Help Brazen plan a trip to New York

[DontSayBanana]

Oh another thing I insisted on doing in NYC - I bought a fake rolex from guy on a street corner for $10.

The prosecutor (technically) committed a US federal crime?

[The Larch]

Chinatown is, IMO, skippable. Little Italy is barely a couple of streets at this point in history.

[Valmy]

Chinatown is, IMO, skippable. Little Italy is barely a couple of streets at this point in history.

I think it was basically Korean or something now even if they still have touristy stuff. I think there are still Italian-American neighborhoods but not on Manhattan anymore.

[Tonitrus]

Oh another thing I insisted on doing in NYC - I bought a fake rolex from guy on a street corner for $10.

Has it held up? 

[Gups]

Very lame thing to do as well.

He's in The Business.

In London I insisted on visiting the Royal Court of Justice, and got my picture taken outside the Old Bailey.  It was very lame and nerdy to most people, but it was important to me.

You should have given me a shout. Would have given you a tour and shown you around some of the Inns of Court as well.

I once had a hearing in the RCJ on a really technical and dry subject (about costs liability). It was summer and we were the only hearing in progress. All day, we had groups of tourists coming into the public gallery, concentrating hard for a bit and giving up after 20 minutes.

[Barrister]

Very lame thing to do as well.

He's in The Business.

In London I insisted on visiting the Royal Court of Justice, and got my picture taken outside the Old Bailey.  It was very lame and nerdy to most people, but it was important to me.

You should have given me a shout. Would have given you a tour and shown you around some of the Inns of Court as well.

I once had a hearing in the RCJ on a really technical and dry subject (about costs liability). It was summer and we were the only hearing in progress. All day, we had groups of tourists coming into the public gallery, concentrating hard for a bit and giving up after 20 minutes.

that would've been cool.

Being summer, there wasn't a whole hell of a lot going on.  I did sit in on the tail end of a criminal appeal which was mildly amusing as I realized that if you took away the showey courtroom and the wigs it really was no different that a Canadian courtroom.

[The Larch]

Chinatown is, IMO, skippable. Little Italy is barely a couple of streets at this point in history.

I think it was basically Korean or something now even if they still have touristy stuff. I think there are still Italian-American neighborhoods but not on Manhattan anymore.

IIRC it was Chinatown that grew and basically swallowed Little Italy, which is reduced to Mulberry street and its surrounding area nowadays, although there are still some very good Italian restaurants and pizza places around there. There are indeed other Little Italies around NY, in other buroughs, but in Manhattan there aren't many Italian areas anymore AFAIK.

[CountDeMoney]

Oh, I forgot that there are people who get all excited about tacky coloured lights and would prefer that to ease of travel/comfort in standing outdoors.

Garbo's going for the pretentiousness hat trick--Stanford, gay NYC dweller, and now: English.

[garbon]

Oh, I forgot that there are people who get all excited about tacky coloured lights and would prefer that to ease of travel/comfort in standing outdoors.

Garbo's going for the pretentiousness hat trick--Stanford, gay NYC dweller, and now: English.

That would be taking up French, not failing to context shift vocabulary.

[CountDeMoney]

Stop your War on Christmas decorations.

[Admiral Yi]

How long is the subway ride from Midtown to Williamsburg?  Coney Island?

My favorite spot in Central Park is the Yacht Club.  Is that what it's called?  The little pond with the little radio controlled sailing ships.

[garbon]

Long to coney island. Not bad to Williamsburg until they take the L offline.

[garbon]

Stop your War on Christmas decorations.

I don't care what you do with your body. Just don't try to make me excited about it.

[Sophie Scholl]

Anyway, if and when I do manage to make it over, the least you Septics* could do is arrange a Languish NY meet in my honour. We've had Euro meets with members from at least half a dozen countries!

*ask a Londoner

Depending on when it is, I might be able to make the jaunt down from Utica.

[The Minsky Moment]

September is a good time.  Always plenty to do anytime.