I would say head to the Ironbound section for food. There are a couple of good Spanish/Portuguese restaurants right on Ferry St., which is a straight shot from the train station. Ferry St. is a main street and usually bustling with activity, so it's a pretty safe area. Nicole R. On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Birgit Lotz Verlag < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > After visiting the Rutgers Institute of jazz Studies on Wednesday, May > 9th, I have the afternoon to spare. Do we have any contacts for local > advice (dining, concerts, junkshopping, museums, sight-seeing, whatever) - > or would it be better to carry on to Manhattan? > See you at Rochester > Thanks > Rainer > > -- > Dr. Rainer E. Lotz > Rotdornweg 81 > 53177 Bonn (Germany) > > Tel: 0049-228-352808 > Fax: 0049-228-365142 > Web: www.lotz-verlag.de >