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And of course, nothing beats a weekend in the Adirondacks. There's really something to do for everyone. It just comes down to personal taste. Personally, some of my best experiences in NY have been walking through the cemetaries in the originally Dutch-settled towns of popular folklore, Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown; driving through some of the beautiful wine regions, and spending many relaxing weekends camping and taking in the mountain air.
If you are talking about NYC, then yes, Eat! Definitely! In general, the food blows away NJ.
If you are talking about NY State, I spend much of my summers there, and it usually consists of going to the beach, riding my motorcycle, my wife likes walking in town, shopping, taking the kids to playgrounds and duck ponds, oh yeah...and eating!
If you are talking about NYC, then yes, Eat! Definitely! In general, the food blows away NJ.
If you are talking about NY State, I spend much of my summers there, and it usually consists of going to the beach, riding my motorcycle, my wife likes walking in town, shopping, taking the kids to playgrounds and duck ponds, oh yeah...and eating!
I assumed the OP was talking about the state of NY since he/she said "NY", using the abbreviated reference for New York. I doubt anyone could be so ridiculous as to insinuate the entire state of New York is characterized and defined by New York City.
I assumed the OP was talking about the state of NY since he/she said "NY", using the abbreviated reference for New York. I doubt anyone could be so ridiculous as to insinuate the entire state of New York is characterized and defined by New York City.
Take a guess where the restaurant owners relocate to when the out of site rents in NYC cause them to close.
Sorry, but I have lived in NJ my whole life, and while there are certainly exceptions, NYC easily beats NJ in the food department. I know what you are trying to say, but it doesn't usually pan out. For example, someone in management at Nobu opened up a place in Montclair. While it is very good, it is no Nobu. NYC attracts the best restauranteurs and chefs, and has a lot more diversity packed into such a small area.
I assumed the OP was talking about the state of NY since he/she said "NY", using the abbreviated reference for New York. I doubt anyone could be so ridiculous as to insinuate the entire state of New York is characterized and defined by New York City.
You went in one direction and the next poster went in the other, so I was, and still am, confused.
I just covered all my bases.
You went in one direction and the next poster went in the other, so I was, and still am, confused.
I just covered all my bases.
To be fair, I was being a bit sarcastic in my original post. I assumed the OP was referring to NYC (the mention of Central Park, Broadway, etc.) but one of my pet peeves (Even as a NJer and not a NYer) is people referring to one city in NY (large and overbearing as NYC is) as "NY". It would be as if someone referred to Philadelphia as "PA" or Boston as "MA".
Maybe it's that I'm not at all a city person, but I've come to love the non-city aspects of NY over the years (truly a beautiful state once you escape the cloud of pollution and the millions of people packed on top of each other) and it always frustrates me to see people ignore the rest of what is actually a pretty large state and just jump right to the city.
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