New York Upper West Side

We will be making our first trip to New York in September of 2008. We will be staying on West 95th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam. Any information on how to get from the airport and great restaurants and things in the area would be wonderful. We need to know all the do%26#39;s and don%26#39;ts of NY. I would appreciate ANY information! Thank you!

New York Upper West Side

hello

Did you have a look at the sticky look here before you post? It has answers to all the questions you may have to start and then I am sure you will have some more, to ask of us.

New York Upper West Side

Are you looking for taxi info or public transit info?

As for dining, $ or $$$$.

You can walk down Broadway from 96th street to 72nd street and there are plenty of places to eat.

You can also walk down Columbus or Amsterdam Ave. The neighborhood offers an eclectic choice of restaurants.

Our friend NYC10025 is away, but here%26#39;s his excellent list of UWS restaurants, plus a link to a NY Times tour of the area:

www.nytimes.com/ref/travel/TOUR-WS.html

Bettola, 412 Amsterdam Avenue (79/80 Streets) 212-787-1660 local mid-priced Italian

Caf茅 Frida, 368 Columbus (77/78) 212-712-2929 Good Mexican, excellent guacamole, margaritas

Hunan Park, 235 Columbus (70/71) 212-724-4411 Inexpensive family Chinese, simple d茅cor

Isabella鈥檚, 359 Columbus (77) 212-724-2100 Comfortable New American, can be crowded on weekends

Jacques-Imo鈥檚, 366 Columbus (77) 212-799-0150 New Orleans Cajun-Creole

La Vela, 373 Amsterdam (77/78) 212-877-7818 Low key Tuscan trattoria

Mughlai, 320 Columbus (75) 212-724-6363 Good basic Indian

Pasha, 70 W 71 Street (Columbus/CPW) 212-579-8751 Mid-priced good Turkish

Penang, 240 Columbus (71) 212-769-3988 Reliable Malaysian

Savann, 414 Amsterdam 79/80 212 580-0202 Relaxed French-Mediterranean

Good Enough to Eat 484 Amsterdam (83/84) 212-496-0163 Inexpensive American

Kitchen 82, 461 Columbus (82) 212-875-1619 Good value New American

Rain, 100 W 82 (Columbus) 212-501-0776 nice d茅cor Pan-Asian

Welcome.

I agree - check otu the FAQ ';sticky'; at the top of this forum for answers to airport questions and popular queries.

Also, if you%26#39;re looking for specific advice on getting to/from the airport, it would be useful to know WHICH airport you%26#39;re flying into, and what time of day!