New York (OT)

brightonalex · Post by **brightonalex** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:55 pm

Sorry to go off-topic, but can any of you that live in NYC recommend good places to go and see?
I've been a few times but want to do something other than just the shops and museums.
We're staying in Harlem, will we be murdered in our bunks?

Thanks
Alex

TekMonki · Post by **TekMonki** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:07 pm

You mean clubbing or . . .? What did you have in mind?

And where in Harlem? There's shady parts, but these days it's an "up and coming" type of hood. I lived in Spanish Harlem when I first moved here several years ago, nothing to worry about.

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:13 pm

There's a really funky German bar in the East Village called Zoom (Zoom is an approximation of its real German name). It's near the corner of East 7th Street and Avenue C. Go there and order a giant beer and soak in the oddness of the place.

www.rooftopfilms.com

www.warperparty.com

www.barcadebrooklyn.com

www.deitch.com

www.petescandystore.com

www.toddpnyc.com

anti-banausic · Post by **anti-banausic** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:24 pm

TekMonki wrote:You mean clubbing or . . .? What did you have in mind?

And where in Harlem? There's shady parts, but these days it's an "up and coming" type of hood. I lived in Spanish Harlem when I first moved here several years ago, nothing to worry about.

Hey, so did I. 130's and Riverside. Wasn't too bad at all.

Interesting things to see? Just go to the East Village and the Lower East Side (LES). You will see plenty of interesting things, um, er, people, and such walking about.

Other than museums? I would go to Chinatown just for the experience (Canal and Broadway and everything east of there. Fun to just walk around Soho as well, just to see the upper crusty people.

philipbarrett · Post by **philipbarrett** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:57 pm

Drink some Brooklyn Beer, OK drink lots of Brooklyn Beer. Go see the original Winnie The Pooh & friends at the NYC Public Library across from the MOMA. There's an awesome Japanese bookstore/DVDs right across from the Nintendo World at Rockefeller Center. Forget The Lion King and go see The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, you'll laugh yer butt off. If you're up in Harlem area anyway have breakfast at the Barking Dog, show up really hungry though. Ride the free Statten Island Ferry for the hell of it & a great view of Ms. Liberty.

marky · Post by **marky** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:59 pm

My friend is DJing at the Sullivan Room this Saturday ... should be an awesome night if you're interested !

marky · Post by **marky** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:00 pm

Oh yeah, he's playing alongside Claude Vonstroke .. thought I should point that out. I can't wait..

philipbarrett · Post by **philipbarrett** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:02 pm

Interesting things to see? Just go to the East Village and the Lower East Side (LES). You will see plenty of interesting things, um, er, people, and such walking about.

When I first came to the US in the early 80's I stayed on Ave. A & Tomkins Park. That was a trip!

PB

onnomon · Post by **onnomon** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:19 pm

What about the Warper parties?

http://www.warperparty.com/

laptop jamming, probably alot of ableton-heads there.

My fav part about NYC is all the undercurrent happenings, so many get-togethers, parties, renegades all teeming under the surface. Sometimes there are even (all-night) outdoor renegades in manhatten no less, with thousands of PA watts and a couple hundred people.

slipmip · Post by **slipmip** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:23 pm

Go see Mike Stern play guitar @ the 55 Bar. That always makes me happy.

anti-banausic · Post by **anti-banausic** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:41 pm

philipbarrett wrote:
Interesting things to see? Just go to the East Village and the Lower East Side (LES). You will see plenty of interesting things, um, er, people, and such walking about.

When I first came to the US in the early 80's I stayed on Ave. A & Tomkins Park. That was a trip!

PB

Things have changed a lot since then. That area is quite gentile these days. Watching the movie Alphabet City really takes one back.

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:11 pm

anti-banausic wrote:
philipbarrett wrote:
Interesting things to see? Just go to the East Village and the Lower East Side (LES). You will see plenty of interesting things, um, er, people, and such walking about.

When I first came to the US in the early 80's I stayed on Ave. A & Tomkins Park. That was a trip!

PB
Things have changed a lot since then. That area is quite gentile these days. Watching the movie Alphabet City really takes one back.

Yeah, but there's still a fair amount of scraggily people wandering around Tomkins who still think it's 1980.

noizbot · Post by **noizbot** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:09 pm

I have no idea what sorts of things you'd be into so I'll just list the things that I'm into ... hehe. I'd also recommend everything that has already been mentioned in this thread.

Share
http://share.dj/share/
(bring-your-own-gear live audio/video jams every sunday)

The Tank
http://www.thetanknyc.org/
(there's a monthly chiptune party that's really worth attending)

Chinatown Fair
9 Mott Street
(really cool arcade and open late .. gets quite crowded though)

Forbidden Planet
http://www.fpnyc.com/
(comics, manga, games)