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NYC Poll: Wow the board died early today
It's not even 3 yet! Okay maybe a poll pick things back up...
If you had 3 days in New York City and had never spent time there before (except seeing Grand Central Station) where would you go? (P.S. We are already booked to see one Broadway show on Day 2.)
ETA: Our hotel is in Times Square
Re: NYC Poll: Wow the board died early today
Empire State Building, Staten Island & Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, Wall Street, Fishermans Wharf, Walk down 5th Avenue & See Times Square
If you need any other ideas, let me know. I used to go to NYC all the time.
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wall street during a weekday, i want to say that they have an observation deck of sorts where you can watch the craziness unfold
gourmet food truck - take your pick of what kind of food
ground zero
metropolitan museum of art
empire state building
ny public library
the statute of liberty and ellis island imo you can't see in a day
Day 1=
Day 2=
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I want to see more than a show and go shopping. That's all my MIL and SIL are doing. I don't really care to shop there honestly. I know
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I would do The Met and a show one day, See Central Park & Wall Street, and see the Empire State Building, Times Square and 5th Ave the third day
Unfortunately you won't be able to do it all. Too day you don't have 5-7 days. There is just so much to do there.
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I used to live there and I've done a lot of the things that pp's have mentioned. I agree with PDT that you probably can't do both Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty in a single day. That said, if I remember correctly, the ferry to Ellis Island will pass by or go fairly close to Liberty Island, so you would be able to get pictures. I always though Ellis Island was much more interesting and much more a part of US history.
People can flame me if they want but if I only had three days in NYC, I'm not sure I would make the time for Ground Zero unless I were doing it on the way to somewhere else. Right now, it's a big construction site, and I would rather remember the WTC the way I last saw it, rather than a huge hole in the ground. South Street Seaport is probably much more interesting these days.
Go up the Empire State Building if the weather's good, take a tour at the United Nations, pick one of the museums (Natural History, Met, MoMA, Guggenheim) and spend at least a half-day there, go people-watching in Washington Square Park. If Drew can manage it, take one of those hansom cab rides through Central Park. I've never done that and I always wanted to. Also, there's nothing wrong with taking one of those hop-on, hop-off tours (again, if it works for Drew); they'll take you pretty much anywhere you would want to go, including the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, I think.
Have a good time. This is a great time of year to go!
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There's tons to do in NYC, aside from the touristy stuff, so it really depends what you're into.
You're already seeing a Broadway show, so that's great. I pretty much HAVE to go to the Met every time I'm in New York City. Not negotiable for me.
I think a walk through the Village and through Central Park would be fun.
I've never been to Ground Zero and would like to make it there on my next trip. Ditto Ellis Island.
Lesser known (but I thought was fascinating since I'm into history): The Tenement Museum. You get to see an actual tenement and how immigrants who came to the Lower East Side lived.
I like visiting St. Patrick's Cathedral - it's beautiful.
Times Square and the Empire State Building have never been priorities for me, but they're the touristy things a lot of people do.
And eat some fabulous NYC food! You might want to page Andrea for some recommendations.
Sorry, I thought you were going in the next couple of weeks. If you're going in August, think hazy, hot and humid. Like 90 degrees and 90% humidity. So yes, dig out that bikini!!
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Hi H! I can't access FB from here but I saw your message. If I had three days to spend in NYC, I would see at least 1 show, eat fabulous meals, and spend time downtown. You can do a walking tour of your own through Wall Street, South Street Seaport, the Village and Soho. I love the Guggenheim and the Met, although the Met is gigantic so in a short trip, the Guggenheim takes a lot less time. I personally would skip the Statue of Liberty trip. It's long, and I would prefer to do Ellis Island. The ferry there will go right by the Statue so you'll get great views on your way to Ellis. There is also a speedboat ride called The Beast which is a lot of fun and it takes you right to the base of the Statue. If you do Ellis Island, I would do it first thing in the morning, otherwise the lines will be enormous. I would skip Ground Zero also. If you're in the Wall Street area, you'll be right there, but it's all construction right now and there really isn't much to see.
I have a ton of restaurant recs too. Happy planning!
We're going to NYC next March for my 30th. I'm super excited because I've never been there. My stylist lived in NYC for some time so she gave me some good tips on places to go but I forgot most. Here are the places I plan on hitting up on my trip next year:
- MOMA to see a Frida Kahlo painting they have
- Statue of Liberty
- Ground Zero
- See a broadway musical
- The Met
- An 80's club that my stylist recommended.
That's all I can think of for now.
If you want to go to Ellis Island, I think you need to look into getting tickets ASAP.
I think everyone suggested the big things already so I won't rehash. Oh, except to say Ground Zero is more than just a construction site. Up the street there is a sort of temporary memorial museum with some great info, NPR-style recorded stories, etc.
One other idea is to check out Chelsea Market. Sort of like the Ferry Building in S.F. I think, and there was a great sample sale there the last time I was there (I think you can look up whether they're going to have one on your dates once it gets closer--I know you said you're not interested in shopping but, wow, I got some great deals). Also, Morimoto is right around the corner if you want some fabulous Japanese food.
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when we were in DC last august we looked into tix to ellis island/statute of liberty for a possible day long excursion to NYC .. tixs were unavailable for all of august and half of september when i looked in mid july. if you want to go there, get tickets at least 6 months in advance ie as soon as you know you're going.
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Awesome, snag 'em now! When I looked several weeks ago I remember that absolutely everything (weekdays too) was sold out for at least a couple of months.
This exactly. We went to NYC when DH proposed, and stayed in the hotel across the street from Ground Zero, and had we not, we wouldn't have gone to see it at all.
Also, with the statue of liberty, it is a craze, lots of security and you can only go to her feet. I was so disappointed that you can't climb higher. I would spend time in Central park.
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I am a huge fan of the museums, the Metropolitan, the Guggenheim, the Frick, the Whitney, the MOMA, they are among the best in the world. The Frick is such a lovely place, not touristy at all, if you get a chance to go. I love the Met, it's always great. Central Park is great too, definitely would take a nice long walk and a picnic there.
I would walk around Soho and the East Village. Unless you have some real drive to see the Statue of Lib or Ellis Island I would not go near the most touristy areas. Empire state building may not be too bad if you go super early. I would have no motivation to go to Wall st.
I would check out a copy of Time Out NY for good free events/concerts/street fairs, etc.