Going To New York! Best Advice?

Me and a friend are going to new york in jan, it also happens to be my first time abroad!





I'm looking for people to give me advice on what i should be taking and what to remember, also if you have been to new york is there anywhere you recommend i should visit!





ThanksGoing To New York! Best Advice?
First of all, since it will be in January, wrap up warm. It will be extremely cold so dress in many layers. Bring coats, hats, and gloves. Maybe earmuffs. You might be walking a lot so I would recommend that you wear very comfortable boots. I normally would recommend tennis shoes, but since the weather will be a bit chilly, I recommend boots.





Next, make sure you have enough money to pay for meals, souvenirs, and last-minute tickets. Bring warm clothes and one bag to keep everything in. you don't want to be walking around in New York City with 10 bags over your shoulders! You will end up losing something! Bring your camera! That is one thing you DON'T want to forget! You can take the most amazing photos in New York City! Also, make sure you take your cell phone! Just in case you and your friend get split up.





Here are a few things that you can do while you are there:


-Times Square (It's great to see all of the lights!)


-M%26amp;M World (You haven't seen this many M%26amp;M's in your life!)


-Macy's (The largest store in the world)


-Top of the Empire State Building (Great views!)


-Top of Rockefeller, aka Top of the Rock (Another great view!)


-FAO Schwartz (If you go at 10 a.m., you get to see the grand opening! Also, you get a great chance of playing the Big Piano!)


-A Broadway Show (You'll have a great time!)


-Central Park carriage ride


-Go to a live taping of a show (Good Morning America, etc.)


-South Street Seaport (Great view of Brooklyn Bridge, and you have never seen so many vendors!!!)


-Wall Street


-Ground Zero (Very tragic)


-Go to a boat ride around the Statue of Liberty


-Go to Grand Central Station (Very famous)


-Madame Tousaude's Wax Museum (They look very real!)


-See a show/game at Madison Square Gardens


-Trump Tower


-ESPN Zone (With Live television broadcasters)


-Go to Chinatown


-St. Patricks Cathedral


-The Museum of Natural History (Where Night at the Museum was filmed!)


-Battery Park


-Greenwhich Village





I really hope you have a fantastic time on your trip! I know you will have the time of your life!





Best of Luck,


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Going To New York! Best Advice?
January would be cold! So make sure to bundle up with a jacket, boots, scarves, earmuffs, gloves, and get ready for the cold. New York City is beatiful in the winter.





You should go to Rockefeller Center and definately go ice skating there. It is really fun. You should visit Central Park even though it might be chilly and make sure to go shopping!!





Go on 5th Ave, MAdison Ave, and Lexington Ave for expensive shops


Canal Street, China Town for cheap shops


Bleecker Street for more expensive shop





MAke sure to visit Ground Zero! And you can try Century 21 department store near there. It has discounted clothing!





OH and also don't forget Times Square of course and a Broadway show (Wicked, Lion KIng, 13, Hairspray) would be nice.





Some restaurants are very expensive, but there are really good and affordable ones too.





Have fun! New York City is a GREAT place!
Here are some top tips


1.Take the Staten island ferry ,It's free, yes free and it goes right past the Statue of Liberty .


2. Go to Century 21 it's a department store near Ground zero,Designer gear and fantastic prices ,there are some times street hawkers outside selling copies for the same price as you can get the real thing inside .


3.Go to the Natural History Museum ,They give you a sugested entry price and then you pay what you want to pay ($1 each is OK)


4.Use the subway $2 per jorney each if you miss your stop you can get on another train and go back with out paying any extra,the map seeems complicated at first but it's not that bad.


5.Don't buy your suveneers from the actual places get them from the shops in Little China or from the Hells Kitchen area where they are more reasonably priced.


6 If you are going to see a Broadway show ,go to the ticket boothe under the Marriot on Times square when it opens (sorry slighly vaigue) for 50% discount tickets ( these are proper tickets for decent seats ) I got front row for half the price of those at the back.


7.Go to Joe's dinner in Brooklyn for a good meal and fantastic cheesecake.


8. Grayline buses run a great sevice you can choose from 48 hours all loops witch means you can hop on and off any where on there circuit for 48 hours ijncluding the nighttime tour or you can go for the three day all inclusive tour which we thought would have been a bit to much .There operatives gave us some realy good local hint and tips
1, Take warm clothes or better still, buy some out there.


2, Take lots of money and don't get wound up about the cost of everything.


3, Buy a Metrocard for the subway, it's safe


4, Take the Staten Island ferry, it's free!


5, Empire State Building during the day AND night


6, Don't go to Harlem in ermine and pearls


7, It's mighty fancy on old Delancy Street (they say).
Everything in Manhattan is brilliant, but extremely cold in Jan, so wrap up warm! It freezes over quickly but Central Park is excellent in the ice, and the zoo in the middle is cool. Everything shopping wise is open 24 hours and you must go to Staten Island
One thing I would recommend, my friend, dress warm. The weather in New York City in the month of January is cold, and I mean very cold. My advice, dress in layer.





Good luck
I've recommend this TOP 10 New York list a number of times.. it got everything from neighborhood walks (get out of midtown to see real new york!) to the basics like 5th avenue and central park.
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