Ok, my SO and I leave for NYC Thursday for 5 days! We already kinda have a full schedule: we are seeing "Pillow Man" on Friday night, we are seeing the Constantines in Brooklyn on Saturday night, we plan to TKTS another show while we are there, and we have to make time to spend with SO's family in NYC and our college friends.
But, my SO's birthday was last week...we were both so busy with work in preparation of taking so much time off that I really didn't do much for his special day ....and he has been so great to me lately!
I really want to do something cute and original for him while we are in the city. Do any of you have any suggestions? He knows NYC much better than I do (he has interned in the city during summer breaks in college). I really want to do something very NYC-centric that he hasn't experienced. Is this impossible?
Here are a few stipulations: we hate really tourist-y things and it would have to be during the day b/c we have promised dinners to family, friends, etc.
You could head out to the Grand Army Plaza area where the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, Brooklyn Museum and Prospect Park are. The gardens are beautiful and you can rent paddle boats in Prospect Park!
If it's not too hot or raining you could walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. Once in Brooklyn you could walk along the promenade which has amazing views of Manhattan. You could have lunch and then go to Jacque Torres' shop for dessert. Then you could just hop on the subway back to Manhattan.
Even if you don't like amusement parks, Coney Island is a lot of fun. There are 2 really old and famous rides (the Wonder Wheel and the Cyclone roller coaster) plus an old time freak show and games plus the beach and the NY Aquarium is right nearby.
I'll try to come up with some other ideas. What sort of things do you guys like to do?
Here are some Brooklyn ideas: You could head out to the Grand Army Plaza area where the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, Brooklyn Museum and Prospect Park are. The gardens are beautiful and you can rent paddle boats in Prospect Park! If it's not too hot or raining you could walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. Once in Brooklyn you could walk along the promenade which has amazing views of Manhattan. You could have lunch and then go to Jacque Torres' shop for dessert.
CC, thanks for the Brooklyn ideas. My SO doesn't know Brooklyn at all, so it would be cute to treat him to a nice lunch/dessert while there. And perhaps we can do some exploring in Brooklyn prior to our show. At first we wanted to go to Coney Island, but we figured it would take an entire day. We have promised to meet up with so many friends/family so Coney Island isn't too feasible.
As for other things we like to do: we both love film, we love "exploring" new neighborhoods (I guess like checking out independent shops (especially coffee bars, book shops, music stores)), and we really enjoy live music.