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Literally millions of answers to this question. What do you like? Restaurants - do you want Michelin stars, local specialties, authentic subregional ethnic joints, best bang for your buck, most likely to see celebrities? Nightlife - bottle service clubs, dive bars, raves, late night poetry slams (no, really)? Museums - do you want informative, artistic, pictureworthy? Music - famed venues, underground sounds, jazz bars, dinner and a band? Touristy stuff - observation decks, noteworthy buildings, famous movie / TV scenes? Vibes - kitschy, grungy, elegant? Shopping - 5th Ave flagships, Soho boutiques, LES vintage, Midtown Christmas markets? Want to experience the classic vision of NYC (core Manhattan) or want to see the outer boroughs?

All non-exhaustive, NYC's a lot of fun (December especially if you like the holiday vibes) but we can't plan your trip to one of the most visited cities in the world. With specific asks we might be able to make some specific recommendations

 
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I recommend Dorsia

This is good advice, but it is so hard to get reservations there. 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

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"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Can you narrow it down?  Museums?  Restaurants?  Tourist locations?

I mean, Times Square is iconic, and if you've never been, it's probably worth it to walk through for 5 minutes, but I wouldn't recommend doing anything there.  Ditto Rockefeller Center now that the tree is up.

It's just that there is a lot to do, and it depends what you seek out when you travel. 

 

Definitely get off Manhattan to one of the boroughs if you want to see the Manhattan skyline, as you can't get a view of it while on the island. The easiest and cheapest way to do this is to take the Staten Island Ferry or to take a subway to Dumbo. And definitely go to one of the observation decks. I didn't because I didn't want to fork over the $30-$40 since I was a poor student at the time and I regret it now

 

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