Your Guide to New York City

My girlfriend and I live in London and are planning to go to New york for a short holiday. I’d prefer to go for about a week (although it would cost quite a bit more) because of the jetlag and adjusting to the time difference.

but my girlfriend suggests that we should go for a 3-day weekend because we would eventually get bored of the sights and it would be a lot cheaper. Can anyone help us make a decision?

There’s no question that three days would be cheaper, but there is plenty to do in New York that will take up a whole week of your time, and you still won’t have seen everything there is to see!

In order to figure out what would be best for you, I recommend starting to figure out what kind of trip you want to take. Do you want to do the touristy thing and see all the tourist sites? Do you want to go shopping and take advantage of New York stores? Do you want to explore the artsy parts of the city? Do you want to see as many plays as possible? Do you want to eat out a lot and explore the culinary offerings of NYC?

Once you figure out what kind of a trip you want, you can see for yourself if you think you’d get bored after three days, or if a week would be great for you.

I also think that if you’re coming all the way to New York from London, it would be a shame to only come for three days and then leave, just when you’ve managed to get over jet lag!

Good luck!

What are some great shopping stores in New York? What are some great shopping Malls, especially for women clothing and juniors?

You have fifth avenue, and Macy’s (apparently the worlds largest store, but I’m not sure if that’s true, still huge though).

Im a student from Ireland and i am going to new york for the summer and i’m looking for reasonably priced accommodation for 2-3 months

Chelsea Star Hotel.

http://starhotelny.com/index.php

If you are going to be staying for a while, try and negotiate a better rate than the one listed.

If you can swing it, the Chelsea Hotel may be able to rent you a suite for a few months…

http://www.hotelchelsea.com/newmain.html

Enjoy… New York City is the greatest!

Hi, I’m planning to go to NYC over the summer and I was wondering if there were some cheap accommodation deals I could look for. For instance I was thinking about students that rent their apartments while they’re on vacation or something like that. Is there any website I should check? Thanks

Hey man,

Yes, people sublet out their apartments/rooms during the summer months while they are away. I went to school in NYC and did it myself.

If you want more info on what to look for/look out for when it comes to subletting inNYC, you may want to check out the following article.

Student Intern Summer Sublets in NYC

http://cheapinthecity.com/index.php?pages_id=51&t=Sublet-Apartments-&-Extended-Stay-Hotels

Good luck!

best funky shopping in new york please help!
im going NEXT WEEK!

i love nyc for back to school shopping…i go there every year…
by funky…i think your meaning like eclectic style…
but anyways these are some of my favs for unique pieces to add to my wardrobe…
- anthropologie (50-200 price range)
- free people (sams prices as above)
- there are so many boutiqes to name but in the 22-15 blocks on fifth ave have some cool stores with stuff you probably won’t find at many other places (one comes to mind but i can’t remember the name..)

Here in Montreal, every summer we have a Jazz Festival & this year a new Francophone Festival was just started. I really like being around Festivals, with different types of artists, indie or major. I always wanted to move to New York City & I still do one day, but my question is, do they have any annual festivals or certain activities people participate in every year?

Allow me to be blunt, but after that car bomb that didn’t detonate in Times Square, all I can picture is yet another person trying the same thing…

I fly from LDN to JFK a week today and my excitement has hit an all time high. I am going with my college for an economics trip. However i have saved £650 ($961) will this be enough for clothes, general souverigns and food? I plan to hit shops like AnF , Hollister, Polo and Sports stores.

Also what are the MUST do’s of NYC?

Photos @ where
Eat @ where?
Visit what places?

Recomendations would be amazing, anything you think i need to see/do/eat/shop tell me

Sorry im just so so so so excited

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

i live in new york and i was planning on having dinner in the city. i go to manhattan loads of times but im not sure where i should have my birthday dinner. the problem is that within manhattan you pay for overpriced food that doesnt even taste good. your basically just paying for the fact that your in the city, when in reality you could get better food at a local diner. i was thinking about Max Brenner or Serendipity. anyone have any other ideas?
thanks a lot !

BBQ’s in Times Square or near Central Park is pretty good. Not GREAT! but good and yea Manhattan is pretty pricey. I usually go out to eat in Queens and Manhattan to browse lol. I HIGHLY recommend New Grand Buffet Restaurant in Long Island City. Email me for more info, best wishes!

I’ve been reading about the amount of scam rentals in New York City and keep finding endless posts on forums saying that all/most of the time it’s illegal to rent an apartment in New York for less than 30 days. Is this true? What law is it stopping us and how can we find the few legal lets?

Thanks!

Most people do it regardless of whatever law. There is also a law in New York that you cannot dance if the bar has no Cabaret license….

There is a 30 day rule in New York. If someone has resided in a unit for more than 30 days regardless of payment status, that person has a right to the dwelling and can only be put out through legal Eviction through Court procedure.

So if you stay somewhere 31 days it is illegal for the locks to be changed etc.

Given that, it probably is not legal because anything less than 30 days the person can totally throw you out and do whatever with the money.

Most NYPD officers will always refer Tenant situations to court unless violence is involved.

Are there any things which are no problem in Europe but could cause some wonder/painfulness/trouble in New York?

Don’t stand in the middle of the sidewalk gawking at the buildings, blocking traffic.
No sandals with socks.
No backpacks on the subway.
Tip at least 15% of your food bill (easy way to remember this is double the tax).