Dating Spots, Lists of Venues and Eateries |
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Dating Spots, Lists of Venues and Eateries |
Aug 31 2005, 03:00 PM
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Here is a list of dating spots offered by the members of H.com.
Big thanks to Big Toe for starting and putting this list together and working with us to make this a great list. A big thank you to Psychodad for stepping up to the plate and coordinating the editing of this list. If you have any additions, please PM Psychodad and your addition will be placed whenever the next version goes up. Again, a big thank you to Big Toe and Psychodad and those who contributed their suggestions: Pleats MONSEY: Purple Pear (eatery/nice decor) Skating at Sportorama Bear Mountain West Point army base (open to public) North Jersey: Noah’s Ark (Teaneck) Mabat Steak House (Teaneck) The Pasta Factory (Teaneck) Dougie’s (Teaneck) Sushi Mitzuyan (Teaneck) Palisades Mall (2 theatres, Barnes and Noble, arcades) Skating at Palisades Mall Sheraton Crossroads (hotel/ lounge) (NJ) Central and Southern Jersey: Fondue for You (Highland Park) The Orchid (Edison) Tastebuds (Lakewood) Levy’s (Manalapan) Ocean 656 (Shore area) Six Flags Great Adventure BRONX/RIVERDALE: Wave Hill (mini Central Park. v. relaxing) (718) 549 3200 Botanical Gardens Bronx Zoo eat at: Corner Cafe (really cute, good food) Chinese place (name?) Main Event (pizza) MANHATTAN: Uptown area- Walk the George Washington Bridge Fort Tryon Park Hudson view from high up Walking paths Flower gardens/benches Shakespeare plays on the grass (summer) Playground Rollerblading/jogging trails eat at: Revaya Gruenebaum's bakery Time-Out Pizza Golani Grill Central Park Frisbee Picnic Horse drawn carriage row boating Shakespeare in the Park Shakespeare on the run Horseback Riding Ice/roller skate@ Wollman or Lasker Rink Harlem Meer/rowboats? Rock Climbing Lessons Ball Fields Chess and Checkers Fishing Gondola Rides or Boat Rentals Bicycle rentals Model Boats on 'pond' (Loeb Boathouse) walk through the woods Trolley Tours Chill on the great lawn Guitar man (he's there on sunday's as long as it's nice out and plays till dusk. He's very talented and takes requests. He's next to the pond near the 72st Entrance on the West Side). -----go online and see if there are any special concerts or events the day of your date. Plaza Hotel (fancy/famous/use their facilities;) eat at: Cafe K Dougie's JT Cafe (inside Judaica store) Pizza Cave Upper East Side- Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum Frick Collection (art museum) Central Park Window-shop Madison Avenue (ritzy) Gracie Mansion (mayor's house) eat at: Va Bene (1589 2nd Ave| Btwn 82nd & 83rd St ) Solo (550 Madison Ave@55th St) Wolf and Lamb steakhouse (10 E 48th St| Btwn Madison & 5th Ave) Tevere (155 E 84th St| Btwn Lexington & 3rd Ave) Pizza Cave Piece of Cake Upper West Side- Our Name Is Mud (pottery painting) Window-shop/nice stores/boutiques Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (212) 875-5350 Times Square area- Broadway Shows/discount tickets @ TKTS booth in Duffy Square ESPN Zone Check out the 'Naked Cowboy' @ 45th and Broadway Pedicab ride The View at Marriot Marquis Bryant Park (in the summer they show classic movies on Mondays I think) Rockefellar Center (Ice Skating during the winter; v. small rink) Madame Tussauds/wax museum Toys R Us/huge store/ferris wheel/build-a-bear most flagship chain-stores in that area NBC studio tour (212) 664-3700 Intrepid Sea - Air - Space Museum (on actual ship. 212) 245 0072 Sightsee/tourist traps eat at: Le Marais Restaurant Cafe Classico Azuri Cafe Prime Grill 60 E 49th St| Between Madison & Park Ave Abigaels (39th&Broadway) Circa-NY Mr. Broadway J-2 Kosher Delight Kosher Deluxe (NOT a first date place) Downtown area- Our Name Is Mud (pottery painting) Southstreet Seaport Walk the Brooklyn Bridge (breathtaking views) Winter Garden atrium@World Financial Center Promenade along Hudson River. Lots to do there: Mini-golf, batting cages, shaded picnic tables, playgrounds, piers that extend waaaay over the water Chelsea Piers sports/entertainment complex Kayaking Sailing ---There are street fairs at different streets every sunday, find out where they are, they're fun and there's tons of interesting junk to buy! Explore Lower East Side (Bialystoker shul/part of Underground Railroad) Lower East Side Tenement Museum New York Stock Exchange Museum of Jewish Heritage Ferry to Statue of Liberty Circle Line & The Beast (slow cruise & high-speed boat ride around Manhattan) eat at: Circa- downtown Essex On Coney- downtown Gertel's Bakery Eeee's Smoochies Ice cream store (?) STATEN ISLAND: Richmondtown Restoration (historic village) S.I. ferry to and from (free) BROOKLYN: Riis Park Astroland (amusement park, home of the Cyclone wooden rollercoaster, no G's but gets you high nonetheless) Beach boats @Sheepshead bay (sightseeing tours?) Picnic @ parachute jump Horseback Riding (off the Belt) Prospect Park (like Central Park & has skating) Keyspan Park (watch the minor-league Cyclones) Botanical Gardens Prospect Zoo NY Aquarium (right near Astroland & Keyspan Park) Flatbush: Dairy: Circa- Ave J – closed down Back To Nature(also healthier fare) Amazon Cafe Sunflower Cafe Garden of Eat-In Tea for Two Cafe Venizia Al Dente Cafe K Dunkin Donuts Cafe Napoli Wendy's Plate (healthier cuisine) Barmuda Carvel (kosher-at least 3 locations; not cholov yisrael Meat: Jerusalem Steakhouse Kosher Delight Estihana Moshi Moshi Island Grill Olympic Pita Boro Park: Dougie's Kosher Delight Plethora of pizza shops, ie J2, Pizza Time Carvel (kosher-at least 3 locations; not cholov yisrael FAR ROCKAWAY: 5 Towns Mini-golf (+batting cages/mini paintball/small arcade) Shop/sighsee Central Avenue Long Beach Arena (ice-skating) Walk along bay/watch JFK airport activity (in Bayswater) Ride the Monorail at JFK Airport. (Park in long term parking, $3 for 12 hours.) eat at: Sushi Metsuyan Central Perk (café) Traditions (meat) Dougies FIVE TOWNS: eat at: Chosen Island Pescado QUEENS: New York Hall of Science (+science playground) World's Fair park/globe/skating eat at: Max & Mina's (wacky ice cream shoppe) BALTIMORE: Shop the outlets @ Arundel Mills American Visionary Art Museum Baltimore Museum of Art Druid Hill Park - big park, next to zoo Federal hill park - nice small park overlooking harbor Cylburn Arboretum - nice quiet park/estate with gardens Fort McHenry - historical fort and park Amazing Glaze - paint pottery school33 - local art center / gallery Jillian's - in Arundel Mills mall ESPN Zone Baltimore Zoo Baltimore Aquarium Maryland Science center (IMAX) Nice Restaurants: Brasserie (meat - also a deli) David Chu's (meat) The Royal (meat -mixed reviews) Other Restaurants: EDEN Cafe at Owings Mills JCC (dairy) EDEN Cafe at Park Heights JCC (dairy) Knish Shoppe (meat/deli) Milk and Honey Bistro (dairy) Mamma Leah's (pizza) Tov's Pizza Caramels (dairy-pizza, ice cream) Accent's (nice deli) Goldberg’s (bagels) Kosher Bite (meat/Chinese/fast food/liquor store/dirty ambiance) 2 Dunkin Donuts on Reisterstown Rd Krispy Cream on Reisterstown Rd Rita's Ices (seasonal) A site with many links/suggestions: http://www.yu.edu/cjf/yuconnects/index.asp...0_17032_4#ideas -------------------- |
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Feb 5 2006, 05:55 AM
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There's a reason he said PM. there were pages and pages of spots. but nothing all consolidated.
Please PM me the location (city/state), and the venue. (testing) -------------------- "Life is a combination of magic and pasta." -Federico Fellini |
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Nov 15 2006, 01:05 PM
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Psychodad will now be taking over from BigToe. Please PM him as per the instructions above.
Thanks. -------------------- |
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