Need suggestions from NY Freepers (vanity)

I have vowed never to return after my last visit. However, my daughter is dying to see Broadway.

If I remember correctly, there was a swamp around Wall St. at one time.

I am sorry that you had such a negative experience here the last time you visited, AP. Living here, I certainly have some negative experiences also, but, for the most part, NYers are good people, just uninformed and naive politically.

The Collect Pond was located a bit north of Wall St., just below Canal St (hence the name). Manhattan before development was a beautiful little island with soft rolling hills, outcroppings of rock, streams and woodlands. Oh how it's changed...

Re: Producers:

I bought tickets right before the Tonys were announced. (My company did work for the show) - We got good seats for about $100. ea. for a Wed. night.

While it was a good play, I could never justify $400 ~ $500 per seat.

The best Italian food in NYC is in the Bronx (just about any place along Arthur Avenue, which is it's own, somewhat more authentic, Little Italy). Little Italy in lower Manhattan is loaded with skeevy clip joints for the most part. It hasn't been a real Italian neighborhood for about 45 years now. It's also being swallowed whole by Chinatown.

BTW, plan to take a walk in Chinatown -- it's really like a third world city. The fish stores there sell creatures you never knew existed!!!

Have a fun time -- we're really not the dirtbags alot of people think we are!!

All we did was barhop. But the idea of "Don't look at anyone" was disconcerting. It's not a place for someone who is claustrophobic. But that was in the late 80's. I heard Rudy cleaned it up quite a bit.

Looking at NYC from NJ was pretty impressive.

Fish? Manhattan Ocean Club or Le Bernardin

Gotta put in a good word here for the Atlantic Grill on 3rd Ave. in the seventies, best meal I've had all year. It's a bit noisy and always crowded, but the food is great and, while not cheap, they won't be shelling out Le Bernardin-style big bucks.

I had the yellowfin tuna with a seaweed crust and the molten chocolate cake. Yum.

Suggestions for your visit to NYC: Shows to see: Kiss Me Kate, The Music Man, 42nd Street, Proof, Contact, Phantom of the Opera, Noises Off. Things to do: The Frick Museum, the "Pearls" exhibit at the Museum of Natural History, The New York Botanical Garden, The New York Public Library - take the tour, the 2 hour Circle Line tour (excellent - it includes a close up view of the Statue of Liberty) of mid and lower Manhattan -www.circleline.com. Restaurants - you can check out reviews at zagat.com. In lower Manhattan - Le Zinc, Bubby's, Tribeca Grill, Fourteen Wall Street, Fraunces Tavern - which has a charming museum. In mid-town: Chin Chin (Chinese), The Oyster Bar (at Grand Central), Angelo and Maxie's (for steak) Upper West Side: Isabella's - near the Museum of Natural History - the museum is open late on Friday and Saturday nights, as is the Met, and has a jazz band and light snacks. Also suggest you pick up a copy of Time Out at the newsstand when you get here. It will give you a rundown on everything that's going on in town. Have a great time!

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