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I am an 18 year old girl who will be going to New York City for the third time in February 2013. I will be taking my friend who has never been there before. She does not want to do the generic Statue of Liberty and Trump Tower New York experience, and neither do I. What are some great places to visit/things to do to really get in the New York spirit? I'm a huge fan of fashion and she's a huge fan of adventure! I really want this trip to be an amazing one, but I don't want to take her to the exact same places I've already been. She's not the only one that wants to have a great trip! Please list any and all ideas and I'll just ignore the ones that I've already been to. Thank you so much!
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Fashion Week in winter 2013 is supposed to be held February 7-14. If you miss Fashion Week then you should at least see the Fashion Center Kiosk and "Garment Worker" at the corner of 39th and 7th in the Garment District. The Fashion Walk of Fame is there along 7th Avenue also. For shopping, meanwhile, I suppose you could go to Soho or to one of the Century 21 stores, like the one across from the World Trade Center.
For adventure, I dunno, you could try mountain biking in Highbridge Park; or regular biking, scooting or skateboarding across the bike paths of the Queensboro, Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges; or skateboarding at one of several skate parks in NYC; or a 15-min. helicopter ride for about $150 per person; or the Roosevelt Island Tram above the Upper East Side for a little above $2 per trip. Meanwhile, I keep seeing these party boats on the rivers around Manhattan; they probably cost a bundle, but a cheaper option would be the Circle Line tour boat, plus I see that the Gray Line has now gotten involved in that sort of business.
More adventurous options would involve travel to places most tourists don't visit. For instance, if you take the J train way out to Cypress Hills you will survive; once you get there, there are interesting cemeteries in the area, including Cypress Hills National Cemetery (like the one in Arlington), Cypress Hills (Private) Cemetery, and Machpelah Cemetery further north up in Queens where Harry Houdini is buried right in front of the entrance. Calvary Cemetery off Laurel Hill Blvd in Queens is also very interesting, but I'm not sure how you get there by public transportation; Google Maps would know though. Bear in mind that these cemeteries are fancy and like ones you'd see in New Orleans.
Meanwhile, you could also take the R train way out to 95 St-Bay Ridge in Brooklyn to see the Verrazano Bridge up close; after that you could take the R train back up to 59 St, transfer to the Q train, and go to Coney Island. And if you find a way to reach Fort Tilden to see the remnants of the gun batteries out there, that'll definitely be different.
Finally, to get in the New York spirit I'm guessing you could stand in line at Shake Shack in Madison Square Park, get Indian or halal food from a street vendor, find some place to grab a bagel, stop at the first pizza place you find and grab a slice from there, take a subway train to areas where the tourist traps aren't (e.g. A train to 190 St toward the Cloisters), or go to Madison Square Garden. You should also go and observe all the hustle and bustle at busy areas like Wall St in the morning or afternoon, Grand Central Terminal, or Madison Ave looking north from 41st St (this is interesting if you have a camera with a good zoom lens).
Fashion Week in winter 2013 is supposed to be held February 7-14. If you miss Fashion Week then you should at least see the Fashion Center Kiosk and "Garment Worker" at the corner of 39th and 7th in the Garment District. The Fashion Walk of Fame is there along 7th Avenue also. For shopping, meanwhile, I suppose you could go to Soho or to one of the Century 21 stores, like the one across from the World Trade Center.
For adventure, I dunno, you could try mountain biking in Highbridge Park; or regular biking, scooting or skateboarding across the bike paths of the Queensboro, Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges; or skateboarding at one of several skate parks in NYC; or a 15-min. helicopter ride for about $150 per person; or the Roosevelt Island Tram above the Upper East Side for a little above $2 per trip. Meanwhile, I keep seeing these party boats on the rivers around Manhattan; they probably cost a bundle, but a cheaper option would be the Circle Line tour boat, plus I see that the Gray Line has now gotten involved in that sort of business.
More adventurous options would involve travel to places most tourists don't visit. For instance, if you take the J train way out to Cypress Hills you will survive; once you get there, there are interesting cemeteries in the area, including Cypress Hills National Cemetery (like the one in Arlington), Cypress Hills (Private) Cemetery, and Machpelah Cemetery further north up in Queens where Harry Houdini is buried right in front of the entrance. Calvary Cemetery off Laurel Hill Blvd in Queens is also very interesting, but I'm not sure how you get there by public transportation; Google Maps would know though. Bear in mind that these cemeteries are fancy and like ones you'd see in New Orleans.
Meanwhile, you could also take the R train way out to 95 St-Bay Ridge in Brooklyn to see the Verrazano Bridge up close; after that you could take the R train back up to 59 St, transfer to the Q train, and go to Coney Island. And if you find a way to reach Fort Tilden to see the remnants of the gun batteries out there, that'll definitely be different.
Finally, to get in the New York spirit I'm guessing you could stand in line at Shake Shack in Madison Square Park, get Indian or halal food from a street vendor, find some place to grab a bagel, stop at the first pizza place you find and grab a slice from there, take a subway train to areas where the tourist traps aren't (e.g. A train to 190 St toward the Cloisters), or go to Madison Square Garden. You should also go and observe all the hustle and bustle at busy areas like Wall St in the morning or afternoon, Grand Central Terminal, or Madison Ave looking north from 41st St (this is interesting if you have a camera with a good zoom lens).
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