Best places in New York to visit?

My family is going to New York in a couple months and i want to know the best places to visit, and i also want to know if there are any Asian stores there, much thanks :)

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1. My friend, to answer you last questions first, there are plenty of Asian stores in New York City, mostly in Chinatown. There are also plenty of shops in the Flushing section of Queens, just outside of Manhattan. The area is very accessable, the #7 subway line (Purlple Line) serves the area, so its very easy to get there from Manhattan. Now, in regard to the best places in NYC to visit. Here are a list of place to visit while 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") -Broadway Show -Lower Manhattan/Wall Street Area -United Nations -Central 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 (big year for the Yankess Baseball team. This will be the last year their playing at the Original Yankee Stadium) 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 -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 (which I mention early) -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 -Barneys New York (660 Madison Ave) Among Others I hope this information is very helpful. If you have any questions or need travel directions while in town, just drop me a line by clicking on the avatar and e-mail icon in the profile. Good luck and happy travels. Native New Yorker
2. Here's a few ideas: The Wax Muesam Central Park Radio City Music Hall St. Patrick Cathedral
3. Empire State Building, Top of the Rock, Broadway, Giant Toys R Us, Raido City Music Hall, Statue of Liberty, Conney Island, Central Park, Dylan's Candy Bar, Grand Central Station, Penn Station, Museum of Natural Histary, Museum of Fine Art, Yankee Stadium (If it is still there) , Bronx Zoo, Shea Stadium ( if it is still there), and there are plenty of Places outside of the City. And there are plenty of Asian Stores. (True JERSEY resident. Sooooo...I could have missed some)
4. NYC is great! You should really come and visit it. I suggest you to go to the Rockefeller Center. It is really cool and fun to be in there, you would enjoy the shops, museums, and the city itself. I also would suggest you to visit Time Square and Broadway Theater. There are awesome areas and places in New York City. You will love it! Enjoy!
5. try bus tours, they run through all the neighborhoods including china town (downtown tour) http://www.citysightsny.com/ :)
6. we went to NY for a week. we had a blast!!! you should visit Serendipity for dessert :) http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/day-1-aug-30-2007-thursday-i-woke-up.html there's a book called Lonely Planet (NYC) it is a really really helpful book for tourists like us because it includes walking tours, etc, and places to eat. by the way, instead of waiting for hours in line to get to the statue of liberty, you may opt to have the NY waterway tour instead. This way, you will save enough time to tour other parts of the city :) http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/touring-new-york-city-on-day-2.html there's also the famous BULL at the financial district :) you should also try the yummiest Pizza Margherita at 'Lil Frankie in East Village ^,^ if you have more time, try walking the stretch of Brooklyn Bridge. http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/traveller-in-new-york-city-day-3.html this serves as an exercise too.. hihihi also, do visit Saint Patricks's Cathedral at 5th avenue. don't miss to go inside. it's wonderful!!! we also went to Top of the Rock instead of the Empire State Building to avoid the long line hihihi because we were afraid we won't have enough time to see other parts of NYC :) for shopping, you may want to visit Century 21, just across the former WTC. http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/livin-as-new-yorkers-do-day-4.html you should have lunch/brunch at Cafe lalo!!! or at Sarabeth's :) we chose Cafe Lalo hihihi because of the ambiance and because it's famous. To relax, try having a picnic at Central Park. http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/labor-day-in-nyc-day-5.html we chose to eat at the top of one huge rock there tp have e good view of the whole central park :) then, we went to MET (entrance is by donation only, you don't have to give 20 USD) if you're a techie like my friends, you may want to visit the MAC store. it is now a tourist spot because of its unique architecture :p DON'T MISS eating at PARADOU!!! it's a MUST!!! trust me on this! you also gotta watch a broadway show! definitely! there's WICKED and SPAMALOT :) http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/goodbye-new-york-day-6.html