New York City Local Customs

 14 Reviews  There are a lot of options for ordering food from a cart on the street in NYC. We call it "street meat". If you want to find the best- check out the winners of annual Vendy awards (Oscars for Street... 

 10 Reviews  some tips on walking in manhattan, first of all don't get intimidated on the numbering of streets and on the number of city block you need to walk before arriving at your destination since the city... 

 5 Reviews  In case you haven't heard, NYC became smoke-free in 2003, meaning you cannot smoke indoors in any establishment. No matter what...monsoon, blizzard, scorching heat...if you want a smoke you have to... 

 3 Reviews  Parking on the street here in manhattan can be confusing and difficult, with alternate side of the street rules in effect for different days of the week plus the parking meters don’t allow all-day... 

 8 Reviews  Metrocards act as your tickets for the subway. The are credit-card sized and fit into any wallet. They can be purchased in in vending machines in most every station. Machines accept cash, debit, and... 

 4 Reviews  I understand that the parade for St. Patrick's Day (March 17) is really BIG in NYC and something that both locals and tourists look forward to as it's an important tradition in town every year. The... 

 5 Reviews  I recently found out you can actually be in the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade. If you visit the following link, you may register and show up to be a participant. I chose to be a pupeteer for one... 

 2 Reviews  When you're in Manhattan during the third weekend in May, make sure to head over to my neighborhood - Hell's Kitchen - where the annual International Food Festival, a mouth-watering and... 

 2 Reviews  A tradition for more than 60 years, the Macys Thanksgiving Parade in the largest parde of its kind. Held each year on November 24, Thanksgiving Day, the parade winds its way downdown on Broadway,... 

 2 Reviews  Celebrating the New Year in Times Square is a classic way to spend New Year's Eve. Times Square is not only the place to be on New Year's Eve, but the site of the Dropping the Ball tradition as well.... 

 1 Review  It is one of the most festive parades in the city. The event usually goes on for the whole day and starts from the 42nd Street on Fifth Street down to Washington Square Park. They have the parade in... 

 3 Reviews  This place is NUTS. It's mad *** all over the place and well, while the prices are OK, finding what you want here is not easy. Just show up in a jock strap and go nuts and start buying stuff. The... 

 2 Reviews  “By six o’clock on Christmas morning I was dressing, and soon went downstairs to see my presents. I found several books, letter paper, sealing wax, purse, and a beautiful large picture of a little boy... 

 1 Review  A NY lady popped into the vt forum & was generously giving advice about NYC. She is a "Big Apple Greeter" who volunteers her time as a free public service to people visiting NYC. To paraphrase their... 

 1 Review  This is an Italian Religious Festival, or a Feast that takes place for 11 days in the middle of September. The lower Manhattan Italian neighborhood of Little Italy hosts this fabulous traditional... 

 4 Reviews  If you are lacking the money to eat at a sit down restaurant, fast food chains aren't your only option. McDonalds is actually pretty expensive. A mush cheaper way to eat is at a take out place,... 

 2 Reviews  If your are riding an escalator, stand right or else you'll get tramped on by running people. New Yorkers are so much in a hurry. Same as when walking on the street or sidewalk, or even inside... 

 1 Review  What is Craig's List and what does it have to do with NYC you might ask? Well, this website is a fantastic find for New Yorkers. Contains everything from no-fee apartment rentals to job listings to... 

 2 Reviews  When I was a kid in New York in the 1940's and 1950's it was a custom to fill a sox with flour and wack the behinds of other kids, as well a chalking up their clothes. As you would strike you would... 

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 toonsarah Says:  On a Sunday the Midtown stretch of Lexington Avenue is closed to traffic and it becomes a lively local street market. We stumbled across this by accident and... 

 TravellerMel Says:  A cheap lunch in NYC would be to pop into any of the little pizza joints who sell pizza by the slice. There will be a large counter with all the different...