(Drifting further off topic). Another suggestion to add is the DUMBO area of brooklyn, down under mahattanville overpass, easy to reach from manhattan, take a nice stroll across the brooklyn bridge and your there, lots of cool restaurants. Another bit of history, walk to montague street, yes the montague street mr dylan sings about in tangled up in blue. (some controversy over this) best way to walk is on the promenade along the east river, great views of manhattan. Enjoy -------------------------- Sent using BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: J. Oquendo To: nanog@nanog.org Sent: Sun Jun 01 11:54:40 2008 Subject: Re: NANOG NYC Event On Sun, 01 Jun 2008, Brant I. Stevens wrote:
It's in Harlem. BOOOOOOO!!!!!
So is Columbia University! Harlem is in the process of going through a renaissance and has been over the past 10 or more so things have changed for the better. Just avoid going there after certain hours ;) As for the prior Brooklyn comment, Park Slope also has some great eats but the area/scene tends to be sort of artsy. If you want to spend some time sightseeing Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Public Library (main one) Grand Army Plaza is near the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Don't forget Coney Island which has also changed in the last decade. Again, watch those hours, NY is a Jeckyll and Hyde city. Nice sometimes, beautiful to visit but can be insanely ugly. The downtown Brooklyn area has some nice eats but I've always preferred the city. In the area of downtown Brooklyn, you'll typically find a bunch of people in local government and lawyers eating as the courts are downtown. For those looking for sweets, don't forget the ever famous (overhyped) Junior's Cheesecake. If you've travelled to Coney Island then one cannot forget Nathan's. There are some really good pubs in the Red Hook section, but alas again, going through certain neighborhoods is not for everyone. You can jump on a Water Taxi there for kicks though. Makes for nice pictures at night. Sightseeing: Jump on a boat at night (booze cruise) $25.00 http://www.nywatertaxi.com/tours/happyhour/ Or just hop on an "On and Off" cruise: http://www.nywatertaxi.com/hop/ $20.00 -- =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ J. Oquendo SGFA #579 (FW+VPN v4.1) SGFE #574 (FW+VPN v4.1) CEH/CNDA, CHFI "Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms (of government) those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny." Thomas Jefferson wget -qO - www.infiltrated.net/sig|perl http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x3AC173DB
i really hope everyone takes the time to walk over the brooklyn bridge into manhattan. its a pretty awesome view and experience. - ------------------------------------ Andrew Young Webair Internet Development, Inc Phone: 1 866 WEBAIR 1 FAX: 516.938.5100 http://www.webair.com andrewy@webair.com ------------------------------------- We are interested in any feedback you might have about the service you received. Please contact our technical support consumer care manager directly at 1.866.WEBAIR1 or e-mail customercare@webair.com ------------------------------------- On Sun, 2008-06-01 at 12:57 -0400, Fisher, Shawn wrote:
(Drifting further off topic). Another suggestion to add is the DUMBO area of brooklyn, down under mahattanville overpass, easy to reach from manhattan, take a nice stroll across the brooklyn bridge and your there, lots of cool restaurants. Another bit of history, walk to montague street, yes the montague street mr dylan sings about in tangled up in blue. (some controversy over this) best way to walk is on the promenade along the east river, great views of manhattan. Enjoy -------------------------- Sent using BlackBerry
-----Original Message----- From: J. Oquendo To: nanog@nanog.org Sent: Sun Jun 01 11:54:40 2008 Subject: Re: NANOG NYC Event
On Sun, 01 Jun 2008, Brant I. Stevens wrote:
It's in Harlem. BOOOOOOO!!!!!
So is Columbia University!
Harlem is in the process of going through a renaissance and has been over the past 10 or more so things have changed for the better. Just avoid going there after certain hours ;)
As for the prior Brooklyn comment, Park Slope also has some great eats but the area/scene tends to be sort of artsy. If you want to spend some time sightseeing Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Public Library (main one) Grand Army Plaza is near the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Don't forget Coney Island which has also changed in the last decade. Again, watch those hours, NY is a Jeckyll and Hyde city. Nice sometimes, beautiful to visit but can be insanely ugly.
The downtown Brooklyn area has some nice eats but I've always preferred the city. In the area of downtown Brooklyn, you'll typically find a bunch of people in local government and lawyers eating as the courts are downtown.
For those looking for sweets, don't forget the ever famous (overhyped) Junior's Cheesecake. If you've travelled to Coney Island then one cannot forget Nathan's. There are some really good pubs in the Red Hook section, but alas again, going through certain neighborhoods is not for everyone. You can jump on a Water Taxi there for kicks though. Makes for nice pictures at night.
Sightseeing: Jump on a boat at night (booze cruise) $25.00 http://www.nywatertaxi.com/tours/happyhour/
Or just hop on an "On and Off" cruise: http://www.nywatertaxi.com/hop/
$20.00
On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:43:27 EDT, andrew young said:
i really hope everyone takes the time to walk over the brooklyn bridge into manhattan. its a pretty awesome view and experience.
Are you allowed to bring a camera along to record the experience, or is NYC worried about terrorist geeks?
On Jun 3, 2008, at 8:38 PM, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:43:27 EDT, andrew young said:
i really hope everyone takes the time to walk over the brooklyn bridge into manhattan. its a pretty awesome view and experience.
Are you allowed to bring a camera along to record the experience, or is NYC worried about terrorist geeks?
No need to worry. I kept having to dodge tourists taking photos and videos as I walked across this evening. Steve
Perhaps the NYPD are not worried about Geeks bearing Gifs?
-----Original Message----- From: Steve Feldman [mailto:feldman@twincreeks.net] Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 7:14 PM To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu Cc: nanog@nanog.org; Fisher, Shawn Subject: Re: NANOG NYC Event
On Jun 3, 2008, at 8:38 PM, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:43:27 EDT, andrew young said:
i really hope everyone takes the time to walk over the brooklyn bridge into manhattan. its a pretty awesome view and experience.
Are you allowed to bring a camera along to record the experience, or is NYC worried about terrorist geeks?
No need to worry. I kept having to dodge tourists taking photos and videos as I walked across this evening. Steve
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