Jo,
I'm sorry this happened to you. It sounds disgusting. Were they little children/men on the higher floors? I'd have just gone to them and taken them to security or give them a piece of my mind. HB says I'm too fiesty...anyway...
"the sun will come up tomorrow..."
Leo,
I mentioned and showed HB the menu, he never say anything...sigh...
Cindy,
what place/activities are you looking at.
With Caitlyn? Many people bring their children to the Central Park Zoo and the central park carousal is just there too.
FAO! It's right by the south east corner of Central Park (same side (east) as the zoo too). I've been looking at their website the last few days cos I really really want to get a toy piano for Jesse but alas, I don't think they ship here. I think it's a fun place to go.
Actually, the Met is on the same side too but on 84th....about 20 blocks north of the CP zoo. But walkable (think about 2+ minutes a block (north south direction!)).
Of course, Times Sq has a really big Toys R Us that has a ferris wheel inside (but the queue is long).
Trying to think of more kiddy places...but most of my time there, I was without child and when Jesse finally came, I mostly stayed at home or around the neighbourhood...or Babies R Us. Haha. I like Union Sq (where Babies R Us is), on weekends there's a market there.
If I could go back there, one of the places I'd go back to is Peter Luger for steak. If you want to stay on Manhattan, then try Ben and Jack's (44th between 2nd and 3rd). Again, I've never been there with a baby but I think lunch is fine.
I've never been on these but I hear the 3 hour ferry ride around Manhattan is great. Also, for first timers the hop-on-hop-off (greyline?) is good.
If you just want to walk around (without too many tourists) I think the Upper West Side is pretty nice (can start from 86th St and Broadway) and walk down to Columbus Circle (branded shops and Wholefoods). Along the way, you'll see pretty much how the NYkers live, there are the same stores (Gap, Banana Republic, Barney's Co-op, Fairways Supermarket, etc), interesting buildings, you'll pass Lincoln Center and of course, it's much less crowded than Times Sq. I think over there, you'll get a better feel of the culture. Not much for food over there unless you like to try the Vietnamese (Saigon Grill on 89th and Amsterdam, if I remember correctly, that was my last meal as just-a-wife.
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Then there's SoHo (at Prince St or Spring St station depending on what subway line you're on). That's another "culture" in itself. That's where you find the high fashion labels and also quirky stores. Lots of "hole in the wall" places to eat there and it's walking distance to Chinatown (much bigger than Boston's).
Where will you be staying? And what info do you want specifically? I could go on and on...Yes, I some times miss the place
Think I posted too much...but too sayang to delete...haha
