RuudI'm going to NYC a week from now, will be attending @pgconfnyc .
It will be my first visit to the US ever.
Anyone got any tips on what I should see in NYC ?
Tomas Vondra@ruud @pgconfnyc I heard they have a statue of some french lady, but they didn't quite like it so they put it on an island outside the city. Or something like that? I might have got some details wrong.
Andreas Scherbaum@ascherbaum @tomasv @pgconfnyc That’s a good tip, I see crown visits are already sold out for the next 2 months, so I booked a pedestal visit. Thanks!
@ruud @tomasv @pgconfnyc That's my problem usually :-(
By the time I know I'm going to be in NYC, the tickets are all gone.
Julien Riou@ruud @pgconfnyc The WTC memorial, the top of the Empire State Building, Central Park, Times Square (most metro lines go there), the ferry to Staten island, a baseball game at the Yankee Stadium. But you might be short on time.
And don't forget that iced tea and Lipton iced tea are totally different beverages.
James J MalcolmKatz Deli
A soul food place
A pizza place in DUMBO
Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island
Empire state (early)
Brooklyn
Baseball stadium
Broadway
Seeing a yellow schoolbus
Bagel place
Brooklyn Bridge
Basketball in one of the street courts
Etc
Also: Tibetan Momo’s from Mom’s Momo’s
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@ruud @pgconfnyc Central Park (one round is about 10 km), and across the street is The Dakota.
9/11 Memorial & Museum
Wall Street, with The Fearless Girl and Charging Bull
Battery Park
Brooklyn Bridge
Union Square and surroundings
United Nations
Empire State Building
Times Square
Stroll along Broadway
USS Intrepid
The Little Red Lighthouse
Penn Station
Madison Square Garden
Museum of Ice Cream
African Burial Ground National Monument
Plenty of other museums
Mister Wanko@ruud @pgconfnyc Downtown Manhattan is the oldest settled section of NYC, so if you like to walk, that's as good a place as any to see where it all started. Trinity Church is a good stop, you can see the burial grounds where Alexander Hamilton rests with his family We don't have a lot of deep historical structures in America, so this is one of the few places that will resonate with historians of any kind.
Elle@ruud
Walk the Booklyn Bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Sights are amazing.
Central Park is an oasis if you have enough of the chaos.
Staten Island Ferry is nice.
A must is the 9/11 memorial.
See NYC from above: Top of the Rocks or Empire State Building.
Skate at Wollman Rink. I did under a full moon and loved it.
Most of all: enjoy the city and the people, have a safe trip!
Stephan* :birders:@ruud waarschijnlijk al een vol programma, maar wandeling over the high line is ook mooi.
@stephan Ken ik niet, even opzoeken.
Catguy@ruud @pgconfnyc
If you enjoy art museum, there's no better American city for it IMO - the Met, Moma, Guggenheim, etc. Lots to choose from. They have been part of the cultural center of NYC. Have a good trip.
If you enjoy art museum, there's no better American city for it IMO - the Met, Moma, Guggenheim, etc. Lots to choose from. They have been part of the cultural center of NYC. Have a good trip.