First of all , Manhattan is the city , the other boroughs of Brooklyn , Queens , The Bronx , and Staten Island are known as ” The Outer Boroughs ” .
Explore more than Manhattan while you’re doing your own 30 Plus Teams Tour .
The Bronx has the zoo , the Botanical Gardens , Arthur Avenue and the Yankees baseball team .
Staten Island has the ferry , which is free and for a change of pace in cuisines , try some Sri Lankan food , as this borough has the largest Sri Lankan population in New York City .
Brooklyn is so big that if it were to break away from New York City , it would be the 5 1st state .
It has the Brooklyn Bridge , the Grand Army Plaza , the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Brooklyn Nets basketball team and the Islanders hockey team .
Queens is one of the most diverse areas of not only the city , but the country as well .
Visit Jackson Heights , Louis Armstrong’s home , the Museum of the Moving Image , the site of the 1964 World’s Fair , and Flushing , which has the largest Asian populations in the city .
Queens is also the home of one of the largest Greek populations , the Bohemian Beer Garden , and New York’s other baseball team , the Mets .
You will see lots of pigeons in the city .
As much as you want to , please don’t feed them .
Contrary to popular belief , the pigeon is NOT the state bird of New York City .
It just seems that way .
Please don’t feed the squirrels either .
They may look all cute and cuddly , but these are rodents .
Rats on steroids , really .
Speaking of rats , yes , I’m not going to lie, New York has a lot of them and they all seem to be on the same subway platform as you are .
They’re on the tracks as well .
Word of advice , people .
THEY ARE NOT TOURIST ATTRACTIONS !
Just because you see them on the train tracks or on the platforms , MOVE OUT THE WAY !
Don’t snap pictures and videos of them to send back to the folks in Alabama or Japan and please don’t post them on Facebook , Instagram or Snap Chat .
Trust me , people don’t want to see that.
BACK THE HECK UP !
These rats aren’t here for you all to be amused.
These are New York City Rats .
They’re aggressive and they’re all in a hurry to get to the train just like their human New York City cousins .
So do us and them a huge favor .
Put down the cameras and keep it moving .
Don’t block the doorways of the subway cars with your backpacks and what seems to be your big suitcases that have everything but the kitchen sink in them .
Trust me , New Yorkers will give you more than dirty looks about this .
Don’t stop in the middle of the street to read your street or subway map either .
RESEARCH PEOPLE PLEASE !
Know where you’re going and what train to take to get to your destination while you’re in your hotel room .
Better yet , map out that route whether you’re at home in Lima , Ohio or Lima , Peru .
Follow the lead of New Yorkers while you’re here .
Have that bag of Wise Potato Chips on the D train or number 4 train while heading to Yankee Stadium for a game .
Don’t be shocked that we’re eating .
New Yorkers do eat and drink on the trains and nobody is going to tell them to stop doing it .
Even while we’re waiting for that number 7 train to take us to Citifield to see the Mets or to have some Malaysian food in Flushing , you’d better believe that we’re going to bust out the Dunkin Donuts bag and eat right in front of you .
Breakfast at home ?
You think New York City people have time for that ? !
NOOOO !
We’re going to chug down that 7-Eleven coffee and eat that bagel with cream cheese right in front of you while all of us are waiting for the E train to the World Trade Center .
You say that it seems like New Yorkers dress in black all the time like we’re in mourning or something .
No, we just like to look hip and edgy .
DEAL WITH IT .
New Yorkers seem to be loud and obnoxious , and rude.
That’s not true it’s a myth – .
Wait a minute , no it’s not .
It’s what makes New York City what it is .
Deal with THAT too as you wait for the PATH train to take you to New Jersey to watch the Giants and Jets play football at Met Life Stadium .
You aren’t in Kansas anymore .
Inspite of what the folks back in Nebraska told you , don’t be afraid to take a New York City subway .
If you happen to be in the city , say you and your besties around 11P.M , there will be a train to take you all back to that fancy hotel in the Meatpacking District .
Just remember to sit in the conductor’s car so that he or she can answer your questions .
It seems to you that New Yorkers always seem to be in a hurry .
No, it’s not your imagination .
They are , ALWAYS .
Remember to stand on the right side of the escalator so that people can pass on the left .
Please don’t take up the whole sidewalk when the four of you are walking .
You aren’t in a scene from Sex in the city , so stop it .
You will get dirty looks and someone will make some nasty comment .
Trust me , this is New York , it’s a given .
That’s a pet peeve among New Yorkers .
You say that New York City is really expensive .
It is but there are ways around that .
Don’t take cabs everywhere .
Walk or take the subway .
No, seriously , take them , even though Aunt Martha back in South Dakota told you how scary they look .
They aren’t and they run 24 hours , seven days a week .
You want to be in the middle of the action but you don’t want to pay those high city prices .
Stay in one of the Outer Boroughs , like Brooklyn or Queens .You can even stay in New Jersey to see a hockey game , no matter if it’s the Rangers at Madison Square Garden or New Jersey’s hockey team , the Devils , at Prudential Center in Newark .
You can get there from here on your 30 Plus Teams Tour .
You can even use that New York City Metro Card to pay for your ride on the PATH Train .
ENJOY YOURSELVES !
NO , REALLY .
You’ve never experienced anything like New York City and you probably never will again .
Don’t be intimidated by anything about the city .
It may sound simple , but please act like you’ve been there before .
Embrace the craziness that is the “city that never sleeps . ”
Have that coffee and danish while waiting for the R or N train to take you to Brooklyn to see some Nets basketball .
Act the way you would if you were back in Ireland or Wyoming .
Just on a much grander scale .
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Reblogged this on 30 Plus Teams 30 Plus Dreams and commented:
I’ve been talking about how I’m in “a New York State of Mind” and lots of bloggers have mentioned how much they want to see The Big Apple. Before you go, there’s some things you ought to know about New York City . Enjoy and don’t be intimidated by the city. EMBRACE THAT CRAZINESS!
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New York ROCKS!!! And I love that picture. Yay! Cheers! 🙂
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Thanks! This is what people first see when they come to new York
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You with a GREAT smile?!!! 😄
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Lol I laughed at the bit about the rats! I never knew about Flushing–I’d love to try the food there! I can’t wait to visit NY someday, I’ll have to bookmark this page so I remember how to act!!!
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Tourists are the first to take pictures of the rats and point them out. New Yorkers we’re like “let’s get the fuck out of here that fuck might jump onto the platform . ” Flushing has one of the largest Chinatowns in New York . There’s a mall on Main Street in Flushing that has lots of foods from the different Asian countries . That might be an upcoming blog post from me.
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Oh my gosh, yuck. I think I’d run right away if I saw a rat!!…I would SO love to see a future post from you on the Chinatown in Flushing!!!
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Chinatown in Flushing really isn’t that far away from me, so that might be a possibility . Thanks for suggesting. Yeah, that’s the way the rest of us New Yorkers feel about rats. But the tourists seem to get a kick out of them on the subway tracks and these Mofos seem to know when to move when the train is coming.
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