NYC - Does anyone need sightseeing info?

If anyone is coming in earlier than June 30, 2009 for the QM2 cruise on July 1, 2009 and would like sightseeing and/or restaurant recommendations. Post here, and, us locals will give you the low-down.

You mean like going to Little Italy to Ferrara's for dessert?
http://www.ferraracafe.com/nyc/ferrara-bakery-cafe.php

Or come over to Brooklyn to Junior's for the world famous cheesecake:
http://www.juniorscheesecake.com/

Normally I don't post in the Cunard threads, one day I'll be able to afford to go, but, when I saw this post I had to jump in and recommend:

The River Cafe (Brooklyn) - for the best view of Manhattan and some of the finest dining anywhere
http://www.rivercafe.com/

Peter Luger's - The Best Steak in NYC
http://www.peterluger.com/brooklyn.cfm

Let's not forget one of my favorites and a true NYC classic - 21 Club

http://www.21club.com/web/onyc/onyc_a2a_home.jsp

If one is just reading this thread for the first time to get ideas about NYC, they might think the only thing to do is EAT!!

Kinda true though.......its important........when I went back to NYC this past June,I made sure I had pizza,bagels,more pizza,hot dogs,more pizza and pretzels...........and I was only there about 48 hours......hahaha

True! I'll get things started by listing a few tourist favorites:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/

Top of the Rock (Incredible city views from top of Rockefeller Center)
http://www.topoftherocknyc.com/

Central Park
http://www.centralparknyc.org/site/PageServer

Central Park Zoo
http://nyzoosandaquarium.com/

Bronx Zoo (located in The Bronx, not Manhattan)
http://www.bronxzoo.com/

Brooklyn Botanic Gardens (located in Brooklyn, not Manhattan)
http://www.bbg.org/

And if anyone wants to play the typical tourist(like I did) and get themselves on TV..


http://nycvisit.com/content/index.cfm?pagepkey=376