[THREAD CLOSED - SEE PART 2] Anything & Everything New York

M4RKM

dannyrado wrote: »

Arrived thanksgiving day last year, jeans and t-shirt weather. Woke up the next day, watched the weather, said that day would be 52DegF. I don't know my DegFs, i do DegC, so proceeded out of the hotel again in jeans and T-shirt. Turns out it was about -1DegC. So yeah it's cold!:D

thats 11c, not -1.... -1 is 30f...

and 11c is perfect jeans and t-shirt weather!

LouBlue

elainew wrote: »

We went in february and it was FREEZING ! Have never felt coldness like it. It must have been about -20 . Take plenty of layers of clothes with you instead of one big heavy jacket.
I love NY

I first went to NY in February, a few years ago, then again this year end of May.

I now know I am definitely a warm weather New Yorker goer....did so much more, and I hate the cold anyway. :rotfl:

M4RKM

let me count..

November 01 - warm - 20c
May 02 - warm - 22c
March 03 - cool - 15c
March 04 - freezing 0c
October 04 - warm - 20c
March 05 - cool - 15c
March 06 - cool - 15c
January 07 - freezing below 0c
September 07 - hot - 30c
March 08 - cool - 15c

wow.. i can remember... my brain isn't as messed up as it feels today...

when it is hot in NYC, it is too hot, really humid.. but sitting down in the parks with a bottle of water, watching the world go by was great...

someone buy me a flight to NYC please.. i wanna go back... :!

LouBlue

markymoo wrote: »

when it is hot in NYC, it is too hot, really humid.. but sitting down in the parks with a bottle of water, watching the world go by was great...

someone buy me a flight to NYC please.. i wanna go back... :!

No, me next, you've been too many times. I thought that end of May, it was perfect weather for us. It was late 70's, wasn't humid at all and Central Park was a haven. :A

M4RKM

i have NOT been too many times.... there is no such thing as TOO MANY times when it comes to NYC...

and with 10 trips to NYC under my belt.. i've never done the whole sitting in central park..

my usual haunts are washington square park, union square, or city hall park...

M

LouBlue

markymoo wrote: »

i have NOT been too many times.... there is no such thing as TOO MANY times when it comes to NYC...

and with 10 trips to NYC under my belt.. i've never done the whole sitting in central park..

my usual haunts are washington square park, union square, or city hall park...

M

Ok, true. Meant you have been more times than me.

Loved Central Park, couldn't believe how big it was, so much going on, but also loads of places to be away from it all, was much needed respite every now and then, then I would be all fired up to trot off again.

floyd

markymoo wrote: »

i have NOT been too many times.... there is no such thing as TOO MANY times when it comes to NYC...

and with 10 trips to NYC under my belt.. i've never done the whole sitting in central park..

my usual haunts are washington square park, union square, or city hall park...

M

Very true, I love Washington Square park and tend to grab a coffee and sit there to browse the hundreds of dollars worth of stuff I always buy in Generation Records!

Hoping to go back in August, yeah I know it will be humid as hell but my friends band are playing in Irving Plaza so we want to go out for it. All depends if I get a new job contract, fingers crossed

Savvy_Sue

So, those who've been in the 'humid as hell' months - any survival tips? I really don't 'do' hot and humid normally ...

dannyrado

markymoo wrote: »

thats 11c, not -1.... -1 is 30f...

and 11c is perfect jeans and t-shirt weather!

Yep, see it's still catching me out. it was 32F not 52F.

elDeeJay

Whats the best way of calling home to the UK when in NYC? Should I buy a pre-paid card from a travel agents and use that on a payphone? Or is there a more cost effective way of doing it?
I did think about installing Skype on my mobile and using that, but im worried about the wifi availability out there (When I went to madrid and barcelona i had a hell of a job finding any 'free' wifi...millions of WAP's, but none of them free/usable), so Im wondering what is the best way?