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Given all the cops and helicopters and traffic jams around Manhattan today, it was impossible to miss the fact that King Charles was spending the day in New York. He had a very dignified itinerary, of course: a visit to the 9\/11 Memorial accompanied by Michael Bloomberg, a greeting with the mayor, and, tonight, a gala for his charity, the King\u2019s Trust. But locals eating their lunch in Bryant Park as the choppers buzzed overhead had their own ideas about where to take his Royal highness if they were hosting him for the day. Here, what they had to say.<\/p>\n
So where would you take the king?\u00a0<\/strong> What do you think he\u2019d think of it?<\/strong> If you could introduce him to someone, who would it be?<\/strong> When people visit, I like to have them walk the High Line. We could start at Hudson Yards and go south to Chelsea. And then down to the Financial District. If it\u2019s King Charles, you want to go to where it\u2019s more historic and you break the grid of New York.<\/p>\n And is there a restaurant you\u2019d like to go to?<\/strong> I would take him down to Coney Island. He\u2019s stuck in Buckingham Palace. Get him to smell that ocean breeze, stick his feet in the sand, really relax. I\u2019d love to see him on the Cyclone. And I\u2019d love to see him eat a dirty water dog. They always say if you gave a Victorian child a Sprite, they would die. I think, at this point, if you gave King Charles a dirty water dog, he would die. We\u2019ll see if his constitution could handle it.<\/p>\n I would also take him to my neighborhood, Ditmas Park. There\u2019s a great restaurant, Jalsa, which serves great Indian food. I can\u2019t sing their praises enough. Although it might be a little perverse, taking the King of Great Britain to an Indian restaurant. Maybe they could mess with him a little bit!<\/p>\n I\u2019d have to take him out to Elmhurst, where it\u2019s a little bit quieter, far from the hustle and bustle of the city. We\u2019d see a lot of the stray cats that are in Elmhurst. That\u2019s what I\u2019d like to show the king.<\/p>\n Do you think he likes cats?<\/strong> I\u2019d take him to the Lower East Side to see the art galleries.\u00a0It\u2019s just such a vibrant community\u2014creators, storytellers and things like that. It might be a little crazy for him but I think he\u2019d get a kick out of it. And I\u2019d take him to the Dynamo Room near Madison Square Garden. It\u2019s very classy inside, good steaks, nice drinks. I\u2019d tell him to try the ribeye.<\/p>\n Hopefully he\u2019s paying.\u00a0<\/strong> I\u2019d take him to the Bronx. Manhattan, it\u2019s very glorified, but I feel the Bronx shows what New York is. Sadly, it\u2019s very dirty. There\u2019s a lot of homeless people, just a lot of chaos. But the community does help a lot. There\u2019s a lot of places where people can go to get back on their feet.<\/p>\n I\u2019d take him to Fordham Road. That\u2019s the heart of the Bronx, in my opinion, from University Fordham all the way down to Webster Fordham. You\u2019d see a lot of people, a lot of street vendors. I\u2019d get him a pizza and a taco!<\/p>\n We\u2019d take the ferry that goes all the way to the beaches, the Rockaway Ferry. It\u2019s a very unique way to see the city. That whole trip has nice views; you see the Statue of Liberty and the harbor. And that would give us enough time to have a conversation, although I don\u2019t know what I\u2019d say to him. I know he\u2019s into architecture and sustainability so I\u2019d compliment him on that.<\/p>\n Is there a neighborhood you\u2019d like to take him to?<\/strong> I would take him to Soho. There\u2019s so many things to see there, so many people out, the fashion. Just the shops and the overall setting is really nice. And then the Amber Room. There\u2019s a lot of celebrities there, so I feel like it\u2019d be somewhat fitting. It\u2019s very luxurious.<\/p>\n I\u2019d have to take him to a bagel place for a lox bagel with plain cream cheese. I really like the Bagel Shop. And take the bagel, stroll around Central Park. I like the northern area, the Loch. It\u2019s like 100 to 105th street. There\u2019s a lot of birds and a little waterfall. I think he\u2019d feel at home.<\/p>\n I work in the nonprofit space so then I\u2019d bring him to the office and show him the local work we\u2019re doing. We\u2019d have a ball with that!<\/p>\n I\u2019d take him to McCarren Park. It\u2019s usually pretty lively. Every inch is just packed with people lying on blankets or playing bocce, trying to get a little bit of sunlight. Then we\u2019d walk down Berry Street, which is usually closed to cars. You can walk down the middle of the street. It\u2019s not as packed as Bedford, but it still encapsulates a lot of what Brooklyn and Williamsburg have to offer.<\/p>\n And then we\u2019d take the train to Stone Street. People flock to it the moment it\u2019s a little bit nice out. It\u2019s not where I\u2019d go\u2014 it\u2019s like one big intern bar on the street for people who don\u2019t really know where to go. I\u2019d show him that, just to get him a little bit of that kind of feel.<\/p>\n Do you think he\u2019d be fun to hang out with?<\/strong> I\u2019d take him to Fort Greene Park. It\u2019s a good cross-section of people and culture, and then we\u2019d go to Walter\u2019s, which is an American oyster bar. And from there, the Brooklyn Inn, one of the oldest bars in New York, for a pint of Guiness.<\/p>\n Is there anything you\u2019d want to ask him?<\/strong> I don\u2019t really have an answer. I just don\u2019t really want to hang out with King Charles.<\/p>\n Sign Up for the Curbed Newsletter<\/p>\n A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines.<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n
Flushing. I doubt he\u2019s been to a place like Flushing. It doesn\u2019t get a lot of tourist attention. It\u2019s authentically New York.<\/p>\n
I think he\u2019d say something very diplomatic that lacks any substance. And I think, at his core, he\u2019d probably be appalled.<\/p>\n
My landlords. They\u2019re old-school Astoria Greeks. I\u2019d have her cook for him!<\/p>\n
I\u2019m vegan, and there\u2019s a really good restaurant I like to go to, Jajaja\u2014a Mexican vegan restaurant. There\u2019s one in the West Village, one on the Lower East Side and one in Williamsburg. I\u2019d get him the chimichanga. It\u2019s their take on a fried chimichanga, where it\u2019s like pulled pork but instead it\u2019s jackfruit, or maybe soy. Probably not his cup of tea!<\/p>\n
I truly don\u2019t know anything about this man, but he\u2019d better like cats. If you like peace and quiet and you like cats, Elmhurst is the way to go.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sure he\u2019s got it!<\/p>\n
I live on Roosevelt Island so that\u2019s an unusual place. I\u2019m into motion so I\u2019d take him on the tram and go to the south end where the FDR Memorial is, with the beautiful inscription about the Four Freedoms. Actually, I\u2019m sure he doesn\u2019t have a lot of time, so maybe I wouldn\u2019t take him all the way to the Rockaways. Maybe exchange that for the Four Freedoms.<\/p>\n
Take out the royalty, no. But it could be kind of fun. He\u2019s probably a weird guy.<\/p>\n
Yes. How does it feel to be promoted in your job because you\u2019ve lost a parent?<\/p>\n