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Re: Bowling - 13 years ago
Thanks Annie, Can I ask a few questions - no offence intended it's just that we haven't been to NYC before : 1. Is it safe for a bunch of Brits to go to Harlem & Brooklyn at night? 2. Can we go by subway safely or best by taxi? Many thanks Loriby Lolly - Ask a New Yorker :
Re: Family Visit to NYC - 13 years ago
Oracle & Jay Thank you very much. My friends say "Oh my, how helpful are these people?".... Spicy hot chocolate from Jacques Torres and pizza at Lombardi's. Surely, it can't get much better than that. We'll go ice skating.....just have to watch my dicky back because if that went again it'd be a complete disaster. Maybe I should just watch and take soby Lolly - Ask a New Yorker :
Re: Family Visit to NYC - 13 years ago
Do you think there would be any problem getting transport back from Brooklyn Bridge after midnight? I guess we wouldn't just be able to take a cab. I must say, the Bridge looks marvellous. Oh, if I could only split myself in two.by Lolly - Ask a New Yorker :
Re: Family Visit to NYC - 13 years ago
Thanks for this Oracle. We'll follow your instructions to the letter. What a shame you're not going to Carmine's as it would have been great to meet a "real" person. I've decided against The Blue Man Group. What on earth was I thinking at $102 per ticket? I'm not 100% sure we'd even like it. It's just that half of our group are into musicals andby Lolly - Ask a New Yorker :
Re: Bowling - 13 years ago
That's brilliant. Many thanks. Happy Christmas to you and yours. XXby Lolly - Ask a New Yorker :
Re: Family Visit to NYC - 13 years ago
Hi there Jay Thanks for this, much appreciated. If you were going to try and see The Blue Man Group would you book tickets online and pay $102 each (!) or wait and get them from a booth for a lot less. I'm not even sure this is possible and where any booths are. With it being the holiday period there might not be able spare seats. Sorry, for this unanswerable question! Loriby Lolly - Ask a New Yorker :
Bowling - 13 years ago
We'll want to go bowling and the cinema some time during our visit. I'm been searching around for bowling alleys and found Brooklyn Bowl which looks fantastic with the live bands but under 21s aren't allowed in. Can you recommend anywhere that would suit a full age range 10 to 50? Also, a cinema with a WOW factor. Maybe a retro movie theatre or max type state of the art kinby Lolly - Ask a New Yorker :
Family Visit to NYC - 13 years ago
Just to give a little background to our group. We are two families - four adults aged 45-50, three 20 year olds, two children 10 & 13 years old. We come to NYC on 27 Dec for 5 days. We have booked a table at Carmine's (upper nw side) for New Year's Eve and think we will watch fireworks in central park. But we've heard that it would be better to go to Brooklyn Bridge afterby Lolly - Ask a New Yorker :
Re: Family Visit at New Year + 50th Birthday - 13 years ago
You are both so good. I'll spend tomorrow trying my might to get in somewhere that you've recommended. Thanks so much for all your help.by Lolly - Ask a New Yorker :
Re: Family Visit at New Year + 50th Birthday - 13 years ago
I tried the upper west side one, the only table I can get is at 4.30pm which is just too early. Does anybody have any other ideas of where we could eat a decent casual meal within walking distance of central park for the fireworks?by Lolly - Ask a New Yorker :
Re: Family Visit at New Year + 50th Birthday - 13 years ago
Hi there Oracle I tried online. For goodness sake, I didn't even think of calling - how's that for limited intelligence and total reliance on the web! Will get on the phone instead. Thanks so much for the tips, will bear it all in mind when I get to the nitty gritty of my planning. Maybe see you. If not, I'll certainly think of you when I'm watching the fireworks.by Lolly - Ask a New Yorker :
Re: Family Visit at New Year + 50th Birthday - 13 years ago
Thanks for this Oracle, We'll try for Central Park on New Year and I'll try and reserve a table somewhere. Carmine's is fully booked (no surprise there). I was born in Elgin, Illinois but moved to the UK when I was 6 years old. My eldest son also has an American Passport but hasn't met an American yet. I'd absolutely love to give him the opportunity to spend some tby Lolly - Ask a New Yorker :
Family Visit at New Year + 50th Birthday - 13 years ago
Hello there We a party of 9 (two families comprising 4 adults (45+), three 20 year olds, one 12 year old and one 10 year old). First visit to NYC. I'm worried that we won't be able to keep everybody happy at night as we'll be on a limited budget and can't afford anything posh. We're from the UK and so our 20 year olds are used to drinking and going to clubs etc. I undersby Lolly - Ask a New Yorker :
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