50 Ways to Enjoy the Best of New York
Abstract
People from every part of the globe flock to New York for its seemingly endless array of famous sights and unique activities. Here is just a sampling of ideas for your time away from the convention center.
The APA annual meeting in New York City in May presents a tremendous challenge to attendees, as the scientific program will be fantastic, leaving little time to enjoy “the greatest city in the world.” Nevertheless, here are 50 suggestions of fun things to do in your free time. There are at least 50 more that could be suggested. The website NYCGO.COM is a great place to find out even more about interesting things to do in New York, some on the usual tourist circuit and some where tourists may be outnumbered by locals. I look forward to seeing you in May.
1. World Trade Center Memorial and Museum
2. Freedom Tower
3. Empire State Building
4. Statue of Liberty
5. Tiffany’s
6. St. Patrick’s Cathedral
7. Eldridge Street Synagogue
8. The Jewish Museum
9. Cathedral of St. John the Divine
10. Eat a genuine New York bagel
11. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
12. Get tickets for “The Late Show With David Letterman”
13. Katz’s Delicatessen
14. Greenwich Village
15. The High Line Park
16. The Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum
17. People-watching on the mall in the Broadway theater district
18. The Museum of Modern Art (free on Friday night)
19. The Metropolitan Museum (sit on the steps after you are overwhelmed by the art)
20. The Guggenheim Museum
21. The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
22. Get a slice of New York style pizza
23. Have a drink at Bemelmans Bar
24. The Museum of the City of New York
25. Get tickets to “The Daily Show”
26. Central Park Zoo
27. Strawberry Fields in Central Park
28. Get tickets for “The Tonight Show” (now back in New York)
29. Take the #2/3 train to the Brooklyn Museum
30. While there, see the Japanese Garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
31. Have a steak at Peter Luger’s in Brooklyn
32. Have a schmear at Barney Greengrass the Sturgeon King
33. Go to Zabar’s food emporium
34. Dine at Il Mulino on West Third Street
35. The Time Warner Center
36. The American Museum of Natural History
37. While there go to the Rose Planetarium
38. Grand Central Station
39. Yankee Stadium (there are games during the APA annual meeting)
40. CitiField (the Mets are away but the stadium is cool)
41. Rockefeller Center
42. See a Broadway show
43. Window shop on Fifth Avenue
44. Serendipity 3 ice cream parlor
45. FAO Schwarz toy store
46. The Whitney Museum
47. Have a hamburger at the Parker Meridien
48. The Plaza Hotel
49, High tea at the Pierre Hotel
50. Take a selfie on Park Avenue in front of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel ■
