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10 Things NOT to Do While in New York City

concierge.com — If you're planning a trip to New York City, you need travel advice from someone who knows her way around. Because while there's a lot to do in New York City—plenty of iconic places to eat and drink and see—there are also a lot of things not to do...

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  • MMusick, on 06/03/2009, -7/+206Do NOT stop in the middle of the sidewalk to figure out where you are. Thanks.
  • rnawky, on 06/03/2009, -10/+19012 ***** pages what the *****?
  • Gndoab, on 06/03/2009, -3/+14510 things not to do while creating a website:
    1-10: adding 1-10 more pages than are necessary.
  • rwbrinso, on 06/03/2009, -2/+104Don't give a hooker with a badge any money. Or follow Pacman Jones anywhere.
  • inactive, on 06/04/2009, -9/+99Do NOT walk four people wide shoulder-to-shoulder and for God's sake WALK FASTER, we're not all on a vacation like you. ***** tourists.
  • solboldi, on 06/03/2009, -3/+88Don't wander around looking at a map, and looking scared.
  • sgvprelude, on 06/03/2009, -2/+80Don't buy a Rolex from the guy standing at the corner.
  • gerrylazlo, on 06/04/2009, -2/+72Don't forget to bring ***** tons of money.
  • eramos, on 06/03/2009, -0/+60Nope, the article specifically mentioned avoiding the meat packing district.
  • rnawky, on 06/03/2009, -3/+60Or go to the Bronx and yell "*****"
  • LoungeActx, on 06/04/2009, -0/+48Do NOT stand around at the top of the subway stairs!
  • gambl0r, on 06/03/2009, -1/+43Hmmm do I digg up because 'Homer Vs New York' is one of the best Simpsons episodes, or do I digg down due to inaccurate info, since this episode definitely played / continues to play after 9/11/01.

  • danthek54, on 06/03/2009, -5/+44I agree with almost everything except for the dirty-water dog, it is a quintessential ny experience one that every new yorker i know indulges in, avioding it is sheer rubbish.

    As far as going out goes...Meatpacking is where most of the trendy nightclubs are...the LES is great and i go there all the time, but its not a place to go clubbing; its a bar scene-they're not comparable as they're two different styles of venues. they really should mention that before they act like the two are interchangable

    sincerely
    a new yorker
  • Tom10803, on 06/04/2009, -0/+37Do NOT walk around with umbrellas in the rain and not try to avoid hitting people in the eye.
  • HunterKiller, on 06/04/2009, -6/+43Do NOT cross the tunnels to New Jersey, even if it's to get laid:

    Ted: You guys live in New Jersey, not New York?
    Barney: Theodore...

    Colleen: Yep.

    Ted: New Jersey?

    Barney: Teddy...

    Colleen: Yeah, but don't worry, it's pretty much New York.

    Ted: Oh no, oh no...

    Barney: Oh no.

    Ted: New Jersey is not "pretty much New York." You are not "pretty much new Yorkers."

    Colleen: And how would you know?

    Ted: Because I live here. That's right, I live here. Yes, we're full of crap. Yes, we pretended to be from out of town so we could sleep with you and leave in the morning. But you know what's even worse than that? Saying you're a New Yorker when you're not because this is the greatest city in the world, and you have to earn the right to call yourself a New Yorker. So why don't you girls crawl into the open sewer pipe you call the Holland tunnel and flush yourselves back to "pretty much New York?" Because I will do a lot to get laid but I am not going to New Jersey!
  • cyrix, on 06/04/2009, -0/+36Glad someone did. I kinda figured I'd get buried by the fast twitch overly sensitive types. For you guys, it's from family guy.

    Brian: Peter, what are you doing?
    Peter: Crack
    Brian: What the *****?
    Peter: hey, at least I'm not drinking, Brian
    Brian: Yeah, this isn't exactly a good substitute.. Where'd you get crack?
    Peter: From blacks
    Brian: what?
    Peter: Yeah, right behind blacks hardware store. There's a white guy selling it
  • Orsenfelt, on 06/04/2009, -0/+35Where else do you get crack..?
  • Subduction, on 06/04/2009, -0/+35Wear your reflective vests and stick to dark alleys to avoid the crowds.
  • cyrix, on 06/04/2009, -2/+36From blacks.
  • gamerbambi, on 06/03/2009, -12/+46One of my favorite Simpsons episodes was "Homer VS New York" ... too bad that episode got banned after 9/11
  • Coven, on 06/04/2009, -0/+29Don't buy anything from the guy standing at the corner.
  • Subduction, on 06/04/2009, -2/+29As a New Yorker no one was more surprised than me to find that these were spot-on. I'll add my only gripe to everyone elses:

    Anyone who goes to Katz's and gets a hot dog should be shot.

    Pastrami or corn beef on rye. No reubens, nothing fancy. Just go there and have the best hand-cut pastrami and corn beef in the world, bar none.

    In fact, if you're not in New York, fly here right now.
  • theOster, on 06/04/2009, -0/+27it's like i'm trying to get up the subway stairs and the jackass in front of me is texting
  • eazhar, on 06/03/2009, -0/+26*****. Gold.
  • SRSco, on 06/03/2009, -2/+24[citation needed]

    I've seen it many times on syndication since 9/11.

    Edit: My local Fox affiliate played the Hurricane episode the week Katrina was happening. A little distasteful, if you ask me.
  • Rev0lver, on 06/03/2009, -1/+22Agreed. Don't be a pussy - go ahead and eat one of the hot dogs from the carts. They're damned good.
  • wrathbone, on 06/03/2009, -1/+20Win.
  • LordVance, on 06/04/2009, -0/+19It's okay cyrix, I got your reference.
  • Mike17102, on 06/04/2009, -9/+27And that kind of mentality is why I ***** love NYC.
  • Sneezyx, on 06/03/2009, -0/+17... or know how to use the Shift key.
  • mlmorg, on 06/04/2009, -1/+17you get paid more...
  • inactive, on 06/04/2009, -0/+16***** it, why do people keep saying certain episodes of certain shows are "banned"? I have yet to see someone make that claim and have it turn out to be true.
  • DirtPile, on 06/04/2009, -0/+14DO NOT ralph on my stoop.
  • Coven, on 06/04/2009, -1/+15Go ahead and use an umbrella, just don't use one of those giant ***** beach umbrellas that you can fit a small village underneath.
  • inactive, on 06/04/2009, -1/+14Or a hooker with a penis.
  • wrathbone, on 06/03/2009, -0/+12Apparently you don't use that language.
  • krolm, on 06/04/2009, -2/+14it's a pretty good list. most of it makes sense to me, especially going to lord and taylor instead of macys which i've been telling people to do for years now.

    as for pastry shops, i recommend this one: http://www.venierospastry.com/ been to them all and this one is the best! there's quite a few historic ones dating back a century.

    my only gripe about the list is that there isn't a page dedicated to pizzerias. that probably deserves its own 10 page list though.
  • michaelblea, on 06/03/2009, -3/+15I've been to New York. This is great information. Eating at Bobby Vans would be another good choice.
  • Kronos6948, on 06/03/2009, -16/+27The best that you can do, is fall in love.
  • Petestreet, on 06/04/2009, -4/+15Have a picnic in central park. Especially in May, June or July. Find a quiet corner. You will always remember it. I have a champagne picnic there every year for my birthday.
    Have a drink at The Peculiar Pub on Bleecker st. It is a casual charming dive.
    Go to the Metropolitan Museum of art. It is amazing.
    Go to Coney Island. Ride the Cyclone and have a hot dog at the original Nathans. They sell the biggest beers too. They are ***** huge.
  • teemingvoid, on 06/05/2009, -0/+10Do NOT stand ANYWHERE in New York City. ***** that. the entire state
  • AngelX, on 06/04/2009, -0/+9Best street food in the city: Chicken and Rice at 53rd and 6th. The lines are always long but it's worth the wait.
  • JohnnySparks, on 06/04/2009, -0/+9I was born and raised here, i take issue with almost everything listed. Who the hell compiled this? I don't like Sex & the city(I'm a dude) yet the writer knocks it's audience, but yet makes a list garnered towards them.

    - DO go to Empire state building (it's a part of modern history)
    - DO eat at magnolias (Because they have great cupcakes, and a friendly ass staff[he insulted the staff]
    - DO go wherever you like to club(MPD isn't for me, but it obviously is successful for a reason)
    - DO Go to a hotdog cart, just observe health practices(go to guys who use gloves). there is a guy who has a HUGE line daily on 53rd and 5th
    - DO Take a carriage ride (they drivers don't always talk, and the Horses are SUPPOSED to go slow, there are speed restrictions)
    - DO not listen concierge.com because they obviously know jack about NY except how to knock NY companies, people, traditions, etc.
  • theartfuldodgr, on 06/04/2009, -0/+9fireangl2041: NJ actually has alot of farmland and beautiful parks, they just aren't directly across the river from NYC. Most people from NYC, when they think of NJ, think the Turnpike and factories. Head out to west or south Jersey and it's like a completely different state, and pretty affordable if you stay out of Bergen County. The Turnpike/Meadowlands/Newark make NJ look like *****, it really does have some beautiful areas, it isn't called The Garden State because we have factories. Upstate NY isn't all it's cracked up to be, alot of towns are destitute, run down, and jobs are scarce.
  • inactive, on 06/04/2009, -0/+9Do NOT stop in the middle of the sidewalk for ANY reason, no matter which city you are in.
  • ParkourRunner, on 06/04/2009, -2/+11dugg for starting on page 2.
  • Kronos6948, on 06/03/2009, -1/+10Aww...come on. No one gets the Christopher Cross reference? Maybe I should've made a reference from Kris Kross? Mac daddy make you jump jump? Damn...still too old a reference for you youngins.
  • bemaniac, on 06/04/2009, -2/+10I couldn't agree more about the Empire State Building. It was a complete waste of time. And don't be fooled if you have one of those New York Passes: It may say you can "skip the line", but at the ESB, you certainly cannot.

    Also: I had a red velvet cupcake from Magnolia (without knowing from where it gained its popularity) and it was delicious. I would eat there again.
  • Zylog, on 06/04/2009, -0/+8Don't

    1. take the pedi-cab, take the subway
    2. eat the street cart hot dogs
    3. go to the top of the empire state building
    4. get cupcakes at magnolia bar
    5. take a carriage ride in the park
    6. eat at a restaurant in times sq.
    7. see a t. sq. comedy show
    8. shop at macy's
    9. have a night at the meatpacking district
    10. eat at the tavern on the green
  • WaCkYmAk, on 06/04/2009, -0/+811. Don't wash down your Khav Kalash with Crab Juice
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