wanderlustful

Hi,

I'm planning a somewhat romantic "meeting for the first time in real life after months online" 3-day itinerary in New York City in late January and I would appreciate some help.

1) I'd like to find a quiet place to meet with not too many people around but still in public;

2) We were hoping to discover the "City that Never Sleeps" by staying up all night on a Wednesday night as our train for Montreal leaves around 8 AM and the ride is 10 hours.

3)We are also Art Deco buffs and will be touring the Art Deco buildings in Manhattan.

We're 28 and 25.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Happy Holidays!

GoTravel

One of the most glorious deco displays in the US is the Empire State Building.

Meet between Patience and Fortitude on the steps of the New York Public Library. You can always walk around in Bryant Park if weather permits.

Marge

If it's not too cold, you could meet at the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park. Or on Bow bridge in Central Park, which is close to Bethesda Fountain.

I know Grand Central tends to be bustling, but I've met people at the information kiosk a bunch of times. It's an interesting place to wait, and there are places to eat, shops, restaurants and bars.

It's tough to give you itinerary ideas without knowing your interests and how much you want to spend. For instance, is it important to go to nice restaurants? tourist spots? trendy spots? hate museums, love museums, love some museums?

Hope that gives you a place to start at least.

HonestAbe

I like the Library steps idea. Beautiful building, and very close to Grand Central and Penn.

wanderlustful

Hi firstly, thank you for your input so far
Sorry I haven't been too clear with my earlier post
After looking into it I was thinking the best place for us to meet would either be Midtown or the Borough Hall area of Brooklyn. Does anyone know of a place in that area where we could have a quiet conversation with not too many people around in the late morning/early afternoon, maybe a funky coffeehouse type place.
We're both trying to limit our costs as much as possible but we're open to museums and the like.
As for the city that never sleeps we're looking to see a part of Manhattan most 9-5ers don't without apending too much time in bars or restaurants.

Marge

Montague Street is a main drag near Borough Hall. There are tons of restaurants and coffee shops there. I can't come up with a place I would consider funky. Try asking at chowhound, maybe.

You should walk down to the Promenade, which is at the end of Montague, where you'll get a nice view of lower Manhattan. If you're in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Museum of Art has a nice collection, especially of Egyptian art. The Botanic Garden is right next door, but January may not be the best time of year to try that out. (You would catch the 2 or 3 train and get off at Eastern Parkway.) The museum is also at the corner of Prospect Park, again it might be chilly time of year to walk through the park.

You might want to look at the list of museums
http://www.ny.com/museums/all.museums.html

the Met is pay what you want.

Sorry if I'm being dense, but I'm still a little unclear about what you want to see. Check out Time Out for arts listings, the Voice is another place to find listings.

The East Village is a little funkier part of town, though it has gentrified quite a bit over the years. Chinatown is a great neighborhood to walk through. Since you're short of time, I'd do a little research and pick out a couple of specific streets and places you might want to see or visit there.

ekscrunchy

You can check out night court, where they bring in arrested people. This has always been kind of an odd tourist attrction here in NYC. At the criminal courts in lower Manhattan.

michelleNYC

As for "staying up all night", around 4:00am or so, head to Florent for a nice "meal" and then, say, Empire Diner for a coffee (or five). You should be ready to head to Penn for your 8:00am train. Before that, you'll probably be doing the bar/restaurant thing -- easily doable until 4:00. Suggestions would be Nolita and the Lower East Side.

michelleNYC

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Rachele

Nice find Michelle...and a big thumbs up for Florent -- I've been there at all different times of the day (including 3am) and it always has a cool atmosphere and good food, and in my experience it's never empty! If you find yourself in the East Village, Veselka is very popular (it's on my street, actually), particularly if you are into Eastern European food like pierogies. There are tons of bars in the neighborhood if you are into having drinks prior to having a late night meal. Both the East Village and the Meatpacking District (where Florent is) tend to be busy all night.... I hope your meeting works out well!