The visit of Mr. B. Knighton was the perfect opportunity to check out and uncover the real New York. The type of places that a true New Yorker would be seen. We were in search of the genuine article, even if slightly rough on the edges, the very real and rustic McCoy.
We began by covering some of the unmissable tourist spots and we had the fortune of a clear night sky and an beautifully lit Empire State Building to see from the Top of the Rock.
After that, we began to take a more credible bite out of the Big Apple, sampling some Manhattan jazz, Brooklyn ale and some more awesome sand-shrewn shuffleboard in Greenwich Village.
On Friday evening after work I met Knighton at the very cool Shake Shack, an outdoor cafe in Madison Square Park, warmed by some gas burners and a clear view of the ever present Empire State Building.
This was followed by a visit to Madison Square Garden to watch the Knicks in full flow only to lose to San Antonio Spurs after the away opponents went level in the dying Hollywood-style seconds of the game to force extra time, and go on to win the match.
Scribbled local tips from a colleague were followed up throughout the weekend with a lunchtime visit to Grimaldi in Brooklyn to sample the best pizza in New York, if not the whole continent. You can always tell that a place is good when there is a sizeable queue outside just before opening time!
We had a coffee stop in Brooklyn before having a leisurely walk back to Manhattan over Brooklyn Bridge.
The now trusted scribbles were followed up with an evening visit to East Village for some Latin American food and cocktails at Paladar.
Sunday began with lunch at a typical American diner in Union Square and the rest of the day was thereafter punctuated with coffee stops, more clothes browsing around Mulberry and even some snow!
It was the real McCoy.
We began by covering some of the unmissable tourist spots and we had the fortune of a clear night sky and an beautifully lit Empire State Building to see from the Top of the Rock.
After that, we began to take a more credible bite out of the Big Apple, sampling some Manhattan jazz, Brooklyn ale and some more awesome sand-shrewn shuffleboard in Greenwich Village.
On Friday evening after work I met Knighton at the very cool Shake Shack, an outdoor cafe in Madison Square Park, warmed by some gas burners and a clear view of the ever present Empire State Building.
This was followed by a visit to Madison Square Garden to watch the Knicks in full flow only to lose to San Antonio Spurs after the away opponents went level in the dying Hollywood-style seconds of the game to force extra time, and go on to win the match.
Scribbled local tips from a colleague were followed up throughout the weekend with a lunchtime visit to Grimaldi in Brooklyn to sample the best pizza in New York, if not the whole continent. You can always tell that a place is good when there is a sizeable queue outside just before opening time!
We had a coffee stop in Brooklyn before having a leisurely walk back to Manhattan over Brooklyn Bridge.
The now trusted scribbles were followed up with an evening visit to East Village for some Latin American food and cocktails at Paladar.
Sunday began with lunch at a typical American diner in Union Square and the rest of the day was thereafter punctuated with coffee stops, more clothes browsing around Mulberry and even some snow!
It was the real McCoy.
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