July Trip to NYC 2 Adults 1 Teen

Hi.

I%26#39;m planning a one wk trip to NYC in mid July. I%26#39;ll be staying in the Upper East Side. On this trip there will be 2 adults %26amp; 1 teen (17 yrs old).

If you know of any DISCOUNT TICKETS (to attractions such as Top of the Rock, shows (such as musicals), shops (boutiques), etc), a good city tour to take, HANGOUTS tourist don%26#39;t know about that are a must, ANY ADVISE... I would love to hear from you! :D

Thanks for your help!!

July Trip to NYC 2 Adults 1 Teen

You can check out the FAQ%26#39;s at the top of the forum, and there is a thread going on discounts...don%26#39;t know the exact link.

July Trip to NYC 2 Adults 1 Teen

thanks!! :D

I would suggest you getting a new york pass.

www.newyorkpass.com

Does your teen have any special interests? I%26#39;m sure your trip will be happier if she/he is happy%26lt;g%26gt;

she is REALLY into the arts... museums (we have bn to nyc before but didn%26#39;t have enough time to go to any... we were thinking about going to the MET... can you suggest any others?)... but back to what I was saying (she also loves) musical theater (dance)... culinary arts... and of course shopping!! lol :D

now because she is very into dance... is there a dance studio that you think is a must to visit?? or is there a dance store that you could recommend to go to, to get clothing and shoes?

You may want to check out L%26#39;Ecole, the Restaurant of The French Culinary Institute for lunch.......sounds interesting

I took my teenager (17 female) on the S.. and the City tour llast week which was amazing but you have to be pretty open minded. You either are into it or not. We also went to the Hairspray musical - which was all dance and singing, very little dialogue. You can get brilliant discount tickets see info on the Hairspray topic I listed earlier today. We both loved it. It was really well worth it and the tickets all worked out ';Will call'; at the theatre within the hour before it started after buying on line in advance only a few days before. Great place called Gallaghers very close by if you like huge steak dinners served in style. Hope you get some Hairspray tickets.

Grease also comes out this month-she might enjoy that!

check out the NY Times Sunday Arts section when you arrive for dance performances. The Joyce Theater (joyce.org) is a dance theater, and for the second half of July, Pilobolus will be there. They are incredible!! You may have seen them on the Academy Awards show this year.

skatedancer has excellent suggestions, esp checking the NY Times and I would add The New Yorker. And I strongly second your checking out the Joyce (www.joyce.org). BTW, there are many, many restaurants in the immediate vicinity of the Joyce, if you go, just assume that you%26#39;ll find a place to eat right around there, you won%26#39;t need a reservation. The Joyce is a wonderful venue, smallish with nicely raked seating and clean lines of site. You%26#39;ll all like it. I haven%26#39;t seen Pilobus but they get tremendous reviews.

You know about the Met -- it is justifiably spectacular. You can spend ever day there for a couple of hours, and be advised that admission is by a suggested donation of $20. I mention this because I find it nice to go there for 1-2 hours a time, and at $20/person it%26#39;s prohibitive if you do it a few days in a row. I would also recomment the Guggenheim and also the Modern, but the Met is #1,

Given her (and your, I presume) interests in musical theater and dance, I%26#39;d also suggest two special and very New York kinds of shows. If you%26#39;ll be here on the right date:

1. The Town Hall is having a special series, Summer Broadway, on three Mondays in July the-townhall-nyc.org/pages/calendar/july.html -- I%26#39;ll bet your daughter and you will like all of them. I%26#39;d get tickets right away, I just got 4 for the July 30 show and we got good seats in the balconey but the orchestra has really filled up. The Town Hall is also a great venue and is quite historic, as well

2. July 12-14 at the Duke Theater http://duke.new42.org/events.cfm#157 they%26#39;re having a series, Youth Tap/Youth Theater. It looks great, although my wife and I have hit our entertainment limit for July already, so we won%26#39;t be going%26lt;g%26gt;

For all other shows, check www.broadwaybox.com for discount codes. They don%26#39;t sell anything, they just post all the discount codes. Many on this forum, including me, have used them.