Been to NYC a few times... Had to visit Lady Liberty and see that infamous Welcome to Brooklyn sign that was in the opening credits of Welcome Back Kotter... Well that dates the trip a little.
We had an old Fiat that we parked on Broadway just in front of a tour bus. We were looking to get a meal somewhere and as we stood there on the sidewalk this guy in a station wagon pulls up, puts his front bumper up against the back bumper of the Fiat and tries to push our car forward so he could have room to park. My buddy went over to ask him what the hell he thought he was doing and the guy just sped off...
NYC was the only place I had a waitress actually chase after us out of the greasy spoon saying "Is dat all da tip you leaves me?"
Tips are for service, when you have to ask twice for a refill on the coffee and end up having to get a bottle of Ketchup from another table after asking for one. Not to mention she brought another tables order to our table and then argued that was what we ordered when we told her otherwise. You end up with not much of a tip, if any. We should have went to the manager but couldn't be bothered at that point.
I just loved Liberty Island and would like to go again one day. We were staying in Clifton NJ at a friends grandmothers house and traveling through the Holland Tunnel was very cool.