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I'll be in the Manhattan area for a week next week as I'm helping some guys do a take over and I'm overseeing the due dilligence process, expecting long hours so only free in the evenings.
I'm not a touristy person, so not intrested in queuing up with euro families to see the usual sights....but at the same time I'd like to enjoy my stay in the evenings...what's good around there and recommendations for a handsome solo traveller? I've pinned down a cigar lounge not far from my hotel....food places haven't thought much about it...is there unmissable things whilst I'm there or shall I just stay in my hotel room and masturbate viciously til I pass out every night?
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Go to what's left of Little Italy for a good meal.....what else are you looking for?
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Lotsa getbiggers and some of us Boston folks would be tempted to take the Acela down for some drinks and cigars.
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Send me to hell or New York City, it'd be about the same to me.
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Watch out for all the immigrants they cannot be trusted.
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stand in times square and the whole world will pass you bye.... not to mention that smell. most these people never heard of soap... have fun... make sure you watch out for this butt pirate .....don't buy any grapefruits off the second guy pic'd... you've been warned. :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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I'll be in the Manhattan area for a week next week as I'm helping some guys do a take over and I'm overseeing the due dilligence process
A getbigger all through 8)
OT: Get a porterhouse at Peter Luger, medium rare.
(http://www.chronometrie.com/luger/images/luger01.jpg)
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Midtown the restaurants can be expensive if you not careful. I ordered a Corona in midtown in one bar and I was charged $19 bucks. Best bet is to walk around the village for bars and restaurants. Just stay away from bars named something like the Manhole or Big Dick Rick's. Unless that's what you like and not that there's anything wrong with that. ;D
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Midtown the restaurants can be expensive if you not careful. I ordered a Corona in midtown in one bar and I was charged $19 bucks. Best bet is to walk around the village for bars and restaurants. Just stay away from bars named something like the Manhole or Big Dick Rick's. Unless that's what you like and not that there's anything wrong with that. ;D
If Skorp is used to London prices, he will find even Manhattan to be a bargain.
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Best places to train. Steel gym 23st by 6ave
Powerhouse gym, bronxdale ave bx
Bevs powerhouse 25 min away on lirr, syosset
Richies gym, colesium gym
Strong and shapely rutherford nj. 20 min on nj transit
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I go to Manhattan with the wife every 6 months or so. We just walk all day like a tourist but avoid the typical tourist stuff. If we see a restaurant that looks interesting we go in it. We hop in out of different bars and stores. It's always a great time.
The high line in Chelsea is a good walk to nice restaurants and bars. It's a long abandoned elevated railroad that got turned into a walking park. The village proper has so many good places to eat. Almost every time I go to Greenwich village I run into a celebrity walking around. So many live there. Also A list models are found in so many bars. Broadway shows are always fun. The museum of Natural History and the MoMA art museum is another good time.
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If you're there on a Fri/Sat you have to hit up Output. Sick club!! Nobody here on Getbig will know this place, trust me Skorp, good house/tech.
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New York is closed next week. I'm sorry.
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If you're there on a Fri/Sat you have to hit up Output. Sick club!! Nobody here on Getbig will know this place, trust me Skorp, good house/tech.
;D
i didnt rate new york but i didnt research it and couldnt find the decent nightlife
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Maybe we can meet up for a beer. Let me know.
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Maybe we can meet up for a beer. Let me know.
Pick him up from the airport.
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Pick him up from the airport.
Once I saw you post, I was going to say, "Ill pick you up at the airport, and we will get it right, unlike QB and Arce." ;D ;D
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Once I saw you post, I was going to say, "Ill pick you up at the airport, and we will get it right, unlike QB and Arce." ;D ;D
LAX blocked our cell signals, Me and Arce got it right the second time though.
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Skorp1o trying to cruise under the radar in this thread.
Aj perking up like a Meerkat at the opportunity to meet a Getbigger.
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa87/mdempse1/MeerKat.jpg)
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LAX blocked our cell signals, Me and Arce got it right the second time though.
Damnit!!! But good thing you got it right the 2nd time around!!!
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Flying out Sunday and will be there til Friday night. If any getbiggers fancy a string bourbon based mixed drink and a Cuban cigar let me know...I'll get try first round :D
Aj isn't Boston 4hrs away by train?
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Flying out Sunday and will be there til Friday night. If any getbiggers fancy a string bourbon based mixed drink and a Cuban cigar let me know...I'll get try first round :D
Aj isn't Boston 4hrs away by train?
AJ seems willing to do whatever it takes.
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AJ seems willing to do whatever it takes.
What about my handsome pink foreskinned chubster..wana roll you cellulite ridden love handles to Manhattan?
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What about my handsome pink foreskinned chubster..wana roll you cellulite ridden love handles to Manhattan?
More adjectives than hair follicles on your head.
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More adjectives than hair follicles on your head.
Shizzo, resist the temptation. The alcohol will be flowing and you've stayed sober this long!
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Flying out Sunday and will be there til Friday night. If any getbiggers fancy a string bourbon based mixed drink and a Cuban cigar let me know...I'll get try first round :D
Aj isn't Boston 4hrs away by train?
3 by Acela. I wish I had another reason to be down there, but I don't...yet.
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Do NOT go to the NYSC at the Rockefeller Center. Good lord, you will need a tetanus shot once you leave there. That is one sorry ass busted up gym. Right around the corner is a fantastic Equinox that has a lot of equipment geared towards serious lifters.
Don't let the pavement apes approach you with their "hottest selling CD" either. "It's free, just listen to it man, you will like it, we just need some feed back... oh we need a donation." If they put it in your hands or bag or whatever, they won't take it back. Throw that shit on the sidewalk and leave. If you do give them a dollar they say "we need bigger donation". Fuck that shit. And when you get it home and try to play it, it's blank. Which I guess sounds a lot better than anything they could have done.
If you ride the subway and have to change trains, it's like a double feature. Otherwise, my advice is to avoid. I have never rode it before and judging from the people that I see entering and exiting, and from the pics posted on the random pic thread here, I don't want to either.
Be prepared to wait in line at Shake Shack.
Ruth Chris in Times Square has a great happy hour menu. Lot of plates (sliders, shrimp appetizers, steak sandwiches, spicy lobster, etc..) for $8 each. Order two and it will be enough. No need to gorge yourself. But they fill up quick.
Carmines in TS is awesome too. That is a LOT of food. Go with at least 4 people.
Best touristy thing to do is the Hop on Hop Off bus. The tour guides are really informative and will direct you to places you would never find on your own or hear about. If you find a tour guide that knows the PDT bar... get directions and go. It's worth a visit and drink.
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Try the coke I hear it's great, also 1 out of 4 chicks have herpes so you may want to wrap it up tight
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Go to Carmines on 91 st on Broadway. The price is right and the food is great. I believe it's the original Carmines. Everything they serve is served family style where they bring out a huge main plate with more than enough food for two.
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A getbigger all through 8)
OT: Get a porterhouse at Peter Luger, medium rare.
(http://www.chronometrie.com/luger/images/luger01.jpg)
This place is awesome!! As I recall they didn't take Credit card. Be prepared, I took clients and our bill was like $500
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Go train with OMR.
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This place is awesome!! As I recall they didn't take Credit card. Be prepared, I took clients and our bill was like $500
I have a limit on expenses from the company, will see how that goes.....but that stake is hard to resist.
How did your playa trip pan out? I spent those two weeks moving back n forth between London and snowy Denmark.
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I have a limit on expenses from the company, will see how that goes.....but that stake is hard to resist.
How did your playa trip pan out? I spent those two weeks moving back n forth between London and snowy Denmark.
Does you company know that you cant spell steak correctly?
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Walt's Wine and Dine if you want a good sports bar.
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Does you company know that you cant spell steak correctly?
Not really. Cos steak won't be coming up in my usual business emails and write ups. Stake and stakes yes.
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I have a limit on expenses from the company, will see how that goes.....but that stake is hard to resist.
How did your playa trip pan out? I spent those two weeks moving back n forth between London and snowy Denmark.
Playa was brilliant! 15 days down there was just what the doctor ordered. Hit a bunch of the parties, did some scuba diving, relaxing, etc.. You definitely need to make an effort to hit BPM up next year.
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http://www.themorgan.org/
this place is nice
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I'll be in the Manhattan area for a week next week as I'm helping some guys do a take over and I'm overseeing the due dilligence process, expecting long hours so only free in the evenings.
I'm not a touristy person, so not intrested in queuing up with euro families to see the usual sights....but at the same time I'd like to enjoy my stay in the evenings...what's good around there and recommendations for a handsome solo traveller? I've pinned down a cigar lounge not far from my hotel....food places haven't thought much about it...is there unmissable things whilst I'm there or shall I just stay in my hotel room and masturbate viciously til I pass out every night?
What's he taking over? A Falafel stand? If you want a good cigar lounge go to club macanudo.
26 E 63rd St, New York, NY 10065
(212) 752-8200
As for food. Pick up a rock, throw it and wherever it lands go to the restaurant near it. There are just way too many awesome places to eat there.
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What's he taking over? A Falafel stand? If you want a good cigar lounge go to club macanudo.
26 E 63rd St, New York, NY 10065
(212) 752-8200
As for food. Pick up a rock, throw it and wherever it lands go to the restaurant near it. There are just way too many awesome places to eat there.
Skorpio recommended club macanudo for a meetup, but its not my type of place. That, and I don't smoke cigars.
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Avoid Ruth's Chris. It is great but a chain. Carmine's is good italian but again there is one in Vegas. Right now the hipster paradise is Brooklyn. So many great places to eat but otherwise Brooklyn is a shit hole and you'll feel like you're in Birmingham.
Go to Katz Deli for the best Pastrami sammy. So fucking good. Of course have some pizza. No matter who you ask you'll get a different answer on who makes the best pie.
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2013/10/the_10_best_pizzas_in_nyc.php
That link should help. Luger's is a fantastic choice for steak. best burger of your life is at Minetta's. Holy fuck, it's the black label burger.
Shake Shack is ok but there are a few now so the lines aren't too bad if you don't go right at lunch hour. As for clubs, they have clubs that rival those of Vegas. Some people think they're better but expect to pay and pay a lot to get in and to buy a drink. You can wait in line or just grease the doorman. If you're cool just tell him you're from London visiting and he may just let you right in. It's all about attitude.
For shits if the weather is nice, which lately hasn't been, take a stroll down Madison Ave. You are bound to see the hottest females in your life. Of course Times square. It's the zoo of NYC.
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dude Manhattan is the fkng truth...just go out, walk around...you're a strapping handsome fella...the shit will find you. you'll be working with New yorkers, yes? find the "cool" guy and buddy up to him. there is so muhch shit to do in NYC it's ridiculous
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Avoid Ruth's Chris. It is great but a chain. Carmine's is good italian but again there is one in Vegas. Right now the hipster paradise is Brooklyn. So many great places to eat but otherwise Brooklyn is a shit hole and you'll feel like you're in Birmingham.
Go to Katz Deli for the best Pastrami sammy. So fucking good. Of course have some pizza. No matter who you ask you'll get a different answer on who makes the best pie.
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2013/10/the_10_best_pizzas_in_nyc.php
That link should help. Luger's is a fantastic choice for steak. best burger of your life is at Minetta's. Holy fuck, it's the black label burger.
Shake Shack is ok but there are a few now so the lines aren't too bad if you don't go right at lunch hour. As for clubs, they have clubs that rival those of Vegas. Some people think they're better but expect to pay and pay a lot to get in and to buy a drink. You can wait in line or just grease the doorman. If you're cool just tell him you're from London visiting and he may just let you right in. It's all about attitude.
For shits if the weather is nice, which lately hasn't been, take a stroll down Madison Ave. You are bound to see the hottest females in your life. Of course Times square. It's the zoo of NYC.
Ruth Chris is a chain, but the food is great and you can't beat the Happy Hour menu if you are looking for good food without dropping a decent coin by NYC prices.
Katz is the pits. $18.50 for a sandwich? On bread that is way too hard and too dry? No thanks, made that mistake once. It's a landmark and has some history to it, but I would not recommend it to anyone on their first visit to NYC. Too many other places to go.
Agree about Brooklyn.
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dude Manhattan is the fkng truth...just go out, walk around...you're a strapping handsome fella...the shit will find you. you'll be working with New yorkers, yes? find the "cool" guy and buddy up to him. there is so muhch shit to do in NYC it's ridiculous
I second this notion. Just go walk around. Shit finds you there.
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New York Giants TE Larry Donnell on plane that skidded off runway in NYC
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dude Manhattan is the fkng truth...just go out, walk around...you're a strapping handsome fella...the shit will find you. you'll be working with New yorkers, yes? find the "cool" guy and buddy up to him. there is so muhch shit to do in NYC it's ridiculous
yes, but it gets old. Ive lived here my whole life. But for tourists, its definitely fun.
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yes, but it gets old. Ive lived here my whole life. But for tourists, its definitely fun.
i know thats your stomping grounds, but i was there twice on vacation didnt like it at all, loved boston and chicago waaay more
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i know thats your stomping grounds, but i was there twice on vacation didnt like it at all, loved boston and chicago waaay more
Ive been to boston and chicago. I love NYC. I think its the best city in the world! ;D ;D but of course I am biased!
But manhattan got old for me. Ive been to pretty much every museum, zoo, historical site, etc. The last time I was in manhattan was over 2 years ago. I only go if I have to.
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yes, but it gets old. Ive lived here my whole life. But for tourists, its definitely fun.
That's to be said about anywhere you reside. I've seen too many people move here to Ft Lauderdale thinking that they are going to be partying all the time, hitting the beach every chance they get, etc... and three to six months later they are going "ok, now what is there to do?"
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Ruth Chris is a chain, but the food is great and you can't beat the Happy Hour menu if you are looking for good food without dropping a decent coin by NYC prices.
Katz is the pits. $18.50 for a sandwich? On bread that is way too hard and too dry? No thanks, made that mistake once. It's a landmark and has some history to it, but I would not recommend it to anyone on their first visit to NYC. Too many other places to go.
Agree about Brooklyn.
I've noticed Carnegie and Katz has had issues with quality, sort of banking on their legacy but the kids who run it aren't as passionate as their parents were, but it's still a good place if you like pastrami. They are landmarks though and fun to at least go once. Best dessert if you like cheesecake is Juniors. I know that Skorp loves his desserts. But their prices are a little jacked up lately as well. I can't stand these fucking places that are historic based on good food and quality then turn themselves into tourist traps raping visitors.
Don't forget the Cronut at Ansel's. hahaha. I haven't eaten one but have heard they are just sick. they lines are horrible, and if you preorder you have to plan a few days in advance. I still want one though 189 Spring St, New York, NY 10012
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http://www.timeout.com/newyork/lgbt
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i know thats your stomping grounds, but i was there twice on vacation didnt like it at all, loved boston and chicago waaay more
NY is like an Ecstasy trip. It's either going to be real good or suck.
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First post, but if you trust me you won't be disappointed:
Pizza:
Artichoke Basille's - http://www.artichokepizza.com/
Don Antonio - http://www.donantoniopizza.com/ny-home
BBQ:
Mighty Quinn's - http://mightyquinnsbbq.com/
Fette Sau (in Brooklyn) - http://www.fettesaubbq.com/
Chinese:
Tasty Hand Pulled Noodles - http://www.tastyhandpullednoodlesnyc.com/
RedFarm - http://redfarmnyc.com/
Steak:
Churascarria Plataforma - http://plataformaonline.com/
Gyu Kaku - http://www.gyu-kaku.com/
St. Anselm (in Brooklyn) - http://www.yelp.com/biz/st-anselm-brooklyn
Italian:
Po - http://www.porestaurant.com/
Parm - http://www.parmnyc.com/
Locanda Verde - http://www.locandaverdenyc.com/
Burger:
Umami Burger (fuck Shake Shack) - http://www.umamiburger.com/
Dessert:
Magnolia Bakery (get the Hummingbird Cake and/or Banana Pudding) - http://www.magnoliabakery.com/
Momofuku Milk Bar (get Crack Pie and/or Cereal Milk Ice Cream) - http://milkbarstore.com/
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First post, but if you trust me you won't be disappointed:
Pizza:
Artichoke Basille's - http://www.artichokepizza.com/
Don Antonio - http://www.donantoniopizza.com/ny-home
BBQ:
Mighty Quinn's - http://mightyquinnsbbq.com/
Fette Sau (in Brooklyn) - http://www.fettesaubbq.com/
Chinese:
Tasty Hand Pulled Noodles - http://www.tastyhandpullednoodlesnyc.com/
RedFarm - http://redfarmnyc.com/
Steak:
Churascarria Plataforma - http://plataformaonline.com/
Gyu Kaku - http://www.gyu-kaku.com/
St. Anselm (in Brooklyn) - http://www.yelp.com/biz/st-anselm-brooklyn
Italian:
Po - http://www.porestaurant.com/
Parm - http://www.parmnyc.com/
Locanda Verde - http://www.locandaverdenyc.com/
Burger:
Umami Burger (fuck Shake Shack) - http://www.umamiburger.com/
Dessert:
Magnolia Bakery (get the Hummingbird Cake and/or Banana Pudding) - http://www.magnoliabakery.com/
Momofuku Milk Bar (get Crack Pie and/or Cereal Milk Ice Cream) - http://milkbarstore.com/
Solid fucking first post. Gold star.
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Solid fucking first post. Gold star.
I know...I'm impressed
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shitty post. no hints on chicken rice and protein shakes
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shitty post. no hints on chicken rice and protein shakes
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I just assumed he knew the best chicken & rice was at Halal Guys. The place is legendary. They have a few carts around the Rockefeller Center area and a couple of standalone restaurants now. One of my favorite meals in the city.
http://thehalalguysny.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-halal-guys-new-york-2
Just a thought, if you're going to be there for more than a couple days and plan to use the subway then buy an unlimited week pass for $30 rather than pay $2.50 per ride ($5 "round trip).
As far as gyms, Manhattan has some pretty awful "bodybuilding" ones. Steel Gym is on 23rd btw 6th and 7th. Victor Martinez trains there which is about it's only redeeming quality. Every flamboyant homosexual in the city seems to work out there as well. I was a member, but had to leave because the G4P ring there got ahold of my phone number.
Try Mid City Gym on 42nd near Times Square. They just closed their original, "hardcore" location, but it will do for a short stay.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/mid-city-gym-new-york-2