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New York City 2021 – Part 8

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Last day in New York City for this trip!

As NJ and I called this, this was was a Jon (Ellenbogen) recommendation day.

Started the day by heading to the first Jewish deli I’ve been to in New York called Katz’s in the Lower East Side (definitely a long line, but it moves fast and it is worth it):

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2021/11/28/katzs/

I would not (as I think stated in a previous post, live in the Lower East Side (kind of dirty, wide streets and not new).

Afterwards, took the subway to Hudson Yard to check out the Vessel and the shops near by. Although I’ve been to that area before, they really upped the Christmas light game there (both inside the mall and outside Vessel).

From Vessel, we walked to the Chelsea neighborhood to check out an immersive exhibit by Artechouse called Machine Hallucination. Using AI, for some of the scenes, they were able to take images from social media of New York and create immersive transitions. Thought that was really cool. Also, if you want to drink, they have a bar at the top of the experience (where you can still view the whole thing). Definitely a key setup. Lastly, they did sell art NFTs at one point, but they were all sold out.

In terms of the Chelsea area, (around 15st between 11 and 9) is regentrified, and seems to be pretty lively. If considering getting a new construction place in Hudson Yard, since Chelsea area is super close Hudson Yard, one should consider that neighborhood (but I don’t think I would get an actual place in Chelsea).

After visiting Artechouse, we headed to West Village (decided Uber was best) to check out the pizza place Jon had recommended, which was called John’s of Bleecker street:

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2021/11/28/johns-of-bleecker-street/

Between Greenwich and West Village is like Hayes valley. Lots of places to eat, and older houses. Great area for eating / dating, but too old for me to live there (think of John’s of Bleecker)

After, we headed back up near our hotel to check out a lounge called The William (we had to wait about 1.5 hours since we didn’t have a reservation, it fortunately Park Avenue Tavern was 2 minutes away):

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2021/11/28/the-william/

After, headed to Quantum Brooklyn (obviously in Brooklyn) to check out Aly and Fila. Then ended the night by going back to Brooklyn Navy Yard to do round 2 of Eric Prydz.

New York City – Part 4

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Fourth day in New York!

Started the day with lunch that was a 12 minute walk from our hotel at Midtown East (same area where I got the bagel from Pick a Bagel):

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2021/11/26/turkuaz/

Midtown East is a neighborhood I would consider living. It looks pretty clean, and close to Hell’s Kitchen. Only thing is that it doesn’t seem to have newer type buildings. Would want a place with high rises.

After brunch, made our way to the Rockefeller building to check out a bar that overlooks a skating rink. Unfortunately that was closed (likely due to COVID). Would try and check that out again, plus the Fao Shwarz toy store that is nearby (a giant toy store that seems very New York City-ish).

Since we were already close by, headed to 5th avenue to do some shopping at Saks. Got a $300 Uggs scarf. Gotta say shopping there was a great experience. Didn’t feel pressured or judged by the sales people, and the store was well lit. Would go back there to shop again. Saks also has a light festival musical showcase outside the building walls during the holidays. For shopping at 5th in general, next time would probably check out Bloomingdale’s and the Nike store.

After, had drinks near Grand Central called Park Avenue Tavern (see the review about the type of bar):

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2021/11/26/park-avenue-tavern/

After, headed over to get dinner at a really good italian restaurant called Carbone (recommended from a friend). Food was really good. The place was in Greenwich Village (didn’t really have time to assess the neighbourbood in terms of living, but it’s near West Village, so probably an ok area to live):

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2021/11/25/carbone/