coming to NYC next week from Australia.... help
 

Any help greatly appreciated, we arrive 3rd April have accomodation in midtown Manhattan for 7 nights, due to an error in booking we have 3 days after that before we fly to SFO. (ridiculously expensive to change the booking)Wondering whether to stay in NYC (move hotel) or stay in Brooklyn still giving us the opportunity to see anything we've missed but also see the city of Brooklyn. (thought it might be cheaper out of the city) Or go somewhere else altogether.
I guess by the time we've checked out/in we'll have Half a day on 10th, 11th 12th full days then be at JFK on the morning of 13th
I am an artist so interested in seeing local art. open to any suggestions
Many thanks

arty, you can easily go over to Brooklyn from where you are. Why change for 3 days? However I am not aware of difference in prices from Manhattan to Brooklyn. The locals will be more help. Have fun whatever you decide.

Brooklyn is part of NYC was incorporated into NYC in 1898. There are numerous subway lines that connect the two boroughs.

Artists come from all over the world to exhibit their work. There are galleries and co-ops that specically exhibit NY'ers but I am not sure you could discern styles by one's current geographical location. I belong to an art co-op in Brooklyn and besides some Brooklyn-centric photos and paintings, they mostly have a universal appeal.

There are several areas in Manhattan and Brooklyn where galleries and museums abound. Below is Time Out NY which will enumerate most of the galleries and what the museums are offering.

http://newyork.timeout.com/arts-culture/art

The truth of the matter is that visitors know the prices and conditions of the hotels better than NY'ers. NY'ers can better advise you as to where to stay according to your activities.

Catch you breath, do some homework, and refine your questions so can thoroughly enjoy our city.

The borough of Brooklyn is larger than Manhattan so not all areas of either borough are equally affordable or convenient. In fact there are not that many hotels in Brooklyn although the number is growing. I think it's up to you whether you want to move in terms of the price you'd be paying to stay, how nice it is and where in midtown it is. If you'd like to share the name of the hotel/location/price we can offer an opinion. I'd say in general, after staying in midtown, especially if it's midtown west, you might enjoy staying in a more residential area just for the change. If it's a budget hotel, you might be able to get something much nicer by bidding on Priceline. It's easier to win a hotel on PL for 3 nights than for a longer stay. There are also some b & b's both in Brooklyn & NYC that might offer a bit different experience.

It's true that there are many galleries in Brooklyn as well as many galleries in a couple of area downtown. Naturally MoMA is near your midtown location.

However, almost all of the major museums are in Manhattan - esp Museum Mile - the East side of Central Park from the 90's down - the Met, Guggenheim, Whitney, Cooper-Hewitt Design, Neue Galerie, as well as a host of non-art Museum. The upper east side also has the Asia Society and the Frick - all well worth your time, as well as a number of galleries.

If I were to move from a Midtown hotel I would opt for staying in the residential upper west side - just a few minute walk across the park (or hop the 70th or 86th crosstown bus) - to all of those world-famous art museums.

You have ten nights before your flignt on the 13th? I suggest you take the train to see another city entirely, like Boston or D.C. Or go upstate New York for less city. Would that interest you at all?

Going to Boston or heading to an upstate location is a very interesting idea.

My vote would be to go to DC, lots of museums, galleries, and mostly free.

Try using Priceline.com or Hotwire.com for hotels, the savings can be huge but they are non-refundable

Good suggestion-Get out of NYC and see something in between the coasts. How about taking the train from NY Penn Station to Niagara Falls. Three days is enough to do this trip.

I think we're talking 3 nights here but you could still do an out of town trip.

I probably wouldn't go to Niagara Falls (although it seems particularly attractive to many Australians on this board), but you could easily go to Philadelphia, Boston or DC (if you want to see another city) by train, or rent a car and drive up to the Hudson Valley in New York, or the Berkshires (eastern New York/western Massachusetts), or even parts of Connecicut/New Hampshire/Vermont.

Why don't you try a different location, such as SOHO.
My daughter just got a great rate at Four Points Sheraton in Soho.

I'd certainly go somewhere else like Philadelphia or Washington DC (though hotels in DC during cherry blossom time can be as expensive as in Manhattan).

The cheaper hotels in NYC are generally in Queens (specifically Long Island City, where there are a lot of relatively inexpensive chain hotels that are still only one to three stops from Manhattan). Hotels in Brooklyn are fewer and more expensive (in general, though there are some exceptions).