destination New York City

[shadowspy]

hello fellow travelers! i would like to ask for some travel advice regarding NYC. will be there for 2 days next month and I want to see as much as possible. any travel tips are highly appreciated! thanks!

[willow_boy]

hello fellow travelers! i would like to ask for some travel advice regarding NYC. will be there for 2 days next month and I want to see as much as possible. any travel tips are highly appreciated! thanks!

 

2 days would be pretty short to enjoy the sights. Anyway, see if you could cover all of some of the following in your 2 days in Manhattan:

1. Empire State Building (go to the top)

2. Rockefeller Center

3. Ground Zero (old site of the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan)

4. Radio City Music Hall

5. Broadway

6. Central Park

7. Madison Square Garden (Make this the lowest priority when you go to Manhattan.)

8. Grand Central Terminal train station

9. Chinatown (Give this a low priority too since it's not really much different from Manila's Chinatown or other Chinatowns for that matter.)

10. Battery Park (gives you a very good view of the Statue of Liberty; great for picture taking)

 

Wear comfortable shoes for you need to prepare yourselves for quite a bit of walking.

Edited June 25, 2007 by willow_boy

[denimhead]

dont forget to get hydrated .. nyc in summertime can be very humid ...

take the ferry if you want a closer pic of the statue .. its free

[shadowspy]

thanks for the advice guys. i guess it would be easier than my 4 day tour of paris where I tried to cram as much as possible while enjoying the sights. anyway, just want to ask is it worth it to go to ellis island (tama ba, yun yung island ng statue of liberty?) or okay na yung sumakay ng ferry to staten island and back?

Edited June 24, 2007 by shadowspy

[luckystrike]

thanks for the advice guys. i guess it would be easier than my 4 day tour of paris where I tried to cram as much as possible while enjoying the sights. anyway, just want to ask is it worth it to go to ellis island (tama ba, yun yung island ng statue of liberty?) or okay na yung sumakay ng ferry to staten island and back?

 

 

well its up to you but if you like art go to the museum of arts i agree dont make the chinatown and madison your priority., and dont forget to go to broadway

[runningbull]

thanks for the advice guys. i guess it would be easier than my 4 day tour of paris where I tried to cram as much as possible while enjoying the sights. anyway, just want to ask is it worth it to go to ellis island (tama ba, yun yung island ng statue of liberty?) or okay na yung sumakay ng ferry to staten island and back?

 

 

Ellis Island is different from Liberty Island. Ellis Island is what used to be the immigration center for NY way back in the late Eighteen Hundreds, and is now a Museum. You can see a lot of NY historical stuff there, on people coming to NY as the place of milk and honey. Liberty Island is, well, where the Statue of Liberty is. Both are nice places to visit, and it's different when you view them from the ferry and up close. I'm just not sure now if you can still go up the Liberty Statue. It used to be nice going up there, but was restricted after the 911.

 

You can take a ferry ride from Battery Park in NY, or from the port in Jersey. I just can't remember how much it costs. The trip and the tour should take you around half a day more or less.

 

I agree with most of the suggested sites to tour, and yes, prepare to do a lot of walking. You might also want to check out the scheduled shows on broadway during the evenings.

 

Hope this helps.

[Wyld]

Did NY last year - lightning quick trip though.

 

Catch a Broadway show. Fall in line early at the TKTS booth to get discounted tix. What you get to see, though, will depend on what tix are available.

 

Walk. Thats the easiest way to see the sights -- just wander around. Ogle at the shops. Walk in the Parks. Take lotsa pics. Times Square at night for me was the ultimate tourist-y thing to do - be sure to take a pic of that famous fork in the road.

 

Drink lots of water and make sure you wear comfy shoes.

 

Oh .. and dont carry a heavy bag. That will wear you out.

 

[shadowspy]

thanks for the advice guys. tanong ko lang. is it worth it na bumili nung new york city pass? 65 dollars for 6 sights, including Empire State Building Observatory, MoMa, Met and Circle Line Cruise. Anyone who has tried getting this pass?

[denimhead]

thanks for the advice guys. tanong ko lang. is it worth it na bumili nung new york city pass? 65 dollars for 6 sights, including Empire State Building Observatory, MoMa, Met and Circle Line Cruise. Anyone who has tried getting this pass?

 

dim not familiar with this pass ... but if this includes subway rides.... its golden

[shadowspy]

dim not familiar with this pass ... but if this includes subway rides.... its golden

 

sad to say it does not include the subway rides, but it is valid for 9 days. i just plan to buy 2 unlimited metro card day pass during my stay ($7 each). there's also a unlimited metro card week pass for $24.

Edited June 27, 2007 by shadowspy

[willow_boy]

sad to say it does not include the subway rides, but it is valid for 9 days. i just plan to buy 2 unlimited metro card day pass during my stay ($7 each). there's also a unlimited metro card week pass for $24.

 

With those unlimited Metro cards, you should be fine then. Enjoy your New York trip.

[Wyld]

thanks for the advice guys. tanong ko lang. is it worth it na bumili nung new york city pass? 65 dollars for 6 sights, including Empire State Building Observatory, MoMa, Met and Circle Line Cruise. Anyone who has tried getting this pass?

 

If you really want to see those sights then the pass is a good deal... Entrance tickets to the Met and the MOMA alone are $20 for adults already ....

 

But if you only want to see one of those six sights then just pay the single entrance and save the rest of your $65 for food... NYC is a foodie paradise after all.

[denimhead]

oh thats cool then .....just remember to keep cool .. nyc in summer can be a b!tch ..... hot and humid ... i always say NYC is best in the fall

[shadowspy]

oh thats cool then .....just remember to keep cool .. nyc in summer can be a b!tch ..... hot and humid ... i always say NYC is best in the fall

 

yeah, I heard it can get really humid during summer at NYC. but I have no choice since it's only a side trip (my main destination is West Virginia). I'll be leaving this Friday pero di pa final yung tour sched ko.

[id6230]

thanks for the advice guys. tanong ko lang. is it worth it na bumili nung new york city pass? 65 dollars for 6 sights, including Empire State Building Observatory, MoMa, Met and Circle Line Cruise. Anyone who has tried getting this pass?

 

Getting the City Pass is the best for value. Do not use private transportation. The parking is terribly and very expensive. Almost all "tourisy" spots are accesible to public transportation. Try to stay inside Manhattan on the lower side.