NYC suggestions for 12 y.o.

"SMS" wrote in message
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B Vaughan wrote:
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:00:33 -0800, SMS
wrote:

I'm taking my 12 y.o. daughter to NYC in a week or so. Any suggestions
as to things to do after the standard S.O.L., E.S.B., etc.?

I needed Pan to decipher those acronyms for me.

Sorry, I was just saving key-strokes.

I took my girls, 11 and 15, to New York last summer. I could probably give
you some more ideas, but it gives me a headache to try and decipher the
acronyms.

We took the Statue of Liberty trip, and spent much more time on Ellis Island
than on Liberty Island. My girls really liked the exhibits on immigrants to
the US through Ellis island. Other than that, their favorite thing was
going to the Broadway shows. They thought the shopping (huge Macy's, H&M,
Chinatown) was very reminiscent of San Francisco.

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SMS wrote:

B Vaughan wrote:
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:00:33 -0800, SMS
wrote:

I'm taking my 12 y.o. daughter to NYC in a week or so. Any suggestions
as to things to do after the standard S.O.L., E.S.B., etc.?

I needed Pan to decipher those acronyms for me.

Sorry, I was just saving key-strokes.

If the weather is nice, Central Park is great to walk around. We were
there in late December and I was amazed at how beautiful it was even
in winter. The Museum of Natural History has a lot of things that
might interest your daughter.

Yes, I think we'll go to the MNH. Bummer, no ASTC reciprocity.

Also the Metropolitan Museum should
interest any child, even if she doesn't like art very much. The
Egyptian exhibits, including the temple, the costumes section, the
medieval exhibits.

I'd do this except we have a big Egyptian museum very close to us, and
we just went there (one of the few claims to fame of San Jose is the
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum!).

I'd want to go the Frick, not sure if she would. We're going to D.C.
after NYC, where we'll be museumed out.

I think we'll go down to Chinatown to visit some relatives there, can't
avoid the statue, ice skate either in C.P. or at R.C., maybe go to the
Empire State Building, see Phantom (already bought 1/2 price tickets),
eat corned beef sandwiches (no good Jewish restaurants in Northern
California), go to B&H Photo, and I'm kind of interested in the NYC
transit museum.

Go to either Katz's Deli or the 2nd Avenue Deli and go hungry. They are
the two best Kosher delis in Manhattan. Also, keep in mind that B&H
Photo is run by orthodox Jews who observe the Jewish Sabbath so they
close early every Friday and they're closed all day on Saturdays. They
also have a long list of holidays where they are closed, including some
holidays that many non-Jews have never heard of. I suggest you check the
B&H web site for their business hours because they are very good at
keeping it updated with any news of holiday closings. Oh, you might also
want to visit Adarama Cameras, which is not far from B&H, but they are
also run by orthodox Jews, so check their schedule for business hours
too if you are interested in checking them out.


I was disappointed to see that at the S.O.L. you can no longer climb to
the crown. When did they stop allowing this? Last time I was there was
only about 1966, and we could climb to the crown (but not the torch).

I believe that the events of 9/11 brought spurred that restriction.

You and your daughter might also enjoy taking the tram to Roosevelt
Island and/or walk across the Brooklyn Bridge if the weather is good.
If you do the Brooklyn Bridge walk, you might also stop by J&R's on Park
Avenue, which is almost at the foot of the bridge. J&R's is a huge
electronics store and they have a very good camera department, plus lots
of computer stuff and video games, amongst other things. J&R's is huge;
its one city block long and well worth a visit if you're into shopping.

Shawn Hirn writes:
You and your daughter might also enjoy taking the tram to Roosevelt
Island ...

I forget where the original poster is from, but it may be helpful to
point out that "tram" here means an aerial cable car. These days
the island is also on the subway system. As far as I know, there
are no features of particular tourist interest on the island; it's
just a residential area in the middle of the river.
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(Greg Johnson) wrote on Sat 18 Feb 2006 04:21:12p

I've read most of the responses and am surprised that, unless I missed
it, no one has mentioned the Museum of Television. Actually, I don't
believe that's the complete correct name, perhaps someone can be more
precise and supply an address which may be on 57th St. You can probably
Google for more info.

Heh heh - I was just planning my own trip to NYC next month. You're
probably thinking of the Museum of Television and Radio at 25 West 52nd
(around the block from MoMA).

--
Chris
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Brian Wickham wrote:

On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:12:25 -0500, Shawn Hirn
wrote:



Go to either Katz's Deli or the 2nd Avenue Deli and go hungry. They are
the two best Kosher delis in Manhattan.

Two points. 2nd Ave Deli is Kosher, Katz's is not. AND 2nd Avenue
Deli is closed, probably for good.

The 2nd Avenue Deli is closed? Really? That's a shame. I just googled
and I found a story at
http://www.gothamist.com/archives/20...venue_deli.php
which says it closed due to high rent and the need to renovate the
facility to meet modern codes.

That sucks. I do hope the owner opens it in another location.

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 09:37:46 -0500, Shawn Hirn
wrote:


The 2nd Avenue Deli is closed? Really? That's a shame. I just googled
and I found a story at
http://www.gothamist.com/archives/20...venue_deli.php
which says it closed due to high rent and the need to renovate the
facility to meet modern codes.

Of course there is always a little more to the story! They blamed the
new landlord for their predicament but it seems the new landlord
bought the property with the old lease intact. The OLD lease, signed
a number of years ago, provided for the raise in rent so the 2nd Ave
Deli was being a bit disingenuous when they complained about the
increase.

It was a case of "Let's bail out but blame it on the new guy."

Brian

On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 02:03:27 -0800, SMS
wrote:

B Vaughan wrote:
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:00:33 -0800, SMS
wrote:

I'm taking my 12 y.o. daughter to NYC in a week or so. Any suggestions
as to things to do after the standard S.O.L., E.S.B., etc.?

I needed Pan to decipher those acronyms for me.

Sorry, I was just saving key-strokes.

If the weather is nice, Central Park is great to walk around. We were
there in late December and I was amazed at how beautiful it was even
in winter. The Museum of Natural History has a lot of things that
might interest your daughter.

Yes, I think we'll go to the MNH. Bummer, no ASTC reciprocity.

OK, what the hell is ASTC? Don't save keystrokes; you want us to
understand you, don't you?

Also the Metropolitan Museum should
interest any child, even if she doesn't like art very much. The
Egyptian exhibits, including the temple, the costumes section, the
medieval exhibits.

I'd do this except we have a big Egyptian museum very close to us, and
we just went there (one of the few claims to fame of San Jose is the
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum!).

The Met is a very large museum and has all kinds of stuff in it. Have
a look at their website:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

I'd want to go the Frick, not sure if she would. We're going to D.C.
after NYC, where we'll be museumed out.

There's nothing in New York like the Air and Space Museum in DC, so go
to that museum when you get there.

I think we'll go down to Chinatown to visit some relatives there, can't
avoid the statue, ice skate either in C.P. or at R.C., maybe go to the
Empire State Building, see Phantom (already bought 1/2 price tickets),
eat corned beef sandwiches (no good Jewish restaurants in Northern
California),

I recommend a pastrami sandwich at Katz's. Their corned beef and
brisket are fine, but the pastrami is the really great thing.
(Actually, their turkey is also great, but that isn't what you're
there for.)

go to B&H Photo, and I'm kind of interested in the NYC
transit museum.

I was disappointed to see that at the S.O.L. you can no longer climb to
the crown. When did they stop allowing this?
[snip]

As someone else said, I think that was when they reopened it after the
terrorist atrocities in 2001.

Michael

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Pan wrote on Sun 19 Feb 2006 11:21:35a

On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 02:03:27 -0800, SMS
wrote:

I was disappointed to see that at the S.O.L. you can no longer climb
to the crown. When did they stop allowing this?
[snip]

As someone else said, I think that was when they reopened it after the
terrorist atrocities in 2001.

I was up in the crown in April 2001, so that seems the likely explanation.

--
Chris
Concatenate for email: mrgazpacho @ hotmail . com

Shawn Hirn writes:

The 2nd Avenue Deli is closed? Really? That's a shame. I just googled
and I found a story at
http://www.gothamist.com/archives/20..._deli.phpwhich says it closed due to high rent and the need to renovate the
facility to meet modern codes.

That sucks. I do hope the owner opens it in another location.

Why? It was overrated and overpriced. There are lots of other kosher
delis in the city -- I listed two in Manhattan in another post, and
there are a bunch more in the other boroughs.
--
David of Broadway
New York, NY

SMS writes:

Yes, I think we'll go to the MNH. Bummer, no ASTC reciprocity.

Many museums in New York City, including the American Museum of
Natural History, have a pay-what-you-wish policy. There is a
recommended admission price, but you are welcome to pay as much or as
little as you feel is appropriate (you do need to pay something,
though).

I once went on a junior high school trip to the Metropolitan Museum of
Art (another museum with the same policy). There were about 20 of us
in the class. The teacher paid a quarter for all of us.

I think we'll go down to Chinatown to visit some relatives there, can't
avoid the statue, ice skate either in C.P. or at R.C., maybe go to the
Empire State Building, see Phantom (already bought 1/2 price tickets),
eat corned beef sandwiches (no good Jewish restaurants in Northern
California), go to B&H Photo, and I'm kind of interested in the NYC
transit museum.

If you want a good kosher deli, go to Essex on Coney Downtown (on
Trinity Place a block or so north of Battery Park, near the Rector
Street stations on the 1 and R/W, and not far from Bowling Green on
the 4/5 and several other lower Manhattan stations) or Mr. Broadway
(on Broadway around 37th Street, about midway between the Herald
Square and Times Square mega-stations). Since they are strictly
kosher, they are closed on the Jewish Sabbath, from several hours
before dark Friday afternoon until several hours after dark Saturday
night (and possibly until Sunday morning or even all weekend).

B&H is also closed on the Jewish Sabbath.

The New York Transit Museum is excellent. Give yourself several
hours. If the weather's nice, you may want to combine your visit with
a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge.
--
David of Broadway
New York, NY