For those who live in the Northeast, I need your advice

[RPiM5]

Originally Posted by B-1 Pilot

Drinks:

http://www.21club.com/web/onyc/history.jsp classic location if you can get in
http://thelambsclub.com can eat there too; Iron Chef Zacharians place but the bar is best
http://pdtnyc.com if you can't get in here, get a hot dog at crib dogs through the phone booth there http://www.crifdogs.com
http://www.deathandcompany.com/lounge/ speakeasy style.. food there too, hard to get in.
http://www.brandylibrary.com/sections2007/home.htm more than just brandy... awesome bar
http://amoryamargony.com SOther Teague will teach you more than you want to know about bitters and how to make the right cocktail

Steaks:
http://delfriscos.com/new-york Yes, its a chain but its the best chain in the world and this is their flagship
http://www.baramericain.com/new-york-city-restaurant/ Bobby Flay's place, and never a bad meal here...best blackened prime rib I have ever had.
http://www.keens.com Lots of old school ambience; get the mutton chop

Tasting menu places -- I could say things like morimoto, la bernadin and momofuko, but those are really pricey and not necessarily the most interesting to go to.. checkout these three-- all world star chefs with great innovative menus

http://www.annisarestaurant.com
http://www.marcforgione.com
http://wd-50.com

Other cool places to check out --
http://www.eataly.com/nyc down by the flatiron building
http://landmarc-restaurant.com marc murphys place in the time warner building -- way cheaper per se next door, but a good place to eat right off the park in a cool building

http://www.dbbistro.com/nyc/ nice moderately priced french bistro
http://www.burgerandbarrel.com Simply the best burger in NYC (the Bash Burger)... has won this award multiple times and is worth the trip to SOHO -- rest of the menu awesome as well
http://53rdand6th.com the best halal cart in NYC.. I get all lamb, white and red sauce mixed.

I'm sure there is a lot more I could recommend; give me a location on where you might be staying (sheraton on 53rd is always nice.. as is the W if you are going to midtown).

Dude thanks! I'll be referencing this thread while were up there this weekend. Lol!

[dhirm5]

Great info B-1 - thanks. Need to plan a trip to NYC now to check all these places out!

[B-1Pilot]

Originally Posted by RPiM5

Thanks bro. I've already got a hotel picked out. Yeah I just started using Uber last weekend when I took a trip up to Boston to visit a friend of mine. My friends up there introduced me to Uber and I even used it to get from the city to the airport. Very nifty, convenient and classy. I loved it. I may use it when were in NYC this weekend. I might hit you up to ask for places to eat. We'll be doing a lot of the touristy stuff while were there. Thanks!

Uber works great in DC especially on New Years... for NYE in DC (or anytime really) check out http://www.rogue24.com my favorite place in all of DC..

[///M5ForWin]

I tend to agree with dhirm5. The Vamoose Bus is the way to go. It leaves DC about every hour during the day and vice versa in NYC for the return trip. It will cost you about $30 per person each way- less expensive than gas, tolls and parking (but admittedly not as much fun as a M5). The buses are nice and clean; the staff polite and friendly. The Acela is also a great way to travel between DC and NYC, leaves about every hour, a little quicker than the bus, but much more expensive. In fact, my wife and daughter are heading up to NYC this weekend as well for a shopping trip and they're taking the Vamoose.

[v12]

@RPiM5: you have my #, hit me up if you have questions/ need anything while here.

If you are in town to relax, I would avoid driving at all to get around, the waste of time/ traffic, crazy cab drivers, the bad roads, parking etc.

Also with the current temp. it won't be pleasant to stay out too long. Make frequent stops indoors.

As, for the car, the performance tires are just too dangerous to drive on for such a long trip/ low temps + risk of snow, you'll be forced to drive at 40 mph!
And you may not like the parking situation/ attendants' handling of your baby; the only way is to self park but since you have company and you can only do that in select places, save yourself the hassle.

[M5KRZI]

I live on the UES and you don't want to be driving in the city during the holidays - its really no fun, between the construction and the holiday traffic most streets are grid locked for hours.

Get two FC tickets on the Accela if you're wanting to impress. And if you really have a hankering for driving something, try registering for Hertz On Demand. They rent cars by the hour and should/might have a ready supply for Fiat's for a whole lot less than most cabs rides.

Good luck!

[cnes]

seriously... take the M5.
do you want to cuddle at night..do ya? then by all means take the fiat.
or do you want to test the suspension of the mattress..? then take the ur bad ass m5.
...you're from cali, and "california...knows how to party" "...keep it rockin!"

[ManhattanBMW]

FYI -- Saturday is Santa-thon in NYC, and the revelers (aka drunks) will be congregating from Grand Central to lower Manhattan. Plus we are supposed to get a 1-3 inches of snow, and Manhattan is packed with tourists, so you may want to park uptown, and near either river, and go from there. Avoid going cross-town.

[RPiM5]

Originally Posted by ManhattanBMW

FYI -- Saturday is Santa-thon in NYC, and the revelers (aka drunks) will be congregating from Grand Central to lower Manhattan. Plus we are supposed to get a 1-3 inches of snow, and Manhattan is packed with tourists, so you may want to park uptown, and near either river, and go from there. Avoid going cross-town.

Thanks for the heads up bro! We'll just be driving straight to our hotel and parking in the garage. We won't be driving after that all weekend. If you see a badass little red Fiat Abarth, that'll be me.

[B-1Pilot]

look at Number 9:
http://jalopnik.com/the-ten-best-car...65/matepetrany

[rondocap]

Summer tires and any snow is downright dangerous- hard to stop and risk of spinning.

[RPiM5]

Thanks for all the advice guys. We had a great trip up to NYC. I'm definitely definitely glad I took the Fiat Abarth. It is completely covered in salt now! Gotta get it washed this week. The snow wasn't too bad, and we beat the brunt of the snow storm by a couple of hours. I got a ton of attention from the Abarth too. I had a lot of people ask about it and take pictures. I did see one random E60 M5 parked on a street in Manhattan. Boy is the driving crazy there. It's almost like playing bumper cars. We ended up using Uber to get around most of the time. Fantastic service.

[6spdterror]

If you were here last friday you probably wouldve seen me tearing up the streets of manhattan...i was out shopping for xmas gifts for the wife! Saturday was completely snowed out....had to drive my acura TL to the xmas party

[RPiM5]

Originally Posted by B-1 Pilot

look at Number 9:
http://jalopnik.com/the-ten-best-car...65/matepetrany

LOL!