I'm heading to NYC in three weeks.  We're wanting see & enjoy the sights and do some touristy stuff as well.  Of course we're going to do the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center.  We're not actually going to take the ferry out to the Statue of Liberty, but will visit the south tip of Manhattan to see it.

Has anyone ever used things like the NYC City Pass?  We're thinking about that, but it doesn't look like you can do the express pass for the ESB. 

Any input at all? 

We're staying near Times Square and plan to mostly get around on foot, but will be using the Subway some.

JM

Not so sure about the city pass unless you really want to spend most of your time seeing those sights.  Just too much to see, much of it free, like just enjoying many of the art galleries in the city.  Do get some sort of Metro Card.  Check your PMs.  You will find my phone number, and possible free bee for the Bronx Zoo and Museum of Natural History.

 

I'll be going back to Jersey this week for 1 day. My company wants to make me suffer, so they torture me by not giving me enough time to head to the city.

We went in December. Full tourist. We didn't buy City Pass. We did buy a metro card which works on buses too.

We did pre buy our passes for empire state building. Absolutely pay the extra cost for the cut line passes all the way to the top. We must have passed 700-800 or more people in the various lines we got to skip. Well worth it.

The 9/11 memorial is free but you should get the tickets beforehand online. They have a separate line for people with no tickets and it was very long. The museum is now open but wasn't when we were there.

We also didn't go out to the Statue of Liberty, just looked from Battery Park. My wife has been 3-4 times in the past few years and loved a harbor cruise (not to the statute of liberty) they did when the weather was nice.

Loved the pizza here at the 44th St. location: http://www.johnspizzerianyc.com/

Lost my ass when the wife went to Louis Vuitton.

Edit: and this app worked great for getting around on the subway, bus, walking. http://letsembark.com/

I got nothin.

Thanks hiblam!  That's great info!

JM

Maybe I can meet up with you on one of the days and have lunch somewhere.

The best advice I got the first time I went to NYC was to take a Circle Tour cruise around Manhattan before I did anything else.  Takes a few hours and you get to view the skyline from all angles on the water and also goes around the Statue of Liberty.  After that, you know your way around town.  My favorite area is around Grammercy Park and the Flatiron district. If you want to be touristy and splurge on dinner, the view from the River Cafe is classic.  As a tourist, subways are OK if you're just trying get somewhere but taxis are a great way to experience the city along with just wandering around.

Another better than expected is the hop-on/hop-off Big Apple tour.  It's convenient and some of the announcers are pretty funny.  If you don't jive with you, you can hop off and catch the next one.

Also, it sounds like you will be here during the Auto Show (@ Javits) which is pretty fun and inexpensive.
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Quote from: Johnny OrganDonor on April 01, 2014, 06:32:40 AM
take a Circle Tour cruise around Manhattan.  Takes a few hours and you get to view the skyline from all angles on the water and also goes around the Statue of Liberty.

This - there are two, one tour goes all the way around, another goes 1/2 way, do the full tour, and is a great way to get some add'l history of Manhattan/NYC

Strawberry Fields is cool, if'n u like that sorta thing, and is a good starting point for a Central Park stroll

Walk the High Line!  nice perspective on the city

Quote from: CDawg on April 01, 2014, 07:23:18 AM
Also, it sounds like you will be here during the Auto Show (@ Javits) which is pretty fun and inexpensive.
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i thought that was in Jan!


Journeyman, do you like theater? I can score you some free tickets to random shows, day of.

screw the city, go to Cooperstown

Wow!  Lots of good advice!

As far as shows, we did splurge on front row Phantom of the Opera tickets!  We're only there for three days, so that's probably the only show we'll have time to see.  I do appreciate the offer He Man though!

Where is the High Line, I've heard of it, but not familiar with its location.  I also wouldn't mind seeing the Subway museum.

Central Park is planned for a fair amount of time on the Sunday we're there.

C wants to visit a few of the famous stores like Tiffany's, Saks 5th Av, Macy's, FAO Swartz and similar.  Are there others that are a "don't miss?"

I like to look at architecture, so I'm hoping to get some good views of some of the more notable buildings like the Woolworth & Chrysler building.

We're hitting the ESB observation deck and the Rockefeller center deck.  Are there others to hit?

Thanks!

Quote from: duccarlos on March 31, 2014, 11:18:14 AM


I'll be going back to Jersey this week for 1 day. My company wants to make me suffer, so they torture me by not giving me enough time to head to the city.

Or they decided to not torture NYC. Perspective man.


Journeyman-don't forget to ask a local how to get to Carnegie Hall.