New York City, June 16-20th Options

[missnh]

I will be in the big city from the 16th to the 20th. Asides from the Metric show on the 17th, I need things to do and places to see that aren't: The Empire State Building, the ferry that shows you the Statue of Liberty, or any other places that will require a line, camera, and squat pose.

Interesting food places would be nice :)

[batman]

For food, there's a place called "Sweetie Pie" on Greenwich Ave that's really, really cute. They're a little higher end, but the place is pretty awesome. The ceiling is made entirely of mirrors and there's this giant birdcage with a table in it which is way cool. Their famous for their desserts :D

Also, there's the giant "Dylan's Candy Bar" a few blocks away from "Serendipity" on 3rd ave & 60th that puts the one in the Galleria to shame.

I'm sure you already know all the good places to shop, but def visit Soho. People usually stay on Broadway when they visit Soho, since that's where all the big shops are (uniqlo, top shop, etc), but if you wander around the area outside Broadway, there are a lot of boutiques that are pretty fun to look through. Plus I found an Irregular Choice store randomly that you should check out since the place is insaaaaane.

Also there's St. Marks place (street btwn Ave A and 3rd ave). Mostly full of NYU hipster kids, but it's pretty interesting to visit. Unfortunately, the bubble tea place there that was so famous got shot down :( but there's this ice cream shop (forgot the name) btwn 2nd and 1st ave (or 1st and Ave A?... just walk around the area) that has a passionfruit sorbet which is really, really good.

If you like bbq, there's this place called "Dinosaur BBQ" in Harlem. I've never been there, but I've heard good things. + it's got Dinosaur in it's name so it has to be awesome.

+ I'm not sure if the exhibit will still be there, but if you go to the Met, currently they have an exhibit put up by the Costume Institute called "Model as Muses." Basically it goes through the famous models and how they influenced the fashion scene in different genres from the early 20th century to the present. The "suggested price" to get into the Met is $25 $10 (for students), but you can technically only pay a quarter since it's not required.