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Back from NYC
Nobody is really NYC's team because most people move here with established loyalties. But Rutgers is 1000X more so than Syracuse is, and that's especially true in the suburbs. -
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New Years Eve: NYC
A lot of dance clubs are 18 to enter, 21 to drink. You probably don't want to buy advance spots for a New Year's party at a bar/lounge and then see a few of your friends get rejected at the door, so I probably wouldn't pay in advance for any place that isn't explicitly 18 and up. Another option... -
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*****Things to Do in NYC***** OFFICIAL THREAD
My hunch is that over a couple of days you're more likely to fall a bit short of getting your money's worth than you are to be saving significant money. Having said that, you'll be glad to have the Mass Transit thing squared away from the outset so you don't have to go through the annoyance of... -
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***OFFICAL: I BOOKED MY TRIP THREAD***
I really don't know anything about either place. One, Snaps, kind of looks like it's where a club called Nell's used to be - given the address and pictures I just looked at - and that was a pretty swanky place. But I have no idea what a sports bar would like on NYE. Club XXI seems like the... -
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*****Things to Do in NYC***** OFFICIAL THREAD
It's funny, I started to make a list for you guys, - it's a slow day at work - but NYC is so damned big that it starts getting hard to figure out how to organize things and to decide what to leave out. I'm not gonna list a million pizza places because it's easy enough to Google "best pizza... -
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***OFFICAL: I BOOKED MY TRIP THREAD***
Your first step should be to contact the front desk of the hotel and ask what they suggest as they know the neighborhood best and I'm sure they probably deal with this often. Where you're staying is on the edge of midtown, so you'll probably be able to find free on-street parking a bit to to the... -
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*****Things to Do in NYC***** OFFICIAL THREAD
I'll try to give you guys a detailed break-down at some point. As I noted early on in the "booked my trip" thread, I get kind of sad when I see all manner of tourist traps bandied about. I'm no different when I travel to various cities, really. Sometimes the appeal of being able to tell your... -
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***OFFICAL: I BOOKED MY TRIP THREAD***
Manhattan has probably the largest concentration of wealth in the world and maybe a 40% HIGH SCHOOL graduation rate. How do you suppose these two things get squared without a massive and persistent influx of educated people from elsewhere? The nature of NYC life kind of turns people into what... -
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***OFFICAL: I BOOKED MY TRIP THREAD***
You have not had an authentic Iowan in NY experience if it doesn't include some of these things: Getting sneers from locals who you bump into because you are watching something we don't have in Iowa (big buildings, stretch Hummers, pimps, etc.). Riding a train or bus in the wrong direction... -
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***OFFICAL: I BOOKED MY TRIP THREAD***
What are you trying to do to these people? LOL. That practically sums up the second or third lecture in Don't Go There You Silly Tourists 101. I admit that I took a couple of out of town friends to Katz's once, but when I couldn't persuade them to order pastrami I had to suffer their indignation... -
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***OFFICAL: I BOOKED MY TRIP THREAD***
Take a cab and sit in traffic for 45 minutes to travel half a mile. When you reach your destination, forget something of great monetary and sentimental value in the back of the cab. Buy something that you don't want or need simply because you desperately have to use a store's bathroom. Go... -
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Rutgers 2011 Results
Based on experience? What does seeing a friend and teammate get paralyzed right in front of you while playing an extremely violent sport which requires a certain degree of recklessness have to do with what happened at Oklahoma State? -
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***OFFICAL: I BOOKED MY TRIP THREAD***
I really hate the bars at Yankee Stadium myself, but before our game there against Army we went to Dinosaur BBQ. Great barbecue and if you aren't going to tailgate at the stadium, it's probably the closest really good spot. It's just a few blocks to the subway and then a really short train... -
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Travel Help from Anyone
It's directly across the river and like a two minute train ride to/from Yankee Stadium, so it'd be easy enough for you to do before the bowl. But it's also right across the street from a notoriously dangerous housing project, so being there wouldn't be without some degree of risk. These... -
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***OFFICAL: I BOOKED MY TRIP THREAD***
I answered your second question by PM. As to getting to Clifton, take Metro-North from White Plains into Grand Central Station. Then you need to get across town - it's about a mile walk, taking the S train at Grand Central cuts that significantly - and catch the New Jersey Transit Main & Bergen...