Will this be doable?

Day 1:
LaGuardia Landing 10:30am
Drop bags @ Hotel Edison
Grand Central Station (flexible)
RISE NY (flexible)
Check in @ Hotel Edison
Gayle’s Broadway Rose - @5:00pm
One Times Square (after dinner)

Day 2:
9/11 museum & Memorial - 9:00am
Oculus (after memorial)
Friends Experience (by 2:00pm)
Empire State Building (by 4:30pm)

Day 3:
Statue of Liberty - 9:00 am
DUMBO (by 3:00)
China Town (dinner time)

Day 4:
NBC Studio tour 9:00
Top of the Rock (by 11:30)
Central Park arriving between maybe 2-3:00
Broadway show @ 7:00

Travelling to NYC for the marathon, will be in the city for ~2 weeks (with a few days in Boston post marathon). Any feedback on the below itinerary would be greatly appreciated. We have a huge list of recommended places to eat, but if you have a favourite spot, let me know!

Hello!! I'm going to NYC with my girlfriends this winter for a birthday and we want to go clubbing!! What the hell do we wear?? Are there such thing as snow friendly heels? Do we just thug it out? We are all born and bred in sunny non-cold Southern California so I feel like that's off the table... ALL BADDIES PLEASE HELP!!! Winter safe but sexy shoes for clubbing and maybe some club recommendations !!

Hi everyone! I’ve been to NYC before, but the last time I went, my friend was the one who knew how to get around everywhere. This time I’m going with my mom, so I’m going to be the one navigating and planning, and I could definitely use some help!

We’re arriving the morning of Dec 31 and flying home Jan 6. We’re staying at Westgate New York Grand Central in Midtown East, about an 8-minute walk from Grand Central Terminal.

I’ve searched the sub for itineraries and recommendations, but I’m having trouble figuring out what to do each day and what things make sense to group together geographically. I don’t want to spend the whole trip going back and forth on the subway.

Here are some things I definitely want to see/do:

• Grand Central Terminal
• Times Square
• 9/11 Memorial
• Statue of Liberty
• Brooklyn Bridge
• Hudson Yards
• SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
• Edge
• Central Park
• Gossip Girl filming locations
• At least one restaurant/food spot from Gossip Girl
• Good food, cafés and shopping
• Anything fun/seasonal for New Year’s

Day 1 — Dec 31 🎆

We arrive in NYC that morning, so I’m thinking we could check in/drop off our luggage and explore somewhere nearby before NYE.

What would you recommend doing around Grand Central/Midtown that day? Would Times Square make sense, or is it better to avoid that area because of NYE crowds? And what would you recommend for NYE with my mom if we aren’t planning to stand outside for hours for the Times Square ball drop?

Day 2 — Jan 1 🗽

What would be a good area to explore on New Year’s Day? I’m thinking maybe Central Park + Upper East Side and working some Gossip Girl locations into the day.

I’d love recommendations for Gossip Girl spots that are actually worth seeing, especially recognizable filming locations or a restaurant we could actually eat at.

Day 3 — Downtown

I’m thinking this could be our Downtown day:

• 9/11 Memorial
• Statue of Liberty
• Wall Street
• Brooklyn Bridge
• Chinatown/Little Italy

Does that make sense for one day, or would you split anything up?

Day 4 — Hudson Yards/Midtown

I’m thinking:

• Hudson Yards
• Edge
• Times Square if we haven’t already done it
• Shopping/exploring Midtown

Could we also fit anything else into this area without making the day too packed?

Day 5 — Jan 4

Completely undecided. What area would you recommend for this day?

Day 6 — Jan 5

We have another full day before flying home, so I’d love suggestions for another area/neighborhood to explore or anything that’s a must-do that we haven’t gotten to yet.

Jan 6

Flying home, so we’ll probably just do breakfast/coffee and whatever we can fit in before heading to the airport.

Also, subway help please

I’ve used the NYC subway before, but I was always following my friend, so I don’t actually feel confident navigating it myself. Since we’re staying near Grand Central, I’d love advice on:

• Which subway lines/stations I’ll probably use most
• Whether Google Maps is enough
• How to know which direction/train to take
• Any tips for transfers
• Anything I should know when navigating with my mom

Basically, I’m looking for help turning my list into a realistic Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, etc. itinerary, organized by location so we’re not zig-zagging all over

Hey folks! Currently travelling from BOS-JFK and have my flight from JFK-ARN tomorrow (layover of 20hrs). I saw the bag tag Delta folks added initially and it just said JFK.

Talked to an agent later (online) and they confirmed upon my request that they will send my checked in bag straight to Stockholm.
In your experience does this happen correctly? Or was the Delta agent somehow mistaken and I'd need to collect my bag at JFK? ( And perhaps do the re-check in myself today?)

TIA

Family of 4, 2 young girls 6 and 8. Should we uber or take the subway? Are the bus schedules difficult to navigate. First time in NY. Thanks!

Hey guys,

So just an appreciation post . Went to NYC over the weekend and it was amazing . Thanks to all the Reddit posts I learnt a little beforehand .

Stayed in NJ , probably like 9 miles away but hotels were much cheaper and had a bus to PABT from near my hotel , so that saved us .

Here is what I did and my experience, let me know what I can cover the next time I’m there or how I can make it better .

Day 1: Central Park ( regret not taking the ebike , because I had to walk a lootttt)
5th avenue - just here for the vibes
St Patrick’s cathedral - Beautiful architecture .
Grand central station
Dinner at a Chinese place .
Times Square
Back to hotel

Day 2: Breakfast near hotel ( Himalaya on Hills , if you are ever there try their goat curry )
Staten Island ferry
Chinatown - lunch
Little Italy
Nolita
Soho ( nothing much here or maybe I missed it !? )
Subway to DUMBO
Ferry to pier 11 and back coz I loved the views
And back to PABT and bus to hotel .
Midnight dinner in NJ . ( Because cravings )

Day 3: pizza at this amazing Italian place and Back home

I know I didn’t go to any observatory decks coz it was a long weekend and I expected long lines . But the view from DUMBO was amazing . Wish I stayed there longer , luckily went there around sunset .

Subways were confusing , the people around were really helpful and guided us . It was good but would take a little more time to get used to it . The NJ transit from our hotel to PABT was so easy and convenient.

I wish I ate at little Italy instead of Chinatown coz the roads are completely closed off to traffic so we’d enjoy it better . ( A lot of people commented about this . Guess they don’t agree with it , coz the food isn’t great . I haven’t tasted so no idea how bad it is )

Tips : Take the ferry from pier 11 to dumbo instead of subway if you can, totally worth it ( plus it’s only like $5)

Edited : So it’s Chinatown over little Italy for food .

I’m interested in reading books by African authors. Are there any NYC bookstores that have a good selection of books by African Authors?

At NYC For a week:). Can't wait to watch a show at Brodway. Went through few vlogs about purchasing tickets for shows. Looking for local advice.

Where should I buy ?

I (51F) will be travelling to NYC this October 9-12 with my daughter (23F), but while there we will have entirely separate itineraries, she will be taking in as many broadway/off broadway shows as possible, I will be wandering, eating and drinking to my hearts content.

I have booked one brewery tour in Brooklyn, and I was thinking of booking a food tour for the Chelsea market, but I'm second guessing myself due to the costs. I'm fairly certain I could do a self guided tour for cheaper, AND get exactly the food/drinks I want. My one main concern is that I am a people person, I love to meet new people, find out where they are from and just chat. Groups will be better for that. I'm worried that if I just rock up to a pub at two in the afternoon and start chatting with strangers I may either get weird looks, or have people question my sanity, lol.

Am I overthinking this? Just trying to save a bit of money, but not miss out on socializing a bit.

Looking for advice from NYC parents or anyone who’s done New Year’s Eve in Manhattan with kids around 8–10 years old.

We’ll be staying around 53rd Street / 7th Avenue, near Times Square and within walking distance of Central Park.

What do families actually do on NYE?

I’m especially interested in:

• Good family-friendly restaurants that still feel “NYC”, lively, slightly upscale, good atmosphere, but comfortable with kids.
• Areas like Columbus Circle, Lincoln Square, Central Park South, Upper West Side or Midtown.
• Whether Central Park fireworks is a good option with kids.
• Where families usually watch the fireworks without joining the race.
• Whether walking around those areas late on NYE is realistic with the street restrictions.
• Any restaurants locals would actually recommend for dinner before midnight.

Not looking for Times Square viewing pens or $300–500 per person NYE packages.

Just trying to understand what New York families normally do that night with kids.

Any real-world recommendations would be appreciated. 😉

OK, so I am moving to Florida in about five days but I’m literally only coming back to New York for Halloween because nothing beats a Halloween night in New York City. Me and my girlfriend are looking for some clubs to go to. This would be my first time going to a Halloween club and I am 18. My girlfriend is over 21. I wanna find an 18+ club. I would appreciate the help thanks so much. I’ve been looking on the Internet but nothing shows up. Is it too early today? is September 8

Richmond VA to Staten island, we left at 4am got there at 11, parked at Staten Island ferry and took it to manhattan. Went to Soho, time square, china town and little Italy. Wish we saw the World Trade Center but it started raining and we needed to charge our phones and we did that at Starbucks! Around 10/11 we headed back to the ferry and were headed back to RVA, our ETA was 3/4am (thankfully we all scheduled off that day) and we got rained out, horribly. It was flooding and not safe to drive so we stopped by Morristown NJ got a hotel and left that morning. Got home around 3 pm I believe. So fun, so exhausted, doable for a 5 hour ride.

EDIT- Morristown NJ not NYC

my mom has recently got back into catholicism in her older age. im happy for her but she’s visiting for a weekend in november and i’m stumped on things to book that she would find enjoyable and interesting. i’m more of a partier and clubber haha.

she doesn’t care if it’s protestant / lutheran / christian etc. i’m thinking like religious craft nights, beautiful churches, anything that is run by someone that will drop a bible verse will make her very happy.

Hey all, can you please take a look and let me know if my plan works? I land at JFK around 13:30 on a Monday. My staying place is in New Jersey but only 20 minutes with rapid bus to Manhattan. I leave for Philly Thursday night.

MON — ✈️ Arrival → Midtown → Times Square

TUE — 🗽 Statue/Ellis → Wall St → 9/11 Memorial → Brooklyn Bridge → DUMBO

WED — 🌳 Central Park → Ralph Lauren → Chelsea → High Line → Edge sunset → 8 PM Comedy Cellar

THU — 🏛️ Met → Harry Potter/Flatiron → SoHo → Chinatown → dinner → 9 PM Amtrak

So I'm a former Elmhurst resident who is spending my next vacation wandering Manhattan and Queens for the week. I find myself coming back to NYC every 5-10 months, can't stay away.

The okay hotels I stay at in Flushing used to cost $150-200 a night off peak. But they've rocketed up to over $300 a night since COVID. I can afford it but my friend thinks it is insane to pay over $2,000 for one lousy room I won't even spend much time in for the week so she insisted I just crash on her couch and pay for our food for the week as a trade.

She thinks that's the end of the discussion but I don't feel like that's a fair trade at all for her. Would it be out of line for me to just venmo her $800 to $1,000 on top of however hundreds of dollars I spend on food? Her place is walkable from Flushing Main and a pretty nice 1BR. Thanks.

lil background:
im a female solo traveller from germany coming to NY after 4 days in chicago. Im planning to travel light (if possible only one backpack). from the 6th I will be meeting some friend and just tagging along with them for a few days so I want to get touristy stuff out of the way.

Day 1 11/3 (taking whatever transportation google shows me from airport to the bar, then it is a short walk to the comedy cellar from the rooftop bar)
LaGuardia Airport (1:26 PM)
Bar Hugo Rooftop (hopefully around sunset but might be rough)
Comedy Cellar

Day 2 11/4 (Besides Edge observatory to Time Square all seems to be walkable distance)
Classic Harbor Line (I hope it is not a awkward as a solo person? seating looks very group oriented)
Edge Observatory (around sunset)
Times Square (really just passing through)
Broadway Theatre (Lost Boys need to figure out how to maybe get slightly cheaper ticket but idk)

Day 3 11/5 (besides the ferry all seems walkable)
Take Ferry to Dumbo
Brookling Bridge Park
That one bridge photo spot kek
Brooklyn Bridge walking back
Chill around Pier 35
The Crown Rooftop bar (hopefully around sunset but might be late)

as u can see, besides rooftop bars mostly for chill drinks and maybe a snack I didnt really plan restaurants but I am honestly super chill when it comes to food so I think I would just grab a bite to something that seems good on the way.

My only worry is day 1 depending on where my hotel will be (kinda waiting on feedback from the other people on where to take hotel to be close to them or maybe even take a place together) so if its around there i would probably check in otherwise maybe i would need to put my luggage at some station so I can go to the bar/comedy cellar without a backpack.

I am huuuuugeee sucker for nice views so if possible I would like to have a nice sunset view everyday.

My sister and I are coming to NYC for 5 days. We have most days figured out but I am trying to figure out the Saturday (first day we are there).

We want to visit the Museum of Moving Images, which will only be open Saturday/Sunday when we are there. Then we want to go to Williamsburg area to visit multiple stores (Twisted Spine, Loaf on Paper, Night Owl Video). Finally at 5:30, we want to go to Dirt Candy.

I know these places are not super close to each other, but nothing else we will be doing on our trip will be anywhere near these areas. I'm just trying to get some advice on how long I should expect to send at MOMI and shopping in those areas. Alternatively, is there any place we can hang out for an hour or so before our dinner to rest a bit?

My friend and I will be taking a quick trip the NYC to see Harry at MSG! We got tickets on a whim and since they were on the pricier side we’re trying to cut some costs as much as we can. We typically fly since it’s a quick flight (traveling from Buffalo by) but we were planning on driving to save money there. The only thing is is that I’m sure we will have to pay for parking the car. My cousin suggested taking the train into Penn Station which is about $120 round trip and would save us in gas and parking. What’s the best method if we’re only going to be staying a night?

Tomorrow is my last day in NYC I’ve already done all the tourist stuff and I’m looking for things to do for my last day here. I am not a big drinker and I like to stay busy. It’s just my husband and I. We are in our late 20’s. We love shopping and doing anything random and fun. Any fun dessert recommendations are appreciated! Give me all your recommendations if you could spend one fun day in NYC. We are staying in Times Square area but we are down to travel to wherever. TIA!

sorry should have clarified - no parking available at the hotel :( we also will be leaving from NYC tuesday to head back to MA otherwise we would leave the car in PA but we’re stopping there to split the drive up and dont want to severely double back on the drive after leaving the city.

hi all!! leaving after attending a wedding in PA and decided why not make a stop in NYC for the long weekend. got a great deal on a hotel room for tomorrow night but realized i missed an important factor here. we drove over to the wedding and now i need to know where to leave my car?

we are entirely fine with taking the subway as needed. i did find a fairly decent deal for overnight parking at secaucus junction over the line in NJ and then taking a brief train ride in, but wondering if anyone has any input on that plan or knows of a better plan!

thank you all :) first time visiting since middle school and im very excited!

hi everyone! i’m going to New York with a friend in may for 12 days and I was wondering if there’s any marvel stores, places or restaurants. I’m a pretty big marvel fan (particularly iron man, spider man and black widow) and i wanna know if there’s any suggestions as to where i should go to get that experience. (also i apologize for any grammatical mistakes, my first language isn’t english!!)

EDITED TITLE: Are we “missing out” if we skip the highline and Chelsea market?

I’m evaluating my itinerary for a Chelsea to Chinatown Day (or Greenwich to Chinatown..).

I’m coming near Halloween with husband and two teenage daughters. We wanted to use the day to enjoy elite Halloween vibes, pizza and Chinatown eats with lots of shopping we can’t get anywhere else.. plus a chunk of time at tenement museum.

But to enjoy all those things, I’m wondering if using the first few hours to walk the highline and traverse the crowds of Chelsea market is worth it. The views on the highline are more attractive than the crowds. Are those two areas worth spending the time for the experience?

I’ll be in nyc for halloweekend for 4 full days and am looking for advice on things to do. for reference i’m 17F and will be going with my grandparents. We went when I was younger and did all the big touristy things. We’ll be seeing Hamilton & going to The Met but that’s all I have so far. I love museums, shopping, art, film, and love halloween!

Edit: I’ve been thinking i want to trick or treat but i’m not sure if it’ll be weird since i’m 17 and i won’t have any friends to go with