View Poll Results: What Should I Do For A Week In NYC?

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  • Take a break! Not every vacation needs to be a working one. Go to Boston, chill with cousin/friend.

    4 44.44%
  • Get a room on AirBnB & Volunteer at OWS! Serve food & commune w/anarchists. Work if you want to.

    2 22.22%
  • WORK. Find a club to hire you & work every day. Make money & hang out in free/cheap parts of NYC.

    1 11.11%
  • Don't fly out early. Cancel the pre-trip & leave when you fly to Turkey. Save money & work at home.

    2 22.22%
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Thread: First Trip to NYC - What Should I Do with Myself?!

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    Default First Trip to NYC - What Should I Do with Myself?!

    So, I'm going to NYC, for the first time, this winter! Its before I take a trip to Istanbul and Romania with a couple of besties. The only thing is, I'm beginning to reevaluate my plans. Originally, I had planned to fly into NYC about a week early and go to Boston to visit a close friend of mine. I had intended to stay a night with him and then connect with my long-estranged cousin, from NH. I thought she and I could spend some quality time and perhaps go visit her parents, who live in New Jersey. My Aunt and Uncle haven't seen me in years and haven't spoken to me since my father died, in 2008. I wanted to reconnect and maybe get some old pics of my dad, while I was there, to share with my little sister.

    Well, Cousin just told me that Aunt doesn't like me at all. Like, is really resentful of me over my dad's death (not over anything I could control) and blah blah blah. My friend who I thought lived in Boston, actually lives about an hour outside of Boston. Cousin now wants to get a hotel room (sounds expensive) and just hang out in Boston, with me, for a night. She's still real excited to see me but I'm beginning to think traveling outside of NYC is much more trouble than its worth. I'm not very glad to hear that my dad's surviving sister has all of this animosity and I don't really want to sit with a cousin and gossip about family bad-blood for even a night.

    I've been following the Occupy Wall Street stuff and I'm a long-time anarcho-activist. I began thinking that I could fly into NYC and head to the site to see what kind of help the local Food-Not-Bombs needed in feeding the masses. I'm not very interested in "protesting", these days but I would love to make a contribution of effort to support those that do. I contacted a local organizer through a friend and I'm discouraged that she just said, "show up and see what the action group needs". I'd feel much more comfortable if I had a direct contact to someone in the movement who could actually tell me where to locate folks. I'm wondering if I shouldn't invest so much energy in the unknowns of that scene. Plus, who knows what the status of that demonstration will be by mid-November?

    I'm beginning to entertain the idea of dancing in NYC, while I'm there. I can just find a small flat on AirBnB (my travel companion said she may be into going in on it with me), right in the city and commute to whatever local NYC club is nearest to me. I'm in town for seven days and I can just work my ass off, for the duration. If I make money, I can make fun happen in the city and if I want to see sights, I can still do that, too. The only problem is, I'm like, the opposite of what I hear NYC strippers have to be. I'm short (4'10"), I'm very curvy (32F-26-38, 117lbs) and I'm heavily tattooed. Not all over my body but enough that a club strict on tattoos probably wouldn't hire me. Like, I don't want to bank on working, if I can't get hired. I'm cruising the club sections of SW to find hints of places that I might have a shot at but this is not looking promising. I think the tattoos are going to be my biggest obstacle, unless I can get an okay before I get into the city.

    I'm dying for input on this one. Do any NYC girls have any thoughts? I'm just wondering how I should utilize my time. My costs for my trip are basically covered but I'm expecting NYC to be one of the most expensive stops! I'd like to spend that time making money rather than spending it (and hey, I'd love to dabble in the NYC strip-scene) but I'm so self-conscious about the beauty standard. I'm hardly a super model and I'm even more abrasive-looking than your typical Suicide Girl, these days. At least my teeth are finally fixed. I could have never even entertained the idea, with a broken grill. Sheesh.
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    Default Re: First Trip to NYC - What Should I Do with Myself?!

    I'd forego Boston to be honest. Maybe just because I'm biased and live here - I fly to NY whenever time allows. Take time to relax and veg out at all of NY's beauty treatments. I'm sure you've heard of Korean Spas...They will literally scrub you raw.

    I wish I could be of more help in terms of the city, but I just wanted to throw that bit in there! Have an amazing time and good luck on Wall Street. Why not go, it's part of history!

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    Default Re: First Trip to NYC - What Should I Do with Myself?!

    ^^
    Oh man, I love Korean Spas! I have a favorite one in LA. They're typically super cheap, too. Thanks for the idea!
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    Default Re: First Trip to NYC - What Should I Do with Myself?!

    if it's your first time visiting new york, i don't think you would want to work. i imagine you would want to spend most of your time wandering around.

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    Default Re: First Trip to NYC - What Should I Do with Myself?!

    ^^

    Yeah but I'm afraid wandering around for an entire week would be a huge drain on my budget and NYC is just the first stop in a four-week trip. I know there must be lots of free/cheap things to do there but I would rather have a set destination and motivation. I'll have to make a list of things I would do if I wasn't working and see how that makes my day look, I guess.
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    Default Re: First Trip to NYC - What Should I Do with Myself?!

    Go to the GM a studies in the morning holding s sign that says good morning stripperweb and see if Sam champion talks to you:-)

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    Default Re: First Trip to NYC - What Should I Do with Myself?!

    ^^

    That would be cuuuuuute! I may just do that. I wonder how early I'd have to be there?

    I'm looking at peepshows to work, in the city. I know of two, now and I'm looking into other more alt-y forms of work. Does anyone on here know anything about peepshows in NYC?

    I also need to keep myself busy in the day, as my friend with whom I'm staying has a very small apartment and a roommate that apparently hates guests. I'm considering staying in just about ANY insanely cheap motel. Like, roach motels, junky motels, anything I can find in the Koreatown/Hell's Kitchen area. Any ideas?
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    Default Re: First Trip to NYC - What Should I Do with Myself?!

    Defiantly volunteer! You will meet loads of cool people who will show you where the cool cheap stuff is. And maybe work a couple of nights so you don't have to stress about budget issues? Wow Istanbul and Romania! I'm sooooo jelly!

    If you don't want to stay with your friend I would stay in a hostel. I have always wanted to stay in this hostel (make sure you book early!):

    http://www.hostelz.com/hostel/63703-...e-Villa-Hostel

    and I have always wanted to dance in this club:

    http://pumpsbar.com/

    which sounds like it would be a good fit for you.

    (lol I grew up an hour outside of the city in CT, so really no excuse why I didn't do these things while I lived there!)

    The couchsurfing NYC group page is a wealth of information:

    http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=2372

    Brooklyn is better than Manhattan IMHO, Spanish Harlem and the Village are awesome too.

    Sorry for the vague advice but hopefully I was able to point you in the right direction. Have fun!

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    Default Re: First Trip to NYC - What Should I Do with Myself?!

    ^^

    I've always wanted to visit Spanish Harlem, as well. Thanks for the links and stuff! Damn, Pumps looks awesome!! You're right, I would love to try it out. All the girls in the ads look just like me!! Lol! Thanks for that tip!

    Well, all is for naught, unfortunately. My plans have had to change since my partner is leaving for work, around the same time I was planning and my house will be left entirely empty, with no one to watch the pets. I've opted to sacrifice my free week in NYC, to stay home and keep up the house while he's gone. He'll return just before I have to fly out, for my own trip, that weekend. I figure, I'm saving money and taking care of any potential loose ends before I'm out of here for nearly a month. I'll have about three nights in Manhattan, when I get back from Europe, to sight-see and I won't need to stress out about working, then or over-whelming my friend. That's probably a more manageable way to spend my time in NYC, anyway. Maybe after a month in Europe, NYC will seem less intimidating to me, to just hang about in.

    Thanks so much for the input, y'all!
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    Default Re: First Trip to NYC - What Should I Do with Myself?!

    Quote Originally Posted by camille27 View Post
    if it's your first time visiting new york, i don't think you would want to work. i imagine you would want to spend most of your time wandering around.

    I agree..and you don't have to worry about spending too much. Self control girl. There are a lot of nice things to see for free!

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