things to do

Manhattan

Upper West Side

Columbia University (116th & Bway)

Tom's Restaurant (Seinfeld Diner; 111th & Bway)

The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine (1047 Amsterdam Ave at 111th)

Cafe Lalo ("You've Got Mail;" 83rd & Bway)

Museum of Natural History (79th St & Central Park West)


Upper Midtown
Flags @ Rockefeller Center (5th Ave & 49th St)

Radio City Music Hall (6th Ave & 50th St)

Magnolia Bakery 49th St & 6th Ave


NBC Store (49th St b/t 5th & 6th Ave)

Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) (11 W 53rd St b/t 5th & 6th Ave)


Herald Square
Forever 21, GAP, Express, fun shoe stores (34th St b/t 5th & 6th Ave)
Empire State Building (34th St & 5th Ave)

Macy's (34th St b/t Bway & 7th Ave)



Midtown
United Nations (46th St & 1st Ave)

Bryant Park (42nd St & 6th Ave)

Public Library (5th Ave at 42nd St)

Crumbs (42nd St b/t 5th & 6th Ave)

Lily O'Briens Chocolate (40th b/t 5th & 6th Ave)

Theater District
Times Square (42nd St & Bway)
Juniors Restaurant (AMAZING cheesecake- 45th & Bway)

TKTS: Discount Bway Tickets (Bway & 47th St- under the red stairs)
Lotteries and student rush for Broadway show tickets: 
Wicked lottery (222 51st St b/t Bway & 8th Ave)
*Lotteries are 2 1/2 hours prior to show time- tickets $26.50 (cash only)


Flatiron District



Lower Manhattan
City Hall (Murray St b/t Bway & Park Row)
Staten Island Ferry- FREE great views of lower Manhattan & Statue of Liberty

South Street Seaport- part food/shopping/museum

Governor's Island

Lower East Side/SOHO
Chinatown (Green Bo Restaurant)
Little Italy (Mulberry St)
*Prince St stop off the R train for SOHO/fun shopping

Lower West Side
Chelsea Market (9th Ave & 15th St)
 Highline (10th Ave, 17th-29th St)

The Village
Washington Square Park (5th Ave & 4th St)
Laila Rowe (great local chain jewelry shop)

Upper East Side
Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 5th Ave & 82nd St)
Statue of "Alice and Wonderland" in Central Park (east side at 75th St)
Serendipity 3- great desserts & home of famous frozen hot chocolate (60th St b/t 2nd & 3rd Ave)
Guggenheim Museum (5th Ave b/t 88th & 89th St)

Brooklyn
Chocolate Room (2 locations)

Kombit (great Haitian food)
NY Transit Museum (130 Livingston St)
7th Ave Park Slope shopping (Sport Prospect for awesome BK gifts) and food (7th Ave stop on F)

Prospect Park
Brooklyn Bridge (walk from Manhattan to BK) then see these things:
Brooklyn Bridge Park (best views of Manhattan)
Grimaldi's Pizzeria- the line is worth it (1 Front St- under the BK bridge)
Jacques Torres (66 Water St)

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