Going to New York City this weekend

Take the F train to Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. Get off, go downstairs, and walk across the street to Bianco's Trainworld at 751 McDonald Avenue.

John's Pizzaria on Bleeker Street.  Order a #20 with a bottle of house red.

Interesting ...

http://www.johnsbrickovenpizza.com/index.php

I'll be staying near Penn Station however. Trainworld is doable from there I've done it before.

The best train stores are on Long Island. Take the Long Island Rail Road from Penn Station to Freeport. Inn Freeport you can visit Nassau Hobby. A short distance by cab to the west on Sunrise Highway will bring you to Lynbrook where Trainland is located. You can get a train back to NYC from the Lynbrook Station.

There are several more train stores, but they are further east on Long Island.

Bring a coat, an umbrella and a good pair of mittens.  Snow and rain is in the forecast.  

IMHO there's to much to see in NYC and to many good restaurants to spend time in train stores. Here's a couple of eateries I recommend.

Joe's Shanghai on Pell St. in Chinatown.  Paesano's on Mulberry street and/or Take a FREE ride on the Staten Island ferry and go to Enoteca Maria, on Staten Island :-) (27 Hyatt Street, Staten Island, NY 10301) a short walk from the ferry.

Play with trains when you get back home!

The Grand Central layout is still running but go soon before they take it down.

Thanks for the suggestions, on what to do and where to eat.

The wife is working so Saturday I'm on my own ...

If you ate in a different restaurant everyday for 30 years in New York City, you would have only ate in half of all the restaurants in the city!

Enjoy!!

Another shop to check out is Gotham Trains on 224 West 35th between 7th and 8th on the 13th floor. A small shop with a very nice HO Marklin layout.  

I would recommend seeing the Highline park on the far west side.

Another special toy train thing to see is the Jerni collection of very early prewar trains at the New York Historical Society Museum on 79th and Central Park West off the B/ C train.

I went to Gotham Trains last year ... wasn't much but it's close to where I'm staying.

If you like pizza, I agree with pete trunk, John's pizzeria is the best, and just get a plain pie. It's real thin and you could probably eat a whole large pie on your own. I have! The Lionel train display in Grand Central is open until Feb 22 and worth seeing, along with Grand Central.

Enjoy!

Hi:  Check out this link.....

http://www.theoldhomesteadsteakhouse.com/

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I totally agree! I often roll my eyes when people don't take full advantage of the unique things at their disposal.

I have arrived 

I went to Nassau hobby today by train.

Decided to go today since there is a storm warning for tomorrow.