does new york close with rain?

[treyisthekiller]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 1:45am

so...i live in texas and am flying up to nyc tomorr- well this morning to see jersey boys tonight...and i just found out its going to be STORMING all day. haha. freakin' great. me and my mom are gonna spend the day in the city for my graduation 'gift' and see jersey boys, then fly home sunday morning...we will still have fun, i just wish it wasnt suppose to STORM...


anyone got any ideas for things to do inside in NYC?

Updated On: 6/24/06 at 01:45 AM

[Color and Light]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 1:53am

There are plenty of great museums - I never get tired of the Metropolitan, and it takes more than one rainy day to begin to cover it all! Same with the MoMA.

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 2:16am

You might want to change the title of the thread.

I would suggest going to Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum on 42nd Street if you need to be indoors for a few hours. Make sure you bring your camera with you if you go.

I believe the Toys 'R Us in Times Square is the biggest in the world so that could be fun to check out. And the Virgin Megastore is right down the street if you like to shop for CDs. They have ALMOST everything.

[hushpuppy]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 10:07am

If you like shopping, Bloomingdale's is always a good place to spend a few hours. Get mom to take you to lunch at Le Train Bleu, up on the 6th floor. And, from the Metro level, you can get right into the Lexington Avenue station on the N or R train, which will take you to 49th Street & Broadway, 3 short blocks to the August Wilson Theatre, where JERSEY BOYS is playing.

If you are into bargain hunting, there is a department store, Century 21, located on Broadway & Cortlandt downtown that is amazing. Take the R or W train to Rector Street.

Lastly, the Museum of Television & Radio is on 52nd between 5th & 6th. They have special screenings every day, but the fun part, for me, is to go to the library and find an old television program with a favorite performer and watch it on one of the personal screens. Want to see the famous Mary Martin/Ethel Merman duet? How about Barbra Streisand on the Judy Garland Show? Curious to see the Tony Awards from 1989? All that and a million more things are available for viewing. It's a favorite place of mine to kill a few hours on a rainy day. Have fun and don't let the rain dampen your spirits.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 10:09am

It's gonna be raining here 'til Wednesday. But it's held off so far....

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 11:05am

Shopping, museums... I'd recommend MOMA and The Museum of Natural History.

I love the New York City Library. It's amazing. You can spend hours there and not get bored.

NYC is awesome in the rain. Just do NOT wear your expensive white Tommy Hilfinger jeans Yes I speak from expierience... They still have dark spots on the hem

[ILoveMyDictionary]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 11:27am

I second the Library.

[Popular]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 11:46am

Yeah, what the heck is THAT about??? All week long I've been hearing "it's hot!" so I'm packing tank tops and summer dresses... and now it's RAINING??? Do I just throw in an umbrella or do I have to start making room for winter clothes (winter clothes by L.A. standards that is)??

[Katurian2]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 12:06pm

I also suggest MOMA- Greatest Art Gallery in the city. THe NBC studio tour is a great idea as well. Well worth the time.

[GirlforTartaglia]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 12:10pm

There's always something to do in NYC..even the year of that big blizzard I still made it around the city going shopping, and eventually made it to the matinee I was interested in. Rain doesn't really effect things that much - just makes walking a bit more uncomfortable, but other than that, the millions of people in the City don't get scared of a little rain :)

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 12:11pm

"does new york close with rain?"

Yes it does! A huge tarp is thrown over the city and all the people under it suffocate and die.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 12:18pm

Exactly, New York isn't Los Angeles, where they interrupt every TV channel with "We're on STORM WATCH" if it trickles with rain.

Also add Macy's to the list. Big and fun. The museums of Fifth Avenue, especially the Guggenheim and super-especially the Cooper Hewitt, which is an amazing museum of design and techgnology, both across the street from The Metropolitain Museum of Art. Start at 82ns St. Wow.

[sybil7]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 12:22pm

Tank tops are fine - its raining - not snowing! I just came in and the humidity is stiffling.

[best12bars]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 12:26pm

allofmylife---The tragic part about L.A. is that the city DOES screech to a halt with a trickle of rain. It's such a bad joke.

Everything is spread out via freeways and streets that have the world's worst drainage system.

A trickle of rain out here = Gridlocked traffic, mudslides, flooded neighborhood streets (seriously, from not much more than a TRICKLE).

The water just SITS there with no where to go. Brilliant city planning.

It's mass hysteria. And NOBODY out here knows how to drive in it. They all get shell-shocked and move 4 mph on the roads.

*end of rant*

Updated On: 6/24/06 at 12:26 PM

[allofmylife]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 12:34pm

best12bars

I was sitting in a traffic jam in the Balboa Basin with my parents who I had brought out to Los Angeles for the first time and it was coming down cats and dowagers. My dad looks out the window and says "the water is rising! Get out of here. Drive across the grass if you have to! So we did just that. I shirted about 20 cars, got horns and finders all around - from folks who were being plucked off the roofs of their cars a few minutes later.

It's the oil in the pavement from all the pollution that comes up during a big rain and makes the roads into skating rinks that scares me. Ever try to take Laurel Canyon in the rain? I'd rather chew razorblades

[Popular]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 12:39pm

Laurel Canyon in the rain... now THERE is a joke. It was closed for weeks and traffic redirected the last two "storms" we had. The biggest pain in the butt EVER!

Sybil - thanks! I was going to repack but sounds like I wont have to repack all that much. I don't mind the water, just didn't want to be cold.

[mathewbrock]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 12:49pm

Here's a great website to help you with weather issues: www.weather.com. Check the highs and lows and you'll know whether or not you need a sweater.

[Corine2]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 12:57pm

Check out these to find out what to do in NYC.
https://www.timessquare.com
https://www.nycvisit.com
https://www.corinescorner.com
Have fun. New York is a great City. It is the City that never sleeps or stops for anything.
Have fun,
Corine

Updated On: 6/24/06 at 12:57 PM

[myManCape]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 1:00pm

Its 75 and raining. Very Humid. You might want a light jacket or something but you dont need sweaters or raincoats.

[CaTheatreGirl]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 2:11pm

Buy a $5 umbrella on any street corner in NY when it's raining and keep on doing what you want to do!

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 6/24/06 at 2:12pm

Yup.

And I'm going to keep it coming until I'm not ticked off anymore.