One for the ladies! Perfumeries in NYC?

Hi,

I am wondering whether anyone can let me in on any secret, or not so well known, %26#39;old-fashioned%26#39; style perfumeries in the city.

I am looking for somewhere that sells hard-to-find, limited editions, discontinued fragrances, coffrets, miniatures, ornate compacts etc etc. i.e. stuff you can%26#39;t readily get at places like Sephora/Bloomingdales/Bergdorf Goodman etc (believe me I have looked!).

Hope someone can help me out!

Thanks!

One for the ladies! Perfumeries in NYC?

Canal Street little perfume shops all over the place....

One for the ladies! Perfumeries in NYC?

If you%26#39;re looking for things that are collectible (vs. perfume to wear) you may find some at the weekend flea market in Chelsea or there%26#39;s been a flea market in Fort Greene Brooklyn on Sundays. Some vintage clothing stores sometimes have these items too, especially the compacts.

Thanks...looks like I%26#39;ll be checking out Canal!

Oy vey, no, NOT Canal Street!!! The advice was either very tongue in cheek, or else was ';assistance'; based on an eagerness to respond but nothing else (including knowledge, or an understanding of your question.)

You will find absolutely nothing of the sort you are seeking on Canal Street; instead, you will find the complete antithesis of what you want. The little hole-in-the-wall shops along Canal have what purport to be inexpensive bottles of all of the best-known and most-common commercial brands. However, it is highly likely that many of these are nothing more than cheap imitations and illegal knock-offs, made of inferior ingredients that produce a perfume that may or may not smell approximately like its namesake. You may think of them as the perfume equivalents of the ';Guci'; or ';Pradda'; or ';Louise Vuitton'; handbags that are also for sale...

Thanks for the heads up! Clearly Canal is not otherwise on my places to see list so I know nothing about the area and took that advice as genuine. I am after legit products only. I am not after shoddy rip offs that smell like pee and if I want a Gucci bag I%26#39;ll be heading in to Neiman Marcus and paying retail (unfortunately) :-)

So...sounds like there%26#39;s nothing for me then which is very disappointing I must say! Oh well....*sob*

Despair not, lachrymose lady.

Check this out:

鈥logharbor.com/blog/鈥erfumeHousesA.html

Some of those listed have retail locations in New York.

You also have Christopher Brosius in Williamsburg:

http://cbihateperfume.com/CBGallery.html

and Le Labo on Elizabeth Street near Prince:

http://www.lelabofragrances.com/

There%26#39;s a Lancome discount store at 575 Fifth Avenue (at 47th). The building%26#39;s covered in scaffolding, but go inside and up the escalators - it%26#39;s a couple of levels up. They have had discontinued fragrances in the past.

I would also ad for you Barney%26#39;s on Madison Avenue. The perfume dept. has a lot of different scents, some of their items are exclusive to their store. I was really amazed at the different names of perfumes they carried from all over the world. Definately worth a peek!!! Their address is 660 Madison Avenue. Happy Shopping!!!

What, canal street is fine for purchasing perfumes. Make sure the packaging is sealed, read the label, check the spelling. And do not buy perfume that says imitation of the brand you are seeking. Never had a problem when buying perfume that way. Make sure you negotiate and you should be fine. Yes there are fakes, but usually the vendors will tell you these are the copies if you are not willing to shell out for the name brands they are selling. So buyer be ware, and good luck. The purses and watches though, totally fake.

Treavelereviwer, did you read what the original poster said she was looking for?

Can you honestly say, even if the products are real (which is questionable),that the shops on Canal Street sell ';hard-to-find, limited editions'; of ';stuff you can%26#39;t readily get at ... Bloomingdales/Bergdorf Goodman, etc.';???????

Where to just sit and rest all over Manhattan?

We%26#39;re going to be tourists in New York for four days. We%26#39;re staying in Brooklyn so won%26#39;t be zipping back to any hotel for freshening up. This will mean many, many hours in Manhattan, like a couple of 12-hour days (or longer). Due to health reasons, it%26#39;s sounding like I%26#39;m going to be looking for places to close my eyes for a few minutes, but I can%26#39;t imagine where one would do that in Manhattan. I mean, I don%26#39;t fall asleep in restaurants, and park benches are not the best for relaxing on even when sitting - no head rest. So what does a weary traveler do for a quick 10 winks, even seated, in Manhattan?

Where to just sit and rest all over Manhattan?

If you are near Grand Central Station, you can go sit inside for a little while---we%26#39;ve done that before. Also, you could do that in Penn Station but, IMO, Grand Central Station is a far nicer place to sit a while. Posters have previously mentioned that in the ESB, there is a place--for a price--where you can take a 20-minute nap. Hopefully, someone else will have more info on that.

Where to just sit and rest all over Manhattan?

well,I don%26#39;t know about actually getting ';10 winks';..but I have gone up to the Ladies lounge in Lord %26amp; Taylor(even when I lived in the City),which is clean,and has some seating,for a restroom stop...you could try one of the museums..

Grab a comfy seat or sofa in one of the many hotel lobbies!

Yelo is a %26#39;nap salon%26#39; where you can take 20-to-40-minute naps for $15-28. It%26#39;s on 57th Street between 8th and 9th avenues. http://www.yelonyc.com/powernaps-menu.cfm

MetroNaps are the guys in the ESB, but according to their Web site they no longer offer public services.

When my kids were little, we would ride the train around and around Disney World so that they could get a rest. For $2 maybe you could take a ride back and forth on the subway for a rest! Even if there%26#39;s not a seat when you first get on, one should open up soon!

Ditto to a hotel lobby. You could order lemonade, a martini,

or coffee at most.

Bryant Park on a nice day is a great place to relax.

Of course, anywhere in Central Park is a great option, but in particular, Sheep Meadow, the Great Lawn, and Cedar Hill are great for lying down and enjoying some peace.

Enjoy your trip, and Go Orange!

I think you need to purchase one of those pillows that wraps around your neck- you%26#39;re not going to find anywhere in the city that offers head rests for sleeping throughout the day unless you%26#39;re visiting one of the aforementioned sleep pod places.

You folks are great! Fabulous ideas! I%26#39;ll take more, if there are any, especially for Chinatown and Chelsea areas. But really, any other ideas will be most welcome.

It is somewhat difficult to find a quiet place to chill in Chinatown. However, the adjacent neighborhood is Foley Square/City Hall. City Hall is quite close by and has a beautiful park with a wonderful fountain. Although you may think that it%26#39;s a bit strange, many NYC workers enjoy a lunch break or some down time in the churchyard/cemetary of St. Johns Church on Broadway, just south of City Hall.

Proper attire for a broadway show

Reservations are at L%26#39;Ecole before going to see Wicked at 8:00. Jacket and tie required? What is the appropriate attire for a guy to go to show?

Thanks for any input.

Proper attire for a broadway show

Wear whatever you like. What%26#39;s most important is that you are clean and quiet during the show.

Proper attire for a broadway show

As for the restaurant, you may want to call or email them to ask about their dress code.

Are you asking whether jacket and tie are required for the theater (they aren%26#39;t) or for the restaurnat (in which case, you need to ask them)?

Even if a jacket and tie aren%26#39;t ';required'; (heaven knows that people wear all sorts of inappropriate, crummy things to the theater and to restaurants these days, and are let in), they are certainly items that a gentleman would wear when taking a lady to dinner in a good restaurant and then to the theater.

Between the theater I volunteer at near home and the ones I%26#39;ve attended in NYC, I%26#39;ve seen it all! This includes shorts and t-shirts (which I must admit I hate to see) and occasionally formal attire. I think smart casual is the most prevalent (i.e. khakis and a button down shirt for men and a nice skirt or slacks with a nice blouse for women). No matter what you wear I don%26#39;t think you%26#39;ll feel out of place. It%26#39;s a special night out so I think the jacket and tie would make it feel even more special if that%26#39;s your preference!

Green: I understand the difference in being slob and being comfortable. What I am getting at is that I have to wear a suit every day (I love my profession, what can I say?) and I was wondering if the same was expected when you go to a show on Broadway.

Jeffys: Thank you. That was the information I was looking for.

%26lt;%26lt;I was wondering if the same was expected when you go to a show on Broadway. %26gt;%26gt;

If you read my post again, brandonsms, you will see that I answered that question, and answered it very directly: jackets and ties are not ';required'; at theaters; people wear anything and everything. What many people wear, however, and what is ';appropriate'; are two different things, and I answered that part of the question as well.

And you%26#39;re welcome.

Guidelines for dress and etiquette can be found at the bottom of this page (which is linked in the FAQ ';sticky'; at the top of this forum):

tripadvisor.com/Travel-g60763-c1146/New-York鈥?/a> New-York-City:New-York:New.York.Theatre.Information.Page.html

Green: Did not mean to offend you.

I agree those are things one might wear when taking a lady out. However, (and the mistake is mine for the poor wording by blending ';required'; with ';appropriate'; in the same post - as the two are very different words), If I can be less formal and do still (';do as Romans';) I would prefer it since I have wear a noose every day.

And I do appreciate your input.

I look forward to seeing your city.

New York or New Jersey to Miami

Hi my daughter is currently at Camp America just out of New York and with her girlfriend wants to travel (hop on and hop off) a bus or similar from New York or New Jersey down to Miami seeing the sights along the way. They only have 3 weeks before they head out of New York to Europe. Can you advise how best to get down there, what is definately worth seeing and time frame if possible at each place. Any suggestions I could give them would be fantastic ie places to see or stay. Thanking you.

Cheers Lyn

New York or New Jersey to Miami

I%26#39;ve enjoyed trips similar to what you are describing when I%26#39;ve been in the South Pacific.

Sadly, we don%26#39;t really have anything quite the same here.

I would suggest trying to avoid Greyhound. Strongly suggest...

Amtrak is decent but it really doesn%26#39;t stop in the nicest parts of town. Sadly, we%26#39;re a car culture.

The girls could take NJ Transit to Princeton, walk around the University, continue on into Philadelphia (NJ Transit / SEPTA). Philadelphia has some history. Philadelphia isn%26#39;t America%26#39;s safest city (neither is Washington DC while we%26#39;re on that subject).

If the girls were driving, it would be nice to go down the Delaware Coast, visit Lewes DE and Rehoboth Beach DE before continuing to Ocean City MD. From Ocean City they%26#39;d continue south through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel into Virginia. South of Virginia is the Outer Banks of North Carolina, stunning beauty.

This is difficult to do on public transportation. Also, once in these places there is little public transportation.

Amtrak serves Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, Arlington VA, Williamsburg VA, Raleigh NC (near Duke University and UNC), Charleston South Carolina, Savannah Georgia, Orlando FL.

I would really try to avoid putting the girls on Greyhound.

Alternatively, one-way flights in some markets are not very expensive. Southwest Airlines flies from Baltimore to Norfolk, Baltimore to Raleigh. Check out southwest.com and jetBlue.com

New York or New Jersey to Miami

Lyn, there are bus tour cos. that do tours of the major cities on the east coast, but generally only as far south as Washington, DC. They seem to cater to the Asian market, especially those tourists who don%26#39;t speak English. They are very cheap, the hotels are well outside of the center of towns (which is part of what makes it so affordable). The cos. that have been mentioned here are

gotobus.com

tours4fun.com

I really don%26#39;t recommend them (and I don%26#39;t think they offer what the girls want). How old are they?

If the girls are old enough, I would suggest hiring a car. It would be way easier for them to see the sights they would like to see. Once you get south of Virginia, there isn%26#39;t much between North Carolina and Florida, IMO. I mean there is Charleston and Savannah, but that%26#39;s about it. :o)

If they have at least two extra days they could drive to Key West via all the other keys. Take a look at Pirate John%26#39;s Adventure guide which describes things to see and places to stop along the way...

buccaneerpublishing.com/AdventureGuide.htm

Pjk

I think there%26#39;s something called Green Tortoise or similar, but I dont know if it still exists or if it goes down the coast (thought it was more cross country). It used to be discussed a lot on Lonely Planet. Maybe you can google it.

There are also those Contiki tours that cater to the 18 year old age range, but I know nothing about them

yep, Green Tortoise and it looks like they have some East Coast tours...

they also have a bus to Burning Man - tempting!

Thanks to everyone for all your information - would you believe one of the girls is flying down to Orlando so that is what they have all decided to do then bus it to Miami, back to Washington on a bus (

How funny my son is at camp america this year and is planning to do exactly the same as your daughter. He finishes camp on 17th Aug and then wants to travel to New York City for 3 nights and then fly to Florida, taking in Miami. We are hoping to meet up with him in New York City for a short while. I have missed him so much.

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Greenwood cemetery

I love to do walks on cemeteries and i heard Greenwood cemetery really is worth a visit, so i麓m planning to go there in september. What is the easiest way to get there from manhattan and is it in a safe neighberhood so you can stay there in until night? Also i was wondering if anyone could recommend any other cemetery in the New York area that is worth a visit.

Greenwood cemetery

Big Onion does a walking tour of GreenWood. Here is a link: www.bigonion.com/description/index.html#11 It says to take the R train to 25th St. station in Brooklyn. I haven%26#39;t taken this tour, but I%26#39;ve taken another of theirs and it was very good.

btw, the unusual gates to the cemetery were designed by the same architect as Trinity Church on Wall St - Richard Upjohn, the Englishman who brought Gothic Revival to America.

Greenwood cemetery

Thankyou Ledy Dee for this tip about Big Onion. They had alot of other intresting tours aswell.

I usually take the R train to 25th St in Brooklyn to Greenwood. Check out their webpage - they have some self-guided tours as well as guided tours.

http://www.green-wood.com/

Too bad you won%26#39;t be here in August - there%26#39;s a big ceremony/parade/tour commemorating the Battle of Brooklyn on Sunday, August 24.

Greenwood Cemetary is magnificent and well worth the trip to Brooklyn. It is located between the neighborhoods of Park Slope and Sunset Park. Sometimes the neighborhood is called Greenwood Heights. It has the resting places of the famous [Leonard Bernstein, Currier and Ives] and the infamous [Boss Tweed]

Both of these neighborhoods are safe. Park Slope is very affluent with a wide variety of shops and restaurants on 5th and 7th Avenue. 7th is more established and 5th is trendier. Park Slope runs from 16th Street to Flatbush Avenue, and between 3rd Avenue and Prospect Park West. You may also want to visit Prospect Park which is a short walk away from Greenwood.

The easiest way to get to the cemetary is by Subway. Check out hopstop.com for the best directions. I know the R stops nearby, but other trains such as the F may even be closer.

You take the R train to 25th Street in Brooklyn and when you come out of the subway station you turn right and walk up the hill one block to the cemetery entrance.

At the entrance, they should give you a a large free map of the cemetery that has photos of many of the famous people buried there. If you turn right just past the entrance, you can go into the office and look at the books and pamphlets they have for sale.

The cemetery closes to the public at some point in the evening, I can%26#39;t remember the exact hour, but you would certainly be safe until then. It is an active cemetery, so cemetery employees will be working and driving throughout the property during the day.

Another well-known cemtery in the New York area is Woodlawn, in the northern Bronx, at the Westchester County border. It is not as distinctive as Green-Wood, and was not designed in the same ';rural'; style (it%26#39;s about 20 years younger), but there are also famous people there. You can get to Woodlawn on the subway, but the quickest and easiest way would probably be on the Metro-North suburban rail line, from Grand Central Terminal. Woodlawn also has a website.

Another cemetery often mentioned in the same breath as Green-Wood is Mt. Auburn cemetery in Cambridge, Mass., near Boston, something to keep in mind if you are going to be in the Boston area.

They also have wild parrots that nest there, escaped from a shipment at JFK in the 60s, at least that%26#39;s what people think (also nest at Brooklyn College and there is a smaller flock in Bay Ridge). My friend used to live right near the cemetary and they would sit in the tree outside her window.

The guy who runs the this web site has a free tour one Saturday a month.

brooklynparrots.com/2007/05/photo-essay-wild鈥?/a>

Thank you so much for all your information. Now i can麓t wait to go there and i now got some more ideas of what to when i麓m there. I麓m very happy and excited.

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Wedding advice

My boyfriend and me are looking into getting married in New York in 2009 and want to know if there are any wedding planners in New York?

Wedding advice

I have a wild hunch that there may be at least one or two...

Wedding advice

If you are looking to have a big reception in NY, you should act fast in booking a catering hall, I wouldn%26#39;t be surprised if you have trouble finding a place that can accommodate you for the date in 2009. Most good dates are sometimes booked 2 years in advance.

There%26#39;ll be around 20 people present, we were thinking of somewhere with an amazing view. Do you have any names of wedding planners?

Try here weddingsolutions.com/New_York_Wedding_Planne鈥?/a>

Thanks i%26#39;ll check out the website now.

http://nymag.com/weddings/listings/planners/

Forgot to say there are cos. (mostly English) that specialize in planning for overseas people. They%26#39;re listed here

tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g60763-i5-k2134220鈥?/a>

Good evening,

My husband and I got married in NYC Dec 07 and used a fantastic Wedding Planner called Luvey%26#39;s Weddings.

We couldn%26#39;t recommend them more highly but if you want more details please do not hesitate to email me at patt2005@btinternet.com

Food budget?

If you live in New York City, could you tell me how much you usually spend on food? What would you say as the minimum?

I%26#39;m there for 6 months and have a kitchen, so it%26#39;s not a restaurant and tourist-budget I%26#39;m planning.

I%26#39;m perfectly satisfied with generic brands, and I will probably do my shopping in Manhattan.

I%26#39;m putting together a budget, and I have no idea what the price range is. I know it%26#39;s cheaper than in my own country, but that is all.

Food budget?

Here is one of the larger grocery store chains in NYC, see what things cost. Impossible to answer not knowing what kind of foods you eat.

http://www.gristedes.com/

Food budget?

Thanks Bobby, but they have closed their webshop so there are no prices :(

I guess I eat like this:

Breakfast: bread/jam, cereal/soymilk

Lunch: Sandwich

Dinner: Vegetables and rice/potatoes/pasta with beans or meat.

Snacks: Fruit, nuts.

$15 a day eating in%26gt;

This shows some specials at Fairway (good place to show)

www.fairwaymarket.com/Specials/index.cfm鈥?/a>

Here%26#39;s another supermarket in NYC which has an online circlular to give you an idea of the cost of food.

http://www.dagnyc.com/

You may do your food shopping in Manhattan, but where you do it will have an enormous effect on the price.

A little corner gorcery in the Village? Zabar%26#39;s? The big Pathmark supermarket down on Pike and Cherry Streets?

And what are you buying? A ten pound sack of rice? 8 ounces of imported Stilton cheese? Chicken thighs, or filet mignon? Fresh sea bass, or a can of tuna?

Without a shopping list, no one could tell you...

Oh, and that%26#39;s something else: you really will need to learn the weights and measures; meat is never sold by the kilo, only the pound; milk is sold only by the quart or the gallon, never the liter, etc.

Speaking of Pathmark, here is the circular for the one on Cherry Street.

鈥nserts2online.com/customer_Frame.jsp鈥?/a>

But as GWB said, it will vary on what you buy, where you shop, etc. But this gives you a ballpark estimate on what stuff costs.

Again, where in Manhattan, and what do you plan to buy? Are you living in Inwood eating shellfish or the Lower East Side with rice and beans?

Actually, you say that you%26#39;re only shopping in Manhattan- where are you living and what do you plan to eat? The fact that you%26#39;re looking for generic brands will make little difference in many cases- it%26#39;s not as if produce and meat come in ';generic.';

I would be a little suspect of something that came with the generic label ';MEAT';