<p>If anyone wants to leave me any suggestions on what to do that would be awesome.</p>
<p>Avoid the creepy people.</p>
<p>Realize this:</p>
<p>That city is amazing.</p>
<p>sorry. It really is. Like most stereotypes think NYC residents are complete a**es, but they are some of the nicest people I’ve met. When I moved to another state, I DIDN’T KNOW ANYONE and I STILL DON’T. Yet in NY, I know neighbors, friends, etc at walking distance. </p>
<p>And there is so much to do! You could walk in central park, go to a museum, visit colleges, etc.</p>
<p>Best place ever <3</p>
<p>Okay I should shut up now xD</p>
<p>Have fun!</p>
<p>Visit “Time Square” nuff said…Oh, yeah and dont be nervous…</p>
<p>So I guess this would be your first time going to new York?
There’s so much to do there its kind of suffocating(in a good way)
So, if you like books go to The Strand, its huge and amazing (somewhere on broadway, I don’t remember the exact address but they have a website)</p>
<p>It’s kind of childish but FAO Schwartz is kind of amazing, it’s a really expensive toy store (read: even if you don’t buy anything it’s still amazing) they have this giant piano you can step on and a giant kaleidoscope kind of thing. </p>
<p>Theres a piece of the Berlin wall near the Museum of modern art (which is cool too and free if you’re under 15) </p>
<p>Central park is really neat, it’s huge and there are so many different kinds of people there. There are performers and people that I’m fairly certain aren’t mentally stable (but not dangerous and kind of interesting) </p>
<p>As for super touristy stuff (ie: times square, statue of liberty, ect) I find that it’s fairly pointless to see those things more than once and unless you’re shopping or something they get boring after like five minutes. </p>
<p>But you have to explore for yourself too, just walk around and try to stumble upon your own adventures. (end cheesy rant)</p>
<p>Have fun !</p>
<p>I’ll give you a few tips:
- Don’t do stuff you can do at home. Don’t shop in stores you have at home, and don’t eat in chain restaurants.
- Don’t go on the boat to the Statue of Liberty unless you have LOTS of time. Definitely don’t do this if you have only one day. If you want to go up in a tall building, you might have a shorter wait in Rockefeller Center than at the Empire State Building.
- If you can afford to go see a Broadway show, you can get half-price tickets at the TKTS booth in Times Square. Special tip: if you are willing to see a play rather than a musical, there is a much shorter line for just plays–ask the staff people near the signs and they will direct you.
- Walk around neighborhoods-NoLita, Chinatown, the Village, etc.
- Buy a copy of Time Out New York–it has lots of listings.</p>
<p>I’ve been there about three times and it just gets more breathtaking every time. </p>
<p>Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk. That’s all I can say. If you want to have a really good time, walk everywhere in New York City. You won’t have a successful trip unless your feet are on fire the next day. If you walk around NYC, you’ll see so much more diversity than you could imagine. It’s really incredible.</p>
<p>Like somebody above said, don’t do anything that wastes a huge amount of time. If you’re only going to be there for a few hours, you’re not going to want to do something that takes up half your time. The first time I went to NYC, I went to the top of the Empire State Building, it was really amazing, but I did take up about 3 hours of waiting in lines, etc.</p>
<p>Last time I went, we visited NYU in Greenwich Village. It was incredible. If you’re interested in a college in NYC, check it out. We also went to the Museum of Natural History, and it was amazing too. Really, everything in NYC is breathtaking.</p>
<p>People in New York can be very, very nice. We got sort of lost, so we were stopped in the middle of a sidewalk somewhere near 5th avenue to read our map. The first person who was walking down the road (looked like some millionaire woman in her 50s) stopped and asked us how she could help. There are absolutely nice people in New York and there are a lot of them.</p>
<p>Also, like someone said above, the stereotypical New Yorker–mean, nasty, bitter, harsh, etc.–does exist. You will run into this person when you go to NYC. We were getting on the subway to leave, there was some sort of 30 minute delay, so all 300-500 people who were planning on getting on the train had to wait in this one small underground area. At exactly 10:45, the screen lit up and said “Gate B3” and EVERYBODY in the entire train station ran to this one door that brought up down to the train. My dad, my brother, and I were trying to stay together, and apparently we cut off some old lady. So the lady cuts back in front of me, separating me from my family. For the next 10 minutes while we were trying to get into the door, she made remarks like “Yeah dad, control your son” “What kind of parent teaches their kid to cut off old ladies?” “People like you give New York a bad name” so my dad (who’s 6’5 and pretty damn intimidating) turned around, pointed his finger right in the lady’s face and said “It ends now. You’re done.” And she shut right up.</p>
<p>I live in NYC 
See you in 10 days, loljkthat’scray.</p>
<p>My favorite part of the city is Rockefeller Center, so. Also, excellent suggestion above about a play - butdefinitelygoseethebookofmormonit’strulyamazing. The only problem is… tickets are pretty much sold out forever. You can get standing room tickets and for a lot of showings they do lotteries for like front row seats. Take the ferry, it’s free. If you must do the Empire State Building, go inside and buy the express tickets for the extra, what, $20? It saves like three hours of waiting on line. I went at night and it was awesome to see the lights in Times Square.</p>
<p>Bargaining on Canal Street is fun. My favorite museum is Natural History but that gets EXTREMELYYYYYYY crowded (though they really all do) and at every time of the day so don’t bother “trying” to avoid crowds.</p>
<p>So far this is what I am doing while I am there. If there is anything else I should add tell me.</p>
<ul>
<li>book of mormon </li>
<li>top of the rock</li>
<li>MOMA</li>
<li>Meuseum of natural history</li>
<li> madam Tussauds ( really don’t want to go)</li>
<li>FAO S.</li>
<li>Times Square</li>
<li>Centeral Park</li>
<li> 5th Ave. </li>
<li>statue of liberty</li>
<li>china town
I don’t really want to do any of the touristy bs but my parents are making me. I really just want to walk around the city and enjoy it. Not run around NYC to different tourist attractions.</li>
</ul>
<p>OH MY GOD YES THE BOOK OF MORMON!
Never been there.
I’m not a fan.
Yay!
Never been there.
Yay! Also obviously go in the Apple Store right there. Also The Artist is playing in a theater across the street.
Indifferent.
Same.
That’s like saying you’re going to NYC 
Never been there.
Meh.</p>
<p>Also going to financial district</p>
<p>Have you listened to the soundtrack?</p>