Thanksgiving, 2018
From:
Diana Moore
To:
[48 recipients]
July 5, 2018 at
2:43 PM
Hi, All. Happy 5th
of July!!
Tom and Paris are
still working on the location for the turkey dinner, but they have booked a few
things including the hotel room block. Pam suggested The Roosevelt Hotel, and
she was right. It’s perfect!
The Roosevelt Hotel
New York
45 East 45th St,
New York NY 10017
212-885-6026
http://www.theroosevelthotel.com
We have a room
block that is open for Tuesday thru Sunday, but you can book whatever days you
want. The parade is Thursday morning, turkey is Thursday evening (obviously),
we have dinner Friday at Jing Fong’s in Chinatown, and we will plan some sort of
breakfast for Saturday morning. If you like to be digital, here is the link to
book online:
If you prefer to
call, use “Janson Family Room Block” to access the group rate. The breakfast
buffet is not included but I know we Moores will be signing up for that.
This is going to be
fun!!!
From:
Tom Moore
October 18, 10:40
a.m.
Hello!
Very excited!
In order to get an
idea of what to do on Friday, I’ve put together this survey for y’all to fill
out at your leisure.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdSDyiPMqWx6TXG_yOVckRGSYf3b2wDx_nYZHdHsEEUystVnw/viewform
It’s a fairly
reduced list, but I am open to suggestions! Some things were left off due to
logistical issues (travel, black Friday mayhem, etc.).
Let me know if
there are any questions!
-tom
JANSON THANKSGIVING INFO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
3:00pm and later
Arrive and check-in at Roosevelt
Hotel (45 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017)
Mingle at Hotel, get dinner in the
area:
Joe’s Shanghai (Soup Dumplings,
Chinese) | Halal Guys (very greasy, but delicious middle eastern out of a cart)
| Korea Town (BBQ, etc. ask me) | 2nd Avenue Deli (My favorite deli)
WE WILL NOT BE GOING ANYWHERE NEAR
(*cough cough*) TIMES SQUARE. IF YOU NEED TO SEE IT, DO IT WEDNESDAY NIGHT!!!
THURSDAY
9:00am–11:00am
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
Meet in Lobby at 9am. Coffee & light
snacks. We can walk over to 6th Ave from the hotel to watch the parade.
11:00am–12:00pm
Light early lunch near the hotel.
Save room for the feast!
Urbanspace Vanderbilt East 45th &
Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 10169 It’s a food court with a ton of great
very New York
restaurants great for breakfast, coffee, a snack or lunch:
Ovenly
makes the best cookies
–
Roberta’s
is great pizza from Brooklyn
–
yummy donuts at
Dough
– coffee at
Toby’s
Estate
or
Grand Central
(nice
food court)
89 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017
Grand Central Market
is a great specialty market inside Grand Central Terminal. You can get pastries,
lunch to-go, and groceries. [closed on Thursday] There are tons of
other
options
for food and coffee in Grand Central.
or
Koreatown
goes from Broadway to 5th Ave and 31st St to 33rd St
or
Xi'an Famous
Foods (beloved
Western-Chinese hand-pulled noodles) 14 E 34th St, New York, NY 10016
12:00pm–2:30pm
Central Park / Free time to explore Midtown
Central Park starts (SE corner) on
59th Street and 5th Ave. Check out Strawberry Fields, The Pond, and the famous
Granite features.
or
You can get a good feel for midtown
by walking down Broadway to the Flatiron Building (try to avoid Times Square).
Some people were curious to explore
Brooklyn, this could be a good window to do some of that. If you’re interested,
text me about what you’d like to see and I can make some suggestions!
3:00-4:00pm
Staten
Island Ferry for photo
Take the R/W
downtown to WHITEHALL ST, or the
1
to
SOUTH FERRY, or the 4/5
to BOWLING GREEN.
We’ll meet on the Southwest corner of
Water St. and Whitehall St.
If you decide to stay downtown after
Staten Island Ferry, or go to Brooklyn early, that’s fine. I am building in a
cushion here (4:00-5:30) in case people would like to rest a little before
dinner.
5:30pm
Meet in hotel lobby to leave for Baby’s
All Right.
Take the M
downtown
to MARCY (first stop in Brooklyn).
6:00pm
Meet at Baby’s All Right for Thanksgiving dinner.
Baby’s All Right: 146 Broadway,
Brooklyn, NY 11211
8:00pm/9:00pm
Wrap
FRIDAY
9:00am–10:00am
Mingle in Hotel, get breakfast at Grand Central or nearby. See above notes on
the area around the hotel.
10:00am–12:30pm
Museums, Walk Fifth Ave, see 30 Rock etc. OR SoHo (ask me for recs)
***If
a group wants to break off and see an uptown museum, this would be a good time
to do so instead of doing 5th Avenue etc.***
The MET
[1000
5th Ave, New York, NY 10028] Closed on Thanksgiving
The MET Breuer
[945
Madison Ave, New York, NY 10021] Closed on Thanksgiving
Guggenheim
[1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128] Closed on Thanksgiving
The Frick Collection
[1 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021] Closed on Thanksgiving
American Museum of Natural History
[Central
Park West & 79th St, New York, NY 10024] Closed on Thanksgiving
Museum of Arts and Design
[2
Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019] Closed on Thanksgiving
-There’s lots of shopping on 5th Ave
between 42nd and 59th.
MUJI is a favorite of people from
and visiting NYC: MUJI Fifth Avenue: 475 5th Ave, New York, NY 10017
-Window displays
-The Rink at Rockefeller Center
600 5th Ave, New York, NY 10020
-Bryant
Park
starts on 5th Ave and 42nd St The original New York Public Library location with
the
lions
out front in part of Bryant Park.
There’s also an ice skating rink in Byrant
Park.
1:00pm–2:00pm
East Village Lunch Crawl. Take the 6
downtown
to ASTOR PLACE, or the N/R/W to 8th STREET NYU. Meet
by “the cube” at 1:00ish (456 Lafayette st.)
Pizza | Ramen | Famous Vegetarian
Burger | Bodegas | Moroccan food | Soba | Okonmyaki
2:00pm–4:00pm
Get to and see 9/11 Memorial or Whitney or New Museum
9/11 Memorial: 180 Greenwich St, New
York, NY 10007
Whitney Museum of American Art: 99
Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014
New Museum of Contemporary Art: 235
Bowery, New York, NY 10002
4:00pm–6:30pm
Relax at hotel, free time
6:00/6:30pm
Head to Jing Fong for dinner. Take the
6
to
Canal or the F
to
East Broadway.
7:00pm
Dinner at Jing Fong
Jing Fong: 20 Elizabeth St, New
York, NY 10013
LATERpm
If you’d like suggestions for
Bars/Nightlife in NYC, don’t hesitate to ask :)
GENERAL INFO
HOTEL:
Roosevelt
Hotel (45 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017)
THANKSGIVING DINNER:
Costs $65 per person and includes wine and other drinks.
CLOTHING:
Wear
GOOD, COMFY SHOES. No need for formal wear at any of the events/meals. New York
dresses a little more conservatively than most places, generally speaking, but
no one will look at you funny if you’re not decked-out in the hottest of F/W
2018 garb ;)
TRAVEL:
with the exception of getting from the airports to the hotel, Subway is always
the best way to get around, except for maybe late at night. A single fare on the
metro is $2.75, and it costs $1 to buy a card. Considering the itinerary above,
I’d suggest everyone buy a metro card on their own time on Wednesday night and
put about $20-$30 on it. There’s also an unlimited weekly card for about $35
that would work and would make sense if you plan on doing some of your own
exploring.
