I completely agree that NY is #1 pretty much across the board. But as a born and bred NY'er I must give Chicago its props. It is the only other large real city in the US. A NY'er can be instantly comfortable there. More than 40 years ago -- 1968 -- my first non drug related business trip out of town (HEY ... it was the 60's), my first real buisness trip was to Chicago. I wanted to get it right and called the guy at the other end to check on last minute details maybe once to often. In the last call -- he really did not want another one -- he said to me: "Tom, what are you worried about. We have all the right people bribed on this end!" I cracked up and knew it would be a good trip.
this is one of my fav places.. Roccos .. italian! 181 Thompson Street New York, NY 10012 Old Homestead Steakhouse 56 9th Avenue New York, NY 10011 (212) 242-9040
I find Old Homestead to be overrated. Yes it's been around forever but ate there twice and neither time was memorable. Wolfgangs on Park Ave is a must try!
well i've been there once.. and i had a bone in Filet.. loved it.. i'll try wolfgangs next time i'm there..
Thanks all, I am glad that this brings back memories if you lived there or live there. Since you guys seem to enjoy it, I made the effort to post a few more pictures. You guys can figure out where I was on my walking trip as you see them...
Since you said that church was downtown it's mostly likely the famous Trinity Church off Wall Street. Over 150 years old!
Nice pix. Thanks. The part I like about NYC is there is room for everybody and not only that, a time period for everything. Stoney mentioned some dive counter cafe, this place look untouched from the 30's and I don't mean this in a good way, the place was beat. It was someplace to eat "once" for the atmosphere. I forgot where exactly, but there is a neighborhood where black sheep tend to live. Those people (wealthy) who are blacklisted from hollywood or other industries fwiw I think you can buy a bryant park chair for $125 and put it on your porch. It's ashame you can't tour the nyse, I tried to tour the fed reserve and forget it, a couple week advance reservation.