Four Points Sheraton Soho and Greenwich Village Halloween parade
Aug 23rd, 2011, 03:49 PM
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Four Points Sheraton Soho and Greenwich Village Halloween parade
During our upcoming trip we wanted to skip midtown and stay near Tribeca or Soho or somewhere in the financial district. We settled on Four Points Sheraton Soho which is located very near Greenwich Village.
Upon looking at October events in NYC I found out that there is quite a Halloween parade and that it attracts a LOT of people.
It appears that the parade begins in the evening around 7:30 p.m. about a block from the hotel.
We will be checking out on the morning of the 31st, but checking and leaving our suitcases for the day. We were planning on returning to the hotel around 7:30 p.m. and catching a cab for our late flight out of JFK.
I'm beginning to think we need to stay elsewhere, as I picture thousands of people in the streets of the village and the inability to catch a cab anywhere near the hotel.
I would appreciate any thoughts on this. Thanks!
Upon looking at October events in NYC I found out that there is quite a Halloween parade and that it attracts a LOT of people.
It appears that the parade begins in the evening around 7:30 p.m. about a block from the hotel.
We will be checking out on the morning of the 31st, but checking and leaving our suitcases for the day. We were planning on returning to the hotel around 7:30 p.m. and catching a cab for our late flight out of JFK.
I'm beginning to think we need to stay elsewhere, as I picture thousands of people in the streets of the village and the inability to catch a cab anywhere near the hotel.
I would appreciate any thoughts on this. Thanks!
Aug 23rd, 2011, 04:04 PM
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There will not be thousands of people. there will be many tens of thousands of people. I don;t know what the police project but I wouldn't be surprised at more than 100,000 - it's a huge event with many costumed marching groups, that goes on for hours and is broadcast live on local TV. I wouldn;t want to be anywhere near there any time after about 4 pm on Halloween - unless I was watching the parade.
Aug 23rd, 2011, 04:08 PM
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Personally, having lived directly on the route of the parade for a few years, I don't think this will be that much of a problem. You can probably catch a taxi on Hudson Street with no problem, which would be best so you can head south and then across town, avoiding the parade route.
Aug 23rd, 2011, 04:14 PM
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Posting at the same time ellenem. Thanks for the information. My major concern is that just around the time the parade starts (near the hotel) is when we will be trying to get back over there for our bags and then getting a taxi out.
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I suppose it depends on what you plan to do with the rest of your day. If you plan to be in midtown/uptown, you might store your bags at Schwartz Travel for the day and depart from there.
http://www.schwartztravel.com/
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