Game New York Guide
Members of Game New York have put together an extensive Game New York Guide for day game, night game, date locations, Tinder and more.
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Best Spots For Day Game In New York
Streets:
34th Street – The area around Herald Square (34th Street/6th Avenue) is the chief epicenter for day game in NYC. A major advantage in this area is the ample street light, facilitating game to continue well past sundown. Nearby Times Square also has ample light, but is typically too cluttered by tourists and families for optimal gaming. Herald Square is like a milder version of Times Square, with a higher proportion of solo young women, drawn in part by the many large stores nearby; Macy’s, H&M, Sephora, Target, Zara and so on. Compared to NYC’s other major day game centers, Herald is also the most consistent throughout the seasons, as the light nullifies the early sundown in the winter, and nearby train connection hubs, Koreatown, Bryant Park, and other surrounding attractions in Midtown guarantee a solid flow of visitors in winter and summer alike.
Astor Place – The broad area around NYU (Think of the whole of Manhattan between 18th St and Broome St, but the more toward the center of this area the better) is the peak residential territory in NYC for younger women. This is due partly to NYU itself, partly to recent graduates from many universities settling in the area, and partly a coincidence of proximity to several major centers of arts and culture. Astor Place is a major crossroads here, nestled between the main NYU subway stops and the East Village cultural hub around Saint Marks Place. Although weakening slightly in the summer due to the departure of students, many summer interns take their place. And Saint Marks Place retains an iconic grungy arts and music scene, with associated lower budget shopping, eateries and entertainment, that stays strong all year round.
Broadway (SoHo) – Broadway in SoHo, particularly around Spring Street, is typically overrun with young women shoppers on most weekend days. Home to NYC’s world-leading fashion industry, SoHo is the chief center for clothes shopping in the city, and also the likeliest place to find professional models roaming the streets. Many veteran PUAs consider SoHo street game to be the champions league of NYC day game, given the elevated quality and fashion sense and of the women to be found there.
Parks:
Union Square Park – Union Square is the number two epicenter of day game volume in New York, second only to Herald. Union is both a major public park, and one of the top subway hubs in the city, offering both stationary (Not moving) women on park benches and also enormous flows of women on the move to and from the subway. It is also surrounded by the highest density of day-to-day (Groceries, etc) shopping places, restaurants, and colleges and universities of anywhere in the city, and is a central point among additional major crossroads at Madison Square Park (Northwest), Washington Square Park (Southwest), and Astor Place (Southeast).
Bryant Park – Bryant Park is an iconic and picturesque park located between Times Square and Grand Central station, in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. Busy but not chaotic like Times Square, Bryant has a strong flow of tourists and local visitors around its perimeter at all times, hundreds of small tables and chairs, and a spacious central lawn. It also has the most frequent events and attractions of any park in the city, such as public movie nights and art performances in the summer, and a skating rink and holiday food and gift markets in the winter.
Washington Square Park – Despite its notoriety as PUA central, Washington Square Park (WSP) is still a good place to game. Pickup is a drop in the bucket of things that go on in WSP. Only the temptation to do hundreds of approaches per week here gets some guys in trouble. WSP has the highest concentration of women sitting on park benches of anywhere in the city; this is chiefly what makes it so alluring. It is also the main campus quad of NYU, and channels a boundless artistic energy. The heart of Greenwich Village to the immediate South and West of the park is also a major cultural center in the city, especially for comedy and live music.
Malls:
The Shops At Columbus Circle – The Shops At Columbus Circle are an iconic indoor shopping center in Midtown. Compared to Times Square or the Rockefeller Center, Columbus has a higher proportion of younger women and a more balanced mix of local visitors versus tourists, somewhat like Herald Square. Though not quite as strong as Herald overall, it’s always among the best indoor options. It’s also an important crossroads, situated at the main entrance to Central Park and the main juncture between Midtown and the Upper West Side. Central Park itself can present some opportunities as well, but think of it more as a place to take a hike… It’s huge.
Hudson Yards – The Shops & Restaurants At Hudson Yards is the newest major indoor shopping center in Manhattan (As of 2019), and includes attractions such as the Vessel artistic structure, access to The High Line park, and The Edge, a new 100th floor observation deck. Hudson Yards is very popular with tourists and families, but attracts decent numbers of locals and younger women as well. Though slightly more remote than Columbus Circle for locals, it’s still an equally good bet due to its novelty and attractions.
Brookfield Place – Previously known as the World Financial Center, Brookfield Place is an upscale indoor shopping mall in the Financial District at the southern tip of Manhattan. It’s surrounded on one side by the 9/11 Memorial and the Oculus, an additional indoor shopping mall and subway hub. On the other side, it opens to the Battery Park City Esplanade, a large and beautiful park on the Hudson River. This area is always busy (With young professionals and students on weekdays, and park and Memorial visitors on weekends), but nonetheless slightly more remote and laid back than either Columbus Circle or Hudson Yards.
Best Spots For Night Game In New York
Nightclubs:
Mr. Purple – Located atop the Hotel Indigo, Mr. Purple is at the center of NYC’s number one night game zone in the East Village and Lower East Side (EV-LES). With two levels plus a large outdoor rooftop deck area, multiple bars, dance floors and seating areas, Mr. Purple is the most reliable venue in the EV-LES zone. The venue itself is visually appealing, and consistently draws large numbers of visually appealing women from a wide variety of backgrounds. The typical set in Mr. Purple consists of both locals and out-of-towners, as it’s often the first night venue local women want to take visiting friends to give them a taste of NYC.
The Spaniard – Anchoring NYC’s number two night game zone in the West Village and Meatpacking District (WV-MPD, second only to EV-LES), the Spaniard is probably NYC’s single most reliable night game venue. Packed with women every Friday, Saturday and even Thursday from 10PM onward, the Spaniard usually has a line, but tends to move quickly. A large venue with four rooms, it nonetheless gets difficult to move through due to the sheer number of people. It’s considered competitive, drawing attractive women but also robust showings of physically attractive (Tall, handsome) men, but nothing solid game can’t best.
230 Fifth Rooftop Bar – A huge rooftop bar in Midtown with spectacular views, 230 Fifth is the top night game venue for tourists in NYC, and draws plenty of locals as well. The crowd at 230 Fifth (And Midtown generally) is typically more low-key and diversified than in the main downtown (EV-LES and WV-MPD) night game areas; it draws more of the kind of people who don’t go out out as habitually. This doesn’t mean the women are any less attractive, though. And everyone is there to have a good time, so it’s guaranteed to be a fun night.
Areas:
East Village & Lower East Side – East Village and Lower East Side (EV-LES) is the number one area for night game in the city. The vibe here is generally more artsy and grungy, but accommodates a huge number of people, so one need not be grungy oneself to fit in.
West Village & Meatpacking District – West Village and Meatpacking District (WV-MPD) is another giant collection of night game venues, close second to EV-LES. The vibe here tends more bougie and elitist, but like EV-LES, WV-MPD accommodates an ocean of unique individuals.
Midtown – The core business and tourist area in NYC, Midtown has plenty of night game venues (As it has plenty of everything), but more spread out than in the downtown night game centers of EV-LES and WV-MPD. The vibe here is more commercial and international, with many rooftop bars, Irish pubs and sports bars.
New York Date Locations
Barcode NYC – Koreatown is a popular high-energy district in the center of Manhattan with many tea and dessert places, cocktail lounges, eateries and karaoke bars. Barcode NYC is one example of a good cocktail lounge for dates, with small tables enabling physical touch. For lower-cost dates, there are many great options in Koreatown to grab dessert or boba tea and take a walk around. Or for a very bold date, try out your singing voice in one of the karaoke bars.
Starbucks Reserve Roastery – Lower Chelsea and the Meatpacking District are an excellent area for dates, with lots of bars and lounges, cafés and good walking opportunities. Starbucks Reserve Roastery is one impressive venue that is both a café and a cocktail lounge; a smart choice for a date, in case you want to pivot between coffee and alcohol. Any meeting place in this area can then be followed up with a charming walk on the Little Island or The High Line.
Metropolitan Museum Of Art – As one of the world’s leading cities in art and museums, NYC offers dozens of strong gallery and museum date opportunities, including free options. If you’re a New York resident, the Met is pay-what-you-wish for both you and your guest, and many others such as the Whitney and MoMA have free Fridays and free Sundays. Do a Google search for the full list of options and select based on your personal interest. Museums can make for good dates
See The Ultimate List Of Date Ideas for more ideas for what to do for an effective date.
Finding Wingmen In New York
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Social Media
Instagram is by far the most important social media platform in NYC, followed by TikTok. NYC is one of the world’s leading cities in the arts, in entrepreneurship, and in tech simultaneously. Aspiring artists and entrepreneurs of every kind are using Instagram as their primary medium of self promotion in 2025. Though not necessarily a must-have, a strong Instagram profile in NYC can work wonders in social circle networking, in retaining women’s attention through your photos and stories, and even just as a messaging platform alternative to SMS or WhatsApp.
Online Dating
Hinge and Bumble are the top, but by no means the only significant dating apps in NYC. As one of the densest cities in the world, a renowned melting pot, and world leader in tech, NYC is the world’s frontier for dating apps and apps of every kind. NYC’s high ratio of women to men drive up activity on the dating apps even further, plus continual influxes of short term visitors. In addition to Hinge and Bumble, Tinder, OkCupid, Coffee Meets Bagel, The League, Plenty Of Fish, Seeking, Feeld, and of course the original, Grindr also feature prominently, to name but a few, as well as constant entrepreneurial pop-ups.
Phone Numbers
For staying in contact with a woman you meet in NYC, you should usually take her phone number and message her with it. But it is a good idea also to ask what app she uses the most for messaging. For many international women, it may be better to use WhatsApp or Instagram, or occasionally other apps such as WeChat. If you ask for her number and she offers you her Instagram instead, this is usually a bad sign. An exception is if she genuinely uses Instagram as her primary messaging platform; but make sure she has both accepted your follow request, and followed you, and seen your message. If you have a very strong Instagram profile, you may wish to use Instagram intentionally instead of phone numbers for messaging. On all platforms, voice calls and voice memos are making a comeback, though text remains the primary mode of communication.
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