I was there in October for 8 day, my wife, my two boys & myself love New York. Your videos were very helpful, I did a lot of things my friends didn’t experience because they didn’t watch your video. We took your advice & made minimal plans every morning just letting things happen organically. Thanks for all you do sir
On my most recent visit to the city last month, we did lots of stuff, including the Edge, and Hudson Yards, which was great, but the High Line...wow! Loved it! Stopped off in the meat packing district for a drink. High Lines a must.
Stop sugar coating that 1 like you didn't see people get mugged robbed and you didn't see drug use going on and there's no one in New York City compared to what it used to be so take your filtered comments and shovel
@@joeoregano4251 wow, where did that come from?? There are negative issues with every city, NYC is no different. Its still incomparable for atmosphere in my view.
@@tommollett6710 Incomparable for atmosphere are you crazy I was there 2 months ago with a group of 15 people from California and they wouldn't let us eat anywhere because we didn't have a vaccine card or produce ID which was like nazi Germany OK so what atmosphere there's people shooting up heroin in times square I've never seen that before my adult life the violence in The Bronx was incredible the gun violence in Brooklyn was incredible the sheer there was no one in Manhattan there's no 1 in Manhattan there's nobody that goes out in Manhattan anymore Manhattan is a americacted as AA mere token of its former self It's not even close to what Manhattan used to be there was garbage on the streets becaused a blazzard of fire 1/2 the garbage man there were no police presence anywhere so how could you say New York is good the rise in violence of the rise in attacks has gone through the roof the amount of homeless the criminally Insane walking in the streets the destructive policies of the liberal left and the democrats on the businesses in New York City is absolutely insane and now they're going to mandate that every small business owner every large business owner has to have a vaccine who is dildoblazio to mandate that people have to get a vaccine or lose their paycheck are you people crazy are you Americans or are you some docile s people who will be subjugated by a tyrant
@@tommollett6710 Oh yeah incomparable for atmosphere where you tell me where it's incomparable for atmosphere because I could tell you many of the cities in the United States that have way better atmosphere way more things going on and you don't have to produce a nazi style vaccicard or ID to eat somewhere so you tell me where the atmosphere It's good in New York City
I'll bet there next Monday with the family, first time going with my 10 year old. Doing a combination of the very basic touristy stuff and plenty of time to experience the real NYC. Your videos have helped a ton! Thank you!
I'm traveling to NYC from The Netherlands in May and this video is so helpful, just like all your content. You have a very pleasant voice to listen to.
Leaving for New York tomorrow and doing a final binge of your videos beforehand. We got a hotel a 5 minute walk from Times Square, Hotel St. James, and the prices were actually pretty reasonable. If I remember to, I'll update this comment once I've actually seen the rooms. Update: The rooms were very simple but they were good clean rooms. The location was definitely worth it!
I’ve been to NYC three times. First time I stayed at an Airbnb in New Jersey. Second time was an Airbnb in Brooklyn. Third time I stayed at a hotel two blocks from Times Square. Third time was my favorite stay. It was easily my favorite accommodation. It also was similarly priced. I loved that everything was within walking distance and that it didn’t take 30 to 45 minutes to get to where I wanted to go. I would 100% stay in a hotel in that location again. Also wth just get vaccinated lol
On my first visit, I stayed in a hotel on West 35th Street. On my second, I was in a Brooklyn hotel - not my choice - and spent a lot of time travelling to and from Manhattan.
As for the food, ill see your pastrami sandwich and raise you a chopped cheese from a deli. A1 sandwich that. And dirt cheap at $5 on a roll. Can’t be beat!
Thank you for this video. The tips are very helpful for planning a [rare] trip to NYC. You should note that *Summit tickets are non-refundable,* regardless of weather/viewing conditions. They *cannot be booked on TripAdvisor,* unlike tickets for the Empire State Building (most popular and most expensive), Top of the Rock and One World Observatory. Booking on TripAdvisor, you can reserve tickets first at no charge and pay (or cancel for free) as late as the day before the reserved date. *All* of these observation decks are pricey for a couple or a family on a budget, so I would stick with just one of them per trip.
I went to NYC for the fun of it during a work trip to Hoboken NJ, the transit line was right by my hotel, was lucky enough to go 2 nights in row, NYC is amazing, highly recommend!
In about 5 months we will be heading towards NYC for our first time ever, watching your video's helped us alot what to see, eat and to look out for! i want to give you a big thumbs up for all this information guides that are very helpfull to us Thank you very much man! Your a legend!
Just cam back from our first NYC visit last night. Watched plenty of your videos and made our trip much easier, thank you for the tips and budget meals recommendations. (Fu Zhou peanut noodles and los tacos no 1 were the best) thanks!
Going back to NY for the 7th time in 3 weeks. I find we always have the best time when we get out of the tourist zones. Leave Times Square and branch out. There is so much more to see. Do your homework and head out to the Bronx and Brooklyn.
I completely agree with you John about Luigi’s in Park Slope, completely underrated as in my opinion one of the best tasting pizza in Brooklyn! I’m going to go check out that other video you mentioned….. thanks!
I beg to differ with you, I tried Sarges on your recommendation. It’s ok, but Katz’s, there’s nothing like it! That cut of meat they use for the pastrami is different than what others use. Every time I’m in that area I’ll pick up a sandwich and share it with my wife when I get back home in NJ!
My mom is from the lower east side. She had my older brother and I there. Then moved us his last year of middle school and my first year of elementary school to Lancaster, PA. Fast forward all of our family except a few moved out of NYC. I miss the summers in NYC staying with my godparents in manhattan seeing my cousins in the bronx. It was great and beautiful. It was a great time cause we lived here in PA. But would visit NYC as well as puerto rico cause we're puerto rican. A different great diverse way of growing up. I still go to Fordham rd in the bronx to shop. Haven't been there since covid tho, last trip to NYC was November 2019. Wanna go back to visit but from what my cousins that still live there tell me it's not even worth the trip, they come here now to visit instead
Hi, I’ve found your videos due to booking a family trip in April for 5 days with my 3 sons aged 10 and 5! Any tips and tricks welcome. We are staying in time square. Thank you so much for your videos really helpful. We have booked. Baseball game to watch while in town so excited for that.
I visited the Summit OV last week and it would have been a great experience if it hadn't been so incredibly crowded. You see the TH-camrs' review of the observatory and everything is so empty and for you.... But my experience was different. You have to wait at least 45 minutes in a basement just to get into the elevators. Then you visit the different observation rooms with a million other people. You have to stand in line for about 10 minutes to have your picture taken on the glass balcony. The room with the balloons is crowded and many of the balloons are punctured. The bar is completely full so you don't even want to spend some time there relaxing a little bit drinking something. It was just my experience. If you are lucky and go up any day with a lot less people, maybe the experience would be more enjoyable.
My birthday is march 19th, me and my boyfriend are staying the 18th-20th! We have never been to the city but I’m definitely making a list of things to do. Thank you for your videos it’s sooo helpful !!
I do really appreciate your tips and tricks that you always provide in your videos!🙏🏻 I'm going to visit NYC next week. Hopefully I could recall all your advice and NYC hidden gems you mentioned. Thank you so much! 🌸
Thanks Jon. This video is going to prepare me for my next trip to NYC in 2022. Since this would be my 4th time in NYC I know better than to stay near Time Square.
Jorge, there is a Whole Foods across the street from Bryant Park to answer your question about grocery stores in Midtown. Also you asked who goes to New York City just for fun? That would be me. I go so much I don’t even go to visit any tourist spots I go for the food, the bars, and the vibe of walking around.
Flying to NYC for New Years Eve, thanks for all your Videos, really have influenced my Sightseeing Plans. Greetings from Germany, keep up the good Videos !!
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Just got back. I would say to New comers, be prepared for the noise, the City never sleeps. Be prepared to walk miles. The city is dirty, with trash and litter everywhere. Weed is now legal, the city stinks of it. There are lots of strange people with mental issues and people begging on the streets. The place is rammed and overcrowded. But, don't let that put you off, it's a magical place this time of year.
If you could visit only 1 NYC attraction: For me, taking the Nyc Ferry from Manhatten across the East River (learned this on a previous video) and walking back from Brooklyn across the Brooklyn Bridge, before sunset...amazing place to enjoy the moment for a while.
Me and my daughter visited new York for the first time about 2 weeks ago we stayed at the Hampton in LaGuardia hotel in East elm Hurst very easy to take a bus and subway to Manhattan also very affordable, the hotel there was very nice and everyone very friendly, we lost a day due to our flight getting cancelled and rescheduled but overall nice vacation, next time I hope to be able to spend more time there, lost our chance to go to the empire state building due to our flight being cancelled and our tickets were not refundable but was able to go on a circle line cruise that was nice, got good pictures, love your videos john
I've been to the Edge twice now, and my only issue is that it's a bit of an obstructed view on that glass floor. The rest of the view is insane. I saw the snowplows/vehicles for the roof below the glass floor, but didn't really feel 1100 feet above the ground..without looking out of the area I was walking over. Those plows were obviously way lower...but it only "felt" like 6-700 ft compared to 1100. I'm going to Summit soon and can't wait. edit: Also I'm from right outside Philly...we aren't a borough like that, but glad to see you give respect to Philly. It's an absolute monster of a food city and has plenty of history.
For anyone wanting to visit the crown of the statue of liberty - you have to book 4+ months in advance. It's end of March now and the soonest you can book is August.
Speaking of vaccine cards: the Met Opera will be requiring boosters after Jan 17 and the Public will be requiring negative tests (even if you are vaccinated) later in 2022 because of all the bway cancellations. I heard this may be a problem because a lot of the testing sites are running out of tests and/or long lines. I fear if other venues require testing nobody will go esp in the summer cause nobody wants to wait in long lines.
@3:28, definitely don't get an attraction pass. There will be places that don't interest you or have time to visit. If you are staying long enough, a seven day Metrocard is better and you can go where you want. @7:51, that would be a no from me. The streets really close to Times Square are a heaving, noisey nightmare. Better to say in the 30's where it's quieter. @10:42, agreed. What you hear about on the news is not the everyday reality.
I work on 42nd and 5th in front of Bryant park and I asked the supermarket questions for almost decade, closest thing is a whole.. not a real supermarket..lol
Thank you for this video, it definitely helped me. I’ll be visiting next month and I was very concerned of the crime rate for the fact that the news always scare you with showing the crime activity going on in the subway stations
Totally helpful! What's the sandwich (?) at 11:44? Beatles fans might want to visit Strawberry Fields in Central Park, near the Dakota. Anyway, off to find your DeKalb Food Hall video.
I agree with you about Katz’s, but I love Junior’s. 😅 Part of it for me is admittedly the atmosphere of the Brooklyn location though. This was a great video! 😊
These videos are so helpful! I'll be there for 5 days in February so you've been critical to planning the trip. We have a free day left and we've checked off the things we know we want to do (Broadway, museums, restaurants, grand central, Brooklyn Bridge, Times Square, Ground Zero, central park). Any recommendations for something to do as a couple on valentine's day before dinner; we're staying on the upper west side. Thank you so much!!
Gr8 videos. Thank you. We ate visiting NY next month in car for 4 days. Most likely to explore the city by foot and public transportation. Where the best place to park the car? We booked hotel by 6th Ave and 26th, Chelsea.
Thank you for all the tips and insights in all your videos to visiting New York City. We are headed there in a week and half and are super excited. Two things: Where can I get the best cronut(they are still a thing, right?), and where will the best place to see the Cherry Blossoms? Thanks again for all your great content!
I'd also like to suggest a visit to Little Island at the end of west 14th street & the Hudson River. So pretty & peaceful, right by the meatpacking district & beginning of the Highline. Also Governor's Island. But those are more warm weather places really
Now that my son lives in Brooklyn, he tells me not to go around alone in his neighborhood. He says I'm safer in Manhattan (I agree with him, since I know my way around Manhattan, but the only time I have been to Brooklyn was when I took him many years ago to the Jewish Children's Museum in Crown Heights). He said he would meet me at the train station, we would go around Manhattan (more Asian food choices there), then we would go back to his Brooklyn apartment. I'll be honest. I'm a Pennsylvanian, but I am not too crazy about Philly. Although it was at night, one time my son and his friend ate at Morimoto and when they were going to the parking garage, there was this one (or two?) guy(s) watching them and waiting. My son's friend told him to go to the truck and then drive it where they will meet. Son didn't do it. He went to the truck and waited. Friend was blocked at the elevator door, I don't know how he made it around, but he got to the truck and was telling my son that he could have died there because my son didn't do as he said. Then when his friend visits NYC, they go to Omakase (son loves fatty tuna). Too expensive!!! 😠😡 Koreatown has H Mart, but it doesn't compare to H Mart in Ellicott City. Go to Edgewater NJ and you have Mitsuwa Marketplace (formerly Yaohan), which was a favorite of mine back when we lived in Wilkes-Barre. We'd always go there for Asian groceries and then walk across to the Kinokuniya Bookstore (in NYC, isn't the Kinokuniya by Bryant Park?) It's sad that people can go only up to the crown of Liberty. Back in the late 1950's, my mother went up to the torch. At that time, she and my dad were doing residency at Goldwater Hospital in NYC. I remember at the Empire State Building in 1980, there was that nice Babe Ruth burger place. The burgers there were good.
Thank you for your service of helping the masses making NYC destination memorable 😀. Looking at comments, many have benefited -👍. Good on you to be even mannered and honest - that I can rely on - 💙 it ⚠️ Happy Holiday’s ✨
The pastrami/corned beef sandwiches from our delis are great, but anyone visiting NYC should also check out the halal food scene. Street food is king in this city and I don't think you'll get better halal food anywhere else. Halal Guys is more of a tourist trap but you have better, slightly cheaper carts in Manhattan and Queens imo.
wow I swear I felt physically sick just watching you all looking out against the glass...jesus I hope that glass is well stuck in !!! my stomach is still turning. I also think its great that there are restrictions for those without vaccination cards,I wish we'd just do the same in the UK
Jon, nicely done narrative. You definitely gave a thorough overview of the best sites and eateries to enjoy in the big apple. I'm gonna be honest with you, as a Floridian, I'm not a huge fan of the NYC Gov't apparatus, but you gave the straight scoop and I respect you for that. Keep up the good work. May 2022 bring prosperity to you and yours. Your friend Mike.
I'm going to NY in 2 weeks. I agree with you that media overplays crime in big ciites. I was I Chicago over the weekend and I loved the Christmas decorations. NY has good decorations,but different from Chicago's
Luigi's got a 9.3 from El Presidente for a reason. Controversial opinion: Brooklyn is the most superior borough when it comes to pizza. Don't get me wrong, Manhattan slaps with spots like Patsy's, Bleecker Street Pizza, and Champion Pizza, and Queens has Pizza Sam, Nick's and Amore, but compare that to Lucali's, L&B, Di Fara and of course, Luigi's and the pizza game will be hard to argue
Thank you John , for your amazing guides , looking to visit in September , Do you have any guides for wine shops , especially american wines , from all over the wine regions of USA . Cheers Regards Daniel
Definitely agree that Junior's is overrated/hyped. It's fine, but there are definitely better cheesecakes out there. I honestly enjoy my homemade one better 😂
What would you select for accommodation, Art House hotel un UWS or Crowne Plaza HY36 Midtown for family with 2 kids going next week. 4 nights in NYC. We are in doubt, going closer to the center or not. 1st visit to New York
Riding subways to far away places or constantly riding them for short trips will make you sweat, it is hot down there and it stays on you. You should think twice booking an Airbnb with a share bathroom because you might have to take multiple showers during the day lol
Thanks again for such fantastic content like always, I absolutely love NYC so your videos are really helpful for keeping me up to date. I was wounding ifbypu could do a video on moving to NYC from the UK or moving there from abroad in general? Thanks and keep up the great videos
We are hopefully coming over in August....how easy is it to get to the joker steps, we want to take a picture there as my friends band have released a song called joker 👍🏻
I have just came back from New York to Europe, followed some of your Recommendations Thanks, but found 1 Pizza Slice possibly the Best In Ny, called little Italy beside Empire State, maybe you covered but I have not seen
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what would you charge to make a list for me when i visit nyc? also would you be wiling to be my personal guide while we visit? june 11th-18 of 2022
I was there in October for 8 day, my wife, my two boys & myself love New York. Your videos were very helpful, I did a lot of things my friends didn’t experience because they didn’t watch your video. We took your advice & made minimal plans every morning just letting things happen organically. Thanks for all you do sir
On my most recent visit to the city last month, we did lots of stuff, including the Edge, and Hudson Yards, which was great, but the High Line...wow! Loved it! Stopped off in the meat packing district for a drink. High Lines a must.
Stop sugar coating that 1 like you didn't see people get mugged robbed and you didn't see drug use going on and there's no one in New York City compared to what it used to be so take your filtered comments and shovel
@@joeoregano4251 wow, where did that come from?? There are negative issues with every city, NYC is no different. Its still incomparable for atmosphere in my view.
@@tommollett6710 Incomparable for atmosphere are you crazy I was there 2 months ago with a group of 15 people from California and they wouldn't let us eat anywhere because we didn't have a vaccine card or produce ID which was like nazi Germany OK so what atmosphere there's people shooting up heroin in times square I've never seen that before my adult life the violence in The Bronx was incredible the gun violence in Brooklyn was incredible the sheer there was no one in Manhattan there's no 1 in Manhattan there's nobody that goes out in Manhattan anymore Manhattan is a americacted as AA mere token of its former self It's not even close to what Manhattan used to be there was garbage on the streets becaused a blazzard of fire 1/2 the garbage man there were no police presence anywhere so how could you say New York is good the rise in violence of the rise in attacks has gone through the roof the amount of homeless the criminally Insane walking in the streets the destructive policies of the liberal left and the democrats on the businesses in New York City is absolutely insane and now they're going to mandate that every small business owner every large business owner has to have a vaccine who is dildoblazio to mandate that people have to get a vaccine or lose their paycheck are you people crazy are you Americans or are you some docile s people who will be subjugated by a tyrant
@@tommollett6710 Oh yeah incomparable for atmosphere where you tell me where it's incomparable for atmosphere because I could tell you many of the cities in the United States that have way better atmosphere way more things going on and you don't have to produce a nazi style vaccicard or ID to eat somewhere so you tell me where the atmosphere It's good in New York City
@@joeoregano4251: ooh, the Nazi card. Always a sign of redundant arguments. 😂 Crawl back under the rock.
For all tourists taking the subway, please do not stand on the edge of deck before train arrival.
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the Yellow part should be precisely stepped on when the train exactly stops, like it should be a tie between you and the train lmao
I can do what I want 🤡🤡🤡
@@AngelValdovinos play at your own risk 😆
I'll bet there next Monday with the family, first time going with my 10 year old. Doing a combination of the very basic touristy stuff and plenty of time to experience the real NYC. Your videos have helped a ton! Thank you!
Enjoy
I'm traveling to NYC from The Netherlands in May and this video is so helpful, just like all your content. You have a very pleasant voice to listen to.
Leaving for New York tomorrow and doing a final binge of your videos beforehand. We got a hotel a 5 minute walk from Times Square, Hotel St. James, and the prices were actually pretty reasonable. If I remember to, I'll update this comment once I've actually seen the rooms.
Update: The rooms were very simple but they were good clean rooms. The location was definitely worth it!
How was your overall visit especially the food. Planning to go in a few months
I’ve been to NYC three times. First time I stayed at an Airbnb in New Jersey. Second time was an Airbnb in Brooklyn. Third time I stayed at a hotel two blocks from Times Square. Third time was my favorite stay. It was easily my favorite accommodation. It also was similarly priced. I loved that everything was within walking distance and that it didn’t take 30 to 45 minutes to get to where I wanted to go. I would 100% stay in a hotel in that location again.
Also wth just get vaccinated lol
which is the hotel where you stayed in times square?
On my first visit, I stayed in a hotel on West 35th Street. On my second, I was in a Brooklyn hotel - not my choice - and spent a lot of time travelling to and from Manhattan.
Club City Hotel is highly underrated.
@@lizbethcarranza5065 I apologize for the late reply. I stayed at the Royalton!
As for the food, ill see your pastrami sandwich and raise you a chopped cheese from a deli. A1 sandwich that. And dirt cheap at $5 on a roll. Can’t be beat!
Thank you for this video. The tips are very helpful for planning a [rare] trip to NYC. You should note that *Summit tickets are non-refundable,* regardless of weather/viewing conditions. They *cannot be booked on TripAdvisor,* unlike tickets for the Empire State Building (most popular and most expensive), Top of the Rock and One World Observatory. Booking on TripAdvisor, you can reserve tickets first at no charge and pay (or cancel for free) as late as the day before the reserved date. *All* of these observation decks are pricey for a couple or a family on a budget, so I would stick with just one of them per trip.
Goldbelly legit got me through the pandemic! I ordered regularly from Veselka and different bagel spots, Sarge's and Katz's.
I went to NYC for the fun of it during a work trip to Hoboken NJ, the transit line was right by my hotel, was lucky enough to go 2 nights in row, NYC is amazing, highly recommend!
In about 5 months we will be heading towards NYC for our first time ever, watching your video's helped us alot what to see, eat and to look out for!
i want to give you a big thumbs up for all this information guides that are very helpfull to us
Thank you very much man!
Your a legend!
I lived in NYC for four years, and been visiting NYC before that and after that, I will suggest exploring the other four boroughs.
I have been going to New York a few times a year every year for 16 years now. I agree with everything he said and I know to avoid those mistakes.
Just cam back from our first NYC visit last night. Watched plenty of your videos and made our trip much easier, thank you for the tips and budget meals recommendations. (Fu Zhou peanut noodles and los tacos no 1 were the best) thanks!
Going back to NY for the 7th time in 3 weeks. I find we always have the best time when we get out of the tourist zones. Leave Times Square and branch out. There is so much more to see. Do your homework and head out to the Bronx and Brooklyn.
A day trip to Philadelphia from nyc is 100% doable, I go to philly in the mornings and go back to NY at 10pm
always appreciate the New Yorker approach to most stuff Jon, thanks for sharing
I completely agree with you John about Luigi’s in Park Slope, completely underrated as in my opinion one of the best tasting pizza in Brooklyn! I’m going to go check out that other video you mentioned….. thanks!
Thanks for all the tips and videos - we're here for our first time this week and super excited to get out exploring - great informative videos
I beg to differ with you, I tried Sarges on your recommendation. It’s ok, but Katz’s, there’s nothing like it! That cut of meat they use for the pastrami is different than what others use. Every time I’m in that area I’ll pick up a sandwich and share it with my wife when I get back home in NJ!
My mom is from the lower east side. She had my older brother and I there. Then moved us his last year of middle school and my first year of elementary school to Lancaster, PA. Fast forward all of our family except a few moved out of NYC. I miss the summers in NYC staying with my godparents in manhattan seeing my cousins in the bronx. It was great and beautiful. It was a great time cause we lived here in PA. But would visit NYC as well as puerto rico cause we're puerto rican. A different great diverse way of growing up. I still go to Fordham rd in the bronx to shop. Haven't been there since covid tho, last trip to NYC was November 2019. Wanna go back to visit but from what my cousins that still live there tell me it's not even worth the trip, they come here now to visit instead
Amazing video. Perfect summary / highlight reel of your content and super duper guide. Thanx 😊
1 thing about NYC is it's like Tokyo. It builds up but the rooms are tight unlike Texas rooms which are spacious or big.
Hi, I’ve found your videos due to booking a family trip in April for 5 days with my 3 sons aged 10 and 5! Any tips and tricks welcome. We are staying in time square. Thank you so much for your videos really helpful. We have booked. Baseball game to watch while in town so excited for that.
I visited the Summit OV last week and it would have been a great experience if it hadn't been so incredibly crowded. You see the TH-camrs' review of the observatory and everything is so empty and for you.... But my experience was different. You have to wait at least 45 minutes in a basement just to get into the elevators. Then you visit the different observation rooms with a million other people. You have to stand in line for about 10 minutes to have your picture taken on the glass balcony. The room with the balloons is crowded and many of the balloons are punctured. The bar is completely full so you don't even want to spend some time there relaxing a little bit drinking something. It was just my experience. If you are lucky and go up any day with a lot less people, maybe the experience would be more enjoyable.
Unfortunately this is what happens during the peak tourism season.. I wish they'd regulate it better.
Done both the edge and summit one.
Sat in Buvette right now after another recommendation from yourself. Thank you yet again
My birthday is march 19th, me and my boyfriend are staying the 18th-20th! We have never been to the city but I’m definitely making a list of things to do. Thank you for your videos it’s sooo helpful !!
Keep up the videos, saving so many people from potentially ruining a trip to the best city in the world
I do really appreciate your tips and tricks that you always provide in your videos!🙏🏻
I'm going to visit NYC next week. Hopefully I could recall all your advice and NYC hidden gems you mentioned. Thank you so much! 🌸
I cannot overstate how cool Summit is, and I will continue to thank you for your original video that got me there!
It's my 30th in March and my wife has arranged a surprise trip. Will be my first time crossing the pond!
Thanks Jon. This video is going to prepare me for my next trip to NYC in 2022. Since this would be my 4th time in NYC I know better than to stay near Time Square.
Jorge, there is a Whole Foods across the street from Bryant Park to answer your question about grocery stores in Midtown. Also you asked who goes to New York City just for fun? That would be me. I go so much I don’t even go to visit any tourist spots I go for the food, the bars, and the vibe of walking around.
Flying to NYC for New Years Eve, thanks for all your Videos, really have influenced my Sightseeing Plans. Greetings from Germany, keep up the good Videos !!
Thanks for your videos we are travelling next month and we have seen a bunch of them, very helpful, thanks
We are going to NY in 5 days, can`t wait, love NY
Future video topic suggestion….. tips for travelers who are cruising on a ship from NYC and wish to arrive a few days early or stay a few days afterwards to see the city…. Thanks
Just got back. I would say to New comers, be prepared for the noise, the City never sleeps. Be prepared to walk miles. The city is dirty, with trash and litter everywhere. Weed is now legal, the city stinks of it. There are lots of strange people with mental issues and people begging on the streets. The place is rammed and overcrowded. But, don't let that put you off, it's a magical place this time of year.
Hard to argue those points...
It hasn't put me off, but it sure has lowered my expectations! 😊
If you could visit only 1 NYC attraction: For me, taking the Nyc Ferry from Manhatten across the East River (learned this on a previous video) and walking back from Brooklyn across the Brooklyn Bridge, before sunset...amazing place to enjoy the moment for a while.
That sounds fun
I would recommend the Staten Island ferry for a good, free view of the Statue of Liberty. No need to shell out on a river cruise.
Me and my daughter visited new York for the first time about 2 weeks ago we stayed at the Hampton in LaGuardia hotel in East elm Hurst very easy to take a bus and subway to Manhattan also very affordable, the hotel there was very nice and everyone very friendly, we lost a day due to our flight getting cancelled and rescheduled but overall nice vacation, next time I hope to be able to spend more time there, lost our chance to go to the empire state building due to our flight being cancelled and our tickets were not refundable but was able to go on a circle line cruise that was nice, got good pictures, love your videos john
Magnolia Bakery is a must!
I've been to the Edge twice now, and my only issue is that it's a bit of an obstructed view on that glass floor. The rest of the view is insane.
I saw the snowplows/vehicles for the roof below the glass floor, but didn't really feel 1100 feet above the ground..without looking out of the area I was walking over. Those plows were obviously way lower...but it only "felt" like 6-700 ft compared to 1100.
I'm going to Summit soon and can't wait.
edit: Also I'm from right outside Philly...we aren't a borough like that, but glad to see you give respect to Philly. It's an absolute monster of a food city and has plenty of history.
For anyone wanting to visit the crown of the statue of liberty - you have to book 4+ months in advance. It's end of March now and the soonest you can book is August.
Speaking of vaccine cards: the Met Opera will be requiring boosters after Jan 17 and the Public will be requiring negative tests (even if you are vaccinated) later in 2022 because of all the bway cancellations. I heard this may be a problem because a lot of the testing sites are running out of tests and/or long lines. I fear if other venues require testing nobody will go esp in the summer cause nobody wants to wait in long lines.
@3:28, definitely don't get an attraction pass. There will be places that don't interest you or have time to visit. If you are staying long enough, a seven day Metrocard is better and you can go where you want. @7:51, that would be a no from me. The streets really close to Times Square are a heaving, noisey nightmare. Better to say in the 30's where it's quieter. @10:42, agreed. What you hear about on the news is not the everyday reality.
Thank you for posting this - very helpful and really interesting. I am looking forward to a trip to NYC in February of 2022.
I work on 42nd and 5th in front of Bryant park and I asked the supermarket questions for almost decade, closest thing is a whole.. not a real supermarket..lol
We'll have to try Summit next time since we did TOTR already. You've never led us wrong yet, we really enjoyed Sarge’s
Thank you for this video, it definitely helped me. I’ll be visiting next month and I was very concerned of the crime rate for the fact that the news always scare you with showing the crime activity going on in the subway stations
The news always ramps up the scare factor.
Hopefully your trip went good to NYC.
Totally helpful! What's the sandwich (?) at 11:44? Beatles fans might want to visit Strawberry Fields in Central Park, near the Dakota. Anyway, off to find your DeKalb Food Hall video.
Arepa spot in DeKalb market!
@@HereBeBarr Thank you! Putting it on my must try list next time I'm in NYC.
I agree with you about Katz’s, but I love Junior’s. 😅 Part of it for me is admittedly the atmosphere of the Brooklyn location though. This was a great video! 😊
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Add chop cheese sandwich and bacon egg and cheese to the must try foods in NYC
These videos are so helpful! I'll be there for 5 days in February so you've been critical to planning the trip. We have a free day left and we've checked off the things we know we want to do (Broadway, museums, restaurants, grand central, Brooklyn Bridge, Times Square, Ground Zero, central park). Any recommendations for something to do as a couple on valentine's day before dinner; we're staying on the upper west side. Thank you so much!!
Flew in to New York last night so had to watch this before our first day
Gr8 videos. Thank you. We ate visiting NY next month in car for 4 days. Most likely to explore the city by foot and public transportation. Where the best place to park the car? We booked hotel by 6th Ave and 26th, Chelsea.
Thank you for all the tips and insights in all your videos to visiting New York City. We are headed there in a week and half and are super excited. Two things: Where can I get the best cronut(they are still a thing, right?), and where will the best place to see the Cherry Blossoms? Thanks again for all your great content!
Thanks for the tips, re NYC. 👏🏻
Thank you 🙏 I really like your smart views of NY can’t wait to visit again
I agree about Katz's and Junior's. I recommend the ricotta cheesecake from Fresco by Scotto, Its so good. The food and decor is amazing.
I'd also like to suggest a visit to Little Island at the end of west 14th street & the Hudson River. So pretty & peaceful, right by the meatpacking district & beginning of the Highline. Also Governor's Island. But those are more warm weather places really
Now that my son lives in Brooklyn, he tells me not to go around alone in his neighborhood. He says I'm safer in Manhattan (I agree with him, since I know my way around Manhattan, but the only time I have been to Brooklyn was when I took him many years ago to the Jewish Children's Museum in Crown Heights). He said he would meet me at the train station, we would go around Manhattan (more Asian food choices there), then we would go back to his Brooklyn apartment.
I'll be honest. I'm a Pennsylvanian, but I am not too crazy about Philly. Although it was at night, one time my son and his friend ate at Morimoto and when they were going to the parking garage, there was this one (or two?) guy(s) watching them and waiting. My son's friend told him to go to the truck and then drive it where they will meet. Son didn't do it. He went to the truck and waited. Friend was blocked at the elevator door, I don't know how he made it around, but he got to the truck and was telling my son that he could have died there because my son didn't do as he said. Then when his friend visits NYC, they go to Omakase (son loves fatty tuna). Too expensive!!! 😠😡
Koreatown has H Mart, but it doesn't compare to H Mart in Ellicott City. Go to Edgewater NJ and you have Mitsuwa Marketplace (formerly Yaohan), which was a favorite of mine back when we lived in Wilkes-Barre. We'd always go there for Asian groceries and then walk across to the Kinokuniya Bookstore (in NYC, isn't the Kinokuniya by Bryant Park?)
It's sad that people can go only up to the crown of Liberty. Back in the late 1950's, my mother went up to the torch. At that time, she and my dad were doing residency at Goldwater Hospital in NYC. I remember at the Empire State Building in 1980, there was that nice Babe Ruth burger place. The burgers there were good.
Thank you for your service of helping the masses making NYC destination memorable 😀. Looking at comments, many have benefited -👍. Good on you to be even mannered and honest - that I can rely on - 💙 it ⚠️ Happy Holiday’s ✨
So nice of you
Going Friday, been 3 times but my gf has never been! So excited!!
Brookfield mall is a winter wonderland in NYC 😁😉
I personally loved the view on Top Of The Rock, but ok, this is over 7 years ago. Thanks for this video and great tips.
Hey I hope you two are doing well! Top of the Rock is one of my faves for sure. So many new ones now.
@@HereBeBarr We’re doing well. Bright future ahead. Our mini nomad is ready for her next big adventure so we can’t wait to hit the road again.
Ahhh looks like I’ll have to try Luigi’s next time I visit! Conservatory Gardens is amazing, my wedding spot! Thanks for answering my question!
Yes, I live in the Caribbean and go NYC just for the fun of it when I get a reasonable flight.
Nice!
Thank you for mentioning my city of Philadelphia as a day trip for you guys 😊
Excellent video. Thank you 😊
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 shout out to Philly! I’ve lived 18 miles outside of it in Bucks County all my life, it feels like a second home 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
The pastrami/corned beef sandwiches from our delis are great, but anyone visiting NYC should also check out the halal food scene. Street food is king in this city and I don't think you'll get better halal food anywhere else. Halal Guys is more of a tourist trap but you have better, slightly cheaper carts in Manhattan and Queens imo.
Great point
wow I swear I felt physically sick just watching you all looking out against the glass...jesus I hope that glass is well stuck in !!! my stomach is still turning.
I also think its great that there are restrictions for those without vaccination cards,I wish we'd just do the same in the UK
Should have put a disclaimer 😜
I actually pushed my chair away from the screen. 😂 I didn't even want to go up the Empire State Building.
Hello!!! How are you? I like your t-shirt about Christmas and Janukkah!! Is that T-shirt been selling in NYC??
Jon, nicely done narrative. You definitely gave a thorough overview of the best sites and eateries to enjoy in the big apple. I'm gonna be honest with you, as a Floridian, I'm not a huge fan of the NYC Gov't apparatus, but you gave the straight scoop and I respect you for that. Keep up the good work. May 2022 bring prosperity to you and yours. Your friend Mike.
Any suggestion on a posh restaurant for my birthday dinner?
How do you catch the subway trains and how do you purchase a metro card and this is gonna be my first time going to NYC
Thanks for the info 👍
Not visiting but moving to Brooklyn tomorrow….excited! And damn I’m ready to eat!
Lucky 🙏🏿
i always check out your videos before heading to new york can you a video of things i can do with my kids
I'm going to NY in 2 weeks. I agree with you that media overplays crime in big ciites. I was I Chicago over the weekend and I loved the Christmas decorations. NY has good decorations,but different from Chicago's
Oh man, Gold belly is making me hungry again!!! 😋
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for cheesecake, i highly recommend eileen's!!
Luigi's got a 9.3 from El Presidente for a reason. Controversial opinion: Brooklyn is the most superior borough when it comes to pizza. Don't get me wrong, Manhattan slaps with spots like Patsy's, Bleecker Street Pizza, and Champion Pizza, and Queens has Pizza Sam, Nick's and Amore, but compare that to Lucali's, L&B, Di Fara and of course, Luigi's and the pizza game will be hard to argue
Good controversial opinion.
Do we have to show proof of vaccinations or negative Covid test before traveling to nyc ?
Thank you John , for your amazing guides , looking to visit in September , Do you have any guides for wine shops , especially american wines , from all over the wine regions of USA . Cheers
Regards
Daniel
Going to nyc tomorrow
If we go to NYC, can we go eat with you?We’ve been there a couple of times and I think the only place that we have ate at is Katz.
Definitely agree that Junior's is overrated/hyped. It's fine, but there are definitely better cheesecakes out there. I honestly enjoy my homemade one better 😂
Great information!
What would you select for accommodation, Art House hotel un UWS or Crowne Plaza HY36 Midtown for family with 2 kids going next week. 4 nights in NYC. We are in doubt, going closer to the center or not. 1st visit to New York
Riding subways to far away places or constantly riding them for short trips will make you sweat, it is hot down there and it stays on you. You should think twice booking an Airbnb with a share bathroom because you might have to take multiple showers during the day lol
Thanks again for such fantastic content like always, I absolutely love NYC so your videos are really helpful for keeping me up to date. I was wounding ifbypu could do a video on moving to NYC from the UK or moving there from abroad in general? Thanks and keep up the great videos
No desire to see NYC...but I do want to go to Brooklyn Coney island.please do a vid in Coney island thanks man.i live in Harrisburg PA.
We are hopefully coming over in August....how easy is it to get to the joker steps, we want to take a picture there as my friends band have released a song called joker 👍🏻
Not far from Yankee Stadium, you could walk.
@@HereBeBarr thank you so much and keep up the great work with your videos
I have just came back from New York to Europe, followed some of your Recommendations Thanks, but found 1 Pizza Slice possibly the Best In Ny, called little Italy beside Empire State, maybe you covered but I have not seen
What if I'm driving there , is there place to park my car,, and just explore the city on my road bike?
Hi. Where and what is the best internet card to buy for a week's stay?
I recommend susie moshers show at birdland. So coooooool!