Things to do on Friday night in New York City (US)

Crowd levels and popular times for New York City on Friday night: Follow the crowd or avoid the queues by visiting the most popular attractions during the quiet hours as indicated below.

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Times Square (Other)
Manhattan, NY 10036
4.7

Times Square is most popular around 9 PM on Saturdays. It's most quiet on Mondays.

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Empire State Building (Historical)
20 W 34th St.
4.7

Empire State Building is most popular around 12 PM on Tuesdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2 hours here. It's most quiet on Sundays.

The Empire State Building is the most iconic skyscrapers in the world. Located in New York City's Midtown Manhattan, it stands at 1,454 feet tall and offers stunning views of New York City from both its observation decks. It has 102 stories and was built in 1931.

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230 Fifth Rooftop Bar (Bar)
1150 Broadway
4.3

Visitors usually stay 1-2,5 hours here.

230 FIFTH is New York's largest outdoor Rooftop Garden and Fully enclosed Penthouse Lounge. One floor is fully enclosed. And our rooftop garden is open to the sky. We do have large umbrellas for those sunny or rainy days and is partially heated on colder nights. Nov our newly designed igloos are back !

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Ellen's Stardust Diner (Breakfast restaurant)
1650 Broadway
4.4

Ellen's Stardust Diner is most popular around 8 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay 1-2 hours here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

About Stardust home of the singing waitstaff Ellen's Stardust Diner is a retro 1950s theme restaurant located at 1650 Broadway on the southeast corner of 51st Street in Theater District, Manhattan, New York City. The diner is regarded as one of the best theme restaurants in New York owing to its singing waitstaff.

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Joe's Pizza Broadway (Pizza restaurant)
1435 Broadway
4.5

Joe's Pizza Broadway is most popular around 6 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay 45 min here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

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SUMMIT One Vanderbilt (Tourist destination)
45 E 42nd St
4.6

SUMMIT One Vanderbilt is most popular around 1 PM on Mondays. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

New York’s most transformational experience is SUMMIT One Vanderbilt. Explore three levels of mind-bending multi-sensory immersive experiences that will forever change the way you view New York at any time. Day or Night. Blending elements of art and technology, SUMMIT takes the concept of an “observation deck” to entirely new heights.

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