1 Day in New York - what to do?

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london lady

shop SHOP shop SHOP shop AND SHOP!!

G*I*M*P

go on the tour bus - you'll be able to see the main highlights and can get on and off at places that interest you

I'd also recommend the boat trip round manhattan island

It's an amazing city, enjoy yourself!

Voight-Kampff

Get drunk and fall in love.

Suki

If you are in NY there are a few things you HAVE to do:

1. See a Broadway show! (its a MUST)
2. Eat somewhere exotic..you get the best food in Manhattan so make the most of it. Get Thai, Japanese or Greek
3. Get Cheesecake! NY Cheesecake is the bestest yum!
4. Take pictures in Time Square
5. Go to Central Park
6. Check out Ground Zero- It's very touching and amazing to see. It really hits you hard though so be warned.
7. Go shopping. There are so many unique shops and stores in NY so you can get stuff there you will never find anywhere else.

Hope this helps!

Zerg Proletariat

I went to the big apple last summer. It was truly fantastic and there's so much to do...

My recommendations:

1) Visit the Rockefeller Centre rather than the Empire State Building. The former has better views, is much more open, cheaper - and far less of a queue to get in!

2) In a couple of months, you'll be able to visit Yankee stadium (or Shea stadium) to take in a baseball game. I saw the Yankees take down the Blue Jays towards the end of last season and I enjoyed every minute! The metro takes you right there.

3) The Guggenheim museum is staggering. Modern art and architecture - if you're a pretentious, artsy intellectual (entrely unlike me, of course), you'll love it.

4) Avoid Ground Zero. It was very dull and not-at-all "moving" - it's now a building site anyway. Plus, it's really out of the way. The financial district is lame.

5) Avoid the Statue of Liberty. It was impressive enough when I saw it, but it will eat up most of your day. Unless your hotel is just around the corner, getting there is a real pain - metro (or taxi), ferry, another ferry. Nuisance-some!

6) BROADWAY! 'Nuff said. If 'Spamalot' is still on, see that. It's hilarious!

7) Central Park - this is a must, even if you just walk through (part of) it to go elsewhere. I'd not bother with a horse / carriage ride though. Overpriced - plus, you look like a fool.

8) NINTENDO WORLD! Personal favourite. I got my "1 Up!" t-shirt there. I think it's on 54th street or something... Certainly not on the tourist maps!

Oh, God, I want to go to New York again. =(

SAM GIB

Top of the list would be the empire state building, on the way up you do the virtual tour of New York on helicopter, then the view from the top is magnificent, take a ferry ride that passes the statue of liberty and goes under the Brooklyn Bridge (for a longer visit plan to cross the bridge walking). Take the metro up to Central Park, watch the break dancers or whoever is doing a free show at the entrance to the Park, walk down Park Avenue and look in the shop windows and definitely have a coffee in the Trumps Building Starbucks, and last but not least the Rockefeller centre rocks, so much to see and do, just beware that you will end up with a stiff neck from all the wonderful architecture on the tall buildings, and and a hot dog or pretzel in times square and dinner in Michael's in Grand Central Station. Check out some of the photos on the site below

Kathrina

Get up early go to the empire state building, then take the red open top tour buses that go from outside it - hop on and hop off through manhattan where ever you want to go ( wall st, ground zero, broadway, times sq, central park etc)

You will have a great time, enjoy!

crazylady

I did a helicopter trip - this was a great way to see the whole city without being trapped in New york traffic.

jeffpsd

Check out this video; "24 Hours in New York", it's great and should give you lots of ideas.

http://www.concierge.com/ideas/video/24hours/newyorkcity

Smurf

Have a long lie in

winterwinds

Eat a BIG APPLE.

Steve J

Hi there.
The other guy who said "helicopter Trip" is dead right, it is brilliant. Follow it up with a trip on the Staten island ferry - killer views, but DON'T GET OFF (the statue takes forever).
A stroll in central park and finish with the Empire State building in the early evening (its most empty) and try to get into a broadway show as a final touch..
Mind you, you will be shattered...
Enjoy, Steve.

THE VIOLATER

Go the airport and go home.

scubs

get the tickets from the hotel desk and go up empire state building saves you time on queueing when you get there you go straight through , we had 2 days in new York and its surprising how much you can see in that time, we went to Ellis Island, didn't go to the statue of liberty as it was closed not sure if its opened now, the library is good and central park but really you need a day there as its huge and has lots to see in there also ground Zero just to feel the atmosphere there have a good one i loved it there

nativexile

Spend it on 110th Street!

rose1

A must is the Statue of Liberty, great boat trip and a view of the Manhattan skyline from there is a great photo.
Also Ground Zero because it's a part of history that has occured in your lifetime. Empire State going all the way to the top, wow!! Amazing.
We did as much as we could cram in, but don't do what we did......buy a city map and think you can walkthe couple of blocks or so to the next tourist site. The couple of blocks which in London are not much, are miles and miles in NY.
Enjoy it, we loved it and would love to return to spend more time.
Oh and The Village too, loads of atmosphere.

Siany babe

Get up REALLY early, grab a bagel with cream cheese from a local deli, get a coffee from starbucks and jump on a red tour bus (sit on top, excellent guides, very funny). Go all the way to the finance district (wall st etc) and stop to take in the sombre atmosphere at Ground Zero. Make your way to the harbour (2 minute walk) and catch the ferry to Liberty Island and Elis Island, which are the Number One Must Sees!!!! If you like a bargain, pick up some designer gear at great prices at Century 21 (close to Ground Zero). If not, back on the tour bus. Next stop depends on you. There are a number of stops which the tour guide will tell you about, such as Little Italy, Chinatown, Soho, Greenwich Village or South Street Sea Port. So if you have a particular interest, stop off at one of these, if not carry on back to Central Park. You could walk straight through to the American Museum Of Natural History, take a horse and carriage or just take in the atmosphere. As evening approaches, head for Times Square, by walking down Fifth Avenue and have a meal at Planet Hollywood (one of the best in the world for movie memorabillia). After your meal take in the night time atmosphere in Times Square (not to be missed) and then head for The Empire State Building for a breath-taking view of New York (check closing times as closed at 11pm when we were there). You'll sleep like a baby at the end of the day, but it will be well worth it!! Have a fab time, you've brought out the green eyed monster in me and my daughter!!! x

barmii

research what interests you or run as fast as you can sweetie!!!

browneyed

just plan a head make a list of all you want to see after all you have the Internet I'm sure you can find all you would like to do from nyctourist.com

lynnwitch

shop shop shop shop and eat

kirsty m

i would say go on a helicoptor ride they dont last very long but at least you will see all the major attractions from the air. here is a link

http://www.allnewyorktours.com/Body.asp?mode=2&Page=SearchByModeCity&Type=AI&TY=AI&SearchName=Helicopter&eType=Activities&pref=02&aid=ltg1061&gclid=CJ6bmtvH7IoCFRgVEAodEU3NmQ

xo_irishella_xo

Ali Baba falafel, 126 McDougal st. mmmmmm... yummy.

meko76

Take a circle Line boat on the river. Great site seeing.

P T

go to yahoo one day in new york where the itinary is there for a day in N.Y.

jamesthepainter.co.uk

Point in the direction of your nose and walk.

MICHAEL H

Go to Central Park, and have lunch in the Boat House

Go home

stitchfan85

when i went to new york for a day, i went to see the Met and Moma. Either one should take about a day to see.

no name

buy an all day ticket for the subway and see new york.make sure you wear a comfortable rubber shoes..running shoes the best for all the walking.....have a good day........

general_ego

My recommendations would be to visit Times Square, Central Park (not too early or late in the day though), and the Statue of Liberty - from which you could see the whole city anyway.

Above all, don't follow pre-planned directions; follow your heart. Then you'll know you've been where you had to be. And if you find you need to go back some day, so much the better.

All the best!

oscor50000

Make excuses to prolong your trip if not possible go get a Helicopter Tour down by the river it will allow you to see some great sites and all in 15Min's????? Go get a Steak some of the best Meat restaurants in the World.......Have a Nice Day ???????

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