2023-07-17 19:45:04
If you plan to travel to New York, and even more so if it’s your first time, they’re going to blow your mind. You have to see this, you have to see that, don’t go there, it’s not worth it… The city has the strange power of turning anyone who has set foot in it once in their life into an authorized guide, even if they have been there twice days. Our advice: ignore them.
New York is a destination with a thousand destinations within it, an endless city and absolutely full of stimuli, which you will only really get to know if you live in it. We have been lucky enough to be able to enjoy it for a week and we do not want to fall into what we have just criticized. That is why we want you not to take what you are going to read below as a travel guide. The only thing we want is to give you six ideas to enjoy a very enjoyable city, but that go beyond what you have probably already been told and that are compatible with dedicating yourself to being a tourist in Times Square or Central Park which, by the way, they are also cool egg. we started.
The Bronx. Yes, the Bronx
Forget what the movies have told you. The Bronx is gigantic and, although some areas may still be somewhat conflictive, the rest are not only no more dangerous than any other New York neighborhood, but are also well worth a visit. We are going to talk to you specifically about the one known as Little Italy in Belmont.
Alvaro Luengo
Alvaro Luengo
Do not hesitate and spend a morning walking through the streets of this neighborhood with little gentrification, full of small shops, neighbors who greet each other in the streets and a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. We toured it accompanied by two of the three Ramírez brothers, some Puerto Ricans who have set up the initiative From The Bronx, with the intention of improving the image of the neighborhood and making its history and its own culture known, supporting local businesses, artists, etc… In addition, they have a brewery in the neighborhood market, where they sell different varieties that they make themselves. Do not hesitate to visit them, their beer and their way of understanding life deserve it, you will enjoy excellent barley juice and excellent conversation. The bar is called The Bronx Beer Hall and it’s in the Arthur Avenue Retail Market. They took us to the stores that deserve a stop and we, who are good people, share them with you. If you see them, give them a reminder from us and they will surely buy you a beer. Aim:
Joe´s Deli. An amazing place full of gourmet Italian products: cheeses, meat, oil… But what is really to freak out is the guy who has been behind the bar since he was 19 years old (the store is over 40), an aspiring boxer, extremely horny , which makes the best mozzarella we’ve ever tasted. If you’re lucky, you’ll catch him making it live. Take our advice and don’t stop talking to him, the character is better than any of the protagonists of your favorite series. (685 E 187th St, The Bronx, NY 10458)
Borgatti´s Ravioli & Egg Noodles. Run by Chris Bogartti, a charming shopkeeper, it’s the perfect place to buy artisan pasta of all shapes, sizes and colors. He is the third generation of a line dedicated body and soul to making this delight, following the traditional family recipes. Walking into this little shop is like being teleported to Bologna. Do not stop doing it, also, it is a good place to bring a gift to the family and then invite you to eat. (632 E 187th St, The Bronx, NY 10458)
Full Moon Pizza. Make sure that the moment you walk through the door of this place coincides with lunch time, because according to what the Ramírez brothers told us, in all of Little Italy you will not taste better pizzas than these. And, certainly, they are scandalous and at a very reasonable price. The place, run for many years by a family from Salerno, is a wonderful madness of people coming and going, tables without a tablecloth, families, friends, noise… (600 E 187th St, The Bronx, NY 10458)
Calabria Pork Store. Sausage lovers, this is your paradise. They don’t have Iberian ham, but they don’t need it either. Dozens of salamis, chorizos and others hang from the ceiling, which flavor this small shop in which you will not stop salivating. And, although if you are a tourist we are afraid that you will not be able to cook them, be sure to take a look at their fresh homemade sausages, they even have them with broccoli. (2338 Arthur Ave, The Bronx, NY 10458).
Teitel Brothers. This grocery store is the legacy of two Jewish Austrian brothers who came to America over a century ago. This is where most restaurants in the area buy the best Italian products, because it has the lowest prices in Little Italy. If you are a cook, set aside a little time to dedicate to this temple of Italian gastronomy, where you can get a lot of excellent products such as all kinds of pasta sauces at a bargain price. (2372 Arthur Ave, The Bronx, NY 10458)
Cosenza’s Fish Market. A curious fishmonger full of seafood. Stop along the way and, at your doorstep, you can enjoy some raw delicacies such as shrimp, clams… Gulping down an oyster in the middle of a Bronx street will cost you a dollar, but believe us, the experience is really priceless. (2354 Arthur Ave, The Bronx, NY 10458)
Madonia Bakery. If your oven has been making all kinds of breads, buns and sweets for more than a century, it must be for a reason. Here everything is made by hand and everything is good, but if you have to choose, go for their cannolis, the family that owns it is Sicilian and we can assure you that they know what they do very well and what they do tastes very good. You’re going to freak out (2348 Arthur Ave, The Bronx, NY 10458)
New York Botanical Garden. Take advantage of your walk through Little Italy to, before or after, pay a visit to the New York Botanical Garden, which you can walk to in a fifteen-minute walk, you won’t regret it.
Yes, my friend, this is the Bronx.
NYBG
To begin with, it is the largest botanist in the US. To continue, inside you will find 50 different gardens (roses, magnolias…), a wonderful Victorian-style greenhouse, more than a million plants, thousands of trees over 200 years old… And yes, you can also feed the squirrels. An authentic paradise in which you will realize to what extent the Bronx is very different from what you had in mind. The ticket with access to all the facilities costs €35. You have all the information in www.nybg.org.
New York from the water: another perspective
Walking through its streets is cool, but seeing the city from its rivers is an incredible experience. Classic Harbor Line offers several different types of cruises although, if you like architecture, the so-called “NYC Architecture Boat Tour with Spanish Narration” is a blast. For two and a half hours, this activity focuses on enjoying and learning the secrets of some of its most emblematic buildings, which can be seen from the two rivers that run through New York: the Hudson and the East River. A different perspective of the most famous skyline in the world (it also passes at the foot of the Statue of Liberty, Lady Liberty for the locals) in which they will explain a thousand curiosities about the urban planning of a city that can only grow towards the sky (at parrot that the builders should buy the “airspace”), from the architects who have shaped it (several Spanish names), etc.
Alvaro Luengo
Alvaro Luengo
The price per adult is $112 ($82 for students) and you can book from their website or by calling (212) 627-1825. The river walk also includes a snack. Organize it in advance because there are not many departures, the next ones are on Saturday, July 29 and August 5, at 10:45 a.m. But we have been told that there will be at least three excursions a month until September 30, to resume activity in the spring of 2024.
Art: the good, the best… and free
We don’t know when you plan to travel to New York, but in the david zwirner gallery you will always find something interesting. For example, a button, neither more nor less than Yayoi Kusama. And it is that the 94-year-old Japanese artist exhibits until July 21 some of her latest creations in the sample Yayoi Kusama: I Spend Each Day Embracing Flowers. The exhibition includes 36 new paintings (most of them from her recent series Every Day I Pray For Love), a room of infinite mirrors, sculptures of pumpkins and flowers… A perfect opportunity to delve into the highly personal universe of one of the contemporary artists Most important in the world.
Kerry McFate
The exhibition is free and we recommend that you go early, because there is usually a queue. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Address: 519, 525 & 533 West 19th Street.
Richard Gilder Center, much more than a museum
You have probably already been told about the impressive American Museum of Natural History (and they will have told you that about: “Have you seen Night in the museum? Well that one”), but what you may not know is that now is the best time to visit it. Because, just a couple of months ago, the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation has just opened its doors, an impressive work of architecture inside which many treasures are hidden.
Ivan Baan
Ivan Baan
Of its five floors, three are dedicated to the exhibitions of the enormous museum catalogue: dinosaur footprints, fossils, horns, ceramic pieces, astronomical instruments… You can also visit an insectarium with more than 18 living species, digital exhibitions, models… and a butterfly garden where, if you’re lucky, one of the 1,000 that fly free will perch on your hand. The center also has a fantastic immersive experience that explains how all living things on earth are interconnected. It is impossible to tell you here everything that this space offers, so it is best that you dive in its website before going. And by the way, it is very very close to Central Park, it is a good option to combine the two visits.
Visit a tycoon’s house
It is a plan that will take you just over an hour and, although it is very possible that you have not heard of this library-museum, it is very interesting that you dedicate some time to it. It is also very central, in the heart of Madison Avenue. Seen from the outside, it won’t awaken your senses too much, but the interior is something else. We put you in context. We are in what was the house of magnate JP Morgan, one of the most powerful bankers in history and one of those responsible for the economic boom in New York City. In addition, he was an art collector, especially medieval and Renaissance, until he acquired the largest collection that exists outside of Europe. When he passed away, his son considered that those jewels had to be open to the public (thank you, friend), and this is how this museum was born, in what used to be his home. Casoplon, to be more exact.
You will be able to access his office and also his impressive library that his heirs have continued to nurture and which, under a ceiling full of frescoes and murals, hides jewels such as three original Gutenberg bibles, manuscripts by Balzac or Dickens and even Bob Dylan, drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci, Picasso, Rembrandt… A pasote. It is at 225 Madison Avenue and 36th Street.
To Broadway… you have to go!
You can’t go to New York without dropping by Broadway. Yes, it may seem like a tourist, but it is a pasote. The offer is huge (we had the privilege of seeing red Millhighly recommended) but you can choose between any of the best musicals in the world: The Lion King, Chicago… Of course, the tickets are not cheap and, if you are dying to see one in particular, we recommend that you go with your purchased ticket, because otherwise it will be difficult. You can get them from the website The Broadway Collection.
Broadway Collection
But, if you don’t have a specific one between eyebrows, pay attention because you can save up to 50% of the entrance. And it is that in the ticket offices called TKTS, last-minute seats are sold, for those functions that have not been filled (it is an official channel, do not panic). For the most famous musicals it is very difficult to achieve, but you will have a lot of options among other functions that will also allow you to savor the Broadway atmosphere. The most famous TKTS ticket office is in Times Square, but you will almost certainly find a long queue. They have a second one in Lincoln Center, where you will surely save yourself a good time. find out in tdf.org.
Don’t forget the CityPASS
So far we have talked about more or less original plans in New York. But this is a city where becoming a typical tourist is wonderful. And what does it mean to be the typical tourist? It means going up to the Empire State Building, going to the foot of the Statue of Liberty, standing in the middle of Times Square and looking up like Paco Martínez Soria, having a picnic in Central Park… Don’t be shy and take some time to practice maximum tourism, we have come here to play. For this, we recommend that you take out the so-called New York CityPASS.
It is a combined pass to enjoy five activities in the city (there is also a version of three if your trip is short), with which you will save up to 40% of the money that the tickets would cost if you bought them one by one. one and on your own. The Empire State and the American Museum of Natural History come by default, and then you can choose three more from these options: Top of the Rock Observation Deck (we’ve done it and it’s brutal), ferry access to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, access to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, Circle Line sightseeing cruises, admission to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum or the Guggenheim. The price per adult to enjoy five activities is $138, and you can reserve your tickets and schedules from the application itself. You have all the information in www.citypass.com/new-york.
So now you know, and these are Paul Auster’s words and not ours: “New York is an inexhaustible space, a labyrinth of endless steps, and no matter how far you go, no matter how well you get to know its neighborhoods and streets, you will always leaves the feeling of being lost.” And that’s the beauty of traveling. you are late
If you want more information about the city, in www.nyctourism.com You have a lot of practical information in Spanish: accommodation, restaurants, calendar of activities, suggested plans…
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