DELAWARE MODERN
PEDIATRICS, P.A.
David M. Epstein, M.D.
300 Biddle Avenue, Suite
206
Springside Plaza, Connor
Building
Newark, Delaware 19702
Phone: (302) 392-2077
Fax: (302) 392 - 0020
www.DelawareModernPediatrics.com
Dr.
Epstein’s suggestions for a New York City weekend:
Make reservations at the
Beacon Hotel, 74th & Broadway (212) 787-1100. (All rooms have a kitchenette; suites easily sleep 3 or 4.) Or try the Milburne Hotel, (800) 833-9622,
near 76th and Broadway. Take
Amtrak or New Jersey Transit to Penn Station, then an easy subway ride on the
#1, 2 or 3 line to 72nd Street. Or ask
me for driving directions.
Food: Fairway
(24 hours) gourmet grocers, and Citanella (Scottish Lox upstairs, open
til 9), are across the street. H&H
Bagels is on 80th and Broadway – best bagels in town, made fresh in the
back, open 24 hours. Zabar’s
gourmet grocery is also at 80th. Manhattan
Diner (24 hours) is a block uptown from the hotel – easy for
breakfast. For a fancier breakfast, Sarabeth’s
(423 Amsterdam Ave. (bet. 80th & 81st Sts.) is an experience; it opens at 8
a.m., but get there before 8:30 to beat the crowds.
For nearby dinner, we like
Pasha (fancy but reasonable Turkish restaurant, 71st betw. Columbus
& Central Park West), Pomodoro Rosso (family style Italian, Columbus
Ave betw. 70th & 71st), Vinnie’s Pizza (Amsterdam between 73rd &
74th), or Penang (Malasian, tasty unusual food, 71st &
Columbus). Subscribe to www.zagat.com for $4 for a month for more recommendations.
Sights: The American Museum of Natural History is 5
blocks away. Best and biggest dinosaur
exhibit in the world! Excellent
planetarium shows – check out the one with Tom Hanks. www.amnh.org
The Metropolitan Museum of
Art is an easy bus ride away. Walk to
79th & Broadway (southwest corner I think), take the cross-town bus across Central Park and get off at the
1st stop. Check out the Renaissance Art
and the huge Egyptian collection, then find the Armor and Antique Gun
collection. Consider renting the Audio
Guide – one CD covers the whole museum. www.metmuseum.org
Shows: The Theatre District is a short subway ride
away (# 1, 2, or 3 downtown to 42nd St/Times Square). If you don’t mind standing in line, TKTS sells half-price
same-day tickets for Broadway. Check www.nytheatre.com for good recommendations. (Skip “Lion King,” folks.) A great show for kids & adults is the
“Blue Man Group” farther downtown.
Lincoln Center’s shows are spectacular but expensive; check the
Metropolitan Opera and the New York City Opera.
A lovely thing to do on a
warm evening after sundown (open until 11:30 pm) is the view of the city lights
from the top of the Empire State Bldg. (34th & 5th, take subway to
34th/Penn Station & walk east).
I highly recommend the
Lower East Side Tenement Museum on Orchard Street. You can learn about life for new immigrants from Europe; maybe
your ancestors were here! Perfect to do after you’ve seen Ellis Island. Take the #1 (not 2 or 3) to 59th, then
transfer to the B or D line to Grand Street.
It’s a “living museum,” interpreted by knowledgeable and entertaining
guides. It’s usually sold out, so buy
tickets a week or two before you go for the tour you like. Check
www.tenement.org to see the tour descriptions, then call
800-965-4827 (the web ticketing doesn’t work well).
Other fun things in NYC
with kids:
·
Circle Line boat
tour www.circleline42.com
·
Intrepid Museum (WW 2
fighter planes; tour a submarine) www.intrepidmuseum.org
·
Central Park Zoo
(64th & 5th, but skip the “Tisch Children’s Zoo” adjacent)
·
Bronx Zoo (45-60’
subway ride on the #2 subway)
·
Carriage Ride through
Central Park (59th & 5th Avenue, but bargain the driver’s price down!)
·
Buy a copy of The
New Yorker or The Village Voice for good listings of art and music
shows.
·
The Museum of Modern
Art has all of their most fabulous 20th Century works on display on
the 4th and 5th floor. www.moma.org
·
Chelsea Market: A mall of gourmet food shops, inside the
original Oreo® Factory! Watch the
bakers work! www.chelseamarket.com
·
Lincoln Center offers
backstage tours www.lincolncenter.org
·
For an Italian
dessert treat, try Veniero’s, in the East Village on 11th St. between
1st & 2nd Ave.