The Staten Island Ferry. That should have been added to this video. Its Free, Its a one of a kind experience for every visitor to NYC. Won't get this experience anywhere else. By the way Citi field is a much better experience and yes i'm a Mets Fan since the 60's. Now we got the best owner in Baseball Steve Cohen. Hal Steinbrenner is no where close to his Father. George. He was a hands on Owner. Only time it was a good season is when they won the world series. I would also add the museum of natural history as a one of a kind only in NYC experience. Will take 2 days to see it all.
Everyone needs to go to a bodega, eat a local sandwich, and just take part in the experience… And then go back to your city and realize that you have them there in the form of corner stores or delis… except yours may not have the cat or the bewildering hype
Not every city has corner stores at least in walking distance of where they live. I live in DC and I have to walk to Harris Teeter or Safeway to get a sandwich Not really any corner stores around.
In a lot of cities there’s not a 24 hour corner store near your house you can walk to. So you have to plan ahead with your food shopping. You can’t just run across the street and get some milk if you forgot it
John you are a legend, i visited NY this December, watched all your videos, you are an epic guide to NY tourists💙 my "hidden gem" tip to everyone visiting - visit Intrepid air space and sea museum
After watching a lot of the content of your videos I actually realise how much I have done in my 6 visits to nyc. There’s always something different to do in my favourite city, I love the place🇬🇧🏴
I just sent my final inquiry to book a room in NYC in May for the first time. I immediately came here to see if you had a new vid and here you are 😭👏🏻.
Every visitor to NYC needs to go to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. Best Authentic Italian foods and Bakery . There you will get the best Cannoli , they fill them as you wait. Go on the Staten Island Ferry its free. You will experience best views of NY Harbor including the Statue of Liberty
I am going back it’s the best place in the world, I loved it when I was there in November, it blows London out of the water imo. I loved the Subway, getting around New York on the Subway.
I'm visiting NYC later in the year 🗽 but worldwide NYC is in decline! New York City 🗽 only the 7th visited city in the world 2022! Whereas London was 3rd most visited city 2022 🌆
Haha it doesn't blow London out of the water. Nice try. Lol. London is on another level. When it comes to so much things. NYC is still a great city tho.
Dear Jon, May 1 of this year I will go to New York for the 3rd time in 14 months. March 21, 2022 I celebrated my birthday with a friend and did everything every tourist should do in New York. 911 museum, The Edge, Summit, Top of the Rock, Empire state Building etc. June 28th I went alone to see New York as a novice amateur smartphone street photography and saw and photographed quite a lot. Also took the fireworks of July 4 on a boat and in May of this year I will come for the 3rd time to immerse myself even more in the history and the real New York, Green-Wood Cemetery brooklyn, New York Catacombs by Candlelight, Streetart stairway hotel M, brooklyn street art walking tour, New York public Library, crown statue if liberty and many more. Your videos helped me a lot with planning and what to do or not to do, where to eat, what to see and so on. Especially the "hidden gems" has brought me a lot of ideas. My to do/see list is almost finished and I want to thank you so much for your tips and advice. See you in May and maybe a 4th time..
Two thumbs up to Jon's recommendations. Just saw Kimberly Akimbo at the Booth theater this weekend...so good! MJ is still my favorite, but this one is my new 2nd fav.
Glad I stayed till the end of the video. I used to take my students to NYC as often As often as was permitted by my school system in central Jersey. One trip my students enjoyed was a visit to the United Nations for our morning visit. We had a guided tour with only my students attending. Since I taught Spanish, I requested that our guide focus on how the United Nations is a great source for employment for those who have mastered more than one language. The guides working at the UN always had interesting personal stories of their experiences to tell. We then walked to MOMA. They explored the museum on their own for 2 hours. We ended our day with a visit to a Spanish restaurant at the corner of 50th and 9th Ave. It was one of the few authentic Spanish restaurants at the time in Manhattan. Unfortunately the owners retired from the restaurant business and went back to Spain. Thanks for bringing back some great memories. De Elaine la profe en NJ
Im sooo excited! I have learned so much from your videos; can't thank you enough! Can't wait to apply it to my trip NEXT WEEK 🤗. Coming for the first time & bringing my daughter for her 🤫surprise 16th birthday trip 🥳.
That is a great surprise and really thoughtful too. I remember when my mother took me to NY when I was about nine. Since that day I have always looked forward to going back. Even when crime was about four times what it is now and people told me I was crazy I didn't care. Ended up buying a place there to stay I love it so much.
I definitely agree about the Museum of Broadway. I went there back in December and I loved it. If you are a big musical fan (which I am) that is the place for you. Totally worth it. 😁 I also have been inside the United Nations when I was in the Girl Scouts. 😁
I've done 10 out of 11 of these things while living in NYC for a few years. The only one I haven't done is the observation deck at the World Trade Tower since it was still under construction while I was living there. I have also never done the tour at the UN building because I didn't know they had a tour to offer there, so I will have to check that out when I get to go back and visit. I will add one thing to the sports part that was missed that you can only do in NYC is the US Open. I got to go once, one year and it was such an amazing experience to spend the day watching various tennis matches being played by the greatest tennis players. I went when it was still the old courts, so I am looking forward to returning some day to see the new courts that have been built.
I agree, the US Open is an incredible experience! The crowds at Arthur Ashe Stadium generate amazing energy which is beyond what translates on TV. If you can attend a night match, do it!
Jon, how dare you be so right about New York Pizza… proud member of the Barrio… Been all over Italy, from Sicily to Napoli to Campania, Florence, Rome, Assisi, Milan, Venice, and much more… I found NO PIZZA better than NYC Pizza! You go Jon!
No offence dude 🤦🏾♂️ but Italy 🇮🇹 is world famous as the home of pizza and having the best pizza in the world 🍕 The pizza in various part's of Italy when I visited a few years ago was the best I've ever had! Going to NYC end of summer. Defo will try some New York Pizza, even though it won't match the pizza I experienced from Italy!
@@C--A That is the same as saying France has the best wine in the world. That was before France got rocked a number of years back by a wine from California that beat it out at a blind tasting in Paris. Super naive comment.
I'm from germany and i love your videos so much. My brother and I will visit NY at the end of april for two weeks. We both are great baseball fan, my brother is also a Yankees fan, I love the Mets, so I'm little bit dissapointed, that you doesn't mentioned the other great MLB team from NY . ;) We will visiting e.g. 4 games (2 of both teams) and many other of your advices on your channel. There are so much things I want do visit, but for our trip I planned only one attraction/event per day. I hope we will have a great time in NY and the long time of waiting (original planned in 2020...thx to covid) will be it worth (I'm sur abaout this) :D
I have a additional question: Our hotel is located in Jersey City (near Exchange Place). I'm not sure, if I should buy a 7-day Metrocard Umlimited AND a SmartLink 7-Day Pass or just the MetroCard Unlimited and Pay-per-Ride for the PATH. We will also use the local transportation in Jersey City, so what ist the best deal?
I love your tips for visiting New York..... in September this year we will be there for the first time, for 7 days, all the way from the Netherlands 😄 Can't wait!
I just went to the Statue Of Liberty crown last Saturday. I semi-panicked when climbing DOWN the tight stairs. I also just discovered Hot Honey Deep Dish pizza. Nice!
Excellent video again thanks wee man! 💙. Btw have you ever tried Encore Pizza? They do good pizza and garlic gnolls! And the guy that runs the place is very friendly we went back for the second day for more pizza and guy remembered us thanked us for returning and gave us our cans of juice for free so just shows you people on new York are actually really nice and not like how TV and other media sometimes likes to make out .
We are planning to go back to NY next Summer it would be great if we could meet! it would be a pleasure to invite you and Adriana to have lunch together! I have been following you since a long time ago! Love your videos! Go on like this Jon!
@HereBeBarr Here Be Barr many thanks for all your videos on RUclips, me and my girlfriend recently visited New York and have benefited a lot from your videos and tips. Thank you very much for that.
3:25 Just to add more , non-residents (like tourists, out of state folks) can still get a NYPL Library Non-Permanent card which will get them access to the MET and many many museums for free.
@@CallmeMrKelly Glad I could help ! Just make sure they have the time to do it in person. It can only be done in-person only at the NYPL Bryant Park library location (not the main building,. the smaller one). In my case, only a California Driver's License was good enough!
Awesome NYC vlog! Been to the statue of liberty and Ellis Island about 3-4 times but my favorite part was that they opened up the old hospital part of Ellis Island....definitely worth it!
Jon Can't believe you are not a Rangers fan. Lol Any way cool video. When it comes to Macy's yes I agree with you about that. The wooden escalators. The atmosphere itself. I go to 2 Macy's stores . Herald Square and Kings Plaza. When it comes to Hot Dogs 🌭 it's Nathan's in Coney Island. Another tourist attraction I see coming up is Brooklyn Bridge Park. It is just plain beautiful.
we are coming in April and your videos are such a huge help in what to do (and not to do). You should do a movie location video. Hope to bump into you and say thanks in person
"A" Statue of Liberty? When I was there I stumbled on three of them, and I'm pretty sure there are more than that. I firmly believe France gifted us ours because, "ve have fifty of zese lying around, give one to zee Americans!"
@@zbeebs France never gifted the Statue of liberty. It simply got built in France because it couldn't be built in the USA at the time. There was a couple of much smaller replicas built at the same time in France as the original Statue Of Liberty 🗽
@@HereBeBarr I think it’s almost impossible to gauge which is more famous. Obviously within the USA Broadway is going to be more famous. But as for the rest of the world that’s debatable. Going on statistics the west end beats Broadway year on year for actual attendance despite having fewer overall seats. Broadway has the capacity to seat 3.5 million more people per year yet the West End gets around 1 million more bums on seats than Broadway every year.
I feel you. I'd wager if you asked 100 random people world wide if they heard of west end vs broadway they'd prob say broadway b.c of mainstream American culture/movies and the reference. But i'm not taking anything away from the West End! Defend your city/country to the end. I admire that. And i want to go to west end now, went to london a few times and never did.
@@TheLfcnut Yep and not surprising as London was the 3rd most visited city in 2022 behind Paris and Bangkok top. New York City was only the 7th most visited city in 2022. I'm still visiting NYC later in the year and looking forward to it 🗽
It may or may not be a high rated pizza place but my favorite pizza place is Bens Pizza on the corner of Thompson and Spring because my Mom and me used to walk past it and wait inside for our ride home from her work so many nights in when I was kid. And also because the Tom Hanks movie, Big, was filmed at the handball courts next door. Oh and....the now Dominique Ansels bakery is also near there? What.....that makes the place that much more interesting. Standing on Thompson street facing downtown back in the day you would have a clear view of the twin towers, now the Freedom tower and I used to see it so many times.
I just went to New York on January 11th for a week. Seen many of your videos so I went to several of the places you mentioned, restaurants, tourist attractions, etc. Even how to travel on train tips. All where great tips and suggestions. However, the culture shock was something even though you mentioned it and it was something I was expecting in my personal reality it was worse than I thought. The racism since I arrived at JFK was extremely noticeable and throughout my stay. Rudeness of the peolpe, the running, pushing, etc. was just too much for me. I had planned with my family to go back to NY several times but one trip was more than enough for me. Thank you for the videos they have great content but NY is not for everyone at least based on my personal experiences.
Staten Island Ferry , its free and gets one views of NY Harbor. Iconic Statue of Liberty. I also highly recommend the Museum of Natural History on Central Park west and 80th st. Takes 2 days to see everything.
I'll visit a dinner when I go to NYC later in the year. Even though the best dinners in the USA are outside New York! Practically all the original authentic NYC dinners are gone now... It's mostly commercialised overpriced dinners in NYC for tourists nowadays.
Hi john we are going there 1st time me & my BF. we are staying in westin jersey city...i been watching ur video ever since we plan to go to new york.thanks for the video
Hey thank you for your videos. Can you do most instagramable places and tricks for major attractions. Like Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, time square , Summit etc
NY Pizza is delicious, we had johns of time square and it was good 😋 best part it was across from the majestic theater and and next to a shop that sells Broadway stuff. Wouldn’t have known about it if it weren’t for your videos.
But where’s the Times Square?! Kidding really nice list! To me it’s about unique experiences like midnight moment in Times Square, walking the High Line park or narrow streets downtown, night life in the village, chess hustlers in Washington square park, etc :)
There's so much to do now in NYC. Need to plan way ahead before the trip. Few days won't be enough, ideally it has to be 2 weeks for me. Good job,Jon, very informative content once again.
actually first and 2nd ave are shut completely during meetings at the UN. Actionkid had a heck of a time trying to find a way around that gigantic mess of a street as it was blocked by security, police, and UN personnel. he went earlier last year i think.
Great videos.been to Nyc 3 times and love the place going in 2 weeks time 2 feb taking my 16 year old niece for her birthday. Just would like to ask 1 quick question. I thinking about doing a day trip to either Philadelphia,Boston or Washington I know train journey time are around 1hr to 3/4 hrs which one would you recommend thanks again. From Scotland so we used cold weather 😂
Hammerstein ballroom where ECW had it's home until the buyout by WWE. MSG had legendary events like the wrestlemania where Edge tackled Mick Foley through a Flaming table as a closer. near that is the iron chef battle site where iron chef japanese destroyed Bobby flay which, bobby won the second time in tokyo. Momoito worked at Nobu around that time until he started his own restaurant on restaurant row. lots of great events around new york city you just have to look it up.
Great New York iconic choices but you still have not included a warning at beginning of your videos WARNING if you are a transplanted New Yorker and live in the Midwest this video will include disturbing footage of NY Pizza. Bill in Fort Wayne Indiana
TBH you're wrong, Half of these things you can do in other 49 states. #1 you can do in the original locations the presidents was, 2) plenty states got broadway , 6) thers plenty delis around other places like cali . 9) sports is everywhere in the world, 10) macys is all over the world
I'm about to make a trip to Brooklyn in a few days for Lunar New Year. I was wondering if I should rent a car for the 4 day trip or use public transportation. What's the cost for parking like? I don't know if I want to walk a mile to a bus stop or Metro in the blistering cold weather. What's the cost associated with either?
6:48….Using The Avengers as an example was actually the one film series that takes place in NYC that NEVER actually Filmed in New York…The films were all filmed in either Cleveland and Albuquerque (2012’s original), London (Age of Ultron) or Atlanta (The last two)
The Avengers was filmed in NYC. I was in town visiting family and happened to drive past one of the street sets that was closed off for filming. I took pictures and everything.
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Big bro on the pizza side check out cuts and slices out in Brooklyn 93 Howard Ave. Good eats beloved
The Staten Island Ferry. That should have been added to this video. Its Free, Its a one of a kind experience for every visitor to NYC. Won't get this experience anywhere else. By the way Citi field is a much better experience and yes i'm a Mets Fan since the 60's. Now we got the best owner in Baseball Steve Cohen. Hal Steinbrenner is no where close to his Father. George. He was a hands on Owner. Only time it was a good season is when they won the world series. I would also add the museum of natural history as a one of a kind only in NYC experience. Will take 2 days to see it all.
Everyone needs to go to a bodega, eat a local sandwich, and just take part in the experience… And then go back to your city and realize that you have them there in the form of corner stores or delis… except yours may not have the cat or the bewildering hype
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Not every city has corner stores at least in walking distance of where they live. I live in DC and I have to walk to Harris Teeter or Safeway to get a sandwich Not really any corner stores around.
In a lot of cities there’s not a 24 hour corner store near your house you can walk to. So you have to plan ahead with your food shopping. You can’t just run across the street and get some milk if you forgot it
John you are a legend, i visited NY this December, watched all your videos, you are an epic guide to NY tourists💙 my "hidden gem" tip to everyone visiting - visit Intrepid air space and sea museum
It's been on my NYC list for ages dude 😉 I'm not visiting New York City until the end of the summer 🗽
But always good to plan prepare ahead...
Thank you so much for the shout-out! 🙏 Queens is the best 🌎
Any time!
After watching a lot of the content of your videos I actually realise how much I have done in my 6 visits to nyc. There’s always something different to do in my favourite city, I love the place🇬🇧🏴
Amazing art and culture everywhere!
I just sent my final inquiry to book a room in NYC in May for the first time. I immediately came here to see if you had a new vid and here you are 😭👏🏻.
Every visitor to NYC needs to go to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. Best Authentic Italian foods and Bakery . There you will get the best Cannoli , they fill them as you wait. Go on the Staten Island Ferry its free. You will experience best views of NY Harbor including the Statue of Liberty
@@serene889 Thanks, Steve!
Fantastic video and list! Congrats on the incredible growth of your channel, all of your hard work is paying off!
Thanks for the visit Mike!! Hit me up next time you're in NYC.
@@HereBeBarr I'll do that. Thank you!
I am going back it’s the best place in the world, I loved it when I was there in November, it blows London out of the water imo. I loved the Subway, getting around New York on the Subway.
I'm visiting NYC later in the year 🗽 but worldwide NYC is in decline!
New York City 🗽 only the 7th visited city in the world 2022! Whereas London was 3rd most visited city 2022 🌆
Haha it doesn't blow London out of the water. Nice try. Lol. London is on another level. When it comes to so much things. NYC is still a great city tho.
Dear Jon,
May 1 of this year I will go to New York for the 3rd time in 14 months.
March 21, 2022 I celebrated my birthday with a friend and did everything every tourist should do in New York. 911 museum, The Edge, Summit, Top of the Rock, Empire state Building etc.
June 28th I went alone to see New York as a novice amateur smartphone street photography and saw and photographed quite a lot. Also took the fireworks of July 4 on a boat and in May of this year I will come for the 3rd time to immerse myself even more in the history and the real New York, Green-Wood Cemetery brooklyn, New York Catacombs by Candlelight, Streetart stairway hotel M, brooklyn street art walking tour, New York public Library, crown statue if liberty and many more.
Your videos helped me a lot with planning and what to do or not to do, where to eat, what to see and so on. Especially the "hidden gems" has brought me a lot of ideas.
My to do/see list is almost finished and I want to thank you so much for your tips and advice.
See you in May and maybe a 4th time..
Two thumbs up to Jon's recommendations. Just saw Kimberly Akimbo at the Booth theater this weekend...so good! MJ is still my favorite, but this one is my new 2nd fav.
Thanks :)
Glad I stayed till the end of the video. I used to take my students to NYC as often As often as was permitted by my school system in central Jersey. One trip my students enjoyed was a visit to the United Nations for our morning visit. We had a guided tour with only my students attending. Since I taught Spanish, I requested that our guide focus on how the United Nations is a great source for employment for those who have mastered more than one language. The guides working at the UN always had interesting personal stories of their experiences to tell. We then walked to MOMA. They explored the museum on their own for 2 hours. We ended our day with a visit to a Spanish restaurant at the corner of 50th and 9th Ave. It was one of the few authentic Spanish restaurants at the time in Manhattan. Unfortunately the owners retired from the restaurant business and went back to Spain. Thanks for bringing back some great memories. De Elaine la profe en NJ
Im sooo excited! I have learned so much from your videos; can't thank you enough! Can't wait to apply it to my trip NEXT WEEK 🤗. Coming for the first time & bringing my daughter for her 🤫surprise 16th birthday trip 🥳.
That is a great surprise and really thoughtful too. I remember when my mother took me to NY when I was about nine. Since that day I have always looked forward to going back. Even when crime was about four times what it is now and people told me I was crazy I didn't care. Ended up buying a place there to stay I love it so much.
I definitely agree about the Museum of Broadway. I went there back in December and I loved it. If you are a big musical fan (which I am) that is the place for you. Totally worth it. 😁 I also have been inside the United Nations when I was in the Girl Scouts. 😁
Loved Queens every time I’ve been. Your videos a big part of that!
OCKY WAYY
I've done 10 out of 11 of these things while living in NYC for a few years. The only one I haven't done is the observation deck at the World Trade Tower since it was still under construction while I was living there. I have also never done the tour at the UN building because I didn't know they had a tour to offer there, so I will have to check that out when I get to go back and visit.
I will add one thing to the sports part that was missed that you can only do in NYC is the US Open. I got to go once, one year and it was such an amazing experience to spend the day watching various tennis matches being played by the greatest tennis players. I went when it was still the old courts, so I am looking forward to returning some day to see the new courts that have been built.
I agree, the US Open is an incredible experience! The crowds at Arthur Ashe Stadium generate amazing energy which is beyond what translates on TV. If you can attend a night match, do it!
Jon this is why I love NYC so much!
jon! your relationship with pizza is unbreakable!🙌👉👉👉🍕🍕🍕🍕🙌
Best city in the world.❤❤❤
Jon, how dare you be so right about New York Pizza… proud member of the Barrio… Been all over Italy, from Sicily to Napoli to Campania, Florence, Rome, Assisi, Milan, Venice, and much more… I found NO PIZZA better than NYC Pizza! You go Jon!
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No offence dude 🤦🏾♂️ but Italy 🇮🇹 is world famous as the home of pizza and having the best pizza in the world 🍕
The pizza in various part's of Italy when I visited a few years ago was the best I've ever had!
Going to NYC end of summer. Defo will try some New York Pizza, even though it won't match the pizza I experienced from Italy!
@@C--A That is the same as saying France has the best wine in the world. That was before France got rocked a number of years back by a wine from California that beat it out at a blind tasting in Paris. Super naive comment.
@@C--ANY elevated and perfected the pizza. Don’t kid yourself.
Two more weeks til I go to the city, gotta say I feel prepared after binging your channel
I am happy to have moved here 😊
Statue of Liberty in in Paris too - quite cool
Hoping to visit some of those places soon.
When i lived in NYC, I only shopped at Macy's or Burlington Coat Factory. I miss home. Cant wait to get back!
I watch this video from Russia and i thanks you very much for this information! New York City - I want visit you❤
I'm from germany and i love your videos so much.
My brother and I will visit NY at the end of april for two weeks. We both are great baseball fan, my brother is also a Yankees fan, I love the Mets, so I'm little bit dissapointed, that you doesn't mentioned the other great MLB team from NY . ;) We will visiting e.g. 4 games (2 of both teams) and many other of your advices on your channel. There are so much things I want do visit, but for our trip I planned only one attraction/event per day. I hope we will have a great time in NY and the long time of waiting (original planned in 2020...thx to covid) will be it worth (I'm sur abaout this) :D
I have a additional question: Our hotel is located in Jersey City (near Exchange Place). I'm not sure, if I should buy a 7-day Metrocard Umlimited AND a SmartLink 7-Day Pass or just the MetroCard Unlimited and Pay-per-Ride for the PATH. We will also use the local transportation in Jersey City, so what ist the best deal?
I love your tips for visiting New York..... in September this year we will be there for the first time, for 7 days, all the way from the Netherlands 😄
Can't wait!
I just went to the Statue Of Liberty crown last Saturday. I semi-panicked when climbing DOWN the tight stairs. I also just discovered Hot Honey Deep Dish pizza. Nice!
Thank you for recognizing that Puerto Ricans brought bodegas to NYC. ❤️
Been to NY in 2022 for the first time with my dad. I loved it. The food, entertainment and the culture were amazing!
Need to come back
Excellent video again thanks wee man! 💙.
Btw have you ever tried Encore Pizza? They do good pizza and garlic gnolls! And the guy that runs the place is very friendly we went back for the second day for more pizza and guy remembered us thanked us for returning and gave us our cans of juice for free so just shows you people on new York are actually really nice and not like how TV and other media sometimes likes to make out .
Excellent recommendations as always. 😊
Looking forward to the video! Hello from Spain
We are planning to go back to NY next Summer it would be great if we could meet! it would be a pleasure to invite you and Adriana to have lunch together! I have been following you since a long time ago! Love your videos! Go on like this Jon!
@HereBeBarr Here Be Barr many thanks for all your videos on RUclips, me and my girlfriend recently visited New York and have benefited a lot from your videos and tips. Thank you very much for that.
3:25 Just to add more , non-residents (like tourists, out of state folks) can still get a NYPL Library Non-Permanent card which will get them access to the MET and many many museums for free.
I’m a lifelong New Yorker and I didn’t know this. I will use this when friends visit from out of town. Great advice!
@@CallmeMrKelly Glad I could help ! Just make sure they have the time to do it in person. It can only be done in-person only at the NYPL Bryant Park library location (not the main building,. the smaller one). In my case, only a California Driver's License was good enough!
The Met is a must see!
I’m coming to NYC in August or September that a guarantee. Maybe I’ll run into you
Hello there Barr!
Awesome NYC vlog! Been to the statue of liberty and Ellis Island about 3-4 times but my favorite part was that they opened up the old hospital part of Ellis Island....definitely worth it!
Jon
Can't believe you are not a Rangers fan. Lol
Any way cool video. When it comes to Macy's yes I agree with you about that. The wooden escalators. The atmosphere itself. I go to 2 Macy's stores . Herald Square and Kings Plaza.
When it comes to Hot Dogs 🌭 it's Nathan's in Coney Island. Another tourist attraction I see coming up is Brooklyn Bridge Park. It is just plain beautiful.
We are going visit the general grant national memorial when we are visiting on August. The last time they were close due to covid :(
Good idea!
we are coming in April and your videos are such a huge help in what to do (and not to do). You should do a movie location video. Hope to bump into you and say thanks in person
Virgin Cruise round Long Island is a good idea too
Great video, very cool. There's a Statue of Liberty in Paris too.
"A" Statue of Liberty? When I was there I stumbled on three of them, and I'm pretty sure there are more than that. I firmly believe France gifted us ours because, "ve have fifty of zese lying around, give one to zee Americans!"
@@zbeebs France never gifted the Statue of liberty. It simply got built in France because it couldn't be built in the USA at the time.
There was a couple of much smaller replicas built at the same time in France as the original Statue Of Liberty 🗽
Glad I found your channel. It's exceptional! Please keep doing what you're doing.
Love the video but can’t agree that Broadway made theatre popular. Ever heard of London’s West End? Some theatres are older than the USA itself.
You know what… I should have said popularized it in the USA 🇺🇸 but it is still the most famous in the world
@@HereBeBarr I think it’s almost impossible to gauge which is more famous. Obviously within the USA Broadway is going to be more famous. But as for the rest of the world that’s debatable. Going on statistics the west end beats Broadway year on year for actual attendance despite having fewer overall seats. Broadway has the capacity to seat 3.5 million more people per year yet the West End gets around 1 million more bums on seats than Broadway every year.
That being said, love the videos and they will be my main source of information for my next visit to New York. 👍
I feel you. I'd wager if you asked 100 random people world wide if they heard of west end vs broadway they'd prob say broadway b.c of mainstream American culture/movies and the reference. But i'm not taking anything away from the West End! Defend your city/country to the end. I admire that. And i want to go to west end now, went to london a few times and never did.
@@TheLfcnut Yep and not surprising as London was the 3rd most visited city in 2022 behind Paris and Bangkok top.
New York City was only the 7th most visited city in 2022. I'm still visiting NYC later in the year and looking forward to it 🗽
It may or may not be a high rated pizza place but my favorite pizza place is Bens Pizza on the corner of Thompson and Spring because my Mom and me used to walk past it and wait inside for our ride home from her work so many nights in when I was kid. And also because the Tom Hanks movie, Big, was filmed at the handball courts next door. Oh and....the now Dominique Ansels bakery is also near there? What.....that makes the place that much more interesting. Standing on Thompson street facing downtown back in the day you would have a clear view of the twin towers, now the Freedom tower and I used to see it so many times.
Man, a food tour and places around the sports stadiums will be great. think about it :)
The food is amazing
I just went to New York on January 11th for a week. Seen many of your videos so I went to several of the places you mentioned, restaurants, tourist attractions, etc. Even how to travel on train tips. All where great tips and suggestions. However, the culture shock was something even though you mentioned it and it was something I was expecting in my personal reality it was worse than I thought. The racism since I arrived at JFK was extremely noticeable and throughout my stay. Rudeness of the peolpe, the running, pushing, etc. was just too much for me. I had planned with my family to go back to NY several times but one trip was more than enough for me. Thank you for the videos they have great content but NY is not for everyone at least based on my personal experiences.
I love your tours of NY and I know you are a Yankees fan but you left out Citi Field
I don’t know if you’ve made this video already John, but I’d love to see a video on some of the best bodega spots in NYC!
We did a sandwich one on this topic
@@HereBeBarr I tried looking up the General Awk place on Google maps but I can't seem to find it. Does it have another name?
@@kdn2761 Red Hook Food Corp , 603 Clinton St. , Red Hook Brooklyn.
Thanks, I forgot about UN. Also MET is great, would you recommend maybe going to space/science/plane/navy museum?
Love all your videos. As a proud Canadian though, the CN Tower Skypod level is 1,465 ft high. Come on up and check it out!
Staten Island Ferry , its free and gets one views of NY Harbor. Iconic Statue of Liberty. I also highly recommend the Museum of Natural History on Central Park west and 80th st. Takes 2 days to see everything.
New York diner has to be my number 1 on my bucket list when I go
I'll visit a dinner when I go to NYC later in the year. Even though the best dinners in the USA are outside New York!
Practically all the original authentic NYC dinners are gone now...
It's mostly commercialised overpriced dinners in NYC for tourists nowadays.
Hi john we are going there 1st time me & my BF. we are staying in westin jersey city...i been watching ur video ever since we plan to go to new york.thanks for the video
Hey thank you for your videos. Can you do most instagramable places and tricks for major attractions. Like Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, time square , Summit etc
I’m going in July can’t wait!
Will be watching from Cyprus Island. 😎
As a repeat visitor, I will be seeing Janet Jackson at MSG in May AND I got a great seat too!
Well done Sir!
Well done Jon!
Madison Square Garden is a must see
Saludos desde Manatí, Puerto Rico. Espero que regreses pronto a la isla
I just visited the Museum of Broadway. It was neat.
Fraunces Tavern Opened in 1719 The Place Where George Washington 🇺🇸 drank Wine 🍷 Awesome #Fan Dave from Minnesota
NY Pizza is delicious, we had johns of time square and it was good 😋 best part it was across from the majestic theater and and next to a shop that sells Broadway stuff. Wouldn’t have known about it if it weren’t for your videos.
lo máximo Jhon como siempre eres un referente, saludos
All I’m sayin Jon is Brunson is taking the Knicks back to the playoffs this season 🔥
And yes, the Garden is very high on my list when I go back!
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But where’s the Times Square?! Kidding really nice list! To me it’s about unique experiences like midnight moment in Times Square, walking the High Line park or narrow streets downtown, night life in the village, chess hustlers in Washington square park, etc :)
“go where the locals go, not the tourists” proceeds to tell us to go to general ocks deli 😅
There's so much to do now in NYC. Need to plan way ahead before the trip. Few days won't be enough, ideally it has to be 2 weeks for me. Good job,Jon, very informative content once again.
Awesome!! :)
actually first and 2nd ave are shut completely during meetings at the UN. Actionkid had a heck of a time trying to find a way around that gigantic mess of a street as it was blocked by security, police, and UN personnel. he went earlier last year i think.
Best city in the world, despite its problwms
12. Pay £1000 a month for a box and think it’s worth it to get the “nyc experience”
Great videos.been to Nyc 3 times and love the place going in 2 weeks time 2 feb taking my 16 year old niece for her birthday. Just would like to ask 1 quick question. I thinking about doing a day trip to either Philadelphia,Boston or Washington I know train journey time are around 1hr to 3/4 hrs which one would you recommend thanks again. From Scotland so we used cold weather 😂
Just a friendly tip for tourists trying to enjoy pizza: If the pizza store has displayed its pizza its most than likely you will get heated up pizza
Can you comment or do a video of things to do on spring break for free & not free, I’m coming in March :-)
That's why New York is the BEST metropolitan in the World, historical values, cultural etc
7:37 Sorry Barr, the only thing I can associate with MSG is ruining Penn Station.
Hammerstein ballroom where ECW had it's home until the buyout by WWE. MSG had legendary events like the wrestlemania where Edge tackled Mick Foley through a Flaming table as a closer. near that is the iron chef battle site where iron chef japanese destroyed Bobby flay which, bobby won the second time in tokyo. Momoito worked at Nobu around that time until he started his own restaurant on restaurant row. lots of great events around new york city you just have to look it up.
Great New York iconic choices but you still have not included a warning at beginning of your videos
WARNING if you are a transplanted New Yorker and live in the Midwest this video will include disturbing footage of NY Pizza.
Bill in Fort Wayne Indiana
TBH you're wrong, Half of these things you can do in other 49 states. #1 you can do in the original locations the presidents was, 2) plenty states got broadway , 6) thers plenty delis around other places like cali . 9) sports is everywhere in the world, 10) macys is all over the world
I'm about to make a trip to Brooklyn in a few days for Lunar New Year. I was wondering if I should rent a car for the 4 day trip or use public transportation.
What's the cost for parking like? I don't know if I want to walk a mile to a bus stop or Metro in the blistering cold weather.
What's the cost associated with either?
it made me SO SO happy that you are not a rangers fan
Go Mets! 🔷🔶
Oh boy. Let's Go Mets!!!!!
I think one of the Macy’s pics is actually the inside of the Macy’s in Chicago?
I search for romantic comedies set in new york
You could add:: You Can ONLY Do in New York City is charge a 'tourist tax ' on top of the room that has been paid for.
6:48….Using The Avengers as an example was actually the one film series that takes place in NYC that NEVER actually Filmed in New York…The films were all filmed in either Cleveland and Albuquerque (2012’s original), London (Age of Ultron) or Atlanta (The last two)
Also parts of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame were filmed in Edinburgh Scotland 🏴
The Avengers was filmed in NYC. I was in town visiting family and happened to drive past one of the street sets that was closed off for filming. I took pictures and everything.
Love your videos but sorry the best hot dogs are Zwiegels. Not even close.
Hello
Rather watch a Mets game
Jon any links to that video with Greg? I can't seem to find it in your channel.
The taco one was last week. Otherwise may have been an old one. Look up here be Barr queens night food tour