9. Go to the Soup Nazi's Kitchen
I day trip to NYC pretty often, and I have some suggestions:
MOMA is a great idea! You don't really have time for the Met, and MOMA is pretty close to St. Patricks, NBC, Times Square....
Forget Empire. Takes too long.
Get to Central Park if the weather is good. You can start there, wander towards Times Square, hop a train to go to SoHo, Little Italy, or the Village.
Don't bother with Canal St.
SNL tapes in Rockefeller Center, and it is live. Have no idea how to get tickets for it. Ask the Concierge at the hotel...those guys and gals have all the hook ups.
Food wise:
Get some Pizza if you can. The suggestions in this thread on that subject can't be beat.
Stay away from anything in Times Square. The food is not bad, necessarily, but its not as good as elsewhere in the city, and you get overcharged because, well you are a tourist, and it's Times Square.
Il Corallo Trattoria. Cramped space, often a line, well worth seeking out. Some great pasta dishes at a really cheap price.
Tamarind. Proposed to my wife there. Great atmosphere, doesn't disappoint. Can be pricey, but it's worth it.
If you don't mind a wait, you could try Cuba. On the weekends, they have a live Cuban Jazz band, which adds a little panache to go with the food. Food was good, drinks were better.
Most of all, have fun!
I saw this article about walking tour MP3s recently in the NYT, sounds pretty cool if you're interested in going off the beaten track and exploring (i'm going to be in NYC for a couple of weeks in Nov, looking forward to trying some of these out).
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