NYC for the late 40/50s crowd

Recently moved to the east coast. 48M. Looking to start a new life, and hopefully meet someone.

My initial experience of NYC is….it is a beautiful city and with lovely people. So many places to see, restaurants, broadway shows, comedy shows, etc.

I am curious to hear from people who have navigated this big city. On the one hand, it sounds like one of the top places in the world to date, but honestly I am still figuring it out (especially for people our age). Is OLD the only place way to go or have people found success meeting in real life?

If you have recommendations for things to do, bars, places with people our age, I am all ears.