Where to propose in New York

Kevin the Kid · 22-10-2014 3:45pm #1

Hi

I am going to New York in December and would like to propose to my girlfriend.
Has anyone any suggestions where to do it and what time of day would be best.
I have looked into The rockerfella plaza and the empire state, statue of liberty etc.
Help.

Luke92 · 22-10-2014 3:48pm

Battery park is nice! Quiet with a magnificent view!

Johngoose · 22-10-2014 3:50pm

Central Park,get horse and carriage ride

fits · 22-10-2014 3:52pm

Yep, central park for sure. Oh how nice!!!!

robbiepower77 · 22-10-2014 3:53pm

central park for sure

x43r0 · 22-10-2014 3:54pm

I second the suggestion of Battery Park - Unbelievable view of the water down there

tkam2014 · 22-10-2014 3:54pm

This is like my dream proposal but I would want smack in the middle of times square !

fits · 22-10-2014 3:56pm

tkam2014 wrote: »

This is like my dream proposal but I would want smack in the middle of times square !

ugh no. Although someone famous did that recently. Not my favourite part of new york

moonshadow · 22-10-2014 3:59pm

If its December then you really need to do it at the ice rink under the huge New York Christmas tree , it's really beautiful there at Christmas .

fits · 22-10-2014 4:00pm

moonshadow wrote: »

If its December then you really need to do it at the ice rink under the huge New York Christmas tree , it's really beautiful there at Christmas .

I wanna go now!!!

bennyineire · 22-10-2014 4:02pm

Top of the Empire state for sure, avoid the Statue if Liberty. The q's are ridiculous and you can't go inside it anymore since 9/11

fits · 22-10-2014 4:04pm

bennyineire wrote: »

Top of the Empire state for sure, avoid the Statue if Liberty. The q's are ridiculous and you can't go inside it anymore since 9/11

I would say to avoid the empire state also. Big queues and overpriced. Least it was in 2000 which is a while ago now I suppose.

lazeedaisy · 22-10-2014 4:07pm

bennyineire wrote: »

Top of the Empire state for sure, avoid the Statue if Liberty. The q's are ridiculous and you can't go inside it anymore since 9/11

Oh please Sooooo Overdone, don't do it,

Battery park or ice skating,

At least it's more original

tkam2014 · 22-10-2014 4:15pm

moonshadow wrote: »

If its December then you really need to do it at the ice rink under the huge New York Christmas tree , it's really beautiful there at Christmas .

this is the one !!!! amazing ! do it , do it now !!

Johnnio13 · 22-10-2014 4:17pm

meself, I did it in front of the Rockafeller Christmas tree ...

helimachoptor · 22-10-2014 4:18pm

moonshadow wrote: »

If its December then you really need to do it at the ice rink under the huge New York Christmas tree , it's really beautiful there at Christmas .

I see that a couple of years ago.. i think you can buy different level of packages
The chap who did it had the rink cleared and did it in the middle with a huge audience! she said yes..

I second battery park

Or OP you could walk across the brooklyn bridge and do it with the skyline in the background

MarieOC · 22-10-2014 4:19pm

bennyineire wrote: »

Top of the Empire state for sure, avoid the Statue if Liberty. The q's are ridiculous and you can't go inside it anymore since 9/11

I wouldn't recommend proposing there due to the crowds but you can still go inside you just have to book in advance and there is now a lot of security screening (airport style)

Broken Strings · 22-10-2014 4:19pm

I was proposed to in Central Park so I'd highly recommend that

I'm surprised he still asked considering I complained like a baby about having to walk 15 blocks in the blistering heat (we were already badly sunburned and I had no idea what he was planning) and then I got into a fight with a guy who kept trying to block our way and force us into a horse and carriage ride outside Central Park.

Not my finest moment, but if he's willing to ask me 20 minutes after that fiasco then I figure he's a keeper

And I can tell you there wasn't a single sunburn related complaint on the walk back to the hotel afterwards either!

Johnnio13 · 22-10-2014 4:20pm

and they say romance is dead. Not on Boards its not!

whodafunk · 22-10-2014 4:30pm

Top of the Rockerfeller Centre - less queues than Empire State building and fabulous views of Central Park.

bee06 · 22-10-2014 4:49pm

OP, what kind of proposal would your girlfriend like? Would she like a proposal with people around or would she prefer it to be more private?

Arbiter of Good Taste · 22-10-2014 5:38pm

I take it you will be getting the ring in NYC? Lucky lady!

sweetie · 22-10-2014 5:44pm

my missus always loves Bryant park near enough to times square

Gatica · 23-10-2014 6:43am

Boat ride in Central Park.. It's romantic, it's private and if she says no you can push her in :P ah, just kidding....
I really like the boat rides there.
Maybe not as nice in the cold of December I suppose. Rockefeller Plaza would be my second pick, it's lovely there around Xmas.

pwurple · 23-10-2014 8:11am

Does it have to be outdoors? It will be ruddy FREEZING in nyc in december. Carriage ride is painfully corny! Go for something less cliched.

How about you take her for a frozen hot chocolate in Serendipity 3 on the upper east side. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serendipity_3 That was in a few films, it's a memorable place.

What new york films/tv does she like... bring her to a cafe or landmark from one of those maybe.

Did she like seinfeld? I think Tom's Restuarant is still there up near columbia university.

messrs · 23-10-2014 8:16am

+1 on Bryant park , love that park

Sleepy · 23-10-2014 2:20pm

Tease her!

Take her to the top of the Empire State and tie your shoelaces, the top of the Statue of Liberty and find a quarter on the ground, do the carriage ride in Central Park, the ice-skating etc.

Then get a friend to put up a "will you marry me sign/balloons" just inside the hall while you're away so she'll think you've been taking the piss the entire time just to arrive home in a foul mood to a propoasl!

smallerthanyou · 23-10-2014 4:16pm

There's an Irish famine memorial near battery park. They pulled up an Irish famine cottage a few yrs back n rebuilt it in new York. Its green quiet n lovely. You could propose there on a little bit of Ireland in new York.

brooke 2 · 23-10-2014 4:19pm

bennyineire wrote: »

Top of the Empire state for sure, avoid the Statue if Liberty. The q's are ridiculous and you can't go inside it anymore since 9/11

Top of the Rock at night.

brooke 2 · 23-10-2014 4:22pm

whodafunk wrote: »

Top of the Rockerfeller Centre - less queues than Empire State building and fabulous views of Central Park.

Agree!!

The Bishop Basher · 23-10-2014 4:28pm

I proposed in NYC. Had a surprise limo pick us up with her favourite tunes playing for a 2 hour tour of the city with a couple of bottles of bubbly. Dropped us off at Central Park where we visited the imagine mosaic and then went for lunch at the Tavern on the Green. Plan then was a carriage ride followed by ice skating, then up the Empire State and finish the evening in a cosy Italian in the Village.

Plan all fell apart after lunch cause we got a bit pissed for skating and the temps were below -10 so the horses weren't out.

We ended up walking off the drink around central park, looking at the inscriptions on the benches. It was the best part of the day and cost nothing. We did make it up the Empire State and had a romantic dinner which rounded it nicely.

I had no idea when I was going to propose but ended up doing it in the back of the limo as soon as we got in. I just got too nervous and reckoned she'd cop anyway.

I'm just sharing the story to give you an idea. It's a great place to propose. Best of luck and hope she says yes !!

Kathnora · 23-10-2014 4:34pm

Wrap up very well if taking a carriage ride in Central Park. I know of two couples who honeymooned in New York at that time of year and the trip was somewhat spoiled by the fact that the temps were so low...may not happen every year in New York but you need to go prepared!

percy212 · 23-10-2014 4:34pm

Central Park. Go to the boathouse restaurant. Do NOT go to Battery City unless you are inside a limo. The wind down there in December is ICE COLD and being freezing is not romantic. The Christmas tree at Rockerfeller is really nice too.

http://thecentralparkboathouse.com/

fits · 23-10-2014 4:36pm

This thread so makes me want to go. And New York beats the hell out of Paris for a proposal. Way more romantic and interesting to me at least.

patricia7396 · 24-10-2014 1:31am

I was proposed to under the Christmas tree at the Rockafeller centre and it was amazing!!

chocaholic04 · 24-10-2014 1:16pm

Just back from honeymoon in NYC. NYC would be a great place to propose. Your proposal depends on what she likes, for me my OH knows I don't like cliche and not with a lot of people around, so Empire State Building would be out along with Times Square.

I would go with Central Park or the Rockefeller Christmas Tree. As someone said unless you are prepared for the cold don't go with Battery Park, it was 14/15 degrees the first day we were in New York and we went down there and it was bitterly cold, my hands were going numb.

razorblunt · 27-10-2014 1:27pm

+1 for Top of the Rock.

On a more private note, there's a bar with a rooftop that has really comfy blankets etc. and fantastic views of the Empire State, it's a bar with no name in the sense it's just called after the street, I think it's 55th and 5th but I could confirm that for definite if it was an option.
You could have the champagne sitting ready to go.

Alternatively what about going across to Brooklyn and doing it with the entirety of Manhatten in the background?

Kevin the Kid · 28-10-2014 10:20pm

tkam2014 wrote: »

this is the one !!!! amazing ! do it , do it now !!

where is that....do i just walk around and look for a big for a big xmas tree. Do you mean the Rockefeller center others are talking about?

Raven Runner · 28-10-2014 10:21pm

The Bowery

yellow hen · 28-10-2014 10:26pm

For something different, I think the highline in the meat packing district is pretty amazing.

Where to propose in New York

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