pocket's recommendation restaurant

Western:

Sezz Medi' (Itaian)
1260 Amsterdam Ave., (122 st. and Amsterdam )
pocket's recommendation: sea food risotoo, pizza

Fishtail
135 E 62nd St, New York, NY 10065
Phone:
(212) 754-1300
Website:
fishtaildb.com

prefix 25.00 brunch at fishtail

Tartine
253 w11 st. (w4 St. and 11 st.)
pocket's recommendation: sea bass!!!

La Paella (Spanish)
214 E. 9th St.,
pocket's recommendation: Prix Fixe from 4pm~7pm

Bistro Les Amis (French)
180 Spring St,
pocket's recommendation: Steak, Prix Fixe from 5:30pm~7pm

Carmine's (Italian)
http://www.carminesnyc.com/ 92st. and Broadway
pocket's recommendation: mix sea food spaghetti

A.O.C (French)
314 Bleeker St.
nice outdoor space, and good food.

Perbacca (Italian)
http://www.newyorkmetro.com/listings/restaurant/perbacco/



Middle Eastern:

Pasha (Turkish)
70 W 71ST St, New York, NY 10023-4236
pocket's recommendation: Prix Fixe

Cafe Mogador (Moroccan, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern)
101 Saint Marks Pl, New York 10009
Btwn 1st Ave & Ave A Phone: 212-677-2226

Persepolis(Persian)
1423 2ND Ave


Eastern:

Saigon Grill
90st and Amsterdam
pocket's recommendation: Curry, Sea Food soup, Shrimp roll (appetizer),


朵颐 (四川菜)
21 W 39th St New York,
pocket's recommendation: 水煮魚,夫妻肺片
other's recommendation: 土钵血旺鱼片、水煮牛、姜蒜腊肉


Katsu-HAMA(Japanese)
47 st. 5av and Medison
11 East 47th Street
pocket's recommadation: katsu pork, weekend and dinner special.


Kenka(Japanese)
25 Saint Mark Pl.
pocket's recommadation: takoyaki, Hotpot,... almost everything

Ariyochi
226 E. 53 St, (between 2&3)-closed on Sunday
810 Broadway (between 11th and 12th st)-7 days
Japanese pub restaurant.


Kang Suh Restaurant (Korean Food)
1250 Broadway
(between 31st St & 32nd St)
New York, NY 10001

EAT in NY

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Travel -go back to Taiwan?

If you are already in USA, and you would like to buy a round trip tickets. Here is something I used to do.

1. Check the tickets price online.
http://www.cheaptickets.com/

2. Call 2-3 agents to see how's the price for UA or AA. UA is usually the cheapest one.
Here are some I got from my friends.

縱橫旅遊: 212-334-4222 -I bought once, the price is good!
李美娟: 718-321-0233, 888-661-1488 -My roommate likes it.
Helen:718-353-3376
Candy : 212-334-8333
愉小姐:1-800-8782828
萬通MS. Li: 718-463-6628
女的9177091297
Markus 7185047337

3. Check the price in China Airline. Agent will usually give you at least the same price. So, you can buy it by yourself. China Airline is much expensive, but if you like fly directly, then it is the best.
http://www.china-airlines.com/en/index.htm

Travel-mapping

New York is pretty much like Taipei. (Or I should say it in an opposite way. But since Taipei is where I came from. So, at least I can say this way. ) There are tons of tons of taxi on the street. But the most convenient way for people who live here should be subway. They can take you to anywhere. It's my favorite, except how it looks like.

If you come to NY, you will need to know how to see the map of subway.

• http://www.mta.info/mta/maps.htm
• You can also get a map in any subway station.

And you will also need another map, yahoo.

• http://maps.yahoo.com/

It's very easy to use, just enter the address you would like to go, and click the public transaction, then you're done.

Metro North

http://as0.mta.info/mnr/schedules/sched_form.cfm

Live in NY- Sublet

o Which place is the dangerous?

***Manhattan
In the West Side: the place north than 125st. (greater than 125st.) is not that safe. Try to avoid there.
In the East Side: the place north than 96 st. (greater than 96st.) is not that safe. Try to avoid there.
(I am not pretty sure about the neighborhood: south to the 110 st. north to the125 st., east to the central part west, west to the Amsterdam Av.)

***Queens
I know a lot of people live in Elmhust Av. , that is a nice neighborhood, about 30 mins to midtown Manhattan. There are all resident area, I will say, there is no night life. And generally won't have a lot of people walk on the street during night time. Be sure to go home earlier...

***MAP:get a map to see where you are

• http://www.mta.info/mta/maps.htm

o HOW much is it?
***Manhattan

• Around Columbia-average $850 (a room in a 3 bedrooms apartment) also depends on the size of the room
• Downtown-average $1800 (a room in a 3 bedrooms apartment)
• The north the cheaper! bur remember north than 125 st. is not good.
  

***Queens

• Elmhust Av.-average $550 (a room in a 2 or 3 bedrooms apartment)

o craigslist (http://newyork.craigslist.org/)

• look at sublet, room share section for seblet or roomshare with others, you can choose the nighborhood and price range
• In New York, good deals will be gone in about 10 mins. You probably should take a look at craigslist everyday: http://newyork.craigslist.org/, and contact them immediately if you think it’s good.
• In craigslist, almost every post show where it is in the end of the posting, Yahoo map website (http://maps.yahoo.com/ ) will give you an idea about where the room is.

o If you want to live around Columbia University, Ideal location is about south to the 86 st., north to the 125 st., west to the Riverside Drive, and east to the central part west. (I am not pretty sure about the neighborhood: south to the 110 st. north to the125 st., west to the Amsterdam Av., and east to the central part west.)

o Chinese Student website: http://groups.google.com/group/CUCSSA?pli=13

o Taiwanese Student bbs: ptt3.twbbs.org-try to find the board for Columbia or NYU student.

o Columbia Taiwanese Student yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TaiwanStudent/

(Signed in before you see the bulletin board)

o Columbia Teachers ollege Taiwanese Student yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TCTSA/

(Signed in before you see the bulletin board)

Beer-The Ginger Man

Great Place! Tons of draught beer and bottled beer!

My Colleague told me Belgiumis good, but I haven't been educated enough to tell you which one is good....

Today I tried Belgium's bear: Lindeman's Framboise, which is strawberry flavor! very good for child ;p
It's very sweet, not like a beer at all!
But if you like more alcohol, they definitely have that kind too!

Ginger Man: 9.2

11 E 36th St (Cross Street: Between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue)
New York, NY 10016-3337View Map
(212) 532-3740
Directions: B, D, Q, F; N, R at 34th St

Home page: http://www.gingerman-ny.com/GingerManFlash/GingerMan.html
City Search Review: http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7121807/