I am going to NYC with my 2 college age children the week after XMAS and I am looking for some new things to do. We have been there 50 times and we seem to do the same old things every time we go.

Sometimes that's OK.

We've done all the touristy things and we are now looking for some new ideas of things to do.

Maybe new stuff in Brooklyn.
We tend to stay near the Brooklyn Bridge and Park Slope usually.

Maybe new stuff in Manhattan
Though not sure what.

Open to suggestions!

Sorry, but telling us you've done "the same old things" and "all the touristy things" doesn't really help the contributors. It is hard to suggest "new stuff" without knowing what you've actually done in the past and knowing what type of "things" interest you.

There are literally 1,000's of "things to do" in NYC and the surrounding area - if people suggest things you've already done - it won't help you at all. So help us help you narrow your focus.

I, for one, never tire of going to the Met Museum and Moma.

Go on-line for Time Out NY and the Village Voice and see what is going on that week.

Many art galleries have moved from Chelsea to other areas, you can visit them.

Get an AIA Guide to NYC and make up your own tour.

There are scores of new restaurants, google them.

OK, I'll bite...

How about an all day yoga retreat. There are several wonderful yoga centers in NYC.

Another option, depending on weather. Plan a 1/2 day bike tour of NYC. I can point you to several routes ranging in distance from 25mi to 100mi. All run across the Brooklyn bridge and through Prospect Park and will take you to places you would not normally visit.

Not sure about a bike tour in Dec/Jan. Weather can be brutal! Look for a guide book called "ACCESS NYC". I like it because it's laid out by areas rather than by catagories. So if you are in Chelsea for instance, you can read listings street by street and see what is near your location. We have found many new things to do that way.

This recent thread is relevant

http://www.fodors.com/community/unit...-week-trip.cfm

There are literally dozens of museums in NYC.

Have you seen?

Museum of the City of NY
Museo del Barrio
NY Historical Society
Museum of Sex (you my not want to go but doubt that you have been)

Look at NewYork magazine web site to see what specific events are happening.

I'm focusing on indoors based on when you are going, but if the weather is good how about the botanical gardens in the bronx (or brooklyn) or the zoo

The Cloisters was one of the highlights of our recent trip to NYC. Tour of the Woolworth Building was also fascinating.

Check out Welltravbrit's posting here. She is really getting around the city!

If the weather is nice I would head to Queens for Noguchi Socrates Sculpture Park Museum of the Moving image and Welling Court if you have time.
http://thestarryeye.typepad.com/expl...oct-16-18.html

Lots of great ideas here and on the thread above. What do you like doing, what are the places you return to? We are certainly getting around the city, so here are some random ideas in no particular order....

Lunch at Red Rooster in Harlem before of after the Museum of the City of NY.

Walking tour of Hamilton Heights from the Municipal Arts Society's architectural walking tour guide or go on one of their tours
https://secure3.convio.net/masnyc/si...?store_id=1221

Walk the LES and visit the Tenement Museum - book tours in advance. Eldridge Street Synagogue and Russ and Daughters Cafe in the same neighborhood makes a good combination too.

Tour of former sqats and community gardens with MORUS- The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space in Alphabet City.

Gallery tour of Chelsea with Merrily Kerr which we really enjoyed.
http://newyorkarttours.com/merrily_k..._art_tours.htm

Frank Stella exhibit at the Whitney and a walk on the High Line

Street Art tour of Brooklyn

Picasso Sculpture exhibit at the MOMA.

Walk around Roosevelt Island - take the tram one way for the views.

Food tour of Arthur Avenue in the Bronx or of Queens with Susan Sez
http://susansez.com

My husband was just out at the Socrates Sculpture Park and the Noguchi Museum in Queens which Sue suggested and he enjoyed both.

Spearing eels in the East River.

Spearing eels in the East River.

That should be spearing eels n the East Estuary.

Have you taken the tour of the Federal Reserve Bank? My DH was fascinated by it all. however, you have to hurry to get tickets well in advance at the FRB site.

IMDonehere…. you are showing off. So few realize that it's not a river but an estuary. I know a man who's always educating people to this fact - -

IMDonehere…. you are showing off. So few realize that it's not a river but an estuary. I know a man who's always educating people to this fact - -

Yes, most people do not know it has something to do with women's hormones.

Depending on one's education, we spend anywhere from 12-20 years of others giving us information. After that most people resent being told what the facts may be, even if it is couched in a joke.

Do a chocolate crawl. Look up all the high end chocolate shops and plot a route. No riding, walk off the calories.

Walk the High Line.

When people come to NY, we often take them on the remnants of the Jewish Lower East Side plus some very non-Jewish stops:

Russ and Daughters-appetizing-smoked fish plus a lot more
Yonah Schimmel-knishes
Economy Candy-old fashioned candy store, not a recreation
Katz's-Jewish Deli
Il Laboratorio de Gelato
Essex Market-weird hybrid of Hispanic and hipster stalls
The Pickle Guys
Kossar's Bialys- One of the few places left in the US, that actually make bialys correctly
Donut Plant-could be the best donuts in the city.

So should we call it the Hudson Estuary as well? There are tides as far as 150mi north of NYC in Troy, and the fresh water / salt water line can be as far north as Poughkeepsie.