Do the usual touristy stuff, obviously: Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Metropolitan museum, MoMA, Whitney, Guggenheim, American museum of natural history...
but also spend some time just exploring different neighborhoods on foot: boutiques and record stores on the lower east side, catch a concert at one of the new venues in Williamsburg, brooklyn, hit a few bars in the East Village, spend some time exploring Central Park, etc, etc.Quick Tips: Try to get all of that Times Square/Midtown stuff out of the way in one day/afternoon and don't choose a hotel/hostel in that area if possible. But, if you are totally enchanted by the madness of midtown, at least try to be considerate to th
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