2 months in new york?
May 4th 2007, 1:26 pm
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Re: 2 months in new york?
After a year of short trips between London and NYC my boyfriend and i have decided that i will move to NYC for two months (it is the longest time i can get off work) in September and October.
During the time he will be at work i would really like to get involved in life in New York as we hope to eventually make it a permanant move and i'd like to see how i like the city. I have still got a lot of art gallerys to see and other things like that but id like to do some more sociable activities. I dont imagine i can join a gym as im not a US citizen but i would like to do some yoga/pilates or dance classes.
I'd really love some advice and recommendations of things i could get involved in while im there. Im quite adventurous and love to try new things.
I work in childrens tv production and at a childrens summer camp so have good childcare references, what are the possibilities of being able to do some babysitting while im over there??
I hope i havent been too cheeky asking for advice but any you can give would be great!
Thank you
x
During the time he will be at work i would really like to get involved in life in New York as we hope to eventually make it a permanant move and i'd like to see how i like the city. I have still got a lot of art gallerys to see and other things like that but id like to do some more sociable activities. I dont imagine i can join a gym as im not a US citizen but i would like to do some yoga/pilates or dance classes.
I'd really love some advice and recommendations of things i could get involved in while im there. Im quite adventurous and love to try new things.
I work in childrens tv production and at a childrens summer camp so have good childcare references, what are the possibilities of being able to do some babysitting while im over there??
I hope i havent been too cheeky asking for advice but any you can give would be great!
Thank you
x
Best advice I can give......DON'T GO
May 5th 2007, 12:07 am
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May 5th 2007, 3:31 am
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Re: 2 months in new york?
Look up the Metro North and the Long Island Railroad. They offer one day trips to interesting places, i.e. Oyster Festival in September (I believe) in Oyster Bay, Long Island, Fire Island, Montauk, South and North Hampton. Metro North has one day excursions to upper Westchester/Dutchess/Columbia Counties and their trips also encompass the Connecticut line which leaves from Grand Central.
Venture into City Island and take a boat trip in Long Island Sound. You can take the bus to Atlantic City for a day on the boardwalk and gambling if that is your thing. Or the train to Foxwoods Casino on the Connecticut/Rhode Island border.
You can take Amtrak to Boston for a weekend or to Philadelphia or Washington DC.
In the city itself visit SoHo, Greenwich Village, Battery Park. Look for walking tours in lower Manhattan. They range from history lessons on the settling of Manhattan to ghost tours.
Venture into City Island and take a boat trip in Long Island Sound. You can take the bus to Atlantic City for a day on the boardwalk and gambling if that is your thing. Or the train to Foxwoods Casino on the Connecticut/Rhode Island border.
You can take Amtrak to Boston for a weekend or to Philadelphia or Washington DC.
In the city itself visit SoHo, Greenwich Village, Battery Park. Look for walking tours in lower Manhattan. They range from history lessons on the settling of Manhattan to ghost tours.
Ok i will certainly make sure i check that out
but off the volunteer point what else should i try and experience while in New York do any of you have favourite places that visitors dont know about, specific areas to visit favourite museums...ill try anything (within reason that wasnt supposed to sound smutty i just really am open to all ideas!)
but off the volunteer point what else should i try and experience while in New York do any of you have favourite places that visitors dont know about, specific areas to visit favourite museums...ill try anything (within reason that wasnt supposed to sound smutty i just really am open to all ideas!)
May 5th 2007, 3:35 am
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Re: 2 months in new york?
Actually I find that NYC is an excellent place to meet people. All you have to do is be friendly and smile. Never at a lost to finding someone to chat with over lunch, at the bookstore, at the coffee shop. Especially if you stay within your living area and frequent a place more than once it is easy to strike up a conversation and from there anything goes, including friendships.
May 5th 2007, 10:22 am
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Re: 2 months in new york?
What everyone else said.
However, a good source for finding out about special interest groups and volunteering for non-profits etc. you may like to take a look at the NYC section of:
http://www.craigslist.org
Note: as for volunteering to work with children eg. in an hospital, you may need to have security clearance (police record check etc.) just like in the UK and evidence of all of your vaccination records - in particular they would almost certainly expect that you have had jabs for Hepatitis B.
However, a good source for finding out about special interest groups and volunteering for non-profits etc. you may like to take a look at the NYC section of:
http://www.craigslist.org
Note: as for volunteering to work with children eg. in an hospital, you may need to have security clearance (police record check etc.) just like in the UK and evidence of all of your vaccination records - in particular they would almost certainly expect that you have had jabs for Hepatitis B.
May 5th 2007, 3:35 pm
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Re: 2 months in new york?
There is a great deal more to New York than NYC !
Get up state ........... and I don't just mean a little north of the Tapansee Bridge either, I mean the Adirondacks and Lake George.
Get up state ........... and I don't just mean a little north of the Tapansee Bridge either, I mean the Adirondacks and Lake George.
May 6th 2007, 12:28 am
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Re: 2 months in new york?
Agree, particularly since I was married in Queensbury, NY just on the edge of Lake George. The Tappan Zee Bridge can be seem as a dividing line for the lower part of NYS. Anything north of the Zee is more rural and becomes even more so the further north you go. Hence the suggestion to take Metro North on a day trip. I use it once in a great while to visit my sil in Montreal. Pick up the train in Yonkers and change trains in Albany and continue north right across the border to Canada. Beautifully visual ride. Taking the car, of course, is faster but the scenery doesn't enthrall you until you pass Lake George and enter the Adirondacks. Then it is breathtakingly beautiful.
May 6th 2007, 8:14 am
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Re: 2 months in new york?
From what I know, there isn't a actual limit on the days. A rough guideline is more time out than in. And then it's just up to the agent at the POE.
And to the OP - make sure you try cheesecake, and (gigantic) deli sandwiches. And the New Yorkers would brag about their pizza (tho us Chicagoans would disagree lol).
And to the OP - make sure you try cheesecake, and (gigantic) deli sandwiches. And the New Yorkers would brag about their pizza (tho us Chicagoans would disagree lol).
New York pizza.... droool.... My friend Dino's just bought a pizza parlour so I'm looking forward to scoffing loads of it.
In New York it's thin and crispy. Chicago is traditionally deep pan "pie" isn't it?
May 6th 2007, 8:17 am
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Re: 2 months in new york?
Actually, the classic "New York" style as I know it is fairly thin, but soft - they fold it to eat it.
Of course, New York is a big city, I'm sure they have all kinds.
May 6th 2007, 8:23 am
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Re: 2 months in new york?
We have deep dish and thin and crispy, lol
Yes, meeting people in NY is easy, as someone said, just smile. I hope you saw the Central park link I put up as there is so much going on there. I could give you children's tv people but they can take interns, even without pay without reporting it and this could be bad for you.
Yes, meeting people in NY is easy, as someone said, just smile. I hope you saw the Central park link I put up as there is so much going on there. I could give you children's tv people but they can take interns, even without pay without reporting it and this could be bad for you.
May 6th 2007, 8:26 am
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Re: 2 months in new york?
From what I know, there isn't a actual limit on the days. A rough guideline is more time out than in. And then it's just up to the agent at the POE.
And to the OP - make sure you try cheesecake, and (gigantic) deli sandwiches. And the New Yorkers would brag about their pizza (tho us Chicagoans would disagree lol).
And to the OP - make sure you try cheesecake, and (gigantic) deli sandwiches. And the New Yorkers would brag about their pizza (tho us Chicagoans would disagree lol).
May 6th 2007, 8:31 am
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May 6th 2007, 1:27 pm
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