Posted by BasketballJones:

Posted by djsunyc:

but if you're at queens plaza - even if you want to take a cab, from midtown manhattan, it shouldn't cost you more than $20 to get back to the hotel.

You have a cab too?

Posted by metra:

Two things I find absolutely shocking in this thread:

1. That midtown is the best place to stay and visit.
2. That you have to stay in Manhattan.

I'll start with point #2:
I am not sure about Long Island but Brooklyn certainly is NOT that far away, especially for $2 (subway). Considering that thousands of people commute an hour from NJ every day for 5x more, a 30min subway ride from BKLN to Manhattan isn't much.
The only negative is late nights. If its 4 in the morning the trains WILL BE RUNNING but if you have to transfer then its a huge pain in the ass cause you could wait up to half an hour for each train. If you're feeling adventurous you could try and walk the Brooklyn Bridge at night. Kind of romantic.

Point #1:
Midtown Manhattan is not the best place. The west side of midtown (meaning west of 5th) is kind of dirty & is always extremely crowded. I would say a day roaming around 5th Ave & Times Square is MORE than enough. I personally hate Times Square. At first I'm sure it's a sight. But if you're passing through every day you pay less attention to the magnitude and more attention to the smell, the crowds, and the tourists (who get in the way).

I really think you should take your gf to a Broadway show - that's one of the few things in Midtown that I wouldn't mind going to (theater district is in Midtown). And she might appreciate the singing and dancing crap more than a sports game.

Another Midtown attraction: The obs deck of the Empire State Building is open until 1AM or so on certain days so if you want something romantic you could look into that (costs about 15-20 bucks per person). The view is amazing but remember the obs deck wasn't built for couples so its not going to be set up like a fancy restaurant.

I'd spend an afternoon in Central Park. You have to appreciate the fact that without CP New York would just be a steel beams and glass.

If you're into Museums - most of them are on Museum Mile (upper half of 5th Ave). IMO the two worth visiting are the Met and the MoMA (53rd btwn 5th & 6th). MoMA is way more chill because the designers decided not to pack it with a bajillion paintings like the Met. The building itself is designed in a better way.

As some other guys said, look for special NY events in April. You could probably get a halfway decent picture of NYers from attending some of these (although most of the people attending will probably be new New Yorkers).

Good luck and have fun.

Posted by VDesai:

Posted by FrenchKnicks:

I should add that my gf is not completely fluent in English, so she might have a hard time understanding the lyrics or things like that. If a certain Broadway comedy is more about the story than the dance or singing, I think we should pass...

Then maybe you should see something like The Lion King (which I'm guess she'd know the story of), which is very visually interesting.

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by EnySpree:

FrenchKnicks - 24 & 22? What kinda music you like? Do you guys plan on hitting any night clubs?

Eny, how the hell did this doublepost... 2 hours apart? lol.

Posted by FrenchKnicks:

I should add that my gf is not completely fluent in English, so she might have a hard time understanding the lyrics or things like that. If a certain Broadway comedy is more about the story than the dance or singing, I think we should pass...