Trip to New York

[Brian Deakin]

A big thank-you to everyone for taking the time to reply The holiday was planned at short notice and we only decided to visit New York last week

Further I would like to purchase a diamond lapping plate from http://theperfectedge.com/ DIA-Flat Lapping Plate

They have both the 120 micron and 95 micron plates in stock for $159

The cost of the plate in the United kingdom is £199 or $320

Hence the reason why I plan to purchase the plate while I am in the United States

I plan to have the plate delivered to my hotel. Can anyone advise of this is possible

regards Brian

[Peter Kelly]

Eat at The Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station. The station itself is an architectural icon, and the food at the Oyster Bar is second to none, if you like fresh oysters, etc. Perfect for lunch...subways all lead to Grand Central Station.

The Oyster Bar is indeed cool (especially the saloon) but the food has slipped a lot over the years. Wouldn't recommend it for anything other than just oysters and a drink.

Shouldn't be any trouble having the concierge receive a package at your hotel. Just get a tracking number from the shipper.

[Roger Feeley]

Ditto on Blue Man Group. Those guys are hilarious. Take ear protection.

If you want respite from the noise of the city and the weather is good, go north to Fort Tryon Park. It's a gorgeous park and there is this great (but pricey) restaurant there http://www.newleafrestaurant.com Called the New Leaf. This place us run by a foundation sponsored by Bette Midler to clean up the Harlem River. Midler likes to joke that by the time she came along all the good charities were gone and she got garbage.

If you want to do a woodworky thing, maybe you can get a tour through the Steinway piano factory. There are some amazing craftsman there.

[Jim Matthews]

Call your credit card issuer and the company in question.

If you let them know your intention, in advance, it should be simple.

[Roger Feeley]

If, by chance, your kids are totally into Lady Gaga, her father owns Joanne Trattoria at 70 West 68th Street. It's an upscale pizza place. Google it first to see if it's in the budget.

If I were going, I would be loading up on Broadway tickets but that's just me.

[Ben Hatcher]

...
They have both the 120 micron and 95 micron plates in stock for $159

The cost of the plate in the United kingdom is £199 or $320

With a price differential like that, buy a bunch of them and sell the extras when you get home

[Roger Feeley]

If your family likes the deeply weird:

http://www.obscuraantiques.com/
and
http://morbidanatomy.blogspot.com/p/...y-library.html

[John Shuk]

Took this picture this morning. Hudson River Valley at it's best. An hour on the train

[Peter Kelly]

Wouldn't be a bad idea to take a trip up to DIA Beacon. The ride up the Hudson Line from Grand Central is as awesome as the museum is cool. Fall colors should be happening soon too.

[John Shuk]

Wouldn't be a bad idea to take a trip up to DIA Beacon. The ride up the Hudson Line from Grand Central is as awesome as the museum is cool. Fall colors should be happening soon too.

That was a Nabisco package printing plant when I was a kid in Beacon. I applied for a job there when I was 14 and first got my working papers. Beacon in general is quite nice these days. There are a lot of crafty type businesses there. When I moved there in the 70's many of these buildings were abandoned or should have been. I'm one stop south in Cold Spring.

[Peter Pedisich]

Wow! John that's real nice, thanks for sharing.

Took this picture this morning. Hudson River Valley at it's best. An hour on the train

[David Warkentin]

You could go see my parents. They live north of Central Park a couple miles. Actually, I recommend going to Central Park and be sure to look at Cleopatra's needle. Also the ferry ride is neat. And just walking around and people watching is fun.