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New York City 2022 – Second Trip

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Went to New York City for the second time in 2022 in May (first time was in April, but mainly just for seeing Eric Prydz at a club called Nebula (which I would not recommend since it’s like a slightly better version than Pure Lounge), and seeing Ben Bohmer. For the rest of the trip I basically did some of the same things as my 2021 trip with my friend Steven).

Now, onto this trip. I’m gonna highlight several awesome takeaways from this trip…

First is staying near the World Trade Center in the financial district (stayed at the Marriott Downtown). Hotel was ok, but it was definitely walking distance to several things (ie the pier, the World Trade Center, and some eateries).

One restaurant that we went to that was super awesome and close to our hotel is called Skinos. Here is the read:

The one thing I do want to do next time I’m staying in the financial district area is walk along the Pier (starting from there World Trade Center). The pier actually looks super interesting and modern.

One of the main things we did in New York (but isn’t new) was see a DJ called Kaskade at Avant Gardner. (And yes, he played past 4am on Sunday :)).

Before that though we pregamed in a part of Brooklyn called LIC (Long Island Center). It reminded me of mission bay, with all these new luxury apartments.

The next day, we actually did a bunch of things (even if we had a late start at 8pm). First we went to this rooftop bar called Le Bain (in Chelsea / meatpacking district) that was pretty sick. It has a pool!

From the rooftop bar (which was right near the water), we went to something called “Little Island” that is by the Pier, which looked like a modern park floating on a tiny square island.

Then went to Marquee Nightclub. Will say it does remind me of the marquee in Vegas (which I wouldn’t say is my favorite club in Vegas). Also, people there were just meh (in terms of attractiveness).

After, ended up back in Brooklyn to Avant Gardner to see Gareth Emery (although admittedly I remember more of the opener, Aly and Fila, instead of him).

Overall, great trip!

New York City 2021 – Part 7

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7th day in. New York City!

First thing this day was to switch hotels to the Grand Hyatt, which is beside Grand Central station. The hotel definitely reminded me of a Vegas hotel (big lobby, room was big, beds super comfortable). However, it did not have any amenities (like a hot tub, pool, or even a bar!). But it’s location is great (near the subway system). So a bit of mixed feelings about the hotel.

After switching hotels, we grabbed brunch near the hotel at a place called Pershing Square, which was across Grand Central’s entrance:

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2021/11/26/pershing-square/

We then made our way to the World Trade Center in the Financial district. We checked out the pool / waterfall memorial. Unfortunately tickets to the memorial museum were sold out. Did check out the Westfield mall under the World Trade Center (which I didn’t do before). Also ate at Eately in 4 World Trade Center:

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

In terms of living in the financial district, I would consider it, but need to walk around more (I do like how it’s clean, and pretty new. Not sure if there is new construction or not).

After, we took the subway to the Flat Iron district and checked out the museum of sex. Interesting experience (haha, only posting PG pics below). There are two parts to it. The first part was like a regular museum (and is further divided into 3 parts. Only the first out of 3 I found interesting, which was about different devices. The second part was about Sex Violence, and the last was about sex in media). The second part was called super fun land, and was very interactive with games (ie a version of whack a mole, the claw game, and ended of with a bar). There was also a slide (that lead to the bar). I would not recommend going down the slide (too tight). I would say that museum is good for a date (maybe 4th date?).

In terms of living in the Flat Iron district, I thought the streets were not well lit, and it’s pretty dirty (and saw a sketchy group there). Will not consider that area.

To end the night, checked out the West End for a pregame, then went to Brooklyn Ship yard to catch Eric Prydz (round 1). The West End is pretty nice (clean, new construction, and is close to Amsterdam street). Definitely would consider property there. In terms of Upper West Side, it’s mainly town houses I heard (but I think some people include West end as part of the upper west side).