Can anyone tell me what to do/see in New York?

Question

My fiance and I want to visit NY before the end of the year.. we live in the UK and we can get a direct flight to Newark, how far is this away from central NY?

Also could anyone tell me what area to stay etc, really the tourist trail we are looking for, shops etc.

Thanks!

Answer 1

here are some suggestions and tips from our personal experience:

we went to NY for a week and stayed at the Hilton Embassy Suites.

we had a blast!!!

there's a book called Lonely Planet (NYC)

it is a really really helpful book for tourists like us because it includes walking tours, etc, and places to eat.

you should visit Serendipity for dessert :)

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/day-...

by the way, instead of waiting for hours in line to get to the statue of liberty, you may opt to have the NY waterway tour instead. This way, you will save enough time to tour other parts of the city :)

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/tour...

there's also the famous BULL at the financial district :)

you should also try the yummiest Pizza Margherita at  'Lil Frankie  in East Village ^,^

if you have more time, try walking the stretch of Brooklyn Bridge.

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/trav...

this serves as an exercise too.. hihihi

also, do visit Saint Patricks's Cathedral at 5th avenue.

don't miss to go inside.

it's wonderful!!!

we also went to Top of the Rock instead of the Empire State Building to avoid the long line hihihi because we were afraid we won't have enough time to see other parts of NYC :)

for shopping, you may want to visit Century 21, just across the former WTC.

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/livi...

you should have lunch/brunch at Cafe lalo!!! or at Sarabeth's :)

we chose Cafe Lalo hihihi because of the ambiance and because it's famous.

To relax, try having a picnic at Central Park.

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/labo...

we chose to eat at the top of one huge rock there to have e good view of the whole central park :)

then, we went to MET (entrance is by donation only, you don't have to give 20 USD)

if you're a techie like my friends, you may want to visit the MAC store. it is now a tourist spot because of its unique architecture :p

DON'T MISS eating at PARADOU!!!

it's a MUST!!!

trust me on this!

you also gotta watch a broadway show! definitely!

there's WICKED and SPAMALOT :)

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/good...

Answer 2

My friend, there are plenty of things to see and do in NYC, may I recommend the follow.

Landmarks

-Empire State Building

-Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island

-Rockefeller Center and the Top of the Rock Observation Deck

-Times Square (no trip is complete without a visit to the"Crossroads of the World")

-Broadway Show

-Lower Manhattan/Wall Street Area

-United Nations

-Central Park

-Brooklyn Bridge (you can walk across it too)

-Grand Central Terminal (largest railroad terminal in the country)

-A Ride on the Staten Island Ferry (its free and you can see the Statue of Liberty as the ferry crosses the harbor)

-Sightseeing tour on a Double Decker Bus

-Conference House (scene of the only Peace Conference during the Revolution, Lord Howe versus John Adams and Ben Franklin)

-Bronx Zoo/New York Botonical Garden

-Yankee Stadium (big year for the Yankess Baseball team. This will be the last year their playing at the Original Yankee Stadium)

-Governor's Island

Museums

-Museum Mile (Fifth Avenue from East 86 to East 103 Streets)

-Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center for Earth and Space (formerly the Hayden Platerium)

-MoMa

-New Museum of Contemporary Art

-Madame Tussaud Wax Museum

-Bronx Museum of Art

-Brooklyn Museum

-Milk Gallery

-American Craft Museum

-Museum of American Folk Art

-Museum of the Moving Image

-The Paley Center For Media (formerly the Museum of Television and Radio)

-The Municipal Art Society

Shopping

-Macy's (West 34th Street and Broadway in the heart of Hearld Square)

-Bloomingdale's (Lexington Avenue at East 59 and East 60 Streets)

-The shops along Fifth Avenue (just don't max out you credit cards)

-FAO Schwarz

-Toys "R" Us in Times Square

-Lord and Taylor (5th Avenue at East 38th Street)

-Chinatown/Canal Street Area (if you want to go on the cheap for the stuff you can't get on Fifth Avenue)

-NBA Store (for the basketball fan - 5th Avenue at East 52nd Street)

-The Apple Computer Store (East 59th Street and Fifth Avenue)

-The Time Warner Center (West 59th Street - Columbus Circle)

-Hershey Store (for those with a sweet tooth)

-M&M World (49th Street and 7th Avenue)

-Grand Central Terminal (for the shopping)

-H&M

-Century 21 Department Store (Church and Cortlandt Street)

-forever 21

-Barneys New York (660 Madison Ave)

-Abercrombie & Fitch (5th Avenue @ 57th Street and Water Street between Fulton and John Streets)

-American Eagle Outfiters (4 locations in Manhattan)

-Urban Outfitter (8 locations in Manhattan)

Restaurants

-Second Avenue Deli

-Carnegie Deli

-Stage Deli

-Junior's Cheescake (home to their World Famous Cheesecake)

-Mickey Mantle's Restaurant

Among others

Now, in regard to Newark Airport. The airport is roughly about 10 miles (16 km) from Midtown Manhattan. The trip from the aiport to Penn Station takes about 30 minutes on the NJ Transit, which is a commuter railway system the travels between New York and New Jersey.

I hope this information is very helpful.

Good luck

Native New Yorker

Answer 3

Yeah, there's plenty to see in NYC.  

Check out all the homeless people sleeping half naked in the 34th st/Penn Station.  Also, you'll get to meet very uninteresting people who are all trying to do the same thing...which means work an average day job while trying to become a celebrity/artist/musician.  .  

You can also see and smell how dirty the city is because nobody picks up after themselves.  

Tourists usually stay near Times Square, so at least you'll be part of the Disney action...lol,  

Answer 4

just cover the whole entire city, theres stuff to do and see everywhere.

Answer 5

There is so much to do in New York, for a great tourist map featuring sights attractions and shops all displayed in their exact locations try:

http://www.gostreetmaps.com/new-york.htm...