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no matter how many times you have been
to new york the city can always
overwhelm you with the crazy amount of
things to experience
unfortunately lots of people spend their
time and their money on the wrong things
without any ado this is my comprehensive
expert list of things not to do
of what not to do so you can make the
most of your time in new york city now
one thing that i want to be clear about
this video is not intended to be a
negative review of new york i love this
city and i want to share with you some
of the things to avoid so that you can
fully spend your time experiencing the
best that nyc has to offer
every new yorker can agree when you
actually live in new york city you avoid
times square at all costs i mean you
only really go there if you work there
or you have a meeting there it's not a
casual place to hang out
while i do believe that everyone should
experience times square at least once in
their life it's not the kind of place to
make a day out of the sheer amount of
people in one tiny space the food is
overpriced and you're surrounded by
disney characters trying to make a buck
off you there's nothing wrong with it if
you do get a photo with someone hustling
on the streets remember like your mom
taught you always always be respectful
and leave a tip go for 10 minutes take
your selfie gawk at the bright lights
and get the hell out of there all you
need is 10 minutes and that is your time
square fix for life you don't need to
come here and spend a day in times
square i mean poor mike sheffer's been
here for what an hour and he's going
crazy
get me out of here as an alternative to
times square check out bryant park it's
only a few blocks away from times square
right next to the public library you'll
still get your fix of that midtown
hustle feel without all the crazies
picture this you've been walking around
the city all day and you are so far past
the point of hungary so you walk into
that first chain restaurant that you see
do not do this the golden rule is if you
can eat there at home you should avoid
eating there in the city you didn't book
that trip to new york city to come and
eat at your favorite fast food
restaurant rather make your way downtown
away from all the chaos and find
something local in new york you could
eat in a different restaurant every
single day and it would still take you
65 years to eat in all of new york
city's 24 000 restaurants avoid the
franchise restaurants don't be
distracted by the bright lights get out
of times square and go find something
that new york city is known for great
restaurants
the sidewalk in new york is like an
actual highway and there's a certain set
of rules for walking on the sidewalk
here
first you should never stop abruptly in
the middle of the sidewalk if you do
people will bump into you do not stop
walking to check your phone
maps or gawk at the tall buildings on
the middle of the sidewalk also avoid
walking in the bike lane
and avoid jaywalking
rather if you have to check your phone
simply stop and walk off to the side out
of the way of all the foot traffic and
check your messages there
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all over midtown you'll see signs for
bus tours around the city while the
tours do take you through the majority
of the city and offer some amazing
beauty points it's only for a passing
moment in traffic or not moving in
traffic at all there's crazy long lines
in the summer time in the winter you'll
have the bus to yourself for good reason
you're exposed to the elements and it
can be pretty miserable rather than
taking a bus around the whole city pick
one neighborhood in specific like the
west village and spend the day exploring
that one specific spot rather than
spreading yourself too thin over the
city
design your own tour that is much more
immersive in the city rather than just
pure sightseeing
avoid renting a car sounds like a
no-brainer but you'd be surprised most
new yorkers don't even have a driver's
license because a car can be the least
effective way to get around the city
commercial vehicles only that's monday
to friday 8 a.m to 7 p.m today's
saturday so today we're good especially
if you're here on a whim you can't kind
of just go to a place and say i'm gonna
park here because chances are you will
get a ticket or you will get towed some
people will pay 500 700 a thousand
dollars or more per month just to park
their car in the city taxis can be good
but they can be expensive only rent or
bring a car if you have to rather i
recommend to take the subway
it's cheap and it's easy to navigate
once you get the hang of it once you are
on the subway do not abuse riding it
there's a set of unspoken and also very
public rules for riding the subway
number one do not hop the turnstile pay
for the subway ticket it's good for the
city
let people off the subway before you get
on
don't spread your legs out and put your
bag on the seat next to you don't lay
down flat while riding the subway and
don't lean on the poles more or less
just be very conscious of your space and
the space of others
if you never leave manhattan can you
really say you've been to new york make
sure to check out the other five
boroughs each has their own unique
neighborhoods landmarks and culture it
is just about 5 30 in the morning one of
my favorite things to do in the city you
wake up at sunrise especially this time
of year in the summer there's not many
people at all on the bridge you have a
beautiful sunrise over there into the
east you have manhattan over this way
brooklyn bridge lower manhattan joined
by some good friends today brett and
chris
sit on the bench really just taking the
views of the city and then go spend a
whole day exploring brooklyn if you
enjoyed this video make sure to leave a
like and also comment down below what
your top things to avoid in the city if
you're from the city or you've been here
before and with that i will see you in
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