2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321474#Comment_321474 2012-01-14T16:37:17-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 taphead http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284

Hey folks! Lend me your ears! It seems I'm taking the plunge and hopping that annoying little puddle in March. I'll be spending a couple of weeks in NYC first, and then venturing god knows where. ...

It seems I'm taking the plunge and hopping that annoying little puddle in March. I'll be spending a couple of weeks in NYC first, and then venturing god knows where. Probably with guitar in tow, and looking for places to play/sleep/huddle.

But first point is, I'm looking for a reasonably priced hotel in NYC, and recommendations are more than welcome. I realise this is a bit short notice, as we'd like to get the reservations done this weekend...]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321476#Comment_321476 2012-01-14T16:41:38-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8236

I know nothing about NY but if you happen through Cleveland or Akron look me up.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321482#Comment_321482 2012-01-14T19:05:09-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 StefanJ http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961

"Reasonably priced hotel in NYC" is . . . problematical. You might want to look into getting a hotel in an outer borough, near a subway station.

You might want to look into getting a hotel in an outer borough, near a subway station.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321484#Comment_321484 2012-01-14T19:18:37-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 dorkmuffin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6719

Seconding StefanJ's. Also, if you want to use Kayak or Expedia or some shit and start looking now, you might find something good!

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321486#Comment_321486 2012-01-14T19:47:54-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 StefanJ http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961

And please don't leap into anything. If you find what looks like a good deal, post the hotel name and address here so natives can give you an idea about the neighborhood and access to transit. A ...

Again, anywhere near a subway is gold.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321487#Comment_321487 2012-01-14T19:53:48-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 glukkake http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1693

Aye, anything 1-3 subway stops outside manhattan are going to be gentrified & decently safe. Go deeper & you should definitely query us. A lot of people have been having success using airbnb ...

A lot of people have been having success using airbnb as a way to sublet for a time. I like the idea of it, just because food is SOEXPENSIVE unless you live off 5/$1 chinatown dumplings always, which I think has some kind of surgeon's warning against it. But yea, keep in mind that you'll save money if you can prepare foods for yourself in your living space, especially if your reservation is spanning a couple of weeks.

For places to play, check out Goodbye Blue Monday - they're pretty open to new folks coming into town. It's a little deader during the week out in Bushwick, but there're some fabulous little places that might be keen on having you come in. Bushwick has some shady areas still, use caution when deciding where to go.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321518#Comment_321518 2012-01-15T03:34:40-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 Finagle http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5254

I can vouch for the Holiday Inn Express near Penn Station. It is the cheapest 'real' hotel in Manhattan with a great location. Web deals can be had for weekend rates. It might be a good place to ...

I also reeeeally want to check out the Pod Hotel sometime. It is a japanese-style 'coffin bed' hostel.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321532#Comment_321532 2012-01-15T08:10:31-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 dorkmuffin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6719

Exception to the 1 - 3 stops outside of Manhattan rule: In northern Manhattan there are some pretty skeevy areas. Not as many as there used to be, but there are some places in Harlem and Spanish ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321534#Comment_321534 2012-01-15T08:28:08-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 Agitpunkt http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=48

I'm going to recommend this: http://www.sleepinndowntown.com/specials/ A friend of a friend stayed here and had no complaints. It's fairly cheap rate with something like 20% off if you're ...

http://www.sleepinndowntown.com/specials/

A friend of a friend stayed here and had no complaints. It's fairly cheap rate with something like 20% off if you're coming in mid-march.
It's close to where I live which puts it right between the Gowanus and South Park Slope areas of Brooklyn.

Pro's:

It's just a few blocks to the R which will put you in Manhattan in 25 minutes or so.

The walking area (between 3 and 15 blocks in a couple of different directions) has fantastic restaurants, bars, and places to see/play music.

Con:
It's off 3rd avenue which definitely isn't dangerous, but it is kind of gross. It's major ave for traffic and it has more than its share of porn stores. But, honestly, you can stay there the whole time and never actually have to cross it for any reason. Everything you'd want is up on 4th-7th avenues.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321536#Comment_321536 2012-01-15T09:05:55-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 taphead http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284

Thanks, gang! Airbnb seemed like the best deal/location we could spot; $60 a night per person, in NoHo. Looks like I'll have the pleasure of sleeping on a couch, but meh. I've been touring, I've ...

Airbnb seemed like the best deal/location we could spot; $60 a night per person, in NoHo. Looks like I'll have the pleasure of sleeping on a couch, but meh. I've been touring, I've had worse. :)

I'm already twitching. I've missed the city SO BAD you guys it's fucking ri-di-cu-lous.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321541#Comment_321541 2012-01-15T09:47:54-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 dorkmuffin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6719

AHHHHH TAPHEAD IN NEW YORK

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321549#Comment_321549 2012-01-15T11:23:59-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 taphead http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284

I KNOW, RIGHT? And, wait for it... ... a slight update, we managed find an adorable place (on airnbnb, again) in Williamsburg. South 4th street and Bedford, looks like. 50 bucks a night with free ...

... a slight update, we managed find an adorable place (on airnbnb, again) in Williamsburg. South 4th street and Bedford, looks like. 50 bucks a night with free organic coffee and donuts! We're not even allergic to hipsters, so we should be fiiine.

For those of you who've been drooling at some of the food photos I've occasionally posted, one of my fellow travellers is the guiy responsible for most of the really glorious ideas. And we'll have a kitchen at the place. Tee hee.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321554#Comment_321554 2012-01-15T12:16:52-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 dorkmuffin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6719

TAPHEAD YOU ARE GOING TO BE STAYING WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF MY APARTMENT. THAT IS ALL.

THAT IS ALL.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321561#Comment_321561 2012-01-15T13:24:34-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 Bankara http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5723

I'm glad that Glukkake pointed you to airbnb, it really is the best thing for staying in NYC. Having a place where you can make coffee and toast a bagel makes a huge difference in terms of the cost ...

If you want to laugh (or cry) at how bad a hotel in NYC can be check out the Chelsea Inn. One of the reviewers wrote this huge thing years ago about how it was fine if you brought your own sheets, towels, earplugs, and a can of mace but wouldn't recommend it otherwise. It is one of the last remaining waterfront fleabags in NYC.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321566#Comment_321566 2012-01-15T13:36:51-08:00 2012-01-15T13:41:55-08:00 taphead http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284

Christ, that sounds like the hotel version of The Mars Bar... ETA: And yeah, airbnb is pretty awesome by the looks of things, so thanks for the heads up about that one, glukkake! 50 bucks is ...

ETA: And yeah, airbnb is pretty awesome by the looks of things, so thanks for the heads up about that one, glukkake! 50 bucks is incredibly cheap, the place looks really nice and the location is just about perfect.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321595#Comment_321595 2012-01-15T19:48:05-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 StefanJ http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961

$50 for a hotel in downtown Manhattan that serves organic coffee? I'm picturing a scenario involving a sinister hipster cult, and being bundled up in blankets and dragged down into the island's ...

I'm picturing a scenario involving a sinister hipster cult, and being bundled up in blankets and dragged down into the island's CHUD-infested underground warrens.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321685#Comment_321685 2012-01-16T13:05:58-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 taphead http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284

@StefanJ - No no, this place is in Williamsburg. Which of course increases the likelyhood of the hipster cult, but I trust the Whitechapel UrbEx Commandos will come to our rescue, should we go ...

And yeah: APARTMENT BOOKED AND PAID.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321686#Comment_321686 2012-01-16T13:22:52-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 oldhat http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75

COME TO TORONTO.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321688#Comment_321688 2012-01-16T13:46:28-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 taphead http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284

My idea would be: NYC - Boston - Montreal - Toronto [- Detroit - Chicago - Minneapolis?]. I think AT LEAST Toronto and Minneapolis would warrant longer stops, on account of a) The Toronto Chapter and ...

Time to start trawling for funds...]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321702#Comment_321702 2012-01-16T15:53:21-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 Finagle http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5254

Suggestion: Keep this thread, and turn it into Taphead's Travelogue.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321708#Comment_321708 2012-01-16T16:36:04-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 taphead http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284

Most definitely, either this or a dedicated tour thread. It might work nicely with the 365 project that I restarted at the start of the year so photos will be cropping up, and I'll probably be ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321710#Comment_321710 2012-01-16T16:54:07-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 dorkmuffin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6719

I WILL RESCUE YOU FROM THE HIPSTER CULT. Anyway, there are really good bagels near your temp apartment.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321723#Comment_321723 2012-01-16T20:39:15-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 StefanJ http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961

New York bagels. Oh, man, I've almost forgotten. yeah, travelogue would be nice.

yeah, travelogue would be nice.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321756#Comment_321756 2012-01-17T08:38:19-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 oldhat http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75

Man, by the Chelsea Hotel where I was staying last year (when you COULD stay there) right around the corner there was this AMAZING bagel shop. I could eat half a dozen of those suckers. Yum.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321758#Comment_321758 2012-01-17T08:57:53-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 William Joseph Dunn http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798

I miss the bagels, but I really miss the pizza. I can't believe I can't either in L.A.

really miss the pizza. I can't believe I can't either in L.A.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321759#Comment_321759 2012-01-17T08:59:43-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 Bankara http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5723

I think that the Mars Bar has closed down, speaking of shanktastic venues. I had a first date there once, remarkably led to further dates considering the squalor and watered down whiskey I subjected ...

We shall have to roll out the red carpet and prepare a hipster-meat banquet for you!]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321761#Comment_321761 2012-01-17T10:01:31-08:00 2013-06-19T00:43:17-07:00 sellmeyoursoul http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9518

Definitely come to Boston! I've been thinking of traveling to NY (or Toronto) to meet up with some WC folks, and people in from other parts of the world would be a good excuse, but if you're going to ...

Ravnos recently moved here too, so perhaps he'd be around. (Speaking of... Rav, when are we going to grab those drinks?)]]>