off the the big apple next month for five days never been before, so looking out for tours,meals , things to do any idea,s , wanted to see madison square gardens but its shut so thats one off my list.
Ground Zero
Go to a park in the Bronx after sunset, try to make it to Coney Island before sunrise.
Try Mcdowells restaurant Queens
'Pieces'.
A great bar in the West Village. Always a warm welcome and a cold beer.
I think it's near Greenwich Avenue.
Sylvia's soul food restaurant in Harlem.
I haven't been to NYC all that often so I can't tell you much. Never been to a good bar in NYC though. On the east coast Philly, Baltimore, DC and Boston all have a better bars.
When you've run of money and need to do something cheap/free The High Line in Chelsea is a very cool park. As for places to eat Mexican food is great. Just don't go to any Mexican restaurant that is clean. The filthier the Mexican restaurant the better the food is. NYCs pizza places are decent and you could get 2 large slices anywhere for about $6-8 in the city.
Also if you want to get out of the city for a day you could wake up early and take one of the China Buses which you could pick up next to Madison Square Garden or anywhere in Chinatown for ($10-20) to DC where all the museums are free and so is the national zoo (they have pandas!).
if you like basketball, NBA players sometimes get together in the offseason for games at Rucker Park in Harlem. check it internet for possible games.