2. Regal Battery Park
8.6
102 North End Ave., New York, NY
Movie Theater · Battery Park City · 232 tips and reviews
Mari: Stadium style seating, rarely crowded. Forget the popcorn, there's a Shake Shack next door!
Paul Fort: This theatre was once owned by a king who abused his wife and had a stadium erected on the site of a former park where he proposed 11 times before she said yes. Hence the name.
Ryan Bright: Great cinema with stadium seating.
3. Gramercy Theatre
8.1
127 E 23rd St (btwn Park & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
Music Venue · Rose Hill · 102 tips and reviews
Concert Ticket Agency: Medium size. Clean bathrooms. Decent acoustics. Stand and rock out or go to back for stadium style seating. Basement bar has more secluded lounge area, w/TVs & speakers so you don't miss anything.
Kelsey✨: Cool place to see a show. It’s a movie theater turned music venue, so they still have the stadium seating if you don’t feel like standing
Spanish Rob V: Amazing, small intimate venue with both GA and stadium seating farther back. Don't buy VIP, it's a ripoff and seats aren't guaranteed so you might just $20 for no reason.
4. AMC Kips Bay 15
7.9
570 2nd Ave (btwn E 30th & E 31st St), New York, NY
Movie Theater · Rose Hill · 248 tips and reviews
Norman Ellis: Stadium seating, friendly staff and away from the tourists. One of my fav theaters in the city!
Katie Flynn: Newer theater with stadium seating and few crowds... One of the best theaters in the city!
Will Scholl: I prefer this location over Union Square for more popular titles. Still crowded, but stadium style seating and a little off the beaten path is a nice change of pace.
5. Icahn Stadium
7.7
20 Randalls Island, New York, NY
Track Stadium · Randalls-Wards Island · 9 tips and reviews
Bonnie Carpenter: Did an obstacle race here and this stadium was in great condition and well maintained
Universal Sports: The adidas Grand Prix is the 6th stop in the Diamond League season. Fans can watch the complete Track & Field season on Universal Sports. Read more.
NYC Parks: Icahn Stadium hosts both local events and many of the world's greatest runners. In 2008, Usain Bolt set the 100m world record here at the annual Grand Prix. Read more.
NY Waterway: This is an excellent, modern venue with exciting acts from all over the world. Skirball's stadium style seating and small-moderate size provide fantastic sightlines no matter where you sit.
Kevin Park: Great theater to watch and put on a performing arts show. Spacious green rooms.
Benjamin Popper: The first Tuesday of every month, NYU's Skirball Center becomes the city's tech mecca as hundreds crowd in for the NY Tech Meetup.
Yoy: Most secret tennis court in town!
Heather Li: Coolest location for a tennis court! But make sure you get on the correct elevator inside grand central because it's a maze in there!
Stephanie Downes: If you buy one of those deals on living social or such, bear in mind the private lessons are held on a fake/mock mini half court, with an automatic ball machine. You won't be on a real tennis court.
11. Grand Central Terminal
8.9
87 E 42nd St (btwn Vanderbilt & Park Ave), New York, NY
Rail Station · Midtown East · 1467 tips and reviews
K-SWISS: On your way to Arthur Ashe Stadium? You have 17 more stops before exiting at Mets-Willets Point. @kswiss @kswiss_sport
Christian Nelson: Most beautiful landmark in NYC! A must see with its charming little shops and boutiques inside.
Gossip Girl: This is where it all begins. Or ends. Where S returned from boarding school, where B headed to Yale, and where D and S struck up an unlikely romance. (I Will Always Love You) Read more.
12. PDT (Please Don't Tell)
8.3
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 439 tips and reviews
jennifer han: the tots and waffle fries with stadium nacho cheese and chopped up jalapeno plus cocktails....it's a mothercrushing dream.
Karen Vanetta: Easily top 5 best cocktails bars in NY. Charmingly rustic. Go for the Mezcal Mule. Try the 2Pok Crif Dog with Pok Pok wing sauce (hold the cilantro though).
Travel Channel: Found behind a “secret” door next to Crif Dogs, this place is a favorite for classic and tweaked cocktails. As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.
15. Milk Bar UWS
7.4
561 Columbus Ave (at W 87th St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Upper West Side · 113 tips and reviews
Ed Tapan: Crack pie, compost cookies and Cereal Milk anything. Love this place. The crack pie is my favorite NYC dessert.
Amber Kho-Udom: Awesome staff <333 ordered the cereal milk soft serve and tipped it over :( staff immediately said "it was already tilting anyways" and gave me a new one for free!!! Ahhh :)
Serious Eats: Whacky flavors of soft serve, sweet cake balls, and big, chewy cookies are the hallmarks of this bakery.