Your Guide to New York City

1. Native New Yorker Said,

   My friend, take it easy.

   In regards to how much money you have for a trip to the Big Apple, $961 is good enough for food, public transit and the attractions. However, since you’re going to be doing some of shopping, I would recommend you set at a side an additional $500 for that purpose.

   In regards to places to see, do and take photos in NYC. May I recommend the following.

   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")
   -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 world)
   -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 (located on Staten Island the house was the scene of the only peace conference during the Revolution, Lord Howe versus John Adams and Ben Franklin)
   -Bronx Zoo/New York Botanical Garden
   -Yankee Stadium (home to the 27 Time World Champion New York Yankees baseball team)
   -City Island
   -Riverdale
   -Governor’s Island

   Museums

   -Museum Mile (Fifth Avenue from East 82nd to East 103rd Streets)
   -Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center for Earth and Space (formerly the Hayden Planetarium)
   -MoMa
   -Whitney Museum of American Art
   -New Museum of Contemporary Art
   -Madame Tussuad Wax Museum
   -New York City Fire Museum
   -New York City Police Museum
   -Transit Museum
   -The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
   -The Bronx Museum of the Arts
   -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
   -Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
   -The Studio Museum of Harlem
   -The 9/11 Memorial Site Preview Center
   -Jacques Marchais Tibetan Museum (only Tibetan museum in the USA)
   -Alice Austen House (one of the first professional women photographers, many of her prints are on display, and her home had an absolutely unbelievable view of the harbor)
   -Snug Harbor (nation’s first and only home for retired mariner, its now a museum complex)
   -Staten Island Museum

   Other Attractions

   -Broadway Show

   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 Schwartz
   -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 Outfitters (4 locations in Manhattan)
   -Urban Outfitter (8 locations in Manhattan)
   -Adidas Originals Store
   -Alikat NYC
   -Diesel
   -Gap (several locations in Manhattan and around the city)
   -Diesel (4 locations in Manhattan)
   -GirlPROPS
   -Niketown (East 57th Street between 5th and Madison Avenues)
   -Old Navy (several locations in New York City)
   -Olive & Bette’s (3 locations in Manhattan)
   -Paragon Sporting Goods (18th Street and Broadway)
   -The Puma Store (521 Broadway near Spring Street)
   -Quicksilver (3 locations in Manhattan)
   -Kenneth Cole (6 locations in Manhattan)
   -Tommy Hilfiger (3 locations in Manhattan)
   -Wet Seal (West 14th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues)
   -Zara (7 location in Manhattan)
   -Manhattan Mall
   -Queens Center Mall
   -Queens Place Mall
   -Roosevelt Field Mall (on Long Island)
   -Fulton Street Mall
   -Kings Plaza Mall
   -Woodbury Common Premium Outlets
   -Garden State Plaza
   -The Westchester Mall
   -Palisades Center Mall
   -Westfield Sunrise Mall
   -Green Acres Mall
   -Jersey Gardens
   -Newport Center Mall

   Restaurants

   In regards to places to eat in New York City. There are thousands of restaurants in the Five Boroughs of New York City. Depending on your taste, your budget and your preferred location, may I recommend the link below.

   http://www.menupages.com/ — MenuPages.com is the one of the best website on the Internet. It included menus with prices, as well as restaurant reviews. Bon appetit!

   I hope this information is very helpful.
   References :
   http://www.nycvisit.com/ (Official tourism website of New York City)
   http://www.tdf.org/TDF_ServicePage.aspx?id=56/ (TKTS for deep discounts on theater tickets)
   http://www.citypass.com/city/ny.html (deep discounts on major attractions)
   http://www.coachusa.com/newyorksightseeing/ (gray line sightseeing tour of the city)
   http://mta.info/metrocard/tourism/index.html (New York City Transit)

2. NYC Chutzpah Said,

   As usual Native NYer has good answers with his usual list of attractions. My suggestions
   # 1 bring very very very comfortable shoes.
   #2 buy some of those I love NY T shirts price is around $10 for 5 to 6 of them. That takes care of the souvenirs for your friends at home. Most of the time the souvenirs you bring back as presents just sit in someones drawers until they are thrown out.
   #3 Shopping for yourself, try to plan on buying just one or two good items, for cheap stuff go to Conways on bdwy one block north of Macy’s (BTW you can get an 11% discount at Macy’s if you stop by the visitors desk and show your passport) There is no sales tax on clothing items that sell for less than $110
   #4 Free admission to these museums Friday evenings Museum of Modern Art (aka MOMA) The Morgan Library, Rubin Museum of Himalyan Art, pay what you wish at the Whitney Fri evenings.
   Good Luck and Enjoy your visit
   References :

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