goin new york with mates, what can we do? aged 18?

Club Cemetery - http://clubcemetery.com/

For the 13 and older crowd.

No you can not go into bars at 18 in NYC, the drinking age is 21 but you have to look 25 to get served with alcohol. However, this doesn't mean you have to sit in the room every night either. New York is busting with nightlife, a good place to visit is times square, or take a walk up Broadway at night. Shops stay open really late at these places so you could do a little shopping too.

I would just go to Mexico, and wait until your 21 to go to New York. Theres been some debate about lowering the drinking age to 18, but not that much has come up yet. I guess that there's probably a bar somewhere that would let you in (it's a big city) but you probably wouldnt want to be in that part of town. Also, you might have some age issues at 17 because the leagal adult age is 18. If you come here anyway, I gurantee you wont be left in the room everynight. Parts of this city never go to bed, and I gurantee you'll find something to do at night. Also unless you want to get your *** kicked, or made fun of, then stay away from teen clubs. A.K.A. 13 and older crowd.

Bars are pretty much out. There may be some music venues that allow 18 yos but I'm not sure what they are. If I were you I'd check out some of the museums. I know most 18 year old guys may not be interested in stuff like that but you guys may surprise yourselves by how much you enjoy it. Take a chance on the Metropolitan Museum of Art or the Museum of Natural History for $1 a piece(I love 'Suggested Donations') and if you enjoy it, go see any of the other dozens of museums in the city. You can drink at home but I bet you don't have a Picasso or a stuffed bison in your living room.

IF you're asking questions like THAT, you shouldn't even be having sex. Of course it's going to be difficult. It's difficult at the age of 37, 27, 17, and 47. No matter what age the parents, bringing a new human being into this world smoothely is just damn near impossible. The questions you should be asking are what you can expect as far as financial budgeting, tips for young parents, and how to balance a future for your own young self with the future of an even younger child. I really hope you figure things out.

You have to be at least 18 to get into bars, even restaurants with bars after a certain time but you also need to be 21 in order to drink. The same thing goes with comedy clubs, even must be 18 in order to enter.

You must be 21 years old or older to drink anywhere in the United States. Your ID will be checked because NYC has stiff fines.

However, there is still plenty for you to do:

Go to the Top of the Rock (Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center):

http://www.topoftherocknyc.com/

Get discount tickets to a Broadway show at Broadwaybox.com:

http://www.broadwaybox.com/

Here's a long list of places you can go to if you are under 21:

http://www.ny.com/clubs/under21/

Go on a music cruise on the Circle Line around Manhattan:

http://www.circleline42.com/site/browse.aspx?group...

Check out the Museum of Sex:

http://www.museumofsex.com/

And that's just a few suggestions!

you can go sightseeing, but you will never get into any bar, and never get a drink at any restaurant. In fact, you probably will have trouble checking into any hotel being under age. Drinking age is 21 is the USA and in NYC, they are very strict about it. Double check with your hotel if they have an age limit you must be to check in.

there is a lot of sighseeing to do, places to eat, but forget the bars and clubs.

the drinking age is 21. Why don't you have a late dinner at around 9 in restaurants then by the time dinner is over its quite late

Ben, your mate is right. You can't go into bar at age 18, because the drinking age here is 21. By law, you're not of drinking age in the State, and if a bar is caught serving alcohol to a minor, that bar could loose their license to serve alcohol.

If you're consider on buying beers in New York City, the drink age of 21 still applies.

In regards on what to do in New York City, may I recommend the following.

Landmarks

-Empire State Building

-Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island

-Rockefeller Center and the Top of the Rock Observation Deck

-Times Square (no trip is complete without a visit to the"Crossroads of the World")

-Lower Manhattan/Wall Street Area

-United Nations

-Central Park

-Brooklyn Bridge (you can walk across it too)

-Grand Central Terminal (largest railroad terminal in the country)

-A Ride on the Staten Island Ferry (its free and you can see the Statue of Liberty as the ferry crosses the harbor)

-Sightseeing tour on a Double Decker Bus

-Bronx Zoo/New York Botonical Garden

-Yankee Stadium (home of the New York Yankee baseball team)

-City Island

-Riverdale

-Governor's Island

Museums

-Museum Mile (Fifth Avenue from East 82nd to East 103rd Streets)

-Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center for Earth and Space (formerly the Hayden Platerium)

-MoMa

-Whitney Museum of American Art

-New Museum of Contemporary Art

-Madame Tussaud Wax Museum

-New York City Fire Museum

-New York City Police Museum

-Transit Museum

-The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum

-The Bronx Museum of the Arts

-Brooklyn Museum

-Milk Gallery

-American Craft Museum

-Museum of American Folk Art

-Museum of the Moving Image

-The Paley Center For Media (formerly the Museum of Television and Radio)

-The Municipal Art Society

Shopping

-Macy's (West 34th Street and Broadway in the heart of Hearld Square)

-Bloomingdale's (Lexington Avenue at East 59 and East 60 Streets)

-The shops along Fifth Avenue (just don't max out you credit cards)

-FAO Schwarz

-Toys "R" Us in Times Square

-Lord and Taylor (5th Avenue at East 38th Street)

-Chinatown/Canal Street Area (if you want to go on the cheap for the stuff you can't get on Fifth Avenue)

-NBA Store (for the basketball fan - 5th Avenue at East 52nd Street)

-The Apple Computer Store (East 59th Street and Fifth Avenue)

-The Time Warner Center (West 59th Street - Columbus Circle)

-Hershey Store (for those with a sweet tooth)

-M&M World (49th Street and 7th Avenue)

-Grand Central Terminal (for the shopping)

-H&M

-Century 21 Department Store (Church and Cortlandt Street)

-forever 21

-Barneys New York (660 Madison Ave)

-Abercrombie & Fitch (5th Avenue @ 57th Street and Water Street between Fulton and John Streets)

-American Eagle Outfitters (4 locations in Manhattan)

-Urban Outfitter (8 locations in Manhattan)

-Manhattan Mall

-Queens Center Mall

-Queens Place Mall

-Roosevelt Field Mall (on Long Island)

-Fulton Street Mall

-Kings Plaza Mall

-Woodbury Common Premium Outlets

-Garden State Plaza

-The Westchester Mall

-Palisades Center Mall

-Westfield Sunrise Mall

-Green Acres Mall

-Jersey Gardens

Restaurants

In regards to place to eat in New York City. There are thousands of the restaurants in the Five Boroughs of New York City. Depending on your taste, your budget and your preferred location, may I recommend the links below.

http://www.urbanspoon.com/c/3/New-York-restaurants... -- Urbanspoon. You can find restaurants either by price, location or cuisine.

http://www.ny.com/dining/ -- NY.com. You can find plenty of restaurant information at this link. Everything from H&H Bagel to fine dining at Le Cirque. Bon appetit!

I hope this information is very helpful.

Good luck

Native New Yorker