My trip to NY
 

So I was extremely lucky and got to fly to NY for the games this past weekend. A family member does a lot of his job in NY and got tickets to every game and took me. Unbelievable experience. I thought I would share some of my pics and say a couple things.

Mets fan. LOL. New yorkers are ridiculous. Their accents and look on life is just hilarious. Most of the fans were really nice. Probably about 20% were absolute shitheads though. "BOOOOOOO GO BACK TO NEBRASKA GO METS GO"

NY is a cool city but you would have to pay me about a million a year to live there or its not even worth it. Living in a matchbox surrounded by a steel cage, trash, and psychos for 2k a year. No thanks.

Had a couple of really good meals though. Probably the best part about NY is the food. Ate at a jewish deli called Katz that was really bomb, and also ate at a steak house called Peter Lugers that was pretty damn good too.

Citi Field is a really nice stadium. Good views. Every mets fan was like "Yo you gawta geaux to ShakeShack out in the outfield its da best berga youll eva have!." I didn't waste my time. Line was about 2 hours long the entire game. The stadium is really vertical so even the spots up top get good seats because you're right on the action.

In game 3, early in the game, a mets player fouled off a pitch into the grass and it was rolled back to the Royals dugout where Jonny Gomes got the ball. I yelled his name and he threw it to me! ****ing BADASS!!! Official game ball of the 2015 world series!

What a ****ing awesome series for us! Best year possible! AL central champs, AL Champs, World Series Champs. Awesome!

I hope one day our chiefs put a season together like that

I can only see two pics, but your seats were amazing!

Peter Lugars....pretty damn good. Now that wins the understatement of the year!..

Sounds like an amazing time

I can't see any of your pictures. :(

Very nice.

Wait. A steak place that precuts the meat??????? Can't they trust their customers with knives? Looks good nonetheless.

Glad to hear you survived.

NYC is overrated i know i live in upstate NY.

You have a great poker face. Never seen anything like it.

Who's the hand wearing the championship ring? Did I miss something?

I just see a picture of a raw steak on a plate.

I can only see one of your pictures.

I don't want to alarm you, but there is a large white square covering your face.

As a quality check, I can see every picture in vivid lifelike Technicolor.

Rep! thanks for sharing!

Was Texas Roadhouse closed?

Very cool, thanks for sharing and awesome seats!

That ring. :eek:

There are a lot better steakhouses than Luger's here. I work in NYC and live upstate.. can't stand the traffic nor most of the people.

Looks like a great trip to take in many of the must see places.

Katz's is my favorite deli and I see you got one of their famous pastrami on rye with Jewish pickles.

Peter Luger's is awesome as well and my buddy was just there a few months back. You must have been warned it's CASH only there. It sure is old school and very good, one of the best.

The only thing missing would be a picture of a bum sleeping on the sidewalk with his Met's gear on! LOL

Great seats and thanks for sharing.

I'M PRETTY SURE THE GUY IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT WALKING UP THE STAIRS IS DAVID FABER OF CNBC BUSINESS NEWS CHANNEL AND HOST OF "SQUAWK ON THE STREET"

http://www.cnbc.com/david-faber/

http://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc...g?v=1362173851

You had amazing ****ing seats for an amazing event. I'm more than a little bit jealous.

dude, that was awesome...but you look little pale.

Do they tell you that you are not from New York; you're from upstaaaaate?

damn only acouple of the pictures are showing? I can send them individually later. Just got home from the parade and am dead. parking was insane and getting out was even crazier!!!

I can see them all. Who's hand with the Championship ring is that?

Had no idea George Brett posted on CP

Mike Arbuckle. Player development guy. Really nice guy. Was with his wife

Yeah that's what my family member said about lugers. The name holds more weight than the actual meal but it's just one place you gotta go in your life. It was pretty damn amazing though. I think I enjoyed the Katz deli meal alittle more though. They give you samples as they make you the food. It was great

I love me some Keens Steakhouse! Now NYC has some great food so it's a great argument to have, but I love me some Keens steak!

Trash? Where? People don't throw their trash on the streets.

I live on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and it is lined with pristine white glove buildings and scenic tree-lined townhouses.

Glad you went to Peter Luger's - great steaks.

FYI: My apartment is quite large.

Yeah, but do fish fry in the kitchen?
Do beans burn on the grill?

I usually dial out ... :D

Although, I love to read the cooking threads at CP.

Damn, you guys can cook.

When I was in NYC in 2012 I, too, went to Citi Field for a Mets game. Except it was a much more important game in May against the Phillies. :)

Loved the field and the city itself, but like you said... would have to make bank in order for me to live there. Too many people and horns for me. Great place for a 4-5 day trip though, undoubtedly.
Shake Shack is pretty damn good. I went to the one in Madison Square Park, waited 45 minutes for a cheeseburger. It was worth it. Glad you didn't waste time in a line at a World Series game to get a burger, however. Shake Shack is starting to expand pretty rapidly so you'll get a burger from a location sooner than later I am sure.

Glad you had a good experience! Thanks for sharing.

LMAO

Shake Shack is the best fast food burger in America, IMO. I'm blessed because I can walk into the Philly location with essentially no line & get my burger in no time.

I stayed at 31st and Madison and then in Brooklyn 2 of the nights. There's trash everywhere. You live in the nicest area of NY. Of course there's no trash out front of your 10 million dollar apartment lol

Omg the noises. There is literally nowhere quiet in that city. Dump trucks, delivery trucks, car horns, drunk people yelling. I want to kill myself just thinking about it

Katz reubens on marble rye with the pickle are amazing. Some of the most beautiful woman on the east coast. The bike messengers flying through traffic on 10 speeds have to be on PCP to be that crazy fearless. And oh yes, the car horns. The never ending car horns.</br></br>Give me a quiet mountain town any day. Glad you had a good time!

You must be hanging out in some dump of a tourist trap area. Wherever you go in this world, it is about one thing and one thing only: Location, location, location.

Next time you make it this way, please let me know and I will gladly tell you where to go for a great experience. Just bring lots and lots of money or you may find yourself next to a drunk. Worse yet, if you choose to stay in a seedy hotel with paper-thin walls you will most likely hear all the things you described in your post... :D

Upper East Side of Manhattan take your pick:

https://www.google.com/search?q=uppe...0and%20avenues





One area that I happen to dislike the Upper West Side of Manhattan - Hate the brownstones. There is nothing clean looking about them.

In.

I almost went to WS this year but work interfered.

Next time. :)

Is your name Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, or Miranda? :D

Oh, okay. You were staying in a business district. Madison Avenue and E. 31 St block should be nice, however if you go two blocks west of Midtown Manhattan you are surrounded by commercial office buildings. People commute within the outer boroughs and tri-state area to work in Manhattan, dropping their candy wrappers on their way to and from work. :D

Good taste by choosing those names. "Belle"


Dane: I would love to live in Cali. Living bi-coastal would be ideal.