SquirtTheTourist

squirtthecat · July 24, 2010, 12:42:30 PM

MrsSTC and I are heading to Manhattan this week.. Staying near East 28th and Park Avenue.

We're doing the "City Pass" stuff. (Empire State Building, Ellis Island/Statue of Liberty, The Met, Natural History museum, etc.)

Any other 'hidden gems' to go on the Must See (or Must Eat) list? It'll be a quick trip, flying out Tuesday night, returning Saturday afternoon...

TestRocket · July 24, 2010, 12:53:47 PM

Never been there Squirt so I can't help any with your sight seeing...but you two have a safe and fun trip!

squirtthecat · July 24, 2010, 01:17:23 PM

This will be my first time as well. Mrs was there a few years ago on a quick trip. Her great-grandparents came over (from Italy) on a boat through Ellis Island, so she wants to look that stuff up..

I just want to walk around and eat these all day!

Habanero Smoker · July 24, 2010, 01:22:35 PM

If you are looking for some good barbecue, checkout DinoSaur Bar-B-Que.

The Bronx Zoo is a must see. Here is a list of other sites.
NYC Points of Interest

squirtthecat · July 24, 2010, 01:33:28 PM

Thanks Habs! We'll peruse that list..

ronbeaux · July 24, 2010, 02:09:54 PM

Bring me back that sandwich!!!!!!!

classicrockgriller · July 24, 2010, 02:21:07 PM

My wife's nephew has a Cigar Shop in NY city if you want a good smoke.

deb415611 · July 24, 2010, 02:26:25 PM

Junior's cheesecake

deb415611 · July 24, 2010, 02:29:09 PM

Quote from: squirtthecat on July 24, 2010, 01:17:23 PM

Her great-grandparents came over (from Italy) on a boat through Ellis Island, so she wants to look that stuff up..

My grandparents came from Italy through Ellis Island too. My dad is into genealogy and I bought him copies of the ship manifest for Christmas through Ellis Island.org. It's kind of cool

squirtthecat · July 24, 2010, 02:40:57 PM

I'll tell MrsC about the cheesecake. I'm not much into sweets (or cigars, but thanks anyway CRG!).

Really really looking forward to some good NYC Deli food (Pastrami!).

hal4uk · July 24, 2010, 02:56:17 PM

You might wanna look at some real estate while you're up there...
I saw a nice little summer condo there (on TV last night)
I think it was marked all the way down to $24,745,000.00

Who knows? They might trade for A COUPLE OF MILLION PORK BUTTS...(?)

squirtthecat · July 24, 2010, 04:24:02 PM

I'll check it out and let you know if you need to fire up the STUMP or not!

monty · July 24, 2010, 06:52:02 PM

'touristy' eats in NYC:

Katz Deli (see you've got this covered)
Peter Luger (steak)
Gray's Papaya/Papaya King (dogs)
Lombari's (pizza pies)
Shake Shack (burgers)

+1 on Habs rec of Dinosaur as well

squirtthecat · July 24, 2010, 06:56:10 PM

Quote from: monty on July 24, 2010, 06:52:02 PM
'touristy' eats in NYC:

Katz Deli (see you've got this covered)
Peter Luger (steak)
Gray's Papaya/Papaya King (dogs)
Lombari's (pizza pies)
Shake Shack (burgers)

+1 on Habs rec of Dinosaur as well

Thanks!
Katz's and Shake Shake are on the short list... We're staying not far from one of the SS locations.