Things to do in New York

[Cowboy Bob]

Seek out The Dead Poet on Amsterdam and 81st. Ask for a "Walt Whitman" if you dare (it's a cocktail served in a pint glass).

Circle Line tour is good - get to see the island from angles you wouldn't normally do.

Get on the subway and head out to Coney Island. Coney Island itself is a bit sh!t (The Cyclone was shut when I went), but the subway ride is great - heading out over the place where that car chase in The French Connection happened.

Find the Metropolitan Museum near Central Park - one of the best museum's I've ever been in, especially the musical instruments collection.

Find out if there are any shows on in Central Park - when I was there Asian Dub Foundation were playing which was well worth a look.

Empire State of course. Isn't as good as the Twin Towers were, but you have to take second best nowadays. Go up twice, once in the day and once at night.

If you're going shopping, go at night. Most shops are open until beyond midnight and you beat the tourist crowds that way.

[zamzummim]

Broadway - numerous plays and comedy stands
Empire state building
Times Square
Shopping - Macey's, 5th Avenue, China Town
Brooklyn bridge
Statue of liberty
Excursions to Brooklyn, Harlem, Bronx etc
Visit MTV and ABC building (both opposite each other at the corner of Times Sq)
Donald Trump Tower
Museums
Famous Movies /TV series shooting places (Cafe of famous scene from when Harry met Sally, Soup Nazi shop from Seinfeld, famous Delis Roxy and Carnegie(sp)
Got to try New York Pizza and New York Cheese cake, also try their pastrami and pickle deli

[n5gooner]

horse trip round central park is good...

[Cowboy Bob]

horse trip round central park is good...

Not so good for the horse though - they get treated appallingly and don't have enough water in hot weather - http://www.satyamag.com/aug94/jordan.html

[swissmike]

Top of the Rock (Rockefeller Center) is a better view than Empire State - plus there are less queues and it's cheaper!

Good to go half hour before sunset so you see daylight, sunset and the city lit up

[Joe Black]

I wouldn't visit the world trade centre, the view isn't what it used to be

Tell me about it. I still kick myself for having never taken a picture when I was there, specially from the observation floor.