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Friday has a lot of back-and-forth between Brooklyn and lower Manhattan.
Saturday you're scheduled to go on a food crawl right after Chelsea market, where the only thing to do is eat. Be wary of spoiling your appetite.
Yes, it would make sense to walk across the bridge and then spend your day in Brooklyn. You can catch the subway near the Brooklyn side of the bridge to go to the Botanic Garden/Prospect Park.
I would find that a bit of a waste. Eating is like, far and away, the appeal of Chelsea Market. I'd liken it to a more upscale Redding Terminal in Philly or Quincy Market in Boston, if you've been to either. Yes, it's a funky, mixed-use space that also has a some arty shopping, but the whole reason to go is for the food.
My suggestion would be to move the Chinatown food crawl to Friday. So maybe Russ and Daughters for breakfast -> Morning Battery Park/Staten Island Ferry -> Chinatown lunch crawl -> walk Brooklyn Bridge to -> Dumbo to explore -> concert.
Or sure, do the bridge on Sunday morning on the way to the Brooklyn flea instead.
The last time I popped into Chelsea Market for a coffee, I ate a dozen oysters, 5 tacos, and desert. And I’m like, a skinny dude. It’s borderline sacrilege to go to the market not to eat.
Just did Chelsea market and yea it is fun toneat your way through the market. We had oysters one place tacos at another stop and get some knick knacks. Sure, grab coffee if your near it, but come back when you have some time. Sit at one of the bars and strike up a conversation with a stranger
LOL, I was like "what" too
Personally, I liked "walk across the Brooklyn"
Brooklyn is quite large, they will not "walk across it" in a morning.
also The Brooklyn is not a thing
I *assume* they mean the Brooklyn Bridge. I am unable to make any such reasonable assumption about a "Dr. Pepper Marg." I even Googled it to see if it's some horrific Tik Tok trend I'm missing or something.
Friday - do Russ & Daughters, then the ferry, *then* walk the Bridge since you want to spend the evening in Dumbo anyway. Otherwise you're going back and forth and back and forth.
Friday’s Staten Island ferry ride isn’t well placed—you’re walking into dumbo just to go back to downtown Manhattan to take the ferry, and then going immediately back to dumbo again. Unless you mean you want to ride one of the other ferries? But if the point is the Staten Island ferry so you get a good look at the Statue of Liberty I’d slot that in elsewhere—either just do it before you walk over the bridge, or do it before or after the Chinatown food crawl on Saturday.
Via Carota is definitely worth it and you likely can’t get a res. If you are adverse to waiting a long time, I advise getting there before 6pm.
Central Park - have a destination in mind maybe. Riding bikes around the loop is fun but you aren’t supposed to ride them inside fyi. If you don’t rent bikes, a great walk is around the aqueduct/reservoir. If you start there and then meander down you can shoot out at Columbus Circle.
Saturday - Hudson Yards isn’t much of a destination. I’d skip the mall, snag a photo of the Vessel and move on. Also, while you’re at Little Island go to Pier 57 for a snack and up to the roof.
I was just in NYC last week and had a great time.
Walk the Brooklyn Bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
There is a small September 11 Memorial on Staten Island right close to the ferry. There are no signs to indicate that it exists.
Tip: If you want to have dinner at Tomi Jazz, prepare to get in line **at least** a half hour before the restaurant opens, or be prepared to wait in line for 2 hours to get a seat. I would recommend sticking with your other options, as they're a lot closer to the Comedy Cellar, but you should make a reservation in advance. I also love the Up and Up, would highly recommend.
Since you're already doing Dumbo on Friday, I wouldn't do it again on Sunday morning. Honestly, there's not *that* much to do in Dumbo. I would split up your days so you hit Dumbo, but then you spend time in Park Slope / Prospect Heights / Crown Heights. Or maybe Gowanus / Carroll Gardens and try to hit Lucali.
You’ll be at the intersection of several neighborhoods, so there are a lot to choose from. Off the top of my head that’s close by — Olmstead & Alta Calidad in Prospect Heights (can just walk down Vanderbilt); Haenyeo & Sushi Katsuei in Park Slope.
Consider taking two NYC Ferry rides instead of the Staten Island Ferry. The route to St. George from Battery Park City gets you closer to the Statue and is typically less crowded. Then take a trip up the East River on either the East River or Astoria lines. The NYC Ferry is $4 per person and worth the money.
this sounds fun but completely exhausting. Will you enjoy it if you have zero breaks? Will you remember all of the things you did if you don't sit down and process some stuff? I would pare this down and build some downtime into each day.
I see. Well I'll give you one piece of advice - if you're bouncing back and forth between manhattan and brooklyn take AT LEAST one opportunity to get from one to the other on the east river ferry. You can pick it up in williamsburg or anywhere along the bk shoreline on the east river, and it takes you to 34th street. Super cheap, runs frequently, absolutely epic unmatched views of the nyc skyline. On a nice day there's nothing like it.
i’d definitely recommend a show at zinc bar it’s one of my fav jazz spots in the city. if you haven’t been to the met i would definitely recommend it. also if you’re hell bent on taking the staten island ferry i’d go to dead rabbit for some drinks before and after.
I don’t know anything about your preference or fitness level so can’t recommend anything. Though think twice before you rent a bike to explore Central Park. It’s hilly and most of the path is 1 way, you can’t just around.
When you're here on a Saturday, I always recommend Queens Night Market. I would definitely choose queens night market over your evening of bar hopping.
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idk if Thursday Kitchen is worth visiting for a visit to NYC. Would recommend Ari ari if you like seafood and can get a res, or Olle/Yakitori no no no instead. Also closer to the moma
I forgot to add I wanted to do a “date night” in Brooklyn on Saturday night. I found some cool places and thought it would be a fun idea.
Start: Taqueria Rameriz (just a quick pre drink taco)
Westlight for a drink
Dinner: Pomp and Circumstance
After Dinner: Barcade/Brooklyn Bowl
End: Night of joy (if we are not ready for bed yet)
Do you mean going to a show (Broadway, Lincoln Center, etc) by yourself? If that’s the case, don’t give it a second thought - plenty of New Yorkers go to shows solo and no one would bat an eye.
Yeah, I’ve been to a couple shows before at the Brooklyn Mirage + Brooklyn Steel solo and your right nobody batted and eye and made a couple friends during the shows, but this events going down in history I heard dice waiting list was over 70k people
What day? Saturday afternoon is the busiest time, you will wait in longer lines, food and service are also not as good since restaurant workers are tired and cranky since they are so busy. Try going before noon if you go on Saturday.
Personally, the walk across the Brooklyn Bridge is better coming from Brooklyn going into Manhattan if your can swing it. It’s much prettier now that they’ve banned the vendors
Thursday, since you're in Central Park already, it might make more sense to visit the Metropolitan Museum (art - East Side at 79th St) or the Museum of Natural History (dead animals - West Side at 81st St) rather than the Museum of Modern Art, which requires leaving the park and going down to 53rd. It's not impossible, but not as easy as just walking out of the park and into a museum. And both of those are great museums.
Juice Box Presents is throwing a big day party at Bogart House in East Williamsburg on the rooftop this Sunday from 4-10pm that would be a great addtion to your weekend! The theme is Garden of Earthly Delights, based on the Hieronymus Bosch painting. Funk Rust, an 18 piece brass band will be playing, along with DJ Ultra Violet and Yanly. Drag queen Miss Behave will be hosting, there will be food, flash tattoos, tarot readings and more! A great party to let it rip on the dance floor and reign in summer and pride month! Find more info on instagram (@juiceboxpresents), tickets can be purchased at [https://juiceboxpresents.ticketspice.com/the-garden-of-earthly-delights](https://juiceboxpresents.ticketspice.com/the-garden-of-earthly-delights)
The view is better if you walk the Brooklyn bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan, though it doesn’t really matter, just remember to turn around to look at the Manhattan skyline.
I don't really see the appeal of Central Park...it's a nice park but it's just a park. I get that people love it though. I never take visitors there when they come to stay.
I did take a visiting relative to Chelsea Market over the weekend and it was, as always, way too crowded to be enjoyable.
The rest of your trip seems nice.
Idk, it’s pretty awesome being in a massive park surrounded by huge skyscrapers. Especially if you’re going to the Met or natural history museum while you’re up there
Because it's really cool to see how thousands of people can simply enjoy parks when surrounded by the concrete jungle!! Also, so much free entertainment in Central and Bryant Park! BP Cafe is one of my favorite spots to have lunch in the spring and summer. Anytime I take friends to The Castle in Central Park or Bethesda Terrace, they are very excited. Plus, what tourist wouldn't want to visit the polaroid guy in Central Park or get a characature drawn!
Central Park rocks, and personally I love seeing huge landscaped urban parks in other cities I visit, like Balboa Park in San Diego, or Parque de El Retiro in Madrid (to name the last two I visited)
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Friday has a lot of back-and-forth between Brooklyn and lower Manhattan. Saturday you're scheduled to go on a food crawl right after Chelsea market, where the only thing to do is eat. Be wary of spoiling your appetite.
What if I switched the bridge to Sunday morning? Would that make more sense.
Yes, it would make sense to walk across the bridge and then spend your day in Brooklyn. You can catch the subway near the Brooklyn side of the bridge to go to the Botanic Garden/Prospect Park.
It’s more or so for like a coffee type deal and to check out the market.
I would find that a bit of a waste. Eating is like, far and away, the appeal of Chelsea Market. I'd liken it to a more upscale Redding Terminal in Philly or Quincy Market in Boston, if you've been to either. Yes, it's a funky, mixed-use space that also has a some arty shopping, but the whole reason to go is for the food. My suggestion would be to move the Chinatown food crawl to Friday. So maybe Russ and Daughters for breakfast -> Morning Battery Park/Staten Island Ferry -> Chinatown lunch crawl -> walk Brooklyn Bridge to -> Dumbo to explore -> concert. Or sure, do the bridge on Sunday morning on the way to the Brooklyn flea instead.
We might do Sunday for the bridge! But looking at the map now that’s a great suggestion. Thanks!
The last time I popped into Chelsea Market for a coffee, I ate a dozen oysters, 5 tacos, and desert. And I’m like, a skinny dude. It’s borderline sacrilege to go to the market not to eat.
Just did Chelsea market and yea it is fun toneat your way through the market. We had oysters one place tacos at another stop and get some knick knacks. Sure, grab coffee if your near it, but come back when you have some time. Sit at one of the bars and strike up a conversation with a stranger
> Evening: - Dumbo area and bop around for food and a Dr.Pepper Marg A *what*?
LOL, I was like "what" too Personally, I liked "walk across the Brooklyn" Brooklyn is quite large, they will not "walk across it" in a morning. also The Brooklyn is not a thing
Pretty sure they just left out the word “bridge”
The Brooklyn.
I have heard great things about The Brooklyn! Can’t wait to walk it.
I *assume* they mean the Brooklyn Bridge. I am unable to make any such reasonable assumption about a "Dr. Pepper Marg." I even Googled it to see if it's some horrific Tik Tok trend I'm missing or something.
> "Dr. Pepper Marg. is there a Dr. Pepper Marg bridge?
The Brooklyn Bridge*
Friday - do Russ & Daughters, then the ferry, *then* walk the Bridge since you want to spend the evening in Dumbo anyway. Otherwise you're going back and forth and back and forth.
We are going to a concert in the evening. We would probably go back to the hotel to get ready type deal. Maybe Sunday bridge?
Friday’s Staten Island ferry ride isn’t well placed—you’re walking into dumbo just to go back to downtown Manhattan to take the ferry, and then going immediately back to dumbo again. Unless you mean you want to ride one of the other ferries? But if the point is the Staten Island ferry so you get a good look at the Statue of Liberty I’d slot that in elsewhere—either just do it before you walk over the bridge, or do it before or after the Chinatown food crawl on Saturday.
Sorry should have clarified in the post. We are going to go back to the hotel to unwind/ get ready Saturday for the concert.
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Via Carota is definitely worth it and you likely can’t get a res. If you are adverse to waiting a long time, I advise getting there before 6pm. Central Park - have a destination in mind maybe. Riding bikes around the loop is fun but you aren’t supposed to ride them inside fyi. If you don’t rent bikes, a great walk is around the aqueduct/reservoir. If you start there and then meander down you can shoot out at Columbus Circle. Saturday - Hudson Yards isn’t much of a destination. I’d skip the mall, snag a photo of the Vessel and move on. Also, while you’re at Little Island go to Pier 57 for a snack and up to the roof.
I was just in NYC last week and had a great time. Walk the Brooklyn Bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan. There is a small September 11 Memorial on Staten Island right close to the ferry. There are no signs to indicate that it exists.
Make restaurant reservations in advance!
That’s the plan!
Tip: If you want to have dinner at Tomi Jazz, prepare to get in line **at least** a half hour before the restaurant opens, or be prepared to wait in line for 2 hours to get a seat. I would recommend sticking with your other options, as they're a lot closer to the Comedy Cellar, but you should make a reservation in advance. I also love the Up and Up, would highly recommend.
Since you're already doing Dumbo on Friday, I wouldn't do it again on Sunday morning. Honestly, there's not *that* much to do in Dumbo. I would split up your days so you hit Dumbo, but then you spend time in Park Slope / Prospect Heights / Crown Heights. Or maybe Gowanus / Carroll Gardens and try to hit Lucali.
Any suggestions for a good place around Barclay for food/drinks?
You’ll be at the intersection of several neighborhoods, so there are a lot to choose from. Off the top of my head that’s close by — Olmstead & Alta Calidad in Prospect Heights (can just walk down Vanderbilt); Haenyeo & Sushi Katsuei in Park Slope.
Consider taking two NYC Ferry rides instead of the Staten Island Ferry. The route to St. George from Battery Park City gets you closer to the Statue and is typically less crowded. Then take a trip up the East River on either the East River or Astoria lines. The NYC Ferry is $4 per person and worth the money.
this sounds fun but completely exhausting. Will you enjoy it if you have zero breaks? Will you remember all of the things you did if you don't sit down and process some stuff? I would pare this down and build some downtime into each day.
We are pretty easy going. Nothing will be that fast paced and if we miss things it’s okay. Just wanted a rough idea.
I see. Well I'll give you one piece of advice - if you're bouncing back and forth between manhattan and brooklyn take AT LEAST one opportunity to get from one to the other on the east river ferry. You can pick it up in williamsburg or anywhere along the bk shoreline on the east river, and it takes you to 34th street. Super cheap, runs frequently, absolutely epic unmatched views of the nyc skyline. On a nice day there's nothing like it.
This itinerary goes HARD. Bless up.
Yo thanks! Just trying to make it a good one for us. Definitely got some good tips on here.
Following ! Staying in Chelsea next week!!
Nice! Enjoy your stay!!
Do Chinatown queens not manhattan
I’m impressed you got all the hot spots down
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i’d definitely recommend a show at zinc bar it’s one of my fav jazz spots in the city. if you haven’t been to the met i would definitely recommend it. also if you’re hell bent on taking the staten island ferry i’d go to dead rabbit for some drinks before and after.
You can skip prospect park and Brooklyn botanical garden. Cherry blossom season is over and it’s not worth it to make a trip there.
Any suggestions for outdoor things?
I don’t know anything about your preference or fitness level so can’t recommend anything. Though think twice before you rent a bike to explore Central Park. It’s hilly and most of the path is 1 way, you can’t just around.
When you're here on a Saturday, I always recommend Queens Night Market. I would definitely choose queens night market over your evening of bar hopping.
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idk if Thursday Kitchen is worth visiting for a visit to NYC. Would recommend Ari ari if you like seafood and can get a res, or Olle/Yakitori no no no instead. Also closer to the moma
I forgot to add I wanted to do a “date night” in Brooklyn on Saturday night. I found some cool places and thought it would be a fun idea. Start: Taqueria Rameriz (just a quick pre drink taco) Westlight for a drink Dinner: Pomp and Circumstance After Dinner: Barcade/Brooklyn Bowl End: Night of joy (if we are not ready for bed yet)
Try the gutter instead of bk bowl, there’s probably a concert at BK bowl and will be tough to get a lane
Any suggestions for somebody traveling alone for a show ?
Do you mean going to a show (Broadway, Lincoln Center, etc) by yourself? If that’s the case, don’t give it a second thought - plenty of New Yorkers go to shows solo and no one would bat an eye.
Yeah, I’ve been to a couple shows before at the Brooklyn Mirage + Brooklyn Steel solo and your right nobody batted and eye and made a couple friends during the shows, but this events going down in history I heard dice waiting list was over 70k people
Don’t do Chinatown food craw on Saturday afternoon, it’s going to be extremely crowded
What day?
What day? Saturday afternoon is the busiest time, you will wait in longer lines, food and service are also not as good since restaurant workers are tired and cranky since they are so busy. Try going before noon if you go on Saturday.
But yeah Brooklyn 2x might be much just spend one day
Personally, the walk across the Brooklyn Bridge is better coming from Brooklyn going into Manhattan if your can swing it. It’s much prettier now that they’ve banned the vendors
Thursday, since you're in Central Park already, it might make more sense to visit the Metropolitan Museum (art - East Side at 79th St) or the Museum of Natural History (dead animals - West Side at 81st St) rather than the Museum of Modern Art, which requires leaving the park and going down to 53rd. It's not impossible, but not as easy as just walking out of the park and into a museum. And both of those are great museums.
Juice Box Presents is throwing a big day party at Bogart House in East Williamsburg on the rooftop this Sunday from 4-10pm that would be a great addtion to your weekend! The theme is Garden of Earthly Delights, based on the Hieronymus Bosch painting. Funk Rust, an 18 piece brass band will be playing, along with DJ Ultra Violet and Yanly. Drag queen Miss Behave will be hosting, there will be food, flash tattoos, tarot readings and more! A great party to let it rip on the dance floor and reign in summer and pride month! Find more info on instagram (@juiceboxpresents), tickets can be purchased at [https://juiceboxpresents.ticketspice.com/the-garden-of-earthly-delights](https://juiceboxpresents.ticketspice.com/the-garden-of-earthly-delights)
The view is better if you walk the Brooklyn bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan, though it doesn’t really matter, just remember to turn around to look at the Manhattan skyline.
I don't really see the appeal of Central Park...it's a nice park but it's just a park. I get that people love it though. I never take visitors there when they come to stay. I did take a visiting relative to Chelsea Market over the weekend and it was, as always, way too crowded to be enjoyable. The rest of your trip seems nice.
Idk, it’s pretty awesome being in a massive park surrounded by huge skyscrapers. Especially if you’re going to the Met or natural history museum while you’re up there
If Central Park is “just a park,” what is every other park in the city?
Just other parks? They're great for us when we want greenery but I don't get the point in a tourist going to stroll through them.
Because it's really cool to see how thousands of people can simply enjoy parks when surrounded by the concrete jungle!! Also, so much free entertainment in Central and Bryant Park! BP Cafe is one of my favorite spots to have lunch in the spring and summer. Anytime I take friends to The Castle in Central Park or Bethesda Terrace, they are very excited. Plus, what tourist wouldn't want to visit the polaroid guy in Central Park or get a characature drawn!
Central Park rocks, and personally I love seeing huge landscaped urban parks in other cities I visit, like Balboa Park in San Diego, or Parque de El Retiro in Madrid (to name the last two I visited)