New York City residents......

[Musial Collector]

...leaving for NYC tomorrow for 3 days. Been to NYC 7x, so I have done the touristy stuff enough. I know NYC (meaning manhattan) pretty well, so give me some off the beaten path stops, sites, bars, restaurants, shops, etc that only a local would know, keeping it too manhattan, brooklyn and bronx (Im even wanting to roam around Harlem if there are suggestions). Outside of seeing my Minnesota Wild play at MSG Monday night, hence the trip, I have zero other plans.

Thanks in advance for suggestions.

 

[Enfuego79]

The "New" Apollo Restaurant, this place used to be in Lower Manhattan, now it's across the Williamsburg Bridge.


502 Grand St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
b/t Union Ave & Lorimer St in Williamsburg - North Side

 

[nyc3]

[FONT=arial, sans-serif]Cool ass bar is the blind barber downtown. the front looks like and operates as a barber shop during the day open the back door and its a speakeasy. Its a nice spot. Pricey but great drinks. [/FONT]


[FONT=arial, sans-serif]The Blind Barber[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans-serif]339 E 10th St, New York, NY 10009[/FONT]

 

[Enfuego79]

[FONT=arial, sans-serif]Cool ass bar is the blind barber downtown. the front looks like and operates as a barber shop during the day open the back door and its a speakeasy. Its a nice spot. Pricey but great drinks. [/FONT]


[FONT=arial, sans-serif]The Blind Barber[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans-serif]339 E 10th St, New York, NY 10009[/FONT]

The drinks are a bit much, but enjoyable!

 

[MrMet]

The Museum of Sex, haha

 

[zach]

Up in Harlem is the Red Rooster restaurant.

If you like Greek food go to Avra in Midtown East.

 

[BunchOBull]

This is touristy, but I did it this summer and loved it...the 9/11 Museum. It's only been open for a year, and if you haven't been, it's worth it.

 

[Sig40cal]

The Pegu club for drinks (Houston St.) and the Kings County Distillery in the Brooklyn Navy Yard

 

[elmalo]

Arthur Avenue in the Bronx.
http://www.arthuravenuebronx.com/
http://www.nycgo.com/articles/take-a-tour-arthur-avenue