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I am going to be in NY March 12-16 and have some friends joining me who have never been to NY. Any suggestions of where to take them? I%26#39;ve been twice before but have yet to do many of the touristy things. Any restaurant suggestions would be great too? Thanks -Rachel

Is it still going to be snowing when I get there?

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Rachel your ??? are much too general. We don%26#39;t know how old you/your friends are, what you like, where you%26#39;ve already been and where you haven%26#39;t, what sort of food you like, where you%26#39;re staying.....get the picture ;) And maybe it will be snowing at this rate. Who knows. Not the weather men.

I would say read the trip report just posted today on the thread titled ';Back in Maidstone'; posted by maidstonenic. They did almost everything. The one thing that the Brit%26#39;s do that everyone seems to love is take a helicopter ride. It%26#39;s expensive but many say it%26#39;s a highlight and worth it.

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Sorry for the vaugness. My friends and I are 23 and they are visiting from Virginia and have not traveled much at all. I was just looking for some sightseeing suggestions since we are only there for 4 days and I haven%26#39;t done much beyond Canal St. on my visits. I have seen the Statue of Liberty (from across the water) and have walked by the Empire State Building and Central Park. Are these things worth doing more indepth? Someone told me there is a bar that you can get the same view as the ESB. We are staying on 46th Street but willing to go wherever within the city if you all have suggestions. Hopefully this helps narrow things down a bit :)

One suggested ';tour';--Start out at Rockefeller center, (this is a NY focal point), check out ice rink and the RCA building--shops in the concourse, then cross 5th Ave to Saks, then go up 5th- go into St. Patrick%26#39;s cathedral, look into the various shops going up 5th, go into Trump tower--there%26#39;s a casual eating place, shops; farther up 5th is FAO Schwartz and across the street is the Plaze Hotel (just before central park)--take a walk into the Plaza (hope its still open, its being made into condos), then head into central park--walk around and look back at the skyline on central park south. You might want to go up as far as the zoo in central park--its small but very nice. You might want to walk into the upper east side streets--in the 60s across to Park Ave to get a flavor of that part of town. All sorts of interesting upscale shops on Madison Ave in the 60s and up. You%26#39;ll also want to walk around Times Square also, maybe get tickets to a show.

If they want an outrageous shock, take them to Lips restaurant in the West Village, hosted by exotic, entertaining Drag Queens/transsexuals. They do 2 ';shows'; each evening, one around 7pm and the next around 9pm so time your meal accordingly, they lip-synch and dance and have a laugh with the guests.

www.lipsnyc.com