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Hoping for good weather, since almost everything we've planned is outside-October's supposed to be the best month to go. We want visit Central park during the fall Katie

Two food suggestions: On the first day, visist Grand Central first (or close to lunch time) and try the Jackson Hole on Third Ave near 35th St... GREAT burgers (one of the best i've ever had). That'll make for a cheap(er) lunch. Also, on the day you walk the Brooklyn Bridge, on the Brooklyn side visit Grimaldi's Pizza under the Brooklyn Bridge (expect a line if you are there during "meal" hours) for what many say is the best pizza NYC has to offer. Afterwards, continue down the hill towards the river, take in the NYC skyline, and get some dessert at the ice cream factory.

Katie, although South St. Seaport and Little Italy are frowned upon by 'New Yorkers' I would definitely visit them. The Seaport has ships you can visit, you can take a short cruise, and you don't have to enter any of the piers which are glorified malls. From the Seaport you could walk towards Chinatown, then through Little Italy (which is much longer than one block that another poster wrote). Have coffee and dessert at one of the outside cafes in Little Italy, walk through SoHo and then to Greenwich Village or the East Village. All these neighborhoods are connected and intertwined and it's very interesting to see how the 'hoods change. You may want to get an Unlimited Metro Card - either for the day which is $4 or for the week which is $17. You get unlimited rides on the busses and subways. I would suggest either a cab or car service like Tel Aviv (212) 777-7777. Make a reservation and once you get to the airport, just call them and they'll pick you up. It's a flat rate so you don't have to watch the meter and much nicer that many of the taxicabs.There's also the Blue Van service but it's per person and makes several stops. You're better off with the cab. There's also bus service from LaGuardia that stops at Grand Central Station and one other stop. Have fun!

Flynn, Thanks for the info about South St Seaport. My husband will enjoy the ships, but we did not want to visit any malls like at home, so we were going to skip it. We will add it to itinerary. Also, thanks for the transportation info. Katie

Katie, Who is the twilight harbour cruise with? If it is with circleline, the intrepid battleship is right next door and it may be convenient to carry out these two activites on the same day?

When in Little italy try to eat a restaurant called dui amici, 1st block of Mulberry street on the left hand side comming in from Canal st. Tiny place maybe ten tables , but the food and the service is great well within your budget. By the end of the meal they'll be giving you something on the house and yyou'll be part of the family.

A few thoughts I agree w/ the person who said go to Zabars & pack a lunch. Enjoy it either in Riverside Park or in Ft Tryon Park (home of the Cloisters) Save Serendipty for dinner or lunch a different day. It's out of the way (high 50s/low 60s on the East Side) for the day you have planned If when you get to Battery Park and the line is really long to the Statue of Liberty, consider springing $5 for the water taxi to Liberty State Park in NJ. The lines for the SoL ferry are usually much shorter there. Consider visiting the Empire State Building at night. The viewing deck is open pretty late (10-11ish) Check out http://www.esbnyc.com/index2.cfm Big Apple Greeters offers free tour guides if you're interseted http://www.bigapplegreeter.org/

My wife and I just got back from our first time in NYC, 20th anniv.. We had a great time and the people were VERY friendly. We too used the fun pass and went all over the city. We went from 14th street to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx using the #4 train and switching to BX12 bus at Fordham to Arthur Ave. took 40 min total and bought some great sausages and cheese, needed no refridgeration. Went back to the hotel on E. 29th dropped off the food and went to Juniors in Brooklyn for lunch and a cheesecake to take home. Went to the Empire State bldg. on thursday night around 7:30 and had bought tickets online and had about a 2 min wait for the elevators going up. You might want to check out the Green Market on Union Squire, we had breakfast there on Fri. just looked around at the food and bought a muffin and a couple of pieces of fruit. We like to see how people live and just did alot of walking the neighborhoods,have a good time it's a great city!

Everyone thanks for your help! We will fine tune our plans to make the most of our trip. Any further input is welcome. Katie

You need to check the hours of Bloomingdale's and Macy's before you go.