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steve  ·  3620 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: NYC - What to do?

no way! Pabs in the the NYC? impromptu meet up?





lil  ·  3620 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sadly, while NYC might be his spiritual home, his actual location is wilds of New Jersey.

steve  ·  3620 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think NYC has become a bit of a spiritual home for me. The city has a smell. And I like it. It feels a little like home in a strange way. I think the city is addictive.

nowaypablo  ·  3620 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    The city has a smell. And I like it.

..I'm worried. The smell of NYC is not supposed to be a good thing.

steve  ·  3619 days ago  ·  link  ·  

naw… look - sure there are some funkalicious aromas in some places - but seriously - the city has a unique smell. And it's oh so unique. It's not that I love the smell in and of itself. But I love what the smell means.

lil  ·  3620 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You're a long way from home. Do you get east often?

steve  ·  3620 days ago  ·  link  ·  

not often enough. I'm averaging about once a year to Philly/NYC. I get to detroit almost as often.

_refugee_  ·  3620 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Even if he's not on NYC today, I figured he would be able to give you some pointers as to where to go, what to do :)

nowaypablo  ·  3620 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm just 20 minutes from the city (lil) and I'm in manhattan at least weekly. I'm down for a meetup if you're sticking around but this weekend is SATs for me :(

In terms of stuff to do, you should hit up Chelsea (that's Chelsea market, the galleries, HighLine etc.), and then go down to SoHo to get your hip on. Careful though, there're some mighty snowstorms a-brewin' this weekend.

If you've been to all the big museums, but you enjoy museums, I suggest the Frick Collection and the Morgan library for some kick-ass old shit. The Morgan is the crib of J.P. Morgan and it's pretty freakin' awesome.

Otherwise, I super super duper suggest Dizzy's Club CocaCola for the absolute greatest jazz in New York today, for real. There's a ~$48 cover charge for a table I believe, but I know the manager and will likely be able to snag some swanky seats for free were we to have a meetup with two more people.

Keep me posted!

edit: Other dope-alicious areas to hang out, especially if you're planning on hitting bars:

>bowery (below Greenwich/East Village, but if you're getting close to Canal St. you're getting too low and should head west)

>Tribeca (nearby the bowery)

>west village if you're mellow, french, or happily obnoxious, or east village if you're pompous and lame

steve  ·  3619 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Good luck on the SATs!