Traveling to New York without going to Manhattan....

[Andy]

My wife is going to New York City for a conference and I get to tag along.  I'll have at least 4 days (all day long) to do whatever I want instead of the usual shopping and crap that my wife wants to do.  I'd like to see some of the other burroughs.  What can you New Yorkers recommend?

[John Junk]

You should check out Prospect Park.  It's pretty.

[Richard_From_CHI]

I too will be there soon, Are you by chance going to CAA?

I will be in NYC in feb. Sadly not on a tuesday or I'd lobby to sit in on the show.

[quimby]

To see spectacular views of the NYC skyline go to:
1) Hoboken, NJ
2) The Promenade in Brooklyn Heights
3) Staten Island Ferry - it's FREE!

Interesting stuff to do:
1) Take a walk on the Brooklyn Bridge.
2) Visit Coney Island
3) Visit The Cloister's Museum to see the collection of art and architecture from medieval Europe.
4) Prospect Park in Brooklyn - you can go horseback riding there.
 

[John Junk]

I too will be there soon, Are you by chance going to CAA?

Hey, I should go to that, but I'm not going to because I'm a lousy slacker.

[Jason]

I sense a meet up.

[unlovablefrank]

DiFaras pizza in Brooklyn, ferry to  Staten Island (to eat more pizza), amazing Thai food in Sunnyside and Elmhurst Queens followed by PS 1 and the 5 Pointz grafitti place and the Museum of the Moving Image.  Walk the Brooklyn Bridge to the Chocolate Factory in Brooklyn Heights for hot cocoa.

[Richard_From_CHI]

I'm all for a meet up!

Not sure what my schedule is like but drinks would be fun, Manhattan somewhere?

I'm staying at the Hudson which apparently has a ridiculously fancy bar.