New York City Travel Forum

Dear friends,

Please can you suggest everything worth seeing.
Thanx a lot!!!

Cheers,
Dusan

Dear friends,

Please can you suggest everything worth seeing.
Thanx a lot!!!

Cheers,
Dusan

Dear friends,

Please can you suggest everything worth seeing.
Thanx a lot!!!

Cheers,
Dusan

Dear friends,

Please can you suggest everything worth seeing.
Thanx a lot!!!

Cheers,
Dusan

Dear friends,

Please can you suggest everything worth seeing in Manhattan.
Thanx a lot!!!

Cheers,
Dusan

Hi, I'm going to NY in May for 2 weeks holiday, pls tell me which places are unsafe even during the daytime. Thanks a lot and greetings from Poland.

The perennial question I suppose. I'm a single woman looking to spend three nights in the Times Square/Theater District area. Dates are flexible (late spring to mid-summer)and more dependent on when I can get the best deals. I'd rather not spend more than $150 per night. Of course, SAFE and CLEAN are top priorities.

Also I'd like to have my show tickets - hoping to catch two musicals - confirmed before I arrive so I'd rather avoid the TKTS booth route. Recs for best hotels and ticket brokers much appreciated.

I am going to be in NYC with my 18 year old daughter in September and was thinking of breaking up the stay with a short two day trip to Boston. I would appreciate advice about whether this is worth doing, how long it would take, and the best way to get there. If it is worth doing, i'd also appreciate advice about places to stay in Boston. Considering spending a week in Greenwich Village, then 2 days in Boston, then returning for the last 5 days to another part of Manhattan, but haven't worked out what would be a good location for the last 5 days. Any/all suggestions greatly appreciated....thanks :)

O.K. I might sound dumb, but I travel in Europe all by myself. Only place I have been afraid so far is Naples, Italy.

But, I feel unsure about N.Y. maybe because of it's size.
I will be staying free at EGW airport due to a girl friend taking me on a business trip.
PLEASE HELP. I need to know the most convenient way to get to a Hop on and Off bus, to get an overall view of the city, and get my feet wet there.
Any and all suggestion to help me enjoy this trip will be so appreciated.
Thank you ever so much
msliv

hey everyone,
Heading over to the USA and spending about 4 days in New York in Sept(and surrounding area). Can anyone suggest some different things to visit there. Happy to get out of the hub of the city for day trips. Also anyone got any good ideas for places to stay close to the metro area. With the dollar the way it is against ours anything relative cheap but clean would be great.
Also are the big ticketed items in New York worth seeing???
Thanks

Hello
My 18 yr old granddaughter and I will be flying from BC Canada, into NYC in late July. I would like to get advice about where to stay and what to see in 3 days. We would like a clean affordable room but would rather spend our money on sightseeing than an on an expensive hotel. We will be leaving NYC early (7am) on the train from Penn Station so should we be staying near there? I have just started making inquiries so I am sure I'll be back for more advice about the details later. Thanks so much.

Hi -

I have noticed that many of clubs have strict dress codes. That men are not allowed to enter in jeans and sneakers (ridiculous if you ask me). But will they be let in with black jeans (my friend have a theory on that ;-)? And will woman be let in wearing jeans? What is the usual dress code for woman anyway?

And which kind of clubs require these specific dress codes - only high fashionable one or also more common ones?

Thanks a million for any comments!

Hi -

I am considering spending an afternoon in the area of Alphabat city (aka Lower East side), but am in doubt - is it worth spending time there at all? I have very few days to spend in NY. I have done some research on google, and have found various opinions. Some think that is has become mainstream, others think that the cultural charisma still thrives in parts of the area.

I am not interested in spending time on the ususal tourist attractions and museums - I'd much rather see explore the gritty side of NY. But does Alphabet City still have that? Or should I have been there in the 80's?

Some even say that the place to be now is Brooklyn!

Thank a million

I'm looking for cosy or funky cafés after a good afternoon (or day) of walking - prefebly between downtown and midtown (greenwich, meatpacker, soho etc).
I know that cafes in NY are abundant - I'm looking for the better ones ;-)

Thnaks a million!

Hi

I am staying in Midtown East (around 51st St) for a week and will be travelling really light so no laptop. Where can I access the internet to let family know I have arrived safely? Most internet cafes I have found online mention wireless (my hotel has this too) but seem to assume people will have a laptop or netbook with them. Can anyone suggest somewhere with reasonable prices/ease of access (good coffee would be a bonus)!?
Thanks
Sam

Hi there, can anyone recommend jazz bars or music venues in NYC where you can actually bring kids, 5 and 11? You know, places where you and your kids can experience real New York entertainment at night until 10 or 11? Thanks

Hi guys!

I'm travelling to New York next July and I'm looking a budget, clean and well located hotel to stay. I want to stay in a nice area, close to public transportation or walking distance to the main attractions...but I also want to be near charming and cozy bars, restaurants to visit during the night.
In past years (maybe 10 years ago or so) I visited New York and Soho and Greenwich Village seems the most appropiated place to stay, considering my needs...Can anybody tell me if I'm correct?

I also found a hotel in Soho; The Gem Hotel Soho. They are offering a very good price. Does anyone knows this hotel? Can anybody suggest other hotels or areas if I'm not looking in the correct direction?

Thank you so much for all your help and time!

Hi,
I'm no stranger to New York but not tried this particular wheeze before. I'll be in NYC in May and want to try two journeys:
1. Yankee stadium (on game day) by ferry from Brooklyn or Manhattan (fairly straightforward, I hope)
2. New York to Newport RI (and this would be the trickier one)
Any advice..?
Thanks

Hi, I'm flying around the world soon and one of my stops is new york for 3 nights over a weekend. Can anyone suggest a central, safe area/street and/or hotel that is good for a young solo traveller? I was thinking of aomewhere near Midtown, just south of central park, as that is where a friend of mine stayed, but it was ages ago and I want a better hotel than his, a room with its own bathroom. Is that a good location for a solo male traveller to go sightseeing during the day and go to nightclubs and pubs at night? I don't want to be in a too noisy location where my hotel is, especially construction type noise, but still want to be close to all the main action in NY in terms of safe nightlife and meeting fellow travellers (preferably europeans). Finally, I would like an area that is not too smoggy, if thats possible in NY, and also av chance to see good live music,
Thanks

does anyone know how much a week long subway pass costs?

My husband, two boys and I are going to drive 6 hours up to NYC tomorrow spend about 5-6 hours and then drive home. We have been to NYC many times but this time we aren't staying over night and only coming up to eat at a few places. Katz Deli, Magnolia Bakery and Serendipity and hopefully a Italian Pizza to go place near one of those locations. Can you please tell me where to park by Katz Deli and if I will be able to get to the other places easily by taking the subway? Also we always eat Pizza in Manhattan at a place called Little Italy on the corner close to West 32nd street I think, my son loves that pizza but we might not be close to that area so can you please recommend something very similiar to it that is close to the places we are going. Also any other tips for a 5-6 hour stay would be great, thanks!

I'm in the planning stages for a trip to NYC this summer. It happens to turn out that I will likely be in Washington, D.C. at one point, and I was considering driving to NYC since it's only an additional four hours or so.

As I see it, I have several options (I won't be using the car in the city):

o Drive into NYC, use a parking garage for the car.
o Drive to NJ, find a parking garage (at PATH, maybe?) and stay in the city.
o Drive to NJ, stay in NJ.

I'd really like to stay in NYC, unless I can save a considerable amount by staying in NJ -- and even then I'll still put some thought into staying in the city. I find it makes it much easier when we can hop out of bed and go wherever we're going that day.

So, can anyone give me ideas about the best solution here? Or should I just give up and fly into the city liked I had originally planned.. :-)

Parking options and approximate costs would be appreciated. I'm not the kind to spend a lot of money on a hotel -- last time I found one just off of Times Sq., just around the corner from that big Toys 'R Us (north to the first street, then east). Not a perfect place, but clean and accommodating.

Anyway, what are peoples thoughts on this?

Thanks,

Sean.

i am trying to purchase cheap tickets round 50-60 dollas max for the match of new york knicks and new jersey nets for 15 april in medison square garden, any site a find is with delivery by fedes but only to canada and usa, i leave for new york in the weekend, i can not find a site to purchase tickets and colect them in New york ticket office, medison square garden has only very expensive tickets, can you help please, thanks

Does anyone know what floor the rooms start at in the Crowne Plaza Times Square? The rate are really good but my roomie isn't keen on heights (problem in NY I know) so the lower they start the better - I know that we'll probably have street noise issues but it's better than a petrified roomie!!

Thanks in advance :)

could anyone say me if four people with their four suitcase woult fit in a taxi or they don't have enough capacity for our suitcases?

thank you
Xavi

My friend and her daughter will visit Pratt Institute in mid-April, what will be the reasonablly priced hotels nearby (e.g., not more than $200/night)?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Hi,
Everybody is telling stories over walking over the bridge at sunset,
Please let me know from Medison Square Garden what transport i can take to reach the walking area of Brucklin Bridge and how can i go back, takinf other itinerary
Take my excuses for next 2 qustions, may be you treat it like ignorence
1.what is the voltage of electricity, also what tipe the plugs are -how canuse my Euporean el devices in the hotel
2. at what time it gets dark at this time of the year, here ib Belgium the sun set is round 8pm
thanks for your time to answer guys

I am staying at a hotel right by the airport, and for two days i need to travel into the city. Whats the best way to do that? Price is a factor but time is as well.
Also i fly out of Islip Mcarthur airport on long island. Any ideas on getting from newark to the airport on a thursday morning? I think i fly out at about 9 or 10 am.

It is me again,

I am looking for to come to NYC already almost for a year, i have asked so many questions and got so many advises and info on this forum - thank you guys or all your time willing to help.

The only thing i was never concern was THE WEATHER

I thought in April it is for sure nice and sunny in NY, but as my arrival approaches /12/04-19/04 from Easter day for a week/ I get really in paniek.

What are we going to do,I saw this morning 15 days forecast for cold and rain -days in a raw of rain and 49-50F

All my plans to taste New york are in corelative relation with nice weather - walking over Brucklin Bridge, Centarl Park, getting on the Top of the rock/Empire State building, walking throught small Italy, China Town, South SEE port, taking the Free Ferry going to Time square, walking throught Broadway and Fifth ave..

Please give your advise what can we do for a week in NY in rainy, cold weather
:-((

can anyone recomend a mid range hotel for our stay in new york next year, location is important but we car'nt afford to spend the earth, also i am looking for a hotel near cape liberty cruise terminal for 1 night prior to our cruise, recomendations would be gratefuly appreciated