New York City. Best places to go?

I am going to NYC in Sept with my Husband and am just wondering some great places to go. I am staying at the Plaza as well and was wondering if anyone has been there and what they think. We would like to do a tour and see a play. We also have heard about the great food (such as the pizza) and would just like suggestions about some places to go. Thanks so much!

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1. i went there a couple years ago. it was the best! Joes Pizzaria was so good i saw the play the Beauty and the Beast, it was amazing. We also went to the wax museum, that was cool too.
2. -At least one Broadway play--any one! They're all great! -Definitely walk around or take a horse-drawn carriage ride through Central Park since the Plaza Hotel is right at the edge of it -Bar 89 in SoHo. Check out their famous "see-through" bathrooms! -view from the top of the Empire State Building -Shop for great bargains at "New York's Best Kept Secret"--Century 21 Department Store in downtown Manhattan -Ground Zero to pay your respects -Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor, Barney's, Macy's -Grand Central Station -Rockefeller Center (now they offer a view from the top. Fees apply) -Little Italy -Depending on when you'll be in NYC during September, grab a couple of zeppoles at The Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy -Check out St. Mark's Place on the lower east side. Cute street packed full of tiny Japanese restaurants, tattoo parlors, S&M shops, homosexuals, etc. (Don't worry! It might sound "scary", but it's a very safe area full of New York charm.) -Tram to Roosevelt Island in east midtown -Dim Sum in Chinatown -Staten Island ferry. It's free and you get a wonderful view of the New York City skyline -Walk the Brooklyn Bridge -Guggenheim & MoMa -Museum of Natural History -Serendipity for their famous Frozen Hot Chocolate -Simply walking the streets at night and window-shop. It's very safe and you'll get a whole different feel for the city! -Haggle over the price of handbags, knock-off Rolex watches, sunglasses, etc. on Canal Street The list goes on and on, but I hope you find these suggestions helpful!
3. The Plaza is one of the most famous hotels in the city. Its a landmark and famous for being the setting for the the childern book "Eloise" and the movie "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York". Many famous celeberties, such as The Beatles, have stayed at The Plaza. Also Eartha Kitt and Peggy Lee performed in the hotel's Persian Room. So The Plaza, has a very extensive history. Now, there are many thing to see and to do in New York City. Landmarks -Empire State Building -Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island -Rockefeller Center and the Top of the Rock Observation Deck -Times Square (no trip is complete without a visit to the"Crossroads of the World") -Watch a Broadway show -Lower Manhattan/Wall Street Area -Central Park and take horse carriage ride through the park -Brooklyn Bridge (you can walk across it too) -Grand Central Terminal (largest railroad terminal in the country) -A Ride on the Staten Island Ferry (its free and you can see the Statue of Liberty as the ferry crosses the harbor) -Sightseeing tour on a Double Decker Bus -Bronx Zoo/New York Botonical Garden -Yankee Stadium -City Island -Riverdale Museums -Museum Mile (Fifth Avenue from East 86 to East 103 Streets) -Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center for Earth and Space -MoMa -New Museum of Contemporary Art -Madame Tussaud Wax Museum -New York City Fire Museum -New York City Police Museum -Transit Museum -Manhattan Children Museum -Bronx Museum of Art -Brooklyn Museum -Milk Gallery -American Craft Museum -Museum of American Folk Art -Museum of the Moving Image -Museum of Television and Radio -The Municipal Art Society Shopping -Macy's (West 34th Street and Broadway in the heart of Hearld Square) -Bloomingdale's (Lexington Avenue at East 59 and East 60 Streets) -The shops along Fifth Avenue (just don't max out you credit cards) -FAO Schwarz -Toys "R" Us in Times Square -Lord and Taylor (5th Avenue at East 38th Street) -Chinatown/Canal Street Area (if you want to go on the cheap for the stuff you can't get on Fifth Avenue) -NBA Store (for the basketball fan - 5th Avenue at East 52nd Street) -The Apple Computer Store (East 59th Street and Fifth Avenue) -The Time Warner Center (West 59th Street - Columbus Circle) -Hershey Store (for those with a sweet tooth) -Grand Central Terminal (for the shopping) -H&M -Century 21 Department Store (Church and Cortlandt Street) -forever 21 Restaurants -Second Avenue Deli -Carnegie Deli -Stage Deli -Sylvia Restaurant (famous for her Southern soul food cookin') -Junior's Cheescake (home to their World Famous Cheesecake) -Jimmy's City Island -City Island Lobster House (best lobster house in the Bronx. You'll feel like you in the middle in New England) -City Island Chinese Restaurant -Mickey Mantle's Restaurant Among others I hope this information was very helpful. Good luck and happy travels Native New Yorker
4. What everyone said is right but you shouldn't limit yourself to manhattan only. Sure it's the most exciting borough but you can also check out stuff in Brookyln. They've got excellent food like in manhattan (and usually cheaper) and they've got a botanical garden and prospect park which is like central park's little brother. You should also check out Brooklyn's own downtown and shop at the Fulton Mall. Then lay around at the coney island beach and go to the astroland amusement park nearby. I don't live in queens or the bronx to know as much as i do for brooklyn but you should check those boroughs out too.