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Originally Posted by jackmeister
I'm going to NYC on Family Day long weekend Feb 7 (8th 6am arrival) -10 (night depart), staying at Crowne Plaza Times Square.
Any suggestions as to what to do for Saturday and Sunday? The weather is weird and unpredictable. So far we've got Saturday dinner and Sunday brunch booked (both at Columbus Circle  ). The following things I'd like to check out:
Central Park
Empire State Building/Rockafeller
5th Avenue shopping paradise
WTC Memorial and area
Chelsea Market (or anything similar)
A Broadway show? Any recommendations?
Anything else I shall check out?
Thanks |
Just got back from NYC, it's always amazing when I get a chance to go back.
Here's what I did:
Central Park +
I checked out 5th ave and all the stores on Madison (upper east side). Walked around the entire area, excellent walk and a lot of beautiful buildings.
Empire State Building/Rockafeller -
Go late night if you want night shots at the Empire State building, I went after the Knicks game and it was dead.
WTC Memorial and area -
I also checked out the exchange, city hall, walked the brooklyn bridge, walked down to battery park. If you have time take the statan island ferry.
A Broadway show?
I went to Cinderella, it was good. Get your tickets from TKS in Times Square. They're usually 30% cheaper, tickets need to be purchased on the same day after 3pm. Don't buy tickets from the streets.
If you like sports I would check out a Knicks or NY Rangers game, the experience at MSG is amazing. Some other spots I checked out was the UN building, Grand Central Station, Chrysler building, NY city library which is close to your hotel and rode the subway which is a must. I wanted to check out Harlem and Yankee stadium but ran out of time. Your hotel is in walking distance for most everything expect downtown. I walked everywhere even though it was below 0 for most of my trip. Bring some good walking shoes and explore the city.