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10-22-2005, 12:36 PM
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Help! I am going to New York for the first time in Dec!
My Dh has a conference Dec 6-7 in New York and it looks like I can go with him. It will be a quick trip with us arriving on Monday the 5th and then leaving Thursday morning. But I will have two full days so I need to know what are must see's during that time. Also, some suggestions on Hotels would be great as well. Thanks everyone!
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10-22-2005, 12:55 PM
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Magic Happens!
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Re: Help! I am going to New York for the first time in Dec!
Are you going to be in Manhattan, or one of the boroughs?
New York around the holidays is just beautiful. I grew up there, but don't live there anymore, some other PP that still live there will be able to give you great information. Make sure you see the tree in Rockefeller Center, take in the store window displays on 5th Avenue and my favorite, go to the top of the Empire State Building. Leave some room for chestnuts and a "dirty water dog" from a street vendor, take a carriage ride through Central Park and maybe see a show. Oh, and there's a HUGE Disney store in Times Square! Macy's is awesome for shopping or browsing, lots of museums and of course, the food.
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10-22-2005, 12:56 PM
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Re: Help! I am going to New York for the first time in Dec!
The first thing I would do is check out Maureen's trip report from earlier this year. There is loads of useful information in it and it's a great starting point.
We've been to New York for Thanksgiving and one thing I would say is a "not to be missed" for that time of the year is the ice skating at the Rockefeller Centre. Although we didn't actually do it, there was something very magical about watching everyone - it was such a lovely Christmas thing to do.  |
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10-22-2005, 12:59 PM
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Re: Help! I am going to New York for the first time in Dec!
[/ QUOTE ]The first thing I would do is check out Maureen's trip report from earlier this year. There is loads of useful information in it and it's a great starting point.
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 Cheryl, you beat me to it! lol I just searched for that Trip Report to paste it here for the very same reason!
Maureen did alot in a short period of time! You'll have a great trip!
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10-22-2005, 01:23 PM
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Re: Help! I am going to New York for the first time in Dec!
I would just add a few points. World of Disney isn't in Times Square; that's Toys R Us. WOD is at 55th St. and 5th Ave. It's about 3 long blocks over from Times Square and 13 short blocks up. It will take you about 20 minutes to walk it, I think, but remember it's COLD in NYC in December!
Some good NYC guidebooks to get that I found at Barnes & Noble, AAA Guide to NYC, spiralbound. Has Manhattan broken up into managable sections and walking tours of each. The other one is NYC Not For Tourists, which is a small black book, also breaking up the city into managable sections and listing such places as coffee shops, the nearest hospital, all the subway/bus lines and stops, etc. plus detailed maps of Times Square, Rockefeller Center, Penn Station, etc.
I would try to get tickets for a Broadway Show. www.broadwaybox.com offers discounts lists all the shows and their discount codes. Phantom of the Opera is swesome, if you've never seen it, and you can almost always get tickets. Or, if you're dying to see something newer, I would recommend Hairspray or Wicked, which will probably be hardest to get tickets to.
As for the "dirty water dogs" I'd pass on that; my friend Rita advised me NEVER to eat from them; the building where they store the carts every night is filled with rats! Yuck! 
Ellen's Stardust Diner in Times Square is fun. They have singing waiters and waitresses dressed in 1950's garb, and they do everything from modern day, to country to oldies to Broadway show tunes. The prices aren't bad, either. Try to eat at an off time if you go, though. The place is always mobbed!
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10-22-2005, 02:20 PM
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Re: Help! I am going to New York for the first time in Dec!
Rockefellar Center, Times Square, 5th Avenue has the World of Disney Store. See a Broadway Show (maybe get tickets to Beauty and the Beast or the Lion King if they are available!)
Take lots of photos!
Amy
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10-22-2005, 02:55 PM
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Re: Help! I am going to New York for the first time in Dec!
I have TONS of NYC tips on my virtual tourist page, with a lot of good info (my page is ranked #1!) Here's the link... I even have info on NYC in the snow and around the holidays  NYC is SO much fun, I woulnd't want to live anywhere else in the world   |
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10-22-2005, 04:33 PM
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Re: Help! I am going to New York for the first time in Dec!
If talk shows interest you, you might be able to get in to see The View, Tony Danza, Live with Regis and Kelly, Good Morning America or the Today Show. They are all generally live from New York, and a lot of fun, in my opinion!
Have a great trip!
Debbie
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10-22-2005, 08:13 PM
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Re: Help! I am going to New York for the first time in Dec!
Don't forget Radio City's Christmas Show, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the South Street Seaport. All of NYC is awesome at holiday time. If you have any young girls in your life, the American Girl Store is a great place to go for gifts, too. Enjoy!
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10-23-2005, 10:23 AM
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Help! I am going to New York for the first time in Dec!
As mentioned there are alot of great museums including the American Folk Art Museum and the American Museum of Natural History. There are some great galleries down in SoHo. There's also Chinatown and Little Italy as well as The Empire State Building, Trump Towers. The must see stuff varies by taste. What are you interested in?
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10-24-2005, 05:39 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Missouri
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Re: Help! I am going to New York for the first time in Dec!
Thanks everyone! Keep it coming. I was thinking about doing the Natural History Musuem but I would probably spend all day in there and see nothing else so I am unsure of doing musuems. I am not really into Art though.
I am thinking of doing a show in the evening and then just seeing what I can see. Would a tour be a good idea? I have never been so it is very overwhelming.
We also want to stay in Midtown so if you have some reasonable priced hotels in that area let me know.
Also, how easy is it to get a reservation at Tavern on the Green? I have always wanted to eat there.
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10-24-2005, 11:30 PM
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Re: Help! I am going to New York for the first time in Dec!
When we went in 2000, we got there at 1pm on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and left the next day at 2pm . . . we were able to see a LOT and we saw a show that night ---- and that was WITH all the crowds showing up for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!!!
Here's my story of a whirlwind trip!!!
We stayed Mid-Town at the HoJo at 34th & 7th (right next to Penn Station and Macy's ---- and across from Madison Square Garden) The rooms are REALLY small and I was freaked out by the tiny elevator, but it really did serve it purpose for the night we were there! It was a great location, and it was totally cheap (we got it for $89/night but that was through a discount hotels site and we probably will stay someplace else if and when we ever get back to NYC!) Also, we parked our car in the garage across the road (One Penn Plaza) and it was $25 just for the 24 hours it was parked there!!! Parking's quite expensive!!!
When we checked in, we immediately took off to Times Square . . . we looked around in a lot of the shops around there and got our show tickets at a place in Times Square that escapes my mind right now (we were going to get them at TKTS, but the line was CRAZY long, so we went to the other place). We ducked into the Virgin Megastore to look around for a while because the dumb Backstreet Boys were in the MTV studios on TRL . . . lots of screaming little girls around! When they closed the shades at MTV and the little girls cleared out, we headed further downtown then hopped into the subway.
We went to the top of the Empire State Building (it was so COLD!) then got some (GOOD!) NY pizza . . . then changed into our fancy clothes and headed to Studio 54 to see "Cabaret"!!! We got to see the Ed Sullivan Theater while we were wandering around near Studio 54 waiting to be let in for the show! We met Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins waiting for the subway on the way back to the hotel (they're kinda snotty!) then called it a night . . .
The next morning, we got up, ate at McD's and headed to the Statue of Liberty . . . ended up spending more time there than we thought we would so we had to scrap our plans to head up to Central Park  . Then we drove to Philly since our friends were expecting us!  |
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10-29-2005, 12:13 AM
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Re: Help! I am going to New York for the first time in Dec!
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That's actually REALLY chea for 24 hours in the city. It's usually that much money fo around 3 or 4 hours!
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10-29-2005, 10:37 PM
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Re: Help! I am going to New York for the first time in Dec!
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That's actually REALLY chea for 24 hours in the city. It's usually that much money fo around 3 or 4 hours!
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I noticed they had a "per hour" posted too . . . and it would have been REAL expensive that way . . . but we lucked out and got a parking deal with our hotel reservation then too. Plus, it was 5 years ago . . . prices have gone up, I am SURE, a bit since then! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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11-11-2005, 11:50 PM
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Re: Help! I am going to New York for the first time in Dec!
Good grief Melissa! Your website on NY is fabulous!!! Tell me again what's your major? Girl, you've got to switch to journalism. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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