Travelling to New York

[canadiankris]

Im also going to New York... so I would also appreciate any good tips!

[Lynn49]

Here's one: If anyone tells you that New Yorkers are rude, don't believe it!! The number of times hubby and I stood on a street looking at signs, or were holding a subway map and a stranger just stopped and asked us if we needed help, I couldn't count the times!!

[Lucky777s]

We bought tickets to the red double decker buses. 3 day pass. You can get on and off them whenever you want and while you are riding, the tour guide points out highlights like Macy's first store and the restaurant from Seinfeld. You see all of New York City (its' not that big) and get a real feel for it. Walk Madison Avenue. That's where we saw Kelsey Grammer and his new woman shopping.

[xox2010]

I've only been once, and that was a few years ago (before the 911 memorial was finished) but we went to Rockefeller (didn't get to see a show though, just had a tour and met some Rockettes), saw Hairspray (Broadway is always good, if you're into musicals, that is), Times Square has a lot of neat shops in it that we don't have here. It's too bad you can't see the Statue of Liberty


This post has made me think about visiting NYC during my spring break. We were only there for 3 or 4 days so we didn't get to see much, and I did almost no shopping What hotel are you staying at? I was on a HS trip so we stayed a cheap hotel outside of the city, but we had our own bus to go there and back.

[Silk]

The 9/11 memorial
Rockefeller Center -- the tree and ice skating on the outdoor rink. You can rent skates. There is also a resto/cafe where you can have a meal/drink while looking out on the skaters.
South Street Seaport
Central Park
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) or other museums
Chinatown
Times Square
Catch a Broadway show -- you can get theatre tickets at the TIckets Stand at Times Square on the day of the show for something like up to 50% off
The Container Store (various locations) -- love this store! Check out their website before your visit if you have time.

I haven't been back to NY in a while so some of this info may be outdated. But just found this site for you and anyone else planning a visit to NY:

http://www.nycgo.com/

Will update my post if I think of anything else

Have fun!
Silk

[Kelly5]

I'd go to Canal Street and look at all the knock-offs. It's fun to get an inexpensive purses and belts.

[Lynn49]

I'd go to Canal Street and look at all the knock-offs. It's fun to get an inexpensive purses and belts.

I thought so too, Kelly..but unless you want to accompany one of those old Chinese women into a basement, the knock-offs on Canal Street are the same ones you can see on side streets in Manhattan.
What I did come across, though, was a guy with two tables set up, piled HIGH with white boxes of jewellry...all $5 each!
Now THAT was fun! Going through them all...I must have picked up 8-10 gorgeous pieces...many of which I gave to our DD for Christmas!

[Judstir]

New York sounds like such a nice place to visit. I'll put it on my bucket list.
Hope you have a wonderful time there and enjoy everything you see.

[janetta]

My favourite store over there is Century 21!
I go to the one near the financial district the 9/11 memorial site and OMG I would spend hours there.
Think, huge department store with really, really good deals.
http://www.c21stores.com/ maybe you can even place orders now and have them shipping to your hotel!

[c_mcarthur]

thanks everyone for your suggestions!

[Natalka]

I've never been, but it always sounds so amazing!

My nephew and his wife went last summer - coolest thing they did was go to City Hall and got 'remarried' - thought that was neat.
She also bought some very awesome shoes!

[c_mcarthur]

yeehaw! we leave tomorrow morning! Got so much stuff planned, probably wont get to do it all, but should be fun!
We're doing a boat cruise, empire state building, top of the rock, MOMA, History Museum, central park, seinfeld restaurant :D
to name a few lol
we're staying in manhattan, close to times square.
See you all on sunday! lol

[Natalka]

Enjoy every little New York Minute!

[Freest]

Great info here. I am planning to go to New York this summer. I heard summer is the best time of the year there...expecially free concerts in the park.

[TudorChick]

cool! i would hit up the hot dog stand,the museums of course,maybe a show,play chess in the park....go check out the brownstones,the pier...