Leave for New York this Friday!

Although I'm disappointed in the strike, my daughter and I are so excited to be going to NY! Today I was wearing a sleeveless top and I was warm! We're gonna freeze our rears! Will love it though! My sister really wants to see the Radio City Christmas Show. I'm now leaning to see Altar Boyz. It doesn't look like the strike will be over before the holidays so my daughter can't see LB or Chicago- oh well! My daughter said we can shop! If anyone wants to recommend some stores that are reasonable- please post! I'm also hoping to meet some BWW posters in person. I'm staying at 7th and 53rd. Anyone live or work near there? I'm getting more excited and anxious as I type. mom and Broadwaybaby13

I hope you have a fantastic trip supportivemom!

For shopping, how about Triton Gallery?
Triton Gallery

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I understand there are other things you can do in New York besides attend theatre. I hope you are able to find out what they are, SupMom! Let us know, okay?


(And have a fabulous time!)

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i'd love to meet ya'll for a coffee!

Have a great time SupMom! Also don't forget a stroll through Central Park is always fun. The ice skating rink is open at RC (the ice in nothing to write home bout, but could be a lot of fun)

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I hope you have an awesome visit here and enjoy the shopping and site seeing!

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Have a wonderful time, mom! So much to see and do in NYC.

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Have a wonderful and safe trip. There is so much to do in NYC that has nothing to do with Broadway. I definitely agree that you should hit up some museums while you're there. The last (and only) time I was in the city, I saw so many shows I barely had time to do anything else. Who knows? If it continues, this strike can be a a bit of a blessing in disguise.

Looking forward to getting together!

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Take the subway down to Chinatown, visit PEARL RIVER MART , an super excellent discount Chinese emporium. Fun! Then have lunch at the BIG WONG on Mott St. (good food, very cheap). Beware of street vendors, though. Knock-offs and over priced if they think your'e a tourist.

The last time I was there, I decided to play "tourist" (which is something I didn't do enough when I lived there), and I went to see Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.

Without A Trace went with me, and we had a BLAST that day. The museums at both places are a lot more extensive and impressive than I imagined, and the cost for this inspirational day of history and enlightenment is pretty damn cheap.

If the weather is permitting, I think you'd enjoy the boat ride there and back, plus the trip "back in time" as well.

And if go, get down there early and you can avoid the crowds!
Check it out!

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mauriposa---next time!

You won't regret it. We had a terrific day.

We also went down to the South Street Seaport and did the "historical" stuff down there on another day. I'd been before, but not to the museums (both shipboard and the surrounding area). We also walked all around Wall Street, and headed across the Brooklyn Bridge on foot.

There is a lot of history in NY. Still "touristy" things on my list I want to explore:

The Woodlawn Cemetery (one of the oldest landscaped cemeteries in the U.S.). Some of the people buried there: Irving Berlin, Irene & Vernon Castle, George M. Cohan, Celia Cruz, Miles Davis, Clarence Derwent, Duke Ellington, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Archibald Gracie, Oscar Hammerstein, Lionel Hampton, W.C. Handy, Sam Harris, Coleman Hawkins, Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Victor Herbert, Augustus Juilliard, Fiorello LaGuardia, Canada Lee, Joseph Leyendecker, Rowland H. Macy, Johnny Marks, Bat Masterson, Marilyn Miller, Robert Moses, Harold Nicholas, Chauncey Olcott, Antoinette Perry, Otto Preminger, Joseph Pulitzer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Isador & Ida Straus, Laurette Taylor, Henry Westinghouse, Bert Williams, Henry Gaylord Wilshire, and Frank W. Woolworth... JUST to name a few!

http://www.thewoodlawncemetery.org/

The Botanical Gardens in Brooklyn:

http://www.bbg.org/vis2/

They will have to wait for another trip!

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Updated On: 11/15/07 at 07:55 PM

Besty, I go to the BBG once a week during most of the year. I've never gotten tired of it after all these years. It's an example of the beauty of genius landscaping!

And I have lunch there each time. It's hard to believe but the food at their outdoor stand ranks with good restaurants.

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