First time in NY
Jun 30th, 2013 | 10:06 AM
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First time in NY
Hi,
I'm going to be in NY for a month, for a business trip. This will be my first time in NY, so quite excited and nervous at the same time. I'm hoping someone could give me some advice... or just a general idea of what to expect and how to not seem so conspicuously new in the area. I'm female, mid-20s, will be in NY from first week of July - Aug, and the place I'll be staying in is somewhere in the Midtown West neighborhood, near the Theatre District (at least that's what I can see in google maps).
If you could also throw in some advice on places where I could go sight-seeing during the weekends, I'd be most grateful
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I'm going to be in NY for a month, for a business trip. This will be my first time in NY, so quite excited and nervous at the same time. I'm hoping someone could give me some advice... or just a general idea of what to expect and how to not seem so conspicuously new in the area. I'm female, mid-20s, will be in NY from first week of July - Aug, and the place I'll be staying in is somewhere in the Midtown West neighborhood, near the Theatre District (at least that's what I can see in google maps).
If you could also throw in some advice on places where I could go sight-seeing during the weekends, I'd be most grateful
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Jun 30th, 2013 | 10:28 AM
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Get a guide book from the library and read about NYC to select what interests you. I've seen people recommend things I wouldn't cross the street for and I'm sure others feel the same way about some of what I enjoy.
www.menupages.com is a site I like to read about restaurants and narrow my selection by location, cuisine, cost, etc.
www.hopstop.com is good for plotting subway routes
www.menupages.com is a site I like to read about restaurants and narrow my selection by location, cuisine, cost, etc.
www.hopstop.com is good for plotting subway routes
Jun 30th, 2013 | 11:31 AM
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Your excitement is understable but explaining your interests and the amount of time for sightseeing would be helpful as would what type of food you like and the budget.
Please note that the subway system in Manhattan is very manageable and extremely safe. And if you are near Times Square, just about every major sight is either one or two subway rides or one or buses away.
Please note that the subway system in Manhattan is very manageable and extremely safe. And if you are near Times Square, just about every major sight is either one or two subway rides or one or buses away.
Jun 30th, 2013 | 12:48 PM
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Your questions are too broad and you've given us virtually no info about you, your interests or your biggest concerns. My single best piece of advice is become familair with google maps. Maps.google.com
It can give you subway or walking directions from point a to point b just by typing the places (even without the address). example, type: Hilton Times Square hotel NYC to Rockefeller Center NYC. For walking directions click the person icon pn the upper left. For subway, click the train icon. You cana lso see what's near any location (liek a hotel) by using the "search nearby" feature. Map any point (hotel, school etc.) then click search nearby and a box will pop up. Type whatevr you want in the box from restaurants to specfiic food to museums to general tourist sites. A lot of people also like hopstop.com for mapping/directions. You'll probably want a weekly or monthly metrocard.
Expect big crowds, esp. Round Times Squaer. Know the area you're staying is full of tourists. The younger areas of the city where people your age live are mostly not in midtown. Duane Reade is the local chain of convenience stores, found almost every other blcok. You can buy everything from toiletries and medicine to snacks and drinks and breakfast food.
For cheap meals, pizza, coffee shops, street carts are all good. There's a place called Cranberry Cafe that ahs a wide variety of food you can eat there (no table service but tables upstairs). Menupages.com is great for finding places by area or by food.
If by sightseeing on weekends you mean outside Mnhattan, ametro North trains have one day getaways
http://web.mta.info/mnr/html/outbound.htm
Fr sightseeing in Manhattan. Freetoursbyfoot.com has become very popular and walkingoffthebigapple.com is a great place for self guided walking tours.
It can give you subway or walking directions from point a to point b just by typing the places (even without the address). example, type: Hilton Times Square hotel NYC to Rockefeller Center NYC. For walking directions click the person icon pn the upper left. For subway, click the train icon. You cana lso see what's near any location (liek a hotel) by using the "search nearby" feature. Map any point (hotel, school etc.) then click search nearby and a box will pop up. Type whatevr you want in the box from restaurants to specfiic food to museums to general tourist sites. A lot of people also like hopstop.com for mapping/directions. You'll probably want a weekly or monthly metrocard.
Expect big crowds, esp. Round Times Squaer. Know the area you're staying is full of tourists. The younger areas of the city where people your age live are mostly not in midtown. Duane Reade is the local chain of convenience stores, found almost every other blcok. You can buy everything from toiletries and medicine to snacks and drinks and breakfast food.
For cheap meals, pizza, coffee shops, street carts are all good. There's a place called Cranberry Cafe that ahs a wide variety of food you can eat there (no table service but tables upstairs). Menupages.com is great for finding places by area or by food.
If by sightseeing on weekends you mean outside Mnhattan, ametro North trains have one day getaways
http://web.mta.info/mnr/html/outbound.htm
Fr sightseeing in Manhattan. Freetoursbyfoot.com has become very popular and walkingoffthebigapple.com is a great place for self guided walking tours.
Jun 30th, 2013 | 12:53 PM
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Here is our trip report with photos from 2011. Grab a beer or two...this should give you plenty of ideas.
http://travelswithmaitaitom.com/Tom_...City_2011.html
http://travelswithmaitaitom.com/Tom_...City_2011.html
Jun 30th, 2013 | 05:28 PM
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You really need to give us more info:
Where (physically) will you be working? Intersection is fine.
Where is your lodging in relation to it? And how will you commute - foot, bus, subway?
(Really first you need to get and learn both a Manhattan street map and a good subway map. Google maps and hopstop.com can help but you do need to have a big picture.)
As for sightseeing - you are within a couple of miles of dozens of world class sights - so you need to give us an idea of what your interests are.
If you can tell us something about your interests people can provide specific recos on sights and activities.
Also, will you be eating in (have they provided you a corporate apt with full kitchen - or will you, like many young working New Yorkers be eating out or ordering in most of the time?)
How to look like a New Yorker:
Walk briskly at all times
Don;t make eye contact with strangers on the street, bus or subway (certainly be pleasant to neighbors or people you encounter on a regular basis - where youpick up your coffee or whatever - but that mean a couple of words - not a long conversation - which is considered rude here = since you are holding up other customers)
People you work with will help you find nearby places to eat or for a drink after work
Not sure where you are from or what meal hours are - but in NYC - lunch is usually at 1 or so and dinner is not before 7:30 or 8 pm usually
Where (physically) will you be working? Intersection is fine.
Where is your lodging in relation to it? And how will you commute - foot, bus, subway?
(Really first you need to get and learn both a Manhattan street map and a good subway map. Google maps and hopstop.com can help but you do need to have a big picture.)
As for sightseeing - you are within a couple of miles of dozens of world class sights - so you need to give us an idea of what your interests are.
If you can tell us something about your interests people can provide specific recos on sights and activities.
Also, will you be eating in (have they provided you a corporate apt with full kitchen - or will you, like many young working New Yorkers be eating out or ordering in most of the time?)
How to look like a New Yorker:
Walk briskly at all times
Don;t make eye contact with strangers on the street, bus or subway (certainly be pleasant to neighbors or people you encounter on a regular basis - where youpick up your coffee or whatever - but that mean a couple of words - not a long conversation - which is considered rude here = since you are holding up other customers)
People you work with will help you find nearby places to eat or for a drink after work
Not sure where you are from or what meal hours are - but in NYC - lunch is usually at 1 or so and dinner is not before 7:30 or 8 pm usually
