Here come the Cooooouuuggsssss!

[RU848789]

Don't forget Central Park, one of the great city parks in the world. Great for walking, tossing a frisbee, lounging, bikeriding (can rent them), and ogling. If you wanted to do something cultural, the incomparable (at least from an architecture viewpoint) Guggenheim Museum is on the east side of the Park and the Museum of Natural History is on the west side.

I'm with several others - Sparks is my favorite steakhouse in NYC. Mmmmmm.

And while McSorley's is good, my favorite pub in NYC is the Peculier Pub on Bleecker in the heart of the Village - their beer menu has over 300 selections and they have a great juke box. Go for the beer, but for food a short walk away on McDougal is Chez Jacqueline, one of the best French bistro style restaurants in NYC (it's been there for nearly 50 years).

 

[Underdogs88]

If your into craft beer, hit up these bars in NYC:

Blind Tiger
Rattle N Hum
The Ginger Man
Beer Authority

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

You should spend more time in New jersey. I can suggest a lot more places.

But if you must go to NYC then tourist stuff like the Empire state building tour and the Statue of Liberty tour are nice ones. NYC has some of the best museums in the world if you are into that or at least go to the American Museum of Natural History if you are not into art.

For food, there are lots of landmark places, so you will want to eat some NYC pizza, cheesecake, Deli sandwich and the dirty water street hotdog.

Just remember New Jersey is very expensive but it is quite affordable when compared to NYC so bring lots and lots of money.

 

[RCTrooper]

You should stay in NYC- not NJ (it is the greatest city in the world) and I would strongly suggest the Hudson Hotel. It is near Central Park. Has 2-3 very good indoor/outdoor bars right in the hotel with plenty of 21-30 yr old girls. If you look around, you could probably find rooms there for $200 a night. Rooms are modern and nice but are on the small side.

 

[RUinPAC10land]

I know that Seattle does not have dunkin donuts yet, but the coffee coolatas from dunkin donuts is really good.

In addition, make sure you get a bagel in New York. If you get to visit Time square, Time square bagel is the bomb!

 

[PeteGiam07]

 

[rufeelinit]

if you go to the jersey shore, walk the continuous boardwalk from Asbury Park to Spring Lake. The water will still be warm enough to take a swim if you desire. You would probably need to rent a car for the day. If in the city consider walking the Brooklyn Bridge. Some interesting history and engineering associated with building that structure.

 

[RBS05]

You people who are recommending South Street Seaport...have you been there in the past 5 years?

My best advice is to just be flexible with your plans. Try and enjoy the city and don't be so worried about hitting every spot on your list. Leave enough time where you can hang somewhere longer if you're having a good time, or if you run into some girls who are going somewhere you have no interest in.

 

[RUich]

NYC is unlike any other city in the world. You will not have nearly enough time to see all that much really. You say you are coming with a bunch of guys. Keep together and enjoy yourselves but keep in mind that not everyone you meet is a nice person. . Act like you've been there before
Definitely get some East Coast pizza! Short of Chicago, it is the best. Nobody on the west coast has a clue how to make a good pie.

 

[JPhoboken]

If you are around the West Village and want a good sandwich, go to Faiccos at 260 Bleecker st. Was on Triple D with Guy Fieri. The Italian special will blow your mind. It weighs about 3 pounds!!!!!

Have a good trip and enjoy the east coast.

 

[Scarlet16E]

Chicago!?
They make a casserole and call it pizza!
Delicious, but not pizza.

 

[RUJohnny99]

You people who are recommending South Street Seaport...have you been there in the past 5 years?

 

[vkj91]

This.

You people who are recommending South Street Seaport...have you been there in the past 5 years?

My best advice is to just be flexible with your plans. Try and enjoy the city and don't be so worried about hitting every spot on your list. Leave enough time where you can hang somewhere longer if you're having a good time, or if you run into some girls who are going somewhere you have no interest in.

NYC is a unique place. You could have grand plans and then run into an interesting group and never leave the local bar.......

 

[RAA-1]

Here are 3 sites that will give you much info on Rutgers and area around New Brunswick with info on bars, eateries, hotels and much more:

http://www.newbrunswick.com/index.php

https://rutgers.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=988&CID=525181

http://texanmarktailgate.blogspot.com/2011/07/rutgers-tailgate-and-visitors-guide-11.html (this one is a little dated but still helpful).


Hope you enjoy your trip to the East Coast.


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[mdk01]

If you're going to be in the Union Square/Flat Iron District you should check out Gramercy Park (a private park, a few blocks north of Pete's Tavern) and plan a stop at the Old Town, 18th between Park Avenue South and Broadway. One of the oldest TAVERNs in NYC.

 

[srru86]

Yeah I am a big history nerd.

Ok, That opens up some other things.
Definitely go downtown then. It is the part of town that speaks to old New York.
One free thing you can do is while checking out the Financial District is go to 23 Wall Street and check out the building that still bears scars from the terrorist attack a century before 9/11. If you want a really historic eating locale try Fraunces Tavern. They also have a museum. The food is nothing special but it is a place Washington and his compatriots frequented.
Other old authentic places include PJ Clarkes, Keens and Katz's. There are plenty more.

 

[76Scarlet]

As far as the city and if you're into jazz music, went to this place a few weeks ago in the village:

https://www.mezzrow.com/

Owner is actually a guitar player and he performed the evening we went. No cover charge for that but then $20 for the invited guest later. Nice relaxing atmosphere below ground. Also plenty of other places in that same area between 4th and 10th streets (e.g. Cornelia Street Café).

Also check out the High Line, Chelsea Market, and various eating places along Amsterdam Avenue (between 90th and 86th just west of Central Park).

Have a great trip and enjoy NYC!

 

[rurichdog]

I have to ask...which one of you is this guy?

 

[Caliknight]

Awesome ideas guys, really appreciate it.

Culturally anything I should be worried about? Any areas of the city should I probably steer clear of?

For example, if you guys were visiting Seattle I'd say don't hang around Pioneer Square after dark (f**cking sketchy as hell down there), or I'd also say that Seattle is reaaaaaallllllyyyy PC about everything. So feel free to speak your mind unless you have conservative values in which Seattle citizens would scream at you to "go back to California" (even if you arent from there lol).

Brooklyn. It's full of dooshbag hipsters who are all trying to be ironic and different, yet are all the same.

Definitely would stay in NYC Thursday and Friday, then come to NB Saturday. It is much easier if you are going to spend time in the city boozing.

 

[CPtheCoug]

I have to ask...which one of you is this guy?

I got the opportunity to be in the press box during this game... I literally spotted that dude moments before he went on TV. He was in the upper deck sitting alone in the middle of his section. Literally NO ONE ELSE was around him. Everyone in the press box burst out laughing when the camera zoomed in on him when he did the popcorn thing.

And thus, popcorn-guy was born... (Another gift WSU has given to the world, you are all welcome)

 

[srru86]

WSU Aumni Assoc
Follow the Cougs to Rutgers!
Friday night Tonic in Times Square, Game day Harvest Moon in New Brunswick.
Not bad, I'd still encourage you to take a spin through the Blue Tailgate Lot.

 

[CPtheCoug]

Secured lodging in Manhattan for the Thursday/Friday nights before the game. Upper east side near 74th and 3rd!

I'm told this is a bangin location...

 

[RUSK97]

Secured lodging in Manhattan for the Thursday/Friday nights before the game. Upper east side near 74th and 3rd!

I'm told this is a bangin location...

Huh?? UES a bangin' location? Did something change and nobody tell me??

I guess if you're a Coug looking for a rich old Cougar it might work for you.

 

[c_husk]

My buddies and I (late 20's, early 30's group) just bought our plane tickets into Newark for the Rutgers game, and this will be our first time in New York/New York City area.

We come in peace.

Being as this is our first time in the area, we are fairly excited to see everything there is to see on your side of the country. We'll basically have half of Thursday the 10th, and all day Friday the 11th, to walk around/see Manhattan. Besides the obvious places to visit (Central Park, Empire State Building, World Trade Center, Etc...), do you guys have any must-see recommendations? I'd love to spend Thursday/Friday in Manhattan with a mix of obvious touristy locations, and hole-in-the-wall spots.

We are still figuring out lodging for Thursday/Friday night in Manhattan... everything seems really frickin expense in the city... Any ideas?

Being Cougs with severe drinking problems (we drank an Auburn bar dry when we played Auburn in 2013, seriously... http://q13fox.com/2013/09/02/surprised-coug-fans-drink-bar-out-of-beer/) what are some of the more fun bars in New York, or must see bars? We tend to prefer "pubs" over "clubs"... just kind of our alumni style.

For Saturday before the game, any good watering holes to visit around the stadium area? We want to meet some Rutgers fans and shoot the sh*t before the game.

Anyways, best wishes and hope to see some of you guys come September.

You might be able to get a decent price at Double Tree Hotel by Hilton on Lexington Ave. I was in there in June and the price was $ 200 a night. It is a NYC hotel so the rooms are kind of small.

 

[PatrickRU92]

Secured lodging in Manhattan for the Thursday/Friday nights before the game. Upper east side near 74th and 3rd!

I'm told this is a bangin location...

For an awesome Italian dinner in NYC go to Il Vagabondo not too far from your hotel--I think it's 61st and 1st. Have the veal parm. Thank me later.

 

[RBS05]

Huh?? UES a bangin' location? Did something change and nobody tell me??

I guess if you're a Coug looking for a rich old Cougar it might work for you.

"bangin" in terms of having a plethora of sloppy mid 20s girls to choose from, if they like that sort of thing.

 

[Rutgers25]

Secured lodging in Manhattan for the Thursday/Friday nights before the game. Upper east side near 74th and 3rd!

I'm told this is a bangin location...

You'll be in my neighborhood! Great location to be in to see how real Manhattanites live and away from tourists....but still tons to do.

 

[RBNY87]

For such a short trip, I would stay in Manhattan and commute to the game by NJ Transit Train then free bus. You also want to avoid black holes time wise like Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building. I think Musuem of Natural HIstory is a must see but it gets crowded so I would go super early when it opens. As someone said, you can see the Statute of Liberty for free via Staten Island Ferry. I suggest going at night time, and sitting outside on the back of the ferry cause you get a great night view of the NY skyline besides the Statute (which will be on the right side when you enter. Another free thing to do is to walk the Brooklyn Bridge. Instead of the Empire State Building, you can save money and time and go to the rooftop bar at the Kimberly Hotel. The drinks are expensive but it will be half the price of the Empire State Building and you relax with a nice cocktail or beer and get an almost as good view. You can also walk to the Brooklyn Promenade for views after walking across the bridge. You wll then be nearby Grimaldi's which many consider the best pizza in NYC.

If you want to go to get half price Broadway tickets, go to the tkts booth at John Street instead of the one in Times Square (the lines are much shorter). NYC is a big walking city and if you want to hit a lot of neighborhoods, start at Ground Zero (take tour as some mentioned), you might want to walk towards battery park area on the water (best option to the Seaport in my view). Then you can walk up Broadway (North), you will hit Canal Street (get a little feel for Chinatown walking up the street and great place to find inexpensive food i like Famous Sichean at 10 Pell Street. You are also nearby Little Italy. Most will tell you the better little italy is in the Bronx and the better Chinatown is in Flushing. But you can find good places if you do your research. Further up on Broadway you will hit Soho (starts at Houston Street), then you hit the West Village (Greenwich Village) both are great walking neighborhoods.

As a sports fan, you might want to hit the Yankee Stadium tour, or the Madison Square Garden tour. But you won't have time to do everything.

 

[hinson32]

Here is a question for Cougs. How does he Wazzu flag wind up at Gameday every single week? Is it one guy? Does someone assign the week's location to an alum or something?

 

[CPtheCoug]

Here is a question for Cougs. How does he Wazzu flag wind up at Gameday every single week? Is it one guy? Does someone assign the week's location to an alum or something?

It was originally one dude and his friends back in the early 2000's. Despite how terrible we have been recently, 10ish years ago we were the only PAC10 team to go to two rose bowls that were relatively close together (1997 and 2002 I believe).

From 2001-2003 we had back to back 10 win seasons and knocked off Texas on the Holiday Bowl. For once, the Cougs had a scrappy "come at me bro" mentality, and alot of big name schools wouldn't play us in Pullman (where we actually had a decent home record at the time).

Sooooo all that culminates with these coug alumni realizing GameDay has never been to Pullman, despite the fact that at the time we were ruining "big name" schools. As a sign of "YEA HELLO ESPN PAY ATTENTION TO US" he started waving the flag at each GameDay event.

Since then a laaaaarge network has been established to ensure that, no matter what, the Coug flag will be in attendance.

Fun fact, its the exact same flag in each broadcast (it gets fedexed overnight once the GameDay location is revealed each week). Alumni who wave it get to sign it, so at the end of each season the flag is donated to the school or sold at auctions/given to prominent alumni. Also, since the guy started organizing it, we've never missed a broadcast, so I think the flag has been flown on over 120 straight GameDay broadcasts so far.

Edit: Sorry for the spelling mistakes, I'm posting from my small phone.

 

[_dave_]

For such a short trip, I would stay in Manhattan and commute to the game by NJ Transit Train then free bus. You also want to avoid black holes time wise like Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building. I think Musuem of Natural HIstory is a must see but it gets crowded so I would go super early when it opens.

Ouch @ "super early when it opens." Assuming a 10am open, coming from UES to beat the lines will feel like getting up around 5:30am due to jet lag. Not so much fun coming off of their bar hop the night before.

It's a vacation. No need for alarm clocks, except for Sat morning when it is time to spend hours at Rutgers before the game.

 

[FanuSanu52]

It was originally one dude and his friends back in the early 2000's. Despite how terrible we have been recently, 10ish years ago we were the only PAC10 team to go to two rose bowls that were relatively close together (1997 and 2002 I believe).

From 2001-2003 we had back to back 10 win seasons and knocked off Texas on the Holiday Bowl. For once, the Cougs had a scrappy "come at me bro" mentality, and alot of big name schools wouldn't play us in Pullman (where we actually had a decent home record at the time).

Sooooo all that culminates with these coug alumni realizing GameDay has never been to Pullman, despite the fact that at the time we were ruining "big name" schools. As a sign of "YEA HELLO ESPN PAY ATTENTION TO US" he started waving the flag at each GameDay event.

Since then a laaaaarge network has been established to ensure that, no matter what, the Coug flag will be in attendance.

Fun fact, its the exact same flag in each broadcast (it gets fedexed overnight once the GameDay location is revealed each week). Alumni who wave it get to sign it, so at the end of each season the flag is donated to the school or sold at auctions/given to prominent alumni. Also, since the guy started organizing it, we've never missed a broadcast, so I think the flag has been flown on over 120 straight GameDay broadcasts so far.

Edit: Sorry for the spelling mistakes, I'm posting from my small phone.

haha, nice!

 

[jellyman]

If you are in the neighborhood of the Meat Market District at the North end of the Far West Village, take an hour and walk the High Line, The South entrance is at Gansevoort and Washington St., and you can walk the old elevated, now made into a park (40 feet or more above the streets), up to the 30's. It really offers a totally different perspective of New York City that you cannot get anywhere else.