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Madison Square Garden And Yankee Stadium...

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by daytonadan1983, Aug 19, 2016.

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  1. daytonadan1983

    daytonadan1983 Well-Known Member

    Thanks for all the suggestions. Here's what we got so far.
    11/9, arrive at LaGuardia, Nets vs. Knicks at MSG, pizza at Suprema
    11/10 (for me) USS Intrepid, Statue of Liberty, TBA
    11/11 -- Beers with Moddy and Cranberry, who will be on my media list representing SportsJournalists.com for B-CU vs. St. John's.
     
    daytonadan1983, Sep 2, 2016
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  2. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    An excellent itinerary. If you're way downtown at the Statue of Liberty, you could walk around lowest Manhattan for awhile. See the NYSE, Trinity Church (Hamilton buried next to Robert Fulton!), etc. Of course, November weather is chancy for lots of walking.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Sep 2, 2016
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  3. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    There's a lot to see within steps of each other in lower Manhattan.
     
    YankeeFan, Sep 2, 2016
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  4. Earthman

    Earthman Well-Known Member

    Other option to seeing statue of liberty is to take a ride on Staten island ferry. It goes right by SOL. You get to Staten island and take next boat back. Nice cheap way to see lower Manhattan
     
    Earthman, Sep 2, 2016
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  5. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Or the ferry to governors island, which gets you even closer to liberty island and has the added benefit of not taking you to staten island. Plus governors island is about as relaxing a place as there is in NYC to spend a morning or an afternoon or a day, although if I was a tourist with limited time, I wouldn't put it in my itinerary.

    Things you can do in lower Manhattan. If you like history, Gee had a great suggestion with Trinity Church. The cemetery is filled with history. Another cool burial there is John Peter Zenger. Other things to check out: the World Trade Center and the 9/11 memorial, City Hall and St. Paul's Chapel, and the Woolworth Building is worth a quick look. And in fact, the architecture up and down Broadway is one building more beautiful than the next. Then when you get farther down toward Battery Park, you can check out Wall Street, Federal Hall, the NYSE, Fraunces Tavern, etc. And then Battery Park is a nice place to sit on the water and have a drink. if it is a nice day, you can walk around the battery and even make your way back uptown on the walkway on the west side that goes all the way up and has all kinds of neat stuff along teh way. It's a pretty good way to spend a few hours.

    EDIT: Just remembered we are talking about November. Governors Island isn't an option. And even if it was, wouldn't be fun freezing your butt off.
     
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    The Big Ragu, Sep 2, 2016
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  6. daytonadan1983

    daytonadan1983 Well-Known Member

    Should I get Moddy and Cranberry to write sidebars for my web site?

    We're working on a team activity -- most likely Ground Zero, but it all depends on practice times at SJU.

    Someone asked me if I wanted to go see "Book of Mormon" Ha Ha. Yeah, buddy, I'm going to shell out $100 bucks or more to watch some guys who aren't good enough to be in "Hamilton" mock my beliefs. I'm holding out for the one with the dancing cats.

    You have all inspired my to recreate the pizza recommendations for our twitter feed that week.

    Again, appreciate all of your ideas.
     
    daytonadan1983, Sep 2, 2016
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  7. Deskgrunt50

    Deskgrunt50 Well-Known Member

    I second Ragu on Fraunces Tavern. Lots of history and a very cool joint.
     
    Deskgrunt50, Sep 3, 2016
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  8. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    Had a beer there last weekend. Conveniently, it was where our Revolutionary War New York walking tour ended.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Sep 3, 2016
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  9. Earthman

    Earthman Well-Known Member

    This thread got me thinking about best pizza in area. Before I rung in I wanted to get back there and be sure. I can now say with certainty that Sal's in Mamaroneck still has the best in area. Unfortunately its outside of the city.
     
    Earthman, Sep 16, 2016
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  10. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Just do not make a left into the diagonal parking on Mamaroneck Avenue. It's a sure fire ticket.
     
    YankeeFan, Sep 16, 2016
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  11. Earthman

    Earthman Well-Known Member

    True but for Sal's ticket might be worth it.
     
    Earthman, Sep 16, 2016
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  12. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Larchmont had pretty good pizza. Grew up two minutes from Villa Maria, and Nicky's, across from the train station, was very good too.

    But, Sal's was acknowledged as the best in the area, and the Sicilian was especially popular.

    I also really like Four Corners in Pelham. Same family has owned it for over 30 years. Had it on occasion as a kid, and then my parents moved near by as an adult. Check it out if your ever nearby. (It's only a couple of minutes from the Hutch or 95.)
     
    YankeeFan, Sep 16, 2016
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