How to make a New Yorker feel at home in Las Vegas
Moving to Las Vegas from New York City is a bit abrupt, to say the least, but these Las Vegas staples make living here feel more like home every day. New York is the City That Never Sleeps, but Las Vegas simply puts it to shame. A 24-hour diner can be found anywhere in NYC, but Las Vegas has 24-hour restaurants, bars, gambling halls, nightclubs, shopping and more.
People watching at Fremont Street Experience is like nothing else in the world … unless of you’ve been to the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Street performers and characters you just wish had their own reality-TV shows bring back memories of summer days at Washington Square Park.
In New York, food delivered to your door was an everyday occurrence for me. For the sake of my wallet, I’ll be learning to cook because the closest thing to New York delivery here seems to be room service.
I couldn’t begin to describe how happy I was when I stumbled into New York-New York to find the Holy Grail of hot dogs. That first bite transported me to Coney Island complete with the sounds of roller coasters in the background.
Of course there would be no Nathan’s without New YorkNew York. Driving past that NYC skyline every day takes me back, and riding the roller coaster is a Las Vegas staple that I will never forget. I suggest doing it at night when you can see the Strip all lit up.
While we’re on the subject, the Las Vegas Strip is the only place in America that rivals Times Square. It’s a real-life, 24-hour light show that I could stare at for hours.
New York is known for 5th Avenue and its high-end stores. Why walk up and down all those city blocks when you can visit the likes of Gucci, Tiffany & Co. and Prada all in the same building? At multiple places on the Strip!
The chance to have a world-class dining experience is something that I loved about New York. Las Vegas takes that to a whole new level and puts it all on Las Vegas Boulevard. Biscayne at Tropicana, Circo at Bellagio and Blue Ribbon Sushi at the Cosmopolitan top my list so far.
To be totally honest, I wasn’t much of a club guy in NYC, but Las Vegas has turned me. From Revolution at the Mirage to Tao at the Venetian to XS at the Encore, the club scene here is a nonstop party. It was too difficult to resist the fun!
New York and Las Vegas are known for their entertainment. Where Cirque du Soleil shows are a new experience for me, Broadway shows are what brought me here. Big hits like “Jersey Boys” at Paris Las Vegas, “Rock of Ages” at the Venetian and “Million Dollar Quartet” at Harrah’s line the Strip, but of course my favorite is “Mamma Mia!”