u/Fresh_Alternative967

I have a booking for me & my wife on 19th May Tuesday evening at the Lost of Paradise rooftop bar in Long Island City. Main reason was to take advantage of happy hour pricing and the views. The pics show that its an open rooftop bar with great views but I want to check here if its all closed and if anyone has been there recently. Should I cancel my booking here? I see some posts about it being unsafe 1 year back but would appreciate youe advice for now. Thanks.

Looking forward to all your suggestions and comments on my plan below. Its going to my 1st time visit to NYC for 4/5 days from May 16-20

Already Booked:

·       Broadway show 16^(th) May Saturday 8 pm

·       Top of the Rock Observatory 18^(th) May Monday 6 pm

·       Summit One Observatory 19^(th) May Tuesday 9 am

·       Lost in Paradise booking on 19^(th) May evening 7.30 pm

Wishlist:

·       Staten Island Ferry on 17^(th) May Sunday maybe Afternoon

·       Do the East River NYC Ferry cruise maybe on the same day but in the blue hour (sunset or just after sunset)

📍 Staying: The New Yorker Hotel (Hell’s Kitchen)

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📅 Day 1 – Saturday (16 May)

·       Land at LGA → hotel → freshen up

·       Walk to:

·       Have Bagels from Best Bagels/Liberty Bagels/ Apollo Bagels

·       Times Square

·       Bryant Park

·       New York Public Library

·       Stavros library rooftop (opp. NY Public Library)

·       Grand Central Terminal

·       🍽 Lunch: Los Tacos No. 1 Times Square (if there is time)

·       Visit Central Park (1st Visit), Enter through South Side or West 72nd Street and cover the Pond, Bethesda fountain/terrace, Mall & the walk, Strawberry fields

·       Broadway show at 8 pm

·       Have Dinner at Adel's Famous Halal Food, 1221 6th Ave, New York, NY 10020, United States (open upto 4 am)

·       Times Square at night, maybe the Midnight light show

📅 Day 2 – Sunday (17 May)

·       Hotel to Dumbo. Explore Dumbo neighbourhood in the morning all that is there to see (Not Williamsburg, not worth it)

·       Walk the Brooklyn bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan

·       Explore Lower Manhattan area (9/11, Charging Bull etc.)

·       Take the Staten Island ferry up & down to catch the statue of liberty view from the ferry

·       Have an early dinner at Xi'an Famous Foods

·       Take the NYC East River cruise in the blue hour to catch the sunset

📅 Day 3 – Monday (18 May)

·       Walk to the Vessel, explore the area

·       Walk the High Line to Chelsea market.

·       Eat something at Chelsea Market

·       Explore Little Island

·       Need advice on what to do for a few hours until say 5 pm (Should I explore West Village/Greenwich, or it needs more time.

·       Top of the Rock Observatory

·       Banana pudding at Magnolia bakery (could be before top of the Rock visit too)

·       Dinner somewhere (suggestions welcome)

📅 Day 4 – Tuesday (19 May)

·       9 am Visit to Summit One Vanderbilt observatory

·       Explore Greenwich, West Village, Friends building etc.

·       Maybe Katz Deli/Mama’s too Pizza

·       Lost in Paradise Rooftop Queens (7:30 PM booking)

📅 Day 5 – Wednesday (20 May)

·       Check out from hotel

·       Coffee + walk Hell’s Kitchen

·       Levain Bakery 🍪

·       Roosevelt Island Tramway

·       Central Park 2^(nd) time Visit (this time via Upper West side to explore the Conservatory Garden etc.)

·       Optional Upper East Side. Suggestions welcome

·       Leave with sufficient time to catch 6.30 pm flight back from LGA