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I'm in The Bronx. GAF, what do?
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George Oscar Bluth II
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Rumble.
And then
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
What part of the Bronx friend? Go to the zoo, Arthur Ave, City Island etc.
Check out this thread http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=458717
Check out this thread http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=458717
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Do you like food? Museums? Parks? Clothes? Unusual shops? Coffee spots? Give some hints
EDIT: zoo suggestion is good, both Bronx and Central Park zoos imo
No offense, but that thread barely has anything on the Bronx.
Also Plywood you should try going to the Arthur Avenue Little Italy.
Original Famous Ray
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Bronx Zoo is always great, Botanical Gardens is gorgeous, City Island is a sweet little marine village with some fine food, Arthur Ave for some Italian Grub (the only Little Italy left in NYC), take in a Yankee game if they are in town, Bronx Museum of the Arts..etc.
Orchard Beach is near City Island but I haven't been there in years so I can't vouch for how it looks these days. Pelham Bay Park is also near City Island and its a huge park that has an Equestrian Center if you want to ride some horsies and it also has the Bartow-Pell Mansion.
Orchard Beach is near City Island but I haven't been there in years so I can't vouch for how it looks these days. Pelham Bay Park is also near City Island and its a huge park that has an Equestrian Center if you want to ride some horsies and it also has the Bartow-Pell Mansion.
Wellington
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I'm near Pelham Bay and thanks I'll check out the thread.
Yes, all of that sounds great.
I appreciate this.
bob_arctor
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Havana Cafe on East Tremont is dope. Went there for Father's Day. Nice vibe and decor, great food.
Catch a Yankee game. Conversely, check out some of the spots on that strip to watch the game and drink cheap instead. Yankee Tavern is one of my go-to's.
You can hit up Van Cortlandt Park---though as a South Bronx native, I scoff at calling that area the Bronx. Worth checking out for sure though.
Botanical Garden of course.
Just walking around Fordham shopping strip on a nice summer day, taking in the sights.
Chillin in St. Mary's Park on St. Ann's, ballin' and/or bbq.
Catch a Yankee game. Conversely, check out some of the spots on that strip to watch the game and drink cheap instead. Yankee Tavern is one of my go-to's.
You can hit up Van Cortlandt Park---though as a South Bronx native, I scoff at calling that area the Bronx. Worth checking out for sure though.
Botanical Garden of course.
Just walking around Fordham shopping strip on a nice summer day, taking in the sights.
Chillin in St. Mary's Park on St. Ann's, ballin' and/or bbq.
There's a lot of parks in the Bronx. I'm not into baseball so I don't go to Yankees games or anything. I don't really hang out in the Bronx (born manhattinite through and through) but you have the Bronx zoo which is great and the botanical gardens. I haven't been to orchard beach in a while but my gut says to stay away from there as it's pretty gross.
As far as Manhattan, if you're just visiting see the regular sites. You can visit one world trade, Empire State Building, the west village is great, you can go to the high line, any of the piers, etc.. If you have more time sign up to nonsense NY and they'll send you emails about a bunch of quirky events happening in the next week. Emails goes out on Friday I believe.
Stay away from 42nd street.
As far as Manhattan, if you're just visiting see the regular sites. You can visit one world trade, Empire State Building, the west village is great, you can go to the high line, any of the piers, etc.. If you have more time sign up to nonsense NY and they'll send you emails about a bunch of quirky events happening in the next week. Emails goes out on Friday I believe.
Stay away from 42nd street.
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
That's great since I think Pelham Bay Park is the best park in all of the city. If you can somehow get a bike and hit some of those trails it's really awesome. I regularly ride from my house to City Island/Orchard Beach.
Btw don't go in the water at Orchard if you go.
Not sure I would recommend it to anyone that doesn't have our street etiquette down.
Havana is good though. I went when it first opened and the food was awful. Another group took it over and it's so much better. One of the guys is also owner of Vapor lounge.
Just to follow up, I went to Louie and Ernie's Pizza for a slice then swung by Teresa's Italian Ices & Cafe. Rode down to Washington Square park and walked up and down The Village until checking out the Comedy Club, lots of new material was tested by the comedians, but this one guy Jared Freid started killing towards the end of his time, I'll have to check out the rest of his material. Afterwards I hung out at the Groove until closing. The live band was really great and there was this one guy dancing that gave me life. Afterwards I had a bite at Gray's Papaya and they make an amazing coconut drink, would recommend. Also rode past Time's Square, still have a ton to check out, but so far so good.
Edit: Forgot to mention I scraped the surface of Pelham Bay Park prior to the above.
Edit: Forgot to mention I scraped the surface of Pelham Bay Park prior to the above.
entremet
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Just_myles
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Boogie down.
*Ahem*
I made a new NYC thread using the original OP as a springboard but updated it to include places in The BX to visit in case you guys aren't aware of it. Please do check it out: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1073947
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The Smoking Bun
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Is it true that THE BRONX is the toughest neighborhood in America?
Do men walk around wearing bandana's and knuckle dusters?
But seriously, what's the place like? Nice? Dilapidated?
Do men walk around wearing bandana's and knuckle dusters?
But seriously, what's the place like? Nice? Dilapidated?
Visit Avixph.
we had a good time, but try some of that delicious food in the bronx. or the zoo... i guess.
TheSecondSpitter
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Ask Bobby Bonillla to show it to you.
soundscream
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~Devil Trigger~
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City Island - Some of the BEST sea Food you will ever eat... pick any restaurant
Bronx Zoo - cuz, aminalz!
Pelham Bay Park is a great place to chill
BX Museum of Art is Free
Bronx Zoo - cuz, aminalz!
Pelham Bay Park is a great place to chill
BX Museum of Art is Free
jordan0386
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Get some Jamaican food.
Make sure you have an unlimited Metrocard, if you are subway surfing.
Make sure you have an unlimited Metrocard, if you are subway surfing.
John Kowalski
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Talk to girls.
Can't be that hard.
Can't be that hard.
Hardest thing in my life.
entremet
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It's reputation is mostly from the high crime rate during the 70s/80s in urban areas.
It's still mostly a poor borough, lots of immigrants, but there are some decent neighborhoods--Morris Park, Riverdale, City Island, Pelham Parkway.
The borough struggles mostly due to poverty and lack of education attainment amongst its residents. There are some rough places, though. And those places kinda bring down the whole borough.
But it's far from The Warriors lol.
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
You know, I see what is going on with the whole Inwood/Washington Heights area and it's unbelievable to me having grown up there. It was a ton of hard working immigrants that had kids here sent them to school and now they are integrated into the millenial generation. Well, they (me included) are now making way more than our parents ever did and still want to hang out in our old haunts... so now for example there is a TON of money moved in the Inwood/Kingsbridge/Washington Heights area with like every new restaurant club whatever that's opened there. It's almost like a gentrification in terms of the amount of cash flowing into neighborhoods.
All that said, it gives me a lot of hope for my area and the Bronx in general. It's only a matter of time before the right people start coming of age. Get these old hood boogers out of here.
True story, my ex was Bonilla's cousin. It was strange seeing all of his pics at her grandmother's house.
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