<p>Thank you for all the suggestions. NEM, thanks for the link to the older thread. Has anyone used High 5? It looks like a terrific deal.</p>
<p>Sorry, I may have given wrong information about skating in Rockefeller Center. By October, the ice rink may be back! The weeks are flying by too fast for me, and summer is over.</p>
<p>Observation deck at Rockefeller Center–better than the Empire State because you have a great view of the Empire State, Carousel and zoo in Central Park, Dylan’s Candy Bar, shopping in Soho–3-story Forever 21, need I say more?,a ride on the Staten Island ferry, pizza at Lombardi’s on Spring Street (very first pizzeria in NY cash only), Chelsea Piers, Grand Central Station (they give a tour), NBC (they give a tour) , the NY Public Library (Free tour) and they have the ORIGINAL Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Eyeore, Piglet and Kanga on display, complete with evidence of being played with, loved and repaired. Truly worth experiencing. The Reading Room is beautiful, and if you’re a Sex and the City fan, it’s where Carrie and Mr. Big got married. Bryant Park, right behind the library, is a happening place. Also. Tiffany, Lincoln Center, Washington Square Park, Times Square at night and definitely try to see a show if you can. There are many discount websites that let you buy your seats ahead of time, like Playbill, Broadway Box and Theatremania. Don’t spend your precious hours waiting on the TKTS line. Enjoy!</p>
<p>I agree with Bonnie…LOVE the Frick—small and manageable so you won’t suffer any art induced stress (A.I.S.) 
Also LOVE the [Homepage</a> | <a href=“http://www.neuegalerie.org%5B/url%5D”>www.neuegalerie.org](<a href=“http://www.neuegalerie.org/]Homepage”>http://www.neuegalerie.org/)</a>. Worth the trip for the Adelle Bauer Bloch portrait by Klimt .[url=<a href=“http://www.neuegalerie.org/collection/Austrian/Fine%20Arts?page=1]www.neuegalerie.org[/url”>http://www.neuegalerie.org/collection/Austrian/Fine%20Arts?page=1]www.neuegalerie.org[/url</a>]</p>
<p>My D lives on the block you are staying. Of course the Museum of Natural History is right there, but so is The New York Historical Society which is very interesting, especially since it’s practically on the corner of where you are staying.</p>
<p>The Strand Bookstore near Union Square and Max Brenners (chocolate, chocolate, chocolate) actually at Union Square are favorites with D.</p>
<p>I always loved the Rose Planetarium in The Museum of Natural History. You can take a long walk through the Park and end up at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and then go to Serendipity 3 (already mentioned by someone above) for lunch on the East Side.</p>
<p>I know it sounds strange, but Grand Central Station is really beautiful and is the main branch of The New York Public Library.</p>
<p>Since you are on the Upper West Side with a teenager I would go to Columbia and Barnard, very easy to get to on the 1 up Broadway (subway). At Columbia see The Butler Library very beautiful), the Low Library Steps (in so many movies your D will recognize them) and at Barnard the new Diana Center is beautiful. There may be free stuff at both colleges.</p>
<p>Out of the way further uptown is The Cloisters with real medieval Unicorn Tapestries and a Renaissance herb garden (featured in Keeping the Faith.)</p>
<p>Nearby in the Bronx the Bronx Zoo is really fun and right there in walking distance is New York Botanical Gardens.</p>
<p>My favorite reasonable restaurant on the Upper West Side is Henry’s at 106th St. and Broadway, and then there is Magnolia’s, the famous cupcake bakery with an eat-in section. Isabella’s, on the West Side in the seventies, is also very lovely.</p>
<p>PM if you have any questions about things in the immediate neighborhood. There is a Pinkberry, Starbucks of course (several), the usual suspects – sushi, etc, but D knows the scoop on all of them.</p>
<p>There’s a little dessert and light fare cafe closeby on Amsterdam, I think, with live jazz, but I can’t remember the name of it. Perhaps someone else does. I’ll ask D when she calls.</p>
<p>I went two weeks ago and they have a Pop Tart store, its awesome!!! Definetely worth the time, it was so much fun. You could even make your own pop tart.</p>
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<p>Someone on CC suggested a Cuban restaurant to us when we went to see “The Heights”. I don’t recall the name of it, but I am sure someone on cc will remember its name. We enjoyed it and it was quite reasonably priced.</p>
<p>The wonderful cafe in the neighborhood is Cafe Lalo – fairy lights, Parisian belle epoch styling.</p>
<p>I second the High Line! Nice, and the Chelsea area has some interesting restaurants and art galleries…there is so much in NY I have trouble limiting myself. Greenwich Village is another fun stroll, in the evening.</p>
<p>I don’t understand the World Trade Center … oops. Is that a joke? I’m not a right wing angry lunatic. I’m really asking.</p>
<p>And I drive past the site all the time. It really is something to see. The buildings are most missed in the skyline, but they were just buildings. It was the people who were precious, as all know.</p>
<p>Probably it was mentioned, but the Circle Line is always fun especially when you sail by the Statue of Liberty.</p>
<p>The skyline looks gorgeous at night at the River Cafe, just barely in Brooklyn, right under the Brooklyn bridge.</p>
<p>I have been going up to NYC several times a year for the past 10 years so I can certainly try to make some suggestions for you… i just have to think back to what I would have liked at 15 instead of 28… haha… </p>
<p>The Bronx zoo is wonderful if you get a chance to go up that way. It’s HUGE so expect to spend a decent chunk of time there if you do go… and like someone else said, the bot. gardens are right by there… I also would suggest walking around times square at night when it’s all lit up… I love the M&M’s store in times square… also, If she likes toy stores (I realize she’s 15 but hey I’m almost 28 and I still love toy stores) check out the toys r us in times square it has a big ferris wheel inside it or fao schwarz at 58th street has the keyboard/piano from the movie big w/ tom hanks… there is a neat apple store right next to it as well… actually, if you go to the MOMA (which i also recommend) you can walk to fao from there… it’s only about five or six blocks. i also like the union square area… that’s going to be down around 14th street. there are a lot of shops and stuff around there. It’s also fun to walk around SOHO… they have a lot of cute quirky shops down that way but some can be pricy… but hey you are in new york city… i also suggest going up to the observation deck of the rockafeller center… You get a great view of the city, including the empire state building… the ice skating rink is right in front of there… also right there is the NBC store… this is one store I visit every time I’m in new york… complete dork I know but I buying shirts and stuff for the tv shows that I like… =) definitely go to see the statue of liberty and ellis island as well…</p>
<p>Especially in October, she might enjoy the Jekyll and Hyde Club, with scary/funny/spooky theme entertainment dinner, character actors who interact with customers, and so forth.</p>
<p>Reviews say it’s a bit pricey for burgers, chicken fingers and such, and it’s a wait until food is actually served. That said, the idea is to go for the entertainment more than the dining. </p>
<p>At age 15 in October, it might be a way to spend one of the evenings together. It’s not high culture, it’s just fun.</p>
<p>It’s fun. Food is horrible.</p>
<p>My 14 yo granddaughter and I took our second trip to NYC last October. We went the first week in the month, and the weather was beautiful. Between the two trips, here are a few of the things we enjoyed. Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island (go as early as possible to avoid the crowds); Tenement Museum (especially the Confino Family tour); renting bicycles in Central Park; walking around Chinatown (we stopped at one park where teens were playing handball; my gd watched for an hour); walking across the Brooklyn Bridge; Top of the Rock observation deck at dusk (better than Empire State Building); Stomp at the Orpheum Theater; one of the Big Onion walking tours; people watching in Washington Square and Columbus Circle; eating ethnic food; MET (but pick only one area, e.g. Impressionism, and only spend about an hour or so); The Cloisters (although it’s a long way there); New York Public Library, and if the weather is nice, eating lunch in Bryant Park; Saturday’s flea market on Canal Street; Times Square at night (there are so many people, you can literally feel the energy - and also perfectly safe). Other things. We stayed at Broadway and 77th. There is a Barnes and Noble at Broadway and 82nd open until 10:00 p.m. Maybe we’re strange, but we enjoyed the grocery stores on Broadway (Fairway, Zabar’s, etc.) - so different from the supermarkets where we live. Where we stayed, Broadway had a median with benches where the avenue intersected streets. We liked to get a bagel or muffin, juice or coffee, sit on one of the benches, and watch the city come to life as we ate breakfast. And finally, for us, from a small town, one of the best things was also the cheapest - just walking around and watching people. At the end of our second trip, my granddaughter said “I want to live here.” Have fun.</p>
<p>That sounds like a wonderful trip, JustaGuy!</p>
<p>At what hotel did you stay Justaguy? Could anyone else recommend a hotel for a Thanksgiving weekend stay?</p>
<p>While I loved walking on the High Line, I’m not sure I’d take a teen there for their first trip to NYC, when they are only there for 4 days and there is so much to do. Same with the Bronx Zoo – great zoo, but a zoo is a zoo, while there are so many other one-of-a-kind things to do in NY.</p>
<p>If you are there on a Friday night, the Modern Museum of Art is free.</p>
<p>Chinatown for dinner, then Little Italy (Ferrara’s) for Italian pastries.</p>
<p>fauve –</p>
<p>We stayed at the Hotel Bellaclaire at Broadway and 77th in the Upper West Side. Nothing fancy, but clean, affordable, friendly staff, and a great location. Unfortunately I just looked, and they’re booked Thanksgiving weekend.</p>
<p>Forgot another place we both enjoyed - the Sony Wonder Technology Lab.</p>
<p>fireandrain–You’re probably right. But I spoke w/ my D1 today, and she seemed to have such a NY weekend. She lives in Manhattan, mid-town west. She and her b/f (not a NYC dweller) went to Coney Island on Sat. and rode the old rickety roller coaster. They came back to Manhattan and walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. Today they were going to the Bronx Zoo. It was a free day for anyone who works at my D’s employer and their guests.</p>
<p>In my D’s analyst class this summer, many of her fellow trainees were from Great Briton. They loved walking and hanging out on the High Line. When D2 went to visit her sister, the two of them and several Brits from D1’s analyst class spent part of a Sat. on the High Line. They also had brunch in Chelsea and went out to clubs in the meat packing district.</p>
<p>There are so many thing do do in NYC. Some are more touristy than others. But many are uniquely NY-even if similar things exist in other cities.</p>
<p>Thanks Justaguy. I realize NY may be booked heavily with parade visitors. Maybe it’s not the right time for a stay.</p>