.; 718-389-2060
Fanny: 425 Graham Ave.; 718-389-2060
Lao Bei Fang Dumpling House
Xi'an Famous FoodsCafe Himalaya
Gaia Italian Cafe
Gallow Green
Indikitch ; pretty good-cheap prices, chefs cook in front of you
HIT kOREAN food and deli
Taste Good Malaysian Cuisine
Lali Restaurant
San Rasa - Sri Lankan eatery that has a buffet for $11 on Sundays from 12:30 -10:00 PM
(STATEN ISLAND)
Ashbox
Margon
Mooncake foods
Boubouki
Lamarca Cheese Shop
Cafe Glechick : Ukraine (CONEY)
Pita House
Abraco
Café Habana (Soho)
99 Buffet Flavor Taste (Brooklyn) - like 20 bucks; for the b-day person = free but gotta tlk at least one
Streecha Ukrainian KiJatchen
Yo Burgerhttp://www.yelp.com/menu/big-gay-ice-cream-shop-new-york
http://www.yelp.com/biz/macbar-new-york-2
Halycyon Gourmet
Brooklyn Moon Cafe
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Lips
S and S Cheesecake
Arirang Korean Restaurant (Queens)
Lahore Indian Deli
Mian (Queens, Fresh Meadows)
Samudra Vegetarian Restaurant and Chaat House
Bunker Vietnamese; Bia
Gotham West Market
Zenkichi Japanese; fancy intimate
Cafe EdisonTheater goers, performers and business folk know that there's a stately coffee shop (dubbed the Polish Tea Room) tucked inside the venerable, art deco Hotel Edison, even if it is hidden behind a nondescript entrance. In addition to the usual American diner staples, the ornate former ballroom offers up Eastern European Jewish comfort food specialties like standout soups, blintzes and matzo brei. The secrets to its success? A bustling backdrop, low prices and a killer matzoh ball soup. Don't forget to bring cash as they don't accept plastic. 228 West 47th St., 212-354-0368, no website
Sake Bar HagiYou'll feel like you're entering a Tokyo-styled speakeasy when you descend the stairs to this cozy underground izakaya, which is easy-to-miss with its hidden locale beneath another Japanese restaurant. Inside, small plates like sizzling yakitori skewers, crispy tempuras and noodles come cheap enough that you'll want to order multiple rounds to sample and share. There are also more adventurous choices like chicken gizzard and octopus balls, which seem like a better idea after a couple of $12 pitchers of Sapporo. It's easy to see why this place endures -- it's packed night after night. You'll have to write your name on a list as you enter and wait for a call when your table's ready. It's a good chance to enjoy the Times Square scenery, just don't wander too far -- they ask you to return within five minutes. 152 W. 49th St., 212-764-8549, sakebarhagi.com
Hudson Clearwater - West Village
ENTER through the side door on Morton and walk through the garden to gain access to this charming spot, hidden away from its Hudson St storefront, and reap the benefits of your adventurous nature via dishes like grilled leg of lamb and pan-seared gnocchi.
Le Train Bleu - Midtown
Secreted away beyond aisles and displays of whatever it is they sell at a Bloomingdales (doilies probably), LTB is modeled after an old-school French train car and serves fare to MATCH, like croque monsieur, steak frites, and a burger topped with bleu cheese.
Cult-Worthy Noodles and Dumplings at Lam Zhou Handmade Noodles
You will very likely wander past this hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Chinatown, but don’t be fooled. Despite its rather industrial (to put it kindly) setting, this shop turns out some of the best dumplings and noodles in town. Plus, you get to watch the magical process of hand-pulled noodles being made, with one piece of dough getting stretched and viciously slapped against the table until it becomes a pile of perfectly uniform, gorgeous noodles. It’s not a place to linger, but if you’re looking for some of the best food in Chinatown - with dirt-cheap prices - you’ve hit the jackpot here.
144 E. Broadway; 212-566-6933
Photo: GoodiesFirst via Flickr
- Hidden Artisanal Cocktails at Lovers of TodayIt’s a good thing this speakeasy-style bar - located in a hard-to-find basement just under Niagara in the East Village - is under the radar: its appeal comes from both its laid-back attitude and pint-sized charm (if you have trouble finding it look for the tykes painted on the wall outside the entrance). Escape the street-level madness and descend into a cocktail lover’s dream, where you can order unexpectedly excellent drinks (all made with housemade liqueurs) that have kitschy names like Waterloo Sunset and Satellite of Love. The über-cool kids may be going farther down the staircase to Cabin Down Below, but this subterranean space is this buildng’s true destinatoin.132 1/2 E. Seventh St.; 212-420-9517
- Cult-Worthy Noodles and Dumplings at Lam Zhou Handmade NoodlesYou will very likely wander past this hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Chinatown, but don’t be fooled. Despite its rather industrial (to put it kindly) setting, this shop turns out some of the best dumplings and noodles in town. Plus, you get to watch the magical process of hand-pulled noodles being made, with one piece of dough getting stretched and viciously slapped against the table until it becomes a pile of perfectly uniform, gorgeous noodles. It’s not a place to linger, but if you’re looking for some of the best food in Chinatown - with dirt-cheap prices - you’ve hit the jackpot here.144 E. Broadway; 212-566-6933Photo: GoodiesFirst via Flickr
- Cauliflower Pizza at Stella 34 TrattoriaHead up the elevator right at the Herald Square entrance of Macy’s to the sixth floor to find, astonishingly, a spacious, luxe restaurant that serves inventive Italian. While the pasta and entrees are all tasty, don't miss the Cavolfiori: a sauceless pizza made with a base of incredibly creamy cauliflower puree, Meyer lemon, roasted cauliflower and a sprinkling of crispy breadcrumbs. It’s super light (especially thanks to the thin, airy crust, courtesy of the massive, screamingly hot wood-burning ovens), hits all the right spots and will be something you find yourself randomly craving in the middle of the night.151 W 34th St.; 212-967-9251
- At this Alphabet City burger mecca, there’s great cheap beer, a friendly crowd, a backyard patio and some knockout, affordable burgers. You really can’t go wrong. Oh, and did we mention they have pickleback shots with bacon?Also great: If you’re more inclined to hop across the river, French bistro Fanny (pictured) serves what may be our favorite burger in Williamsburg. While moules frites may seem like the more appropriate dish to order, skip the bivalves and get this juicy hunk of sirloin. And speaking of bacon, you can add some for an extra $1. Yes, please.Royale: 157 Ave C; 212-254-6600
Fanny: 425 Graham Ave.; 718-389-2060 - Great, Non-Sceney Chinese at Yunnan KitchenFor those looking to avoid Han Dynasty and Mission Chinese’s crowds, Yunnan Kitchen is an amazing choice. Like its counterparts, it’s a modern, family-style restaurant, but serves flavorful, refined cuisine that’s liberally sprinkled with tongue-tingling Yunnan spices. If you’re looking to bring a group for authentic, unique Chinese, this is the place.79 Clinton St.; 212-253-2527
- Beer Expertise at Cafe D'AlsaceAttention brew snobs: Perhaps you didn’t know, but Cafe D'Alsace in the Upper East Side has their own beer sommelier. This means you get expert recommendations of countless beers that are, wonderfully, paired with the restaurant’s French fare. (But wine lovers shouldn’t fret - there's a fine selection of vino too.)1695 Second Ave.; 212-722-5133
- Low-Key Italian at GnoccoThere’s nothing better than tucking into simple, delicious Italian fare outside on a gorgeous patio, right? This is the case over at Gnocco, where the food is upscale yet unpretentious and hits all the right notes. Think decadent pizzas, fabulous wines and to-die-for desserts. A helpful hint: The place is named after a snack made of puffed, fried dough served with Italian meats, so you definitely don’t want to pass it up.Also great: Le Barricou over in Williamsburg has some stellar (and decently priced) pastas in a comfy setting.Gnocco: 337 E. 10th St.; 212-677-1913
Barricou: 533 Grand Ave.; 718-782-7372 - Hidden Cocktails at Bar CentraleFind the unmarked brownstone over on bustling Restaurant Row (aka West 46th Street between Eighth and Ninth) and get treated to incredible cocktails. It’s definitely got a velvety, VIP feel with prices to match, so your best bet is to pop in early and order some small plates while downing your drinks.324 W. 46th St.; 212-581-3130
- Sandwiches at City SandwichThis tiny hole-in-the-wall in Hell’s Kitchen makes an amazing 'wich with their just-out-of-the-oven buns made with Portuguese pao de agua flour, topped with the freshest ingredients from purveyors around the city. We love their Portuguese-Italian mash-ups, the fact that chef Michael Guerrieri is so friendly and that they have some of the best panna cotta in the city. A heads up: Since it’s so small, it’s best for takeout or delivery.649 Ninth Ave.; 646-684-3943
- Incredible Bibimbap - in Midtown - at AmbrosiaHead to the rather crazed-looking deli on 45th Street and beeline straight for the Korean counter in the back. There, you’ll find bibimbap, a Korean hodgepodge of rice, meat (get the bulgogi), pickled vegetable deliciousness, and a fried egg. Mix it all together with their tangy, spicy red sauce and you’ll become completely addicted, trust us. Plus, you get a free miso soup! All this clocks in around $10, and it’s definitely enough for two people.8 W 45th St.; 212-921-0024
Good Places to Go
Two Bit's Retro Arcade
Pinball?
Whispering Gallery
Old City Hall
Charles Island
Crabs of Cleopatra Needle
The Underground Home
Surreal Elevator
Track 61
Zablozki’s - Williamsburg - North Side - Brooklyn, NY | Yelp
:Drinks, Pool, Pinball, Darts
Village Yokocho - East Village - New York, NY | Yelp
Giant Needle and Button
Pie by the Pound = Beer, Wine, Food, Games like board games
PIE 124 4th Avenue between 12th and 13th St.
Street Wars
North Brother Island
Rat Island
Hart Island
Jamaica Bay Riding Academy
Rain Room
Lefferts Historic House
Carnegie Hall
Fao Schwarz (Midtown East
767 Fifth Avenue at 58th Street)
Kidding Around (Toys Presents) (Chelsea)
60 West 15th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues
Free Concerts from Carnegie Hall
http://www.carnegiehall.org/BlogPost.aspx?id=4294999282
Free Concerts
http://www.clubfreetime.com/new-york-city-nyc/free-classical-music-jazz-blues-concerts
Belvedere Castle, Central Park
Learn to Swim
The NYC Department of Parks & Recreation offers free summer swimming lessons for children as young as 18 months through adulthood at public pools. There are three separate summer sessions: Monday, July 7-Tuesday, July 22; Wednesday, July 23-Thursday, August 7; and Monday, August 11-Friday, August 22. In addition, children ages 6 to 18 who can swim 50 meters in reasonably good form can join free swim teams.
How to register: The Parks Department will hold an online lottery starting June 13. You can find additional details in our in-depth free swim lessons post.
Downtown Boathouse at the newly renovated Pier 26 offers kayaking on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 9am to 6pm, and select weekday evenings from 5 to 7pm in July and August.
Brooklyn Bridge Boathouse offers kayaking every Saturday from 10am to 3pm and Thursday from 5:30 to 6:45pm from June 7 to August 31 in Brooklyn Bridge Park between Piers 1 and 2.
Catch-and-Release Fishing in Central Park
The Harlem Meer, located at the northeast corner of the park, is probably the best spot to fish with kids in the city. The lake is stocked with a wide variety of fish, including golden shiner, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed sunfish, bluegill sunfish, carp and chain pickerel. Bamboo fishing poles are available free of charge (you must leave a valid picture I.D.) from mid-April through mid-October at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, located on the north shore of the Harlem Meer at 110th Street between Lenox and Fifth Avenues.
Big Apple Games
Big Apple Games takes place indoors not outside, but these activities are worth knowing about: The Public Schools Athletic League sponsors this program, which runs Monday, July 7 to Thursday, August 7. From Monday-Thursday, 1-5pm and 6-9pm, students in ninth to 12th grades can hit the Afternoon & Evening Teen Recreational Centers for wrestling, volleyball, basketball, softball, floor hockey, team handball, gymnastics, ultimate Frisbee, arts and crafts, and swimming lessons. The Junior High School Program for students in fourth to eighth grades is open 9am-3pm on weekdays, and offers a variety of activities including arts and crafts, game room fun and sports. All sites are staffed with licensed teachers and school safety officers. Visit the website for a list of locations and schedule.
How to register: Kids can show up at the location of their choice on the days they want. Call 718-707-4208 for more info.
Fried Dumpling (106 Mosco Street)
Chatham Square
Golden Jade Jewelry
One of a Kind Zipping: Summer Streets in NYC
The city’s popular Summer Streets program is back, offering fun performances, traffic free streets, and even zip lining. Yes, zip lining through the city streets! Expect a line, as it’s a super popular activity.
The city’s popular Summer Streets program is back, offering fun performances, traffic free streets, and even zip lining. Yes, zip lining through the city streets! Expect a line, as it’s a super popular activity.
Ages: 8 and up, though you’ll find other all-ages activities at Summer Streets
Go: Foley Square Rest Stop, Duane Street and Centre Street
When: Saturday, August 3rd, 10th, and 17th, 7:00am – 1:00pm.
Cost: Free
- Chelsea Piers Sports and Entertainment Complex = http://www.chelseapiers.com/
Grand Central Terminal
United Nations
BING HAMTON VISITS!!!
Otsiningo Parkhttp://phelpsmansion.org/
http://www.robotcitygames.com/index.html
Cutler Botanic Garden
. Core Helicopters
Twin Rivers Tubing
K-HOUSE Karaoke Lounge & Suites
Nathaniel cole park (beach and kayaking)
Ross Park Zoo #
Binghamton Carousel
Binghamton Confluence Park
Binghamton Riverwalk = very pretty, right by the river where on the steps you can just relax and all the way down, there are food places!!
Chuckster’s Family Entertainment Center
- Big Apple Circus
-Steam Rock Bouldering ( http://www.srbnyc.com/rates/)
- Brooklyn Boulders
- Brooklyn Botanical Garden (FREE ON REG SAT 10 AM-NOON)
- http://www.archeryny.com/ ARCHERY IN NYC
central park zoo, hong kong dragon boat festival, make meaning, ny skyride, the ride, summer st festival
-Stick Stone & Bone
Riverbank State Park
Staten Island Ferry
Staten Island Ferry
111 Christopher St
New York, NY 10014
Downtown, West Village
Pier 25 - 5 dollar mini golf
Lefrak Center at Prospect Park & Pier 2 at Brooklyn Bridge Park - ROLLER SKATING for 12 bucks ( check $$ just in case)
Nitehawk Cinema : a movietheater that has seats just like any other movie theater but also,,, couple seat dat can order food n have the workers bring food to them n has a bar ; food n drink r themed after the film which is pretty cool! Try to buy tickets online in advance so you could get the good flicks n be there 15-20 minutes to be in line for the seats.
$10 - food
$11 - tickets
(BROOKLYN)
SUNSET PART : SUNSET VIEW
Brooklyn Bridge Park: NYC SKYLINE
Chess & Checkers House in Central Park
Room Mate Grace Hotel - Midtown West - New York, NY | Yelp :
Sweat it out in the sauna at Grace, A Room Mate Hotel
Don't be deterred by the fact that this mod boutique hotel is in Times Square. Once you've elbowed your way through the tourists, you'll be rewarded with access to a luxe steam room, sauna and indoor pool—for just $10 all day. Bask in the amber glow, order cocktails at the swim-up bar and make friends with visiting Greek aristocrats. You'll leave feeling all shiny and new. 125 W 45th St between Sixth Ave and Broadway (212-354-2323, room-matehotels.com)
Bowlerland (BRONX)
Pose in bar photo booths
* Lakeside Lounge
The snapshot-lined walls of this music joint should attract exhibitionists ready for their close-ups. Eradicate any remaining modesty with mega-affordable Milwaukee's Best ($2), then unleash smiles, pouts or unprintable behavior for $4 a go—licentious pics are often posted on lakesidelounge.com, a lasting memorial to a night you might not remember.162 Ave B between 10th and 11th Sts (212-529-8463)
The snapshot-lined walls of this music joint should attract exhibitionists ready for their close-ups. Eradicate any remaining modesty with mega-affordable Milwaukee's Best ($2), then unleash smiles, pouts or unprintable behavior for $4 a go—licentious pics are often posted on lakesidelounge.com, a lasting memorial to a night you might not remember.162 Ave B between 10th and 11th Sts (212-529-8463)
PIPS: 5$ /Rental Paddle; everything else - donation; play time can last as long as u like, but u may b requested to giv up the table. If u want more play time, come daytime. (BROOKLYN)
* Bushwick Country Club
This place lives up to its luxe moniker with a backyard miniature-golf course and also offers the image-grabbing novelty. Bypass the greens for a pint of 19th Hole lager ($4) and an impromptu modeling session in the three-buck photo booth.618 Grand St at Leonard St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-388-2114)
This place lives up to its luxe moniker with a backyard miniature-golf course and also offers the image-grabbing novelty. Bypass the greens for a pint of 19th Hole lager ($4) and an impromptu modeling session in the three-buck photo booth.618 Grand St at Leonard St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-388-2114)
Compiled by Alex Schechter and Chris Schonberger
http://www.yelp.com/biz/ellens-stardust-diner-new-york
http://www.yelp.com/biz/frames-bowling-lounge-new-york
Arts Connection's High 5 program
Planetarium in MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ; Romance Under the Stars valentine's day?
Stage Karaoke & Lounge ( WHEN I GET OLDER, OK??; Midtown West, Koreatown)
Billiard Cafe, Break Bar & Billiards (WHEN I GET OLDER, OK???; Midtown West, Koreatown)
Indoor Places:
Postcrypt Coffeehouse: All ages
This University coffeehouse has been hosting amateur and professional acoustic musicians and storytellers since 1964. Shows are Friday and Saturday from 9pm - 12:30am during the school year. Admission is free and all are welcome. They sell an assortment of beverages and homemade treats. Subway: 1, 9 to 116th St.The Brooklyn Strategist
Chelsea Market
Sony Wonder Tech Lab (Free)
Grand Central Station Terminal: GC Market, Lower Food court, Great Place to walk around and explore
Swim with the pool sharks at Ocean's 8
Following a redesign, Park Slope's cavernous underground pool hall is now Brooklyn's upscale answer to Amsterdam Billiards. Teens, twosomes and grizzled gents take to Ping-Pong tables, bowling lanes and pool tables. Bring a friend or try to single out a weak opponent who you can challenge for a plate of spicy chicken wings or any one of the 24 draft brews (Blue Moon and Chimay make appearances). 308 Flatbush Ave at Seventh Ave, Park Slope, Brooklyn (718-857-5555)
PLANS FOR UPCOMING QUEENS
QUEEN HANGOUTS
Jib Lanes; bowling
Flushing Meadow Golf Center
Happy Karaoke
Funtopia
NY Hall of Science
World Ice Arena
Cafe
Cafe de Cupping
General Food
Kimganae
Sifu Chio
Lamb Noodle Soup
Gourmet Noodle and Delicacy
Kokkiri Casual Cuisine
BBQ
Joo Mak Gol (pretty small, have tables that seat 6 each)
Picnic Garden
HOT POT
Fukuoka Shabu Shabu
other person, hotpot and korean bbq; can get free icecream if log in yelp.
Little Sheep Mongolian Hotpot - 22$
Minnis Shabu Shabu II
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