Philip & Aurora’s GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY
When arriving in any of the airports, cabs are readily available and are
the best way to get into Manhattan.
HOTELS IN NEW YORK CITY
ACE Hotel
20 W 29th St
New York, NY 10001
(212) 679-2222
The Standard Hotel
848 Washington Street & W 13th St
Manhattan, New York, NY 10014
(212) 645-4646
www.standardhotels.com/new-york-city/
Hotel Giraffe New York
365 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10016
(212) 685-7700
The Hudson Hotel
356 West 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 554-6000
The Carlyle Hotel ***** P & A recommend
35 East 76th Street
New York, NY 10021
(212)744-1600
The Carlyle is a New York classic!
If you are looking for a very special place to stay then you should look no further. Alternatively if you just want a romantic drink in a classic ‘New York’ location you should stop by Bemelmans Bar and enjoy a cocktail whilst listening to some of their fantastic house jazz musicians. This is not one to miss on your trip! Our advice is to go late evening for an after dinner cocktail or in the afternoon for tea. It is a very special place for Aurora and Philip as after Philip proposed, he surprised Aurora with dinner at the Carlyle to watch Woody Allen play with his jazz band. It was a truly special evening in both of their lives.
The Carlyle hotel is named after British essayist Thomas Carlyle, this hotel is a charming and quietly elegant art decco hotel located in the affluent area of the Madison Avenue and has been a city mainstay since 1930. Notably it has been host to John F. Kennedy, Marylin Monroe, Princess Diana, Roger Federer and many more.
The hotel's Café Carlyle has featured a number of well-known jazz performers - notably George Feyer, Bobby Short and Woody Allen.
FAMOUS NEW YORK LANDMARKS
NY Public Library
476 Fifth Ave. at 41st St.
New York, NY 10018
529 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 206-9922
The High Line is a 1.45-mile (2.33 km) New York City park built on a section of the former elevated freight railroad of the West Side Line, along the lower west side of Manhattan. It is located in the trendy Meat Packing District and goes along the West Side Highway while giving you beautiful views of the Hudson River.
You can arrange for brunch at famous French bistro Pastis and then walk it off along the elevated park.
Little Italy
You can walk to it from Soho.
Mulberry Street from Canal Street to Spring Street
Grand Central Station
42nd St. at Lexington Ave.,
You can check out the beautiful building and the famous clock in the middle of the station.
Built by Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1871. Look up at the majestic vaulted Sky Ceiling depicting constellations.
Rockefeller Center
This is where Christmas magic happens and the Christmas Tree and Ice Skating rink goes up in the winter.
But don’t worry because in the Spring it is a beautiful place to have lunch.
Top of the Rock
Beautiful during the day
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
(212) 698-2000
Empire State Building
Phil recommends going during the night.
350 5th Ave 34th street
Pier 17 South Street Seaport
You can take the circle line boat that takes you around the harbor giving you a beautiful view of New York and the Statue of Liberty.
Fulton & South Streets, Pier 17
(212) SEA-PORT
http://www.southstreetseaport.com/html/
Museum of Modern Art
11 W 53rd St
New York, NY 10019
(212) 708-9400
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Avenue
(212) 535-7710
Wall Street Financial District
11 Wall Street
Location: Wall St. & New St.
Brooklyn Bridge and Williamsburgh
Take the tube to Williamsburgh, get out on the Bedford stop, walk around Bedford Ave and then walk back to Manhattan via the Williamsburgh Bridge, preferably around sunset.
There are plenty of cafes, restaurants and plain good people watching.
Central Park
Walk around Central Park take a look at Strawberry Fields, The Boathouse and the Sheep Meadow. Look for the crazy people on roller blades.
The Boathouse
Located in the center of Central Park, just a short stroll from Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street. You can have lunch or just sit and enjoy the rowboats and the occasional swans.
Strawberry Fields is a 2.5-acre landscaped section in New York City's Central Park that is dedicated to the memory of musician John Lennon.
(Entrance is on the corner of 72nd Street, Central Park West, just across from Dakota Apartment.)
John and Yoko moved into the Dakota in April 1973. They occupied a series of apartments on the sixth floor; Yoko purchased offices on the first floor for their company, Lennon.
The Sheep Meadow This 15-acre lawn is named after the sheep that grazed here until 1934.
W 69th St & Central Park
RESTAURANTS IN NEW YORK CITY BY AREA
MIDTOWN
37 East 50th Street
New York, NY 10022
(212) 750-2233
Ambience: Businessmen from New York like to flock here for lunch and dinner.
Food: GREAT Steakhouse located just behind St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Fifth Avenue
64 W. 10th St., nr. Sixth Ave.; 212-505-7777
Ambience: Urban hacienda, with a soaring ceiling and balcony mezzanine.
Food: Multiculti small plates, with the occasional haute fillip of foie gras emulsion or crème fraîche–verjuice foam.
72 W. 36th St., nr. Sixth Ave.; 212-947-3636
Ambience: Lots of history, an intriguing collection of tobacco pipes, and an extensive selection of single-malt scotch.
Food: Try the fine pub burger or the city’s foremost mutton chop.
Call ahead.
60 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019-3953
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(212)307-5656
MEATPACKING DISTRICT
9 9th Avenue
New York, NY 10014-1203
(212) 929-4844
SOHO
Balthazar *** Phil and Aurora recommend***
80 Spring Sreet,
New York, NY
Ambiance: French Bistro in the middle of buzzing Soho, great place for people watch and maybe star sight!
Food: French fair, great eggs Florentine and Benedict.
La Esquina
389 Broome Street
New York, NY
212-274-1568
WEST VILLAGE
314 West 11th Street
New York, NY 10014
212-620-0393
259 West 4th Street
New York, NY 10014
212-691-9359
UNION SQUARE
Union Square Park
Great people watching place
There are some shops in the area:
Diesel
The Rugby Store
G.Star
If you walk North Bound on 5Th Avenue from 14th street to 21st street you can find shops like:
The Gap, Anthropologie (Great women’s shop), Club Monaco (Men and women), Zara, H & M, Paul Smith, American Apparel, Banana Republic.
Shake Shack MUST GRAB BURGER
Shack right in the middle of the park with great burgers and shakes.
Madison Square Park
Madison Ave. at 23rd St.,
212-889-6600
City Bakery
Probably the best hot chocolate and peanut butter cookies in NY! Also a great place to grab a light lunch and tea and sweets.
3 W 18th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 366-1414
NY’s largest rooftop bar. The View: The Empire State Building to the north, the MetLife building to the east, and Jersey to the west.
230 Fifth Ave., nr. 27th St.,
twentieth fl.; 212-725-4300
LOWER EAST SIDE
http://www.freemanssportingclub.com/nyc_barber.htm
End of Freeman Alley
nr. Rivington St
(212) 420-0012
Ambiance: Great Reastaurant/Barber Shop and Men’s shop. Great shaves from what I hear!
The oldest delicatessen in New York City (established 1888)
Famous for the “When Harry Met Sally” scene.
205 E Houston St near Ludlow
(212) 254-2246
101 Rivington St.,
at Ludlow St.
Ambiance: Combines rustic and modern minimal decor serving haute bar food and eighty international beers.
NY’s hipster local neighborhood pub.
176 Ludlow Street, near Stanton Street
212 253 1922
Pianos (BAR)
158 Ludlow St.,
nr. Stanton St.
212-505-3733
433 E 6th St
New York, NY 10009
(212) 388-0882