This is an unusual post for me. It's a contest! I decided to combine two of my favorite things, knitting and New York.
Here's the dealio. Leave me a comment, on this post only, telling me the one thing you'd do if you were in New York City. Go to the top of the Empire State Building? Lunch at Mesa Grill, one of Bobby Flay's fabulous restaurants? Maybe a trip to my sister's store, The New York Firestore for some awesome FDNY or NYPD tshirts or hats? (Shameless plug I know but I need a new free sweatshirt). Just tell me the one thing you'd do if you were in NYC and I'll pick a winner out of all the comments. If you're lucky enough to be a New Yorker, just tell me your favorite thing to do in NYC. The deadline will be on St. Patrick's Day, next Tuesday at noon. Make sure there's an email address attached to your post so I can contact you if you're the winner.
My son Patrick, generous soul that he is, suggested that the prize be an all expenses paid, three day/two night trip to NYC to do this favorite thing amongst other things. Since he's not paying, this will be the prize:
It's 2 skeins of Nako Super Angora yarn and a copy of Knit Lit! Three whole things for one contest! The yarn is called Super Angora and is a 65% acrylic/35% mohair mix. It's 100 grams/340 meters per skein. The book is a great compilation of short stories by knitters and I really enjoyed my copy of it.I can't wait to see what you all have to say about New York. Good luck!
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I love New York City, I miss living close enough to visit. If I could do it again, I'd take the ferry out to the Statue of Liberty and then see a Broadway show. Preferably Phantom of the Opera.
kekoch@gmail.com
Hi there! Been to NY a few times as a kid, slept in the car at the staten island ferry parking lot once! (the cops kindly stopped by to inform us that there was some gang activity down the road and it might be a good idea to move on) Lol, gotta love long road trips!
I would love to spend a day in the city and have lunch at that famous sandwich shop (name escapes me), explore the park a bit, catch a show and entirely play tourist with my camera! (maybe shop a little) My mom and her girlfriends fly in once a year for girls day, i'd love to tag along!
I'm a librarian, and ever since reading about it in the NYTimes a while ago (probably via a library oriented RSS feed) I've wanted to go to the Library Hotel where the rooms and floors are arranged by Dewey Decimal number.
It's pricey, but I think it would be worth it to stay for a night. I think I'd like to stay in room 800.005 Fairy Tales.
If ever I go to NY, I would tour all the old/famous cemeteries. Forest Lawn and Green-Wood look fascinating. I love reading the epitaphs and looking at the headstone designs.
And so I leave you with an epitaph:
In a cemetery in Nottingham England,
"Remember man, as you walk by, as you are now, so once was I.
As I am now, so shall you be. Remember this and fallow me."
To which someone replied by writing on the tombstone:
"To fallow you I'll not consent. Until I know which way you went."
KJo (on Ravelry)
If I was to go to NY today, then I would head over to Lion Brands new store.
what a great idea :)
If I ever get the chance to go to new york again, I want to go in the fall. I'd carry my tourist-identifier camera proudly, snapping away at the shopkeepers, bakers, parks and - of course- the beautiful fall leaves. I'd go to the top of the buildings-- but unlike my last trip, I'll remember to look UP when I'm on the empire state building. I'd eat bialies on the park bench, because I've never tried one, and watch all the busy people walk by. Wrapped in a scarf, I'd walk through the streets until I found a bookstore, pick something by a NY author, and spend the rest of the day on a sidewalk coffee shop reading with a NY cup of coffee (and maybe a NY sweatshirt from your sister!). That night, I'd get all dressed so that my boyfriend could take me to a fancy dinner and a broadway show-- but afterward we'd get icecream, find a warm cup of decaf, tip any street musicians we passed and enjoy the city until it was time to go back to the hotel.
Contest or not-- that was just fun to do :) Thanks!
I am in NYC everyday for work so I get to do lots of fun things (usually food centered). Let's see, what would I do if I could do anything. First, I would wish for a gorgeous warm sunny day and then I would head over to Brooklyn, go to Sahadi's for some dried cantalope, feta cheese and olives. Then I would walk over to Brooklyn General and hang out and knit. Then I would walk to my old hood (Red Hook) for some key lime pie, then go to the hidden beach and collect sea glass.
It's ok if I'm not eligible for the contest. It was good to think about an ideal day.
I'd go to the Lion Brand Yarn Studio, among other shopping establishments!
Chrissy at knittodayAThotmailDOTcom
I've spent only 2 days in NYC, New Years Eve and New Years Day of 2002/2003. I would love to visit NYC in the summer and explore all the cool neighborhoods, just walking around for hours and stopping in to any place that catches my eye.
I've never been to New York City. One day I'll get there, and when I do number one on my list to visit will be the Strawberry Fields memorial ("It matters not Who you love Where you love Why you love When you love Or how you love It matters only that you love."), followed by the International Center of Photography (photo student, I am!), and Ellis Island (to see where my family entered the United States a hundred years ago).
I'm originally from NYC. Lived there for 22/23 years. First thing I'm going to do when I visit this summer and get a REAL slice of pizza and possible a Jamaican Beef Patty. Go Tower Isles!
monkalicious on Rav
I'd try to catch some broadway shows!
Ohhh.. last trip to NY was amazing. I'd pretty much just want to have the same trip over again. But I love the Metropolitan (museum) and the off-Broadway shows. And I'd love to just walk around all of the different neighborhoods again. And get cupcakes! I'm a fan of Magnolia Bakery.
LexisKnits@hotmail.com
I'm only 20mins from the city but I barely get down there. Its my goal this year to hang out there at least once a week (in late spring thru summer). I'm hoping to catch a lot of off off broadway plays. I've already join a club for cheap ticket discounts on these shows. So thats what I would...will do when I get down the city.
Thanks for the contest... I'm Ohamy on ravelry.
Lets see... most likely go yarn shopping... and hit a museum or 2.
Ravelry name: MamaMay
i would stay with my best friend in brooklyn. and i'd be sure, of course to have some really good bagels with lox and tomato, and new york pizza. oh, and good chinese food. i'd probably just want to walk around and take in the architecture and the bustling feel of the city...it's been a long time since i've been there. and spend some time wandering the met. and the museum at the fashion institute of technology...my friend is a textiles/fashion history expert, so i'd have the best tour guide!
I have never been to New York but I would have to visit Chinatown. I love all of the asian ceramics and would have to buy lots of teas to bring home. I might even check out some Chinese Theater
I love NY, and regret it's been quite a long time since I've been there. If I could visit just one place, it would have to be the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
I would visit my very best friend in the whole wide world and her beautiful family. We would go on an eating tour of the city. Chinatown, Little Italy, pizza, ice cream, Veneiro's, Pomme Frite, the list goes on and on. In the end all the walking and laughing we would do would be sure to burn off all those calories, right?
I've never been to New York. I'd have to go to Times Square and the Empire State Building.
ummm....eat lunch with you....what more educational and rewarding can be done in NYC than that....(shamelesssssss plug to win)
being only a short train ride away, I should go more often... my fav thing is just to walk the met, 5th ave, window shop, window shop, ppl watch.. I just LOVE the city. I know NOW, that I'd go to PurlSoho and TenderButtons and couple other fiber stops
I went to NYC for a senior trip in high school. I loved visiting Ellis Island - to see both the museum and the walls listing immigrants who have come through the center over the years. It's awesome to see the history! My next big plan is to go back again. :)
If I ever get the chance to return to NYC, I'd definitely bring my daughter with again and we would take long walks until we could find the Cash Cab to play trivia in while we toured more of the city than we did the last time. Walking in NYC was one of the best mother/daughter vacations that I have ever had.
egjochems@msn.com
As a former NYer, I would go visit all my friends and former coworkers at Admit One (shameless plug) and have lunch at Golden Krust or Blimpie's. I miss the food most of all. I digress.
Well, since you didn't specify when we would go, I would show up on New Year's Eve so I could be in Times Square when the ball drops. I have always wanted to do that. Always.
clairandamjones@hotmail.com
I've been to Rochester, New York and I've been to one other city in New York, but never to NYC. And there are a ton of things I would think about doing but I think I would eat a hot dog because I've heard so much about the NY hot dogs. I would do it while standing on Broadway and looking at the theatres. Before I left, I would have to visit the place where the towers stood and I would find a place in view of the area and I would knit something because knitting quiets the soul and brings peace and perhaps my knitting could bring some peace to the souls that are lingering there.
I love New York. I always say if I win the lottery, I'll take some of the money and live in a posh 5th Ave rental for a year. My personal favorite place is The Cloisters, which I've visited many times. My 2nd favorite thing to do is bring friends from other regions to do the whole tourist thing, from Lady Liberty to the Empire State to Rockefeller Center. We live in CT, so it's fairly easy to drive in for the day.
I <3 NYC! I would go see a taping of SNL and visit the NBC headquarters one night, and go to a Broadway show the next. Too bad they're all closing down, though :(. I'd also go see the cafe and soup kitchen from Seinfield, along with the apartment they used as the outside of the "Friends" apartment. Yeah, I watch a lot of TV.
Had to laugh at your son's prize! Quite the generous soul!! Anyway when I lived on the island, we would come out to the city and wait in line for cheap broadway tickets. This time I'd like to actually plan for a show and get great seats!!! On the list would be Phantom and I would love to see Wicked.
You have put me *in a new york state of mind*.
Lyntintin@aol.com
ah, to wake up in the city that never sleeps
i'd take the subway (knit on the subway, of course; maybe even knit on the subway standing up if i felt especially adventurous that day) to the garment district and just wander. i'd be content to just be part of the hustle and bustle of a real working section of town.
i can imagine my digital chock full of silly shots that seemed meaningful at the time: the glint of sun off a rolling rack of maybe designer stuff in crinkly plastic bags, the pigeon in flight outlined by the sun behind it (which seemed artistic at the time but was really just washed out and blurry), doorsteps, busy feet rushing to meet their next deadline, rooftops taken from street level and a close-up of the woodgrain of the pew in the church where i'd stopped to pray...
and to remember it all by i'd have the extra subway token or stub that i'd gotten at the beginning of the day, stuffed way down deep for always into the pocket of the sweater that i'd been knitting on the train in the first place.
I don't know of much in NYC... I've driven through a few times, but never had time to stop. I know there is so much there I'd probably want to see. But... If I had to pick something to do there... I'd say the subway. I know, crazy. But, I've ridden on a lot of public transit in lots of cities, and it really lets you know a lot about the people in a city. So... A few days riding the subway, probably knitting and getting off at random stops to eat and shop. Sound fun? :-)
Annjellicle on Ravelry
I would indulge in some authentic pizza, handmade by someone named Guido (in my neck of the woods we're stuck with Domino's and Pizza Hut), go see an off-Broadway show, and hit as many museums as I could find. Maybe I'll get there someday; as it is I've never been further east than Illinois.
currently living in canada but coming from nyc, i would return (as i often do) to visit my children. they live in park slope but we ALWAYS go to L & B Spumoni Gardens on 86th St for pizza and ices. my father bought his spumoni from the original horse cart so it's our long term tradition!
diane
fraid2fly1@yahoo.com
I've been to New York once so I've seen most of the historical places to see. If I were to go again I would want to go check out all of the vegan restaurants and yarn shops and spend way too much money. And of course I would have to see at least one show.
I'd stand in line for a couple of hours and get some half price tickets for a show. Then I'd go see it with some friends with live in the City. I do miss easy access to culture...
I'd make dinner reservations at Babbo's and spend the day walking and shopping to build up my appetite!
If I were to vist New York, I'd go to Sesame Street. I've always wanted to go there! Meet Big Bird, sing songs, meet Oscar, (he's one of my fave people!)and have a wonderful time!
That's what I'd do if I went to New York, vist Sesame Street!
PunkBunny on Rav,
If I were in New York and had endless funds at my finger tips, I would see every opera, ballet, and musical from the best seats I could get tickets too!
that's funny I named my blog knewbie knitter. If I visited New York I would spend some time window shopping, I would try to visit as many LYS's as I could and I would go see Grease on Broadway and at least one Ballet
When I was a kid growing up on long island, I loved when my grandma took me to see the Rockettes, at radio city music hall. I would love to shop on 5th Ave.
I saw Grease on broadway when I was a kid that would be great to do again...
oh I would have to find some yarn shops too!!
I have never been to NY but have always wanted to. I would love to see some museums and most importantly, visit the World Trade Center area. I think that is something every American should do. We all need to be reminded of how lucky we are to live in America.
Michelle
Luckily, I live close enough to the city (yup, there's only ONE city and that is NYC!) to be able to just hop on the train and be there in no time. I grew up in Poland, lived in Germany and have been to many, many cities, but nothing tops New York. My favorite thing to do there is hands down going to a Mets game with my husband :) I can't even say how much I can't wait for the first game at City Field!
Hi, from Tallahassee, Florida.
If I had a chance to return to New York City, I would have to visit the Statue of Liberty and go to the very top! I did not visit the Lady my first time in the Big Apple because I am afraid of heights. I would deffinately make myself go to the top.
Oh, and ditto on the yarn store too! I am a newbie to knitting!
Take care, this is my first visit to your blog and its very nice. I will deffinately come again.
Pam
Hi, from Tallahassee, Florida.
Ditto on the new yarn store!
I have been to NYC once in my life time. I would love to go to the top of the Statue of Liberty. I did not make it on my first visit. Mostly because I was scared of heights.
This is my first visit to your blog and I have enjoyed looking at the things you have knitted. I will most likely return to check in. Take care and God Bless.
Pam
I would try to find the location of the fictitious yarn shop "Walker and Daughter" from Friday Night Knitting Club.
Then I would visit my family in Brooklyn and Queens.
I would want to go Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center with my husband around Christmas time and just enjoy the lights and the merriement of Christmas.
vesta240@yahoo.com
I would like to see as much as possible of New York when I had the chance. And shop, of course...
I was just in NYC last month and saw the Met for the first time. It utterly blew me away. I want to back and spend a week there! The Greco-Roman exhibit is amazing and the Egyptian stuff is always impressive... Hopwfully it will be warmer next time so I can play in Central Park, too! Thanks for an awesome contest!
I grew up in NYC and I know that depending when you are visiting there is so much to do. If you are in the city for the Spring or Summer I would suggest to visit Rockerfeller Center and then take a stroller down to Battery Park and visit the Statue of Liberty. Then have some dinner at any of those wonderful restuurants.
If you are there in the Summer for the 4th of July week you cannot miss the fireworks by Macy's it is the most amazing and wonderful thing you can do. Don't forget to also if you can stop by and watch a Broadway Show.
HI! I seen your post on cafemom! I've never been to New York, and the only time I might have had the chance was right after 9/11 and my parents said NO WAY!! LOL. But if I could go and do ANYTHING I would star in a Broadway play :) hey you said anything!! I'm SuperNonna on cafemom, or davtree07@yahoo.com
I've been to NY city, but it's been many many years.
I think I'd definitely hit a yarn shop or two - Maybe Purl, just because I've heard a lot about it. Then I think I'd like to go back to the Statue of Liberty and wax nostalgic (although I hear you can't go all way the way to the top anymore) and then go for a ride on the ferry. yeah, that'd be a nice day. Thanks for bringing your 2 loves together, and tell Patrick I loved his idea! ;)
If I were in New York, I'd take my daughter for a walk around Central Park!
I had the pleasure of visiting NYC last Sept. when Hurricane Ike was visiting Houston which is where I live. I even got an extended stay since the Houston airports were closed for a few days.
I did my own Knitting Tour of NYC!! I visited several LYS and met some really nice people...in addition to buying some pretty nice yarn...that the stores here don't carry.
So on my next visit I would love to visit those LYS that I wasn't able to last Sept. But this time I would like to have a friend with me. Maybe you would like to join me! You could show me those stores I didn't get to like Seaport Yarns!
When are you available? :-)
bj
i went a while back and didn't get to see anything - i'd love to visit the statue of liberty and then try out one of those awesome raw food restaurants i keep hearing about!
I've been to NYC a couple of times and loved it! But the one thing I didn't get to do while there that I would have loved to do was see a Broadway show.
Also, since I know I'm gonna win, here is my e-mail address:
alt.music.lover@gmail.com
I've been to NYC a couple of times and loved it! But the one thing I didn't get to do while there that I would have loved to do was see a Broadway show.
Also, since I know I'm gonna win, here is my e-mail address:
alt.music.lover@gmail.com
In my serious shopping days I would have gone to Century 21. Although I went to the Brooklyn Art Museum to see the Basquiat exhibit, I missed out on the Arbus exhibit I think at MOMA. I guess now what I'd like to do is go to a museum. And take the subway ... I love the subway :)
i would want to see broadway and go look at a bunch of historical sites and some of the old churches. im a history buff vbarton24 at gmail dot com
Wow, I've never been to New York...or even close! I guess the first thing I would do is take a taxi ride. What an experience that would be! I'd probably search for cool parks for my boys to explore as well as museums and then YARN stores! My boys love those as much as I do. Also high on the list would be FOOD...maybe one of those hotdog stands??? Don't they have those there?
My favorite time to go to NY is the fall. I love walking around Central Park and going to get a hot chocolate by the little lake where people race the boats. It's cool and crisp and beautiful.
My favorite things to do when visiting.... Central Park, so big, so fun. China Town, all the handcrafted awesomeness. And navigating the subway. Always an adventure.
First, I would visit Serendipity and then I would ask a local where their favorite bread store is and head straight to it..That would be a really good day. :0)
If I were in New York, I'd go see a Broadway show! Then I'd walk a little while until the yummy smells from a restaurant pulled me in and made me stop to eat. And, of course, I'd have to check out the LYS!
I have never been to New York, but man, what an experience it would be... I would go to see the library... and if I brought my kids with me, a few museums... but after all that... I would hit as many used book stores as humanly possible in one day and then yarn stores the next if it was just me... If a third day was included, I would have to go to central park to the natural geological sites on the grounds... and I think that was in Central Park... Three of my most favorite things... and in one of the cities I have always wanted to go.
I would go to some broadway shows,empire state building and visit the memorial of the world trade center and yarn shops:)Hugs Darcy
darcysknottyknitter[AT]gmail[DoT]com
After reading all through these comments, I am more than half convinced that the contest prize is a trip to NYC.
A list of LYS - local, that is, to New York City - would be gathered beforehand and studied for how to maximize the number of visits.
Hotdogs and other culturally-relevant creations would serve for food.
Oh heck, I want to do everything!
Janey
jabeyknitting AT yahoo DOT ca
So many wonderful things to do in NYC... but I have to say one of my most memorable and one that I would definitely do again some day is to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn. Choose a perfect summer day. Stop now and then to enjoy the views. When you get to Brooklyn, you'll have worked up an appetite so have the best pizza ever and than some ice cream before you make your way back!!
Great idea for a contest :)
mob6907@yahoo.com
I've been drooling over the pictures in the back of my lion brand catalog of the yarn studio. So I would definately have to make a stop there and probably spend the whole day. Other than that, I would need at least a month in NYC, there is so much I would love to do. Thanks for this contest, it's a great idea! Sarah66902000@yahoo.com
I've never been to NY, but I'll come one day. And when I do there are two things I really want to do. I want to get on a boat to Staten Island - and I want to buy myself a yarn winder and yarn swift, since they are close to impossible to get your hands on here... And I'll want to bring my mum and take her into every yarn shop we can find... Wondering how much luggage your allowed to bring overseas???
I'd like to make it to a Smiley's Yarns Manhattan sale someday. A friend from Rochester said she went once and it was crazy but fun, and worth going.
Truly I would have to go to Westminster during the Kennel Club show. I am a dog NUT!
Okay so being a theater lover, I'd have to check out some shows both on & off Broadway. Ride in a yellow cab, stroll through Central Park... All those cheesy fun things tourists do :)
Oh yeah, and let's not forget an NYC YARN CRAWL!!!!!!!!
It's hard to narrow down all the possibilities to just one! Visiting the United Nations is near if not at the top of my list, so that's my entry.
i love love love new york, and was there last october. it was fabulous beyond words. the one thing i would do if i was there right now is get on the phone and call my friend tori to come meet me.. after that i'd like to just hang out with her and probably do a mini- yarn craw.
Let's see...there are antique stores I would love to see...and a button shop....but I definitely woul dhave to see Broadway!
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