Visiting New York

[Cbond]

Hi

Any info gratefuly recieved

The wife and i will be visiting New York for the first time, the first week in feb, for her 50th birthday.

Can anybody tell me if there are any soul do's, soulbars or vinyl record shops worth visiting

Also any good restaurants we are staying just off times square and will be doing all the touristy things you have to do

Thanks in advance

Clive

Happy New Year to you all

Edited December 30, 2012 by cbond

[Roburt]

Mr Fine Wine (he's on here I believe under his real surname I believe) always used to run a weekly soul nite down on West Houston (lower Manhattan) but don't know if it's still going.

There's the soul nites in Brooklyn (live acts on) held every month or so (Dig Deeper ... they have a web site / Facebook page that you can check.

The 'On Broadway' Motown musical may be doing 'pre-opening rehearsal' nights that the public can attend when you're there.

B B King's Blues Club has soul acts on (its just around the corner from Time Square), check out their web site.

Vinyl wise its a bit hit & miss ...... lots of NY based soul 45 buyers do all the usual places ... so you may find sumat these days but probably not.

Loads of great restuarants but its been a while since I was a regular visitor to the city, so I'm out of touch.

ONE TIP ......... catch the ferry across to Hoboken (just across the river to NU JURSAAAY). 2 locations to catch it, near mid town in West Manhattan (close to the aircraft carrier that's now a museum) & down by Battery Park (lower Manhattan). Hoboken is where Sinatra was born & where 'On The Waterfront' was filmed. The old docks are long gone & its now a residential area. Has a great 'village-y' feel & yet is only 5 minutes (on bus / ferry / subway if now running again). Main street is called Washington (100 yds off waterfront) & used to have a good record shop (may still) plus quite a few good eateries & a decent live music venue (can't remember the name but its just round the corner from where Greg Tormo lives and the likes of Betty Lavette play gigs there). Hope this helps.

[Roburt]

Mr. Fine Wine = S.Source member Weingarden

His soul nite >>> Botanica, Wednesdays, NYC

Edited December 30, 2012 by Roburt

[Ian Seaman]

take big coats Clive because it will be fookin cold & windy in Feb !!

Ian.

Edited December 30, 2012 by Ian Seaman

[Roburt]

Yep, they have lots of snow as well.

But if it snows all night, the roads / footpaths will be useable by 9am (not like here).

[Mike Lofthouse]

take big coats Clive because it will be fookin cold & windy in Feb !!

Ian.

Yes I was there in Feb this year and it was very cold!

Check out the Beacon Theatre it often has soul revues on - we caught Cuba Gooding (Main Ingredient), Stylistics. Delfonics, Dennis Edwards Tempts and Enchanment (who were very good indeed).

Mike

[Kris Holmes]

for records go to Good Records & Academy Records.

https://www.goodrecordsnyc.com/

https://www.academy-records.com/

[Cbond]

Many thanks for the replies, now really planning our visit

Happy new year to all

BEST WISHES

Clive

[Pk 22dj]

I was in NY last May a lot of the good record shops used to be found in downtown Greenwich Village but quite a few had closed. The thing is they have a massive outdoor car boot think its on ave 7 on 22nd street, I found it by mistake going to watch City live at The Mad Hatters Bar which is just round the corner. It was a Sunday morning at 7.30 the place was packed and I found some good stuff, also dealers will clock you straight away and invite you to their houses/apartments to go through stuff. Just depends on how much time you have and how well you get on with the missus ha ha. Mine went mad after I watched the match which we beat Newcastle 2-0 I ended up at this car boot for a couple of hrs. Well it had to be done.

[nrc]

If its a nice day, just go for a stroll over Brooklyn Bridge. Its free and at dusk on a nice day it really can,t be beaten.