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Tell me what I Ced
Re: Visiting New York
New York guys, has anyone been to a Sicilian pizza place in the Fashion District? It's called Ben's or Famous Ben's or something. Maybe I'm off with the name. Best pizza I have had in a long time
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Perfectly Calm, Dude
Last edited by KevinNYC; 04-08-2014 at 01:47 PM.
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Tell me what I Ced
Re: Visiting New York
Originally Posted by KevinNYC
Thanks buddy! That's the stuff - yeah, garment district. We're headed to New York later in the year and I wanted to get another slice of this pizza. Amazing stuff
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#Trump4Treason
Re: Visiting New York
make sure you wear a kevlar shirt just in case someone tries to stab you.
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Alpha Tarheel
Re: Visiting New York
Chelsea Market on the West Side is another great spot for foodies, plus you can check out the High Line which is one of the coolest urban metamorphoses imo.
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Perfectly Calm, Dude
Re: Visiting New York
Originally Posted by D-FENS
Thanks buddy! That's the stuff - yeah, garment district. We're headed to New York later in the year and I wanted to get another slice of this pizza. Amazing stuff
well this place is not in Garment District, i.e. the rag trade which is the 30's over by 7th ave. It's by Union Square (14th and Broadway). However, from 14th through 23 is where a ton of photographers work, so I thought maybe folks started calling it the Fashion District.
I'm guessing you were actually over in Union Square.
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Re: Visiting New York
Originally Posted by KevinNYC
I have no idea how casual, but surprisingly, there are actually some close to Times Square
You should take the train down to W4th and 6Ave. Tiny little court known as The Cage. Probably the most famous court in Manhattan outside of Rucker. If the weather is warm, it probably will not be casual, but you never know. I got to play there early in the season on spring day where the temperature suddenly jumped to 70's. Just a half court game, but I had a good day, scored 4 or 5 in a row until they switched defenders on me. My guy thought the CharlesBarkleyround white kid couldn't play and gave me some room. I had three baskets before taking a dribble. Then his teammate was screaming at him to D me up and he comically overplayed me and I went in for an easy layup.
I don't even remember why I was in that neighborhood that day. If it was later spring or the summer, I wouldn't have even gotten on that court.
It's also the heart of Greenwich Village and is a cool place to walk around. And the court is very close to one of the best slices of pizza in NY.
Thanks a ton, good sir. My brothers and I were laughing earlier because we knew of The Cage, but only because of NBA Street Vol. 2 and maybe NBA 2K2. The complication now becomes whether we want to lug our basketball shoes throughout the city specifically to go play at The Cage. Is the area nice? I know virtually nothing about Greenwich Village.
Also, another softball question: what areas are probably best to avoid? I want to explore, but I don't want to unnecessarily end up in a sheisty situation. One of the youngsters wants to head to Brooklyn but I'm not sure what to do once we're there (or what part to head toward).
Finally, an update - I did end up driving into the city and it was pretty bad traffic-wise, but only for a few blocks, so it was high intensity but short-lived. My biggest concern was actually about dinging my rental. Also, for an outsider, it was special to see a man get out of his car to argue with the guy behind him in the middle of traffic. Too cliche. Like coming to Detroit and immediately seeing someone get shot.
P.S. We made a wrong turn into Newark initially. Felt shady. It can be shady there, no?
P.P.S. Can ground zero be visited whenever? I know D-FENS mentioned booking ahead of time. Is that just for a tour, or to get to the site altogether?
Last edited by Rake2204; 04-09-2014 at 12:00 AM.
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Perfectly Calm, Dude
Re: Visiting New York
Originally Posted by Rake2204
Thanks a ton, good sir. My brothers and I were laughing earlier because we knew of The Cage, but only because of NBA Street Vol. 2 and maybe NBA 2K2. The complication now becomes whether we want to lug our basketball shoes throughout the city specifically to go play at The Cage. Is the area nice? I know virtually nothing about Greenwich Village.
Also, another softball question: what areas are probably best to avoid? I want to explore, but I don't want to unnecessarily end up in a sheisty situation. One of the youngsters wants to head to Brooklyn but I'm not sure what to do once we're there (or what part to head toward).
Finally, an update - I did end up driving into the city and it was pretty bad traffic-wise, but only for a few blocks, so it was high intensity but short-lived. My biggest concern was actually about dinging my rental. Also, for an outsider, it was special to see a man get out of his car to argue with the guy behind him in the middle of traffic. Too cliche. Like coming to Detroit and immediately seeing someone get shot.
P.S. We made a wrong turn into Newark initially. Felt shady. It can be shady there, no?
Are you in NYC now?
Virtually any place you want to explore is going to be completely fine. The sketchy places are probably places you have never heard of. Particularly, if you've never heard of Greenwich Village. It's like like a ten minute subway ride from Times Square, you won't be lugging anything far. Do you change into your basketball sneakers at the court? That will definitely peg you as a non local. The area around the court is totally fine. Washington Square Park is right nearby which is a cool place to walk around. NYU is right there, so you might find some college girls. Good used book stands on the streets too.
You can play these guys at chess and watch them beat your ass.
Of the places you mentioned only Rucker Park is in the "hood." You still shouldn't have a problem going there, but generally I would have to know about a person's level of street smarts before I recommend it to an visitor.
Where are you from by the way?
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Perfectly Calm, Dude
Re: Visiting New York
Greenwich Village was one of those neighborhoods that changed America.
Beat Literature, Mark Twain, Bob Dylan and other folkies, Salvador Dali, Gay Rights, Count Basie and tons of other jazz folk. It's where I had my first cappucino years before I ever heard of Starbucks. The first racially integrated nightclub in the US opened there. The Gay Rights movement started there after the Stonewall Riots after the patrons of Mafia-owned gay bar got raided for the umpteenth time.
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Re: Visiting New York
Originally Posted by KevinNYC
Are you in NYC now?
Virtually any place you want to explore is going to be completely fine. The sketchy places are probably places you have never heard of. Particularly, if you've never heard of Greenwich Village. It's like like a ten minute subway ride from Times Square, you won't be lugging anything far. Do you change into your basketball sneakers at the court? That will definitely peg you as a non local. The area around the court is totally fine. Washington Square Park is right nearby which is a cool place to walk around. NYU is right there, so you might find some college girls. Good used book stands on the streets too.
You can play these guys at chess and watch them beat your ass.
Of the places you mentioned only Rucker Park is in the "hood." You still shouldn't have a problem going there, but generally I would have to know about a person's level of street smarts before I recommend it to an visitor.
Where are you from by the way?
Yeah we arrived earlier this evening. Just stopping over until Friday, so we obviously won't be able to scratch the surface of possibility. We just kinda wandered aimlessly for a short period tonight, weaving past Radio City, Rockafeller, St. Patrick's, and Times Square. It was kind of a night to just get a glimpse and settle in a little. Tomorrow is where we're looking to head some places.
I'm on the fence with basketball. Wondering if our hands will be full enough with all the other exploring we have planned. Might it be a problem getting a game in on a day like tomorrow (60 degrees)? With my rookie subway skills, I'm wondering if it's worth gearing up and heading to the courts then being stuck down there without normal attire. Hopefully we can get familiar with the subway system tomorrow so it's no longer a big deal. Greenwich looks like a nice area regardless, I think we'll be giving that a look. I hear of places like that, but I've never known a real thing about them, so it'll be nice to become enlightened.
And yeah, my street sense is mediocre and naive, ha. I'm from Ann Arbor, MI.
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Perfectly Calm, Dude
Re: Visiting New York
Brooklyn's definitely cool to check out, but you need a plan, Brooklyn is gigantic and much more spread out than Manhattan. Williamsburg can be a hopping place on the weekends. Today it was filled French high school students for whatever reason. Some one above mentioned Fort Greene in Brooklyn, but it's in the total opposite direction from Williamsburg.
You can go walk over the Brooklyn Bridge which is always cool and check out DUMBO.
You can take the East River Ferry and enjoy a nice view of the city from the water
http://www.eastriverferry.com/
If you here on a Saturday there's an outdoor food market right on the waterfront that they ferry takes you right to it
http://www.smorgasburg.com/
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Perfectly Calm, Dude
Re: Visiting New York
Aside from the touristy places, the east village/lower east side are packed with bars and young folks. So those are good night time places to check out.
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Re: Visiting New York
All great stuff here. We're actually trying to be at least somewhat frugal in our visit so a lot of the stuff you're throwing out there is great. Very much appreciate it.
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Perfectly Calm, Dude
Re: Visiting New York
Grab the Magazine, Time Out NY, it will have all the stuff going on this week.
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Perfectly Calm, Dude
Re: Visiting New York
Where's your hotel? Just found out one of the best cheaps eats in NYC just opened a place in midtown
http://xianfoods.com/locations/midtown/
$3.50 for this delicious spicy lamb burger
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