New York City

Places We Have Stayed:

  • Marriott Courtyard Times Square
  • Hampton Inn next to the Brooklyn Bridge, great area

Places to Eat:

  • Carmine’s – family style Italian
  • Tony’s – family style Italian
  • Ellen’s Stardust Cafe
  • John’s Pizza – down from Carmine’s
  • Eataly
  • Alice’s Teacup Restaurant
  • The Meatball Shop
  • La Mala
  • Yankee Stadium – Lobel’s Steak Sandwich (you need many napkins and wet wipes)
  • Grom Gelato – by Central Park
  • Maison Kyser – french bakery – great brownies
  • Apple Jack’s – breakfast

Things To Do:

  • Go to the Statue of Liberty
  • 911 Memorial
  • Central Park – Balto statue, Strawberry Fields
  • Bryant Park
  • The Today Show
  • Empire Sate Building
  • Rockefeller Center
  • Top of the Rock Observation Center
  • Dinner in Little Italy, especially on a Sunday night in the summer when they close the streets and you can dine outside.
  • The Met
  • The Guggenheim
  • See a Broadway Show
  • St. Patrick’s Cathedral
  • The High Line – an awesome walk in the summer
  • Attend a Yankees Game
  • Radio City Music Hall – The Christmas Spectacular
  • Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge
  • Shopping in Soho
  • Chelsea Market