Link to Video of the Trip:
NYC Things to do
We had so much fun: we stayed at NYC from 10/26 to 11/18. We stayed at 170 Forsyth Apt 3C (rented it from Michelle on air bnb. She was awesome). Walked dogs around this park where they played soccer every day on this field.. stores / restaurants everything around us.. the place wasn’t big enough because we needed a second room for dogs so that we could sleep better and bed was too small. We could run to our gym (a mile away), work out and run back. Had dinner w/maddie fenner at blue ribbon in soho right after we got there. Joshua visited us first.. we did the tours by locals together…had real chinese food in chinatown (which is huge and so close to us..joshua felt sick from it..).. then i had dinner w/greg best at harrys steak downtown and we hit fraunces tavern.. he missed his ferry and i got the call again fro his wife “where is my husband”.. then allie came into town and i got to see her at the nyc marathon and ran w/her on mile 23. It was too hot 75 degrees for me to run. Had dinner at night w/allie dan and chelle at striphouse. Then on 11/8 burke and aleysha came to town to surprise chelle on her bday.. we hung out w/them 4 nights. Then dinner harry and judy night they left.. then andy and susan came into town w/summer and serenity to see a UFC fight so we had breakfast w/them at a bagel place and they saw our place.. then dan and janelle came into town and we had dinner the next night with them. Then i had to go to vermont for a night to check on house and meet w/milford…then chelle and i just us finally.the last few nights.. we loved our stay.. felt much more comfy in the city after our early tour by local w/richard.. felt safe.. loved running the bridges.. from our air bnb we could run all 3 right there (brooklyn, manhattan and williamsburg (fav was brooklyn bridge least fav manhattan bridge). Brooklyn heights so pretty for pictures.. freedom tower blew my mind…love running to it at night..
Favorite restaurants we went to:
The Dutch
Blue ribbon sushi (the one in lower east side, not soho)
Bacaro (went there w/Joshua)
Le Rivage
Strip house
Carmines (biggest portions I ever saw)
Palma
Balthazar
The Standard Grill
Harry’s Steakhouse (went there w/Greg best..awesome) and lots of bars in allys there.
Bagel Boss (My favorite bagels)
Great store I got Chelle stuff at Variazioni 195 Spring Street . Sandi was great . Her number is 646-392-6373. Great shirts jackets pants etc.
Bars we loved: zinc, drom (80’s music), flute (speakeasy) (there were 2 other ones we went to also), the speakeasy above the 5 guys in west village so cool, Fraunces Tavern (where George Washington went (I went there w/Greg best .. after going to
Carlysle have to get reservations ahead of time for jazz..we didn’t get to go
Secret Food Tour with David was awesome. Tours by locals with Richard (lower east side) awesome. Speakeasy tour with Kate was awesome. Met private tour museum tour not good. Ellis Island/Statue Liberty tour good but we were late so need to see Ellis Island (outta time for that) and book (3 months in advance) to go top of Statue Liberty crown next time. Bateaux New York Dinner cruise was awesome (great views of statue of liberty)
Plays we saw:
Lion King (not again)
Phantom of the Opera (before it’s finished : was great)
A beautiful voice (story of Neil Diamond) : Best play we have ever seen!
We saw Lloyde Cole at city winery: was good.
Don’t go to Tau again. STK was also awful. So was Mollesca
Great cheap hotel Joshua stayed at : Hotel Mimosa lower east side
From chelle Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014
(212) 570-3600 https://g.co/kgs/88czQp
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Fraunces Tavern®. Where George Washington partied after winning the revolutionary war.
Cemetery
New York Opera
Front Page - Village Vanguard. Jazz club
Bars in New York City (Recommended)
"Employees only"
"Dear Irving"
PLAYS we didn’t see
Book of Mormon
Beetlejuice
https://www.broadway.com/shows/music-man/. (This is starring Hugh Jackman: I do want to see this)
yoga (we never made it)
Gym : went to new york sports club
Prince Street and Prince St., Pizza
These are links and information from Richard hour tours by local guide
Many routes.
Broadway theater district pub with history, theater crowd hangout, decent food
These are locations I marked while we were taking the tour with Richard
Essex market
Doughnuts and bagels
Super cool hotel get breakfast here
Old Jewish synagogue find out when they give tours
Great shopping
Carbone. Red lion.
Washington Square, Joshua won chess
Fifth Avenue starts here
Cool theaters. Bar. Run here
Met with Richard, the tour operator of the Lower East Side. It was a wonderful situation. We have lots of recommendations from him. The dinner at The Dutch is one we have to go back to. It was excellent. A special on their fried chicken. Don't go back to Blue Ribbon Sushi. $7 a piece. And that is where we are at so far.
Swing 46 jazz and supper club
Secret food tours by david frasure through trip advisor
Maries crisis cafe: Piano bar. Cash only. (We didn’t go in but he told is about it)