New York for a few days?? Advice Plz!
New York for a few days?? Advice Plz!
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MATTP77

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697 posts

212 months

Monday 28th June 2010
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Hi guys, i am planning almost a family trip for my mum who has recently turned 60. We are thinking NYC for a long weekend in October. Has anyone done a similar thing and can recommend a few bits and bobs to see/do? I'd say a trip to the theatre is inevitable but i am new to this whole organisational stuff!

Reasonably priced but not doing it on the cheap... Any hotel suggestions and such?

Appreciate the feedback PHers!

Anthony Micallef

1,128 posts

212 months

Monday 28th June 2010
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I've been to NY but that was 10 years ago. I stayed in the Carlton Hotel which was on the corner of East 29th St and Madison. Its located a short walk from The Empire State building so is fairly central.

I flew out Friday morning and flew back Tuesday evening. In that time we went up the Empire State building, visited Liberty Island, went to Bloomingdales did alot of walking and then the last morning we went on a tour of the Bronx and Harlem.

Get yourself a good guide book and a plan what you want to do in advance.

Anthony Micallef

1,128 posts

212 months

Monday 28th June 2010
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Just trying to think what else we did and just remembered that we also went up the World Trade Centre but obviously you cant do that now frown

MATTP77

Original Poster:

697 posts

212 months

Monday 28th June 2010
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Yeah i think you're right re: a bit of planning before hand, as you can probably be all over the place as there is so much to do/see...

anonymous-user

71 months

Monday 28th June 2010
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Matt, do a search - there have been hundreds of threads on here about short breaks in NY - some really great advice which will give you all you need...

PaulHogan

6,981 posts

295 months

Monday 28th June 2010
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There are more must do things in NY than you’ll be able to do in a long weekend so definitely get a good guide book and chose the ones you want to do. You’ll probably not get off Manhattan*, in fact you’ll probably not get above central park.

You will end up doing some of these:
Staten Island ferry*
Top of Empire State Building and/or Rockerfeller Centre (Top of the Rock is better in my opinion if for no other reason than you can see the Empire State building. At whichever expect to queue and go through security)
Site of the World Trade Centre
Flat Iron building (– the first skyscraper)
Grand Central Station (fabulous food market and restaurants in the basement)
Macy’s
Central Park
High end (window?) shopping on 6th Avenue
Trip to the theatre/metropolitan opera house/Madison square garden depending on what’s on
Times Square
Gugenheim/MOMA museum
Central library
USS Intrepid

I found this site http://www.menupages.com/ great for finding places to eat.
You can see my pics (and some others smile here http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Matt..

3,844 posts

206 months

Monday 28th June 2010
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NBA/NHL game at MSG smile

Guvna

7,573 posts

197 months

Monday 28th June 2010
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You have to go on the circle line too. Goes right around manhattan and you learn a load of interested history about new york

MATTP77

Original Poster:

697 posts

212 months

Tuesday 29th June 2010
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just thumbing through the photos now, looks cool, i cant wait to go!

Rouleur

7,271 posts

206 months

Tuesday 29th June 2010
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My top tip is to walk as much as you can rather than use public transport, that way you'll get to experience the city more.

Interesting areas to wander around that some people might miss out are the Upper West and East Sides, Soho, Greenwich and Chelsea. All are different and interesting in their own ways.

Matt..

3,844 posts

206 months

Tuesday 29th June 2010
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Here are some of my pics from a few years ago: http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthoulb/sets/721576...

I went just before Christmas and it was so good smile I spent most of the time walking around and using the subway! Taxi's can be somewhat interesting in the evenings though!

Beardy10

24,563 posts

192 months

Wednesday 30th June 2010
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Rouleur said:
My top tip is to walk as much as you can rather than use public transport, that way you'll get to experience the city more.

Interesting areas to wander around that some people might miss out are the Upper West and East Sides, Soho, Greenwich and Chelsea. All are different and interesting in their own ways.
This is very good advice....you'll see more of the real New York. Mid town which is basically the twenty or thirty blocks south of Central Park is pretty much a generic shopping area without much of real interest and can be pretty much experienced in any city. There are exceptions like the Rockafeller and Empire State but I would spend as much time as possible away from mid town.

The Circle Line is also a top shout and a great way to orientate yourself. Greta thing to do first day when you are jet lagged.

K50 DEL

9,542 posts

245 months

Wednesday 30th June 2010
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I did exactly the same thing with my Mum last year, although we only used NYC as the first few days of a New England tour.

My trip blog, photos and details of all that we saw is here

http://www.roadtripamerica.com/forum/showthread.ph...

Good luck, have fun.. NYC is an awesome place.