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etky




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Sep 01 2019, 5:13 pm
Someone suggested this as a destination to include in the itinerary for a day in the city, as it's near the Highline Park which we would like to visit.
Is it indeed worthwhile? Is there anything kosher at the market?
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amother
Beige


 

Post Sun, Sep 01 2019, 5:15 pm
sushie
and a nearby starbucks
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etky




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Sep 01 2019, 5:23 pm
amother [ Beige ] wrote:
sushie
and a nearby starbucks


We are not big sushi fans Sad but Starbucks is always good!
Is the market itself an interesting place to visit, even if we don't actually eat anything there?
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amother
Powderblue


 

Post Sun, Sep 01 2019, 5:36 pm
We enjoyed it very much. Very relaxing, interesting vendors.
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amother
Azure


 

Post Sun, Sep 01 2019, 6:48 pm
I did not enjoy it at all. Dark, noisy, crowded, nothing other than non-kosher restaurants/food stands
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lavenderchimes




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Sep 01 2019, 9:26 pm
There are some non-food vendors. And isn't there an Artists and Fleas market there? It's worth walking through (if you don't enjoy, just keep moving,) and the Highline is gorgeous.
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etky




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 02 2019, 2:54 am
Thanks - interesting to hear both perspectives.
I think that we will give it a spin since we are going to be in the area and I love food markets, even if I can't sample.
Worse comes to worse we'll just rush through it.
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lavenderchimes




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 02 2019, 9:36 am
There is a really cool kitchen supply store, if you like that sort of thing. Enjoy!
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etky




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 02 2019, 9:41 am
lavenderchimes wrote:
There is a really cool kitchen supply store, if you like that sort of thing. Enjoy!


Love kitchen supply stores Very Happy
Now, I'm definitely going....
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goforit




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 02 2019, 9:59 am
The hudson vessel is nearby very interesting. To get the free admission you need to book online in advance.
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etky




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 02 2019, 4:28 pm
goforit wrote:
The hudson vessel is nearby very interesting. To get the free admission you need to book online in advance.


Wow! That looks really cool!
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etky




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Sep 14 2019, 2:11 pm
So we did the Highline which was great and ended up at Chelsea market as planned.
I loved it (reference for Israelis- it's like Sarona in Tel Aviv but on steroids) but DH was testy cause he was hungry. He didn't enjoy being surrounded by all this food (including Eyal Shani's Miznon restaurant Sad ) and not being able to eat.
So we didn't stay long unfortunately.
Saw the vessel from the Highline but hadn't booked in advance so didn't go in.
It's a really interesting architectural addition to the city.
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lavenderchimes




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Sep 14 2019, 8:04 pm
I'm so glad to hear that you enjoyed it, and sorry that you didn't have time to enjoy it as much as you may have wanted.
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amother
Oak


 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2019, 10:31 am
Etky, Can you please share what else you enjoyed on your day in the city?
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etky




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2019, 12:14 pm
amother [ Oak ] wrote:
Etky, Can you please share what else you enjoyed on your day in the city?


So, my day in the city unfortunately was not as great as I had hoped it would be.
I didn't plan it well enough.
I had calculated a lot more time for the High Line and Chelsea Market than we actually needed in the end and thus we had a big stretch of time post-lunch that wasn't planned too closely.
Also our ride into the city from the Princeton area by NJ Transit was shleppier than expected so we kind of arrived a bit worn out.
We spent time after lunch at Barnes and Noble (a big attraction for us, coming from Israel) and walked around the midtown area, visiting some of the big shops like Macy's.
If we had had more energy and time we would have headed uptown to the Jewish Museum which is a place I have read about (mostly criticism...) but have never visited and am curious to do so, to see if the criticism is validated.
We had also mulled a visit to the 9/11 memorial as we were going to be nearby, but had nixed the idea as too upsetting.
In previous trips though, we visited two museums that we found very worthwhile: the Museum of the City of New York and the Tenement Museum. Both are great for adults and (older) kids alike.
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amother
Oak


 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2019, 2:01 pm
Thanks Etky. I appreciate the info.
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