New York - 4 Nights

Josh

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The wife wants me to take my lad (18) to NYC for a 4 night break, she doesn't fancy it so I've been assigned.

This is very much in the planning phase so no dates or times etc but I gather that winter in NYC is pretty expensive? It'll be our first time in the USA so on the agenda is full on tourist stuff, what's the best things to do to get the proper NYC tourist experience?

Guessing:
Central Park
9/11 Memorial
Times Square
Empire State Building
Broadway
Statue of Liberty (been told to just do the Staten Island Ferry?)

I'd like to stay in Manhattan (or somewhere central) so we're close to things to do due to the length of stay, would be nice to catch a Broadway show, go to Katz's Deli, see the Flatiron Building, Lego stores/s, Ghost Buster firehouse, and maybe walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.

Essentially, I'm looking to max out 4 days (maybe 5?) and do "NYC" so that it's a bucket list type trip.

Anything I need to be aware of, should do, defo shouldn't do etc? I'm not breaking the bank for the trip but I'm also not trying to skimp on it. Budget and spending money for a usual tourist trip would be great!

Ta
 
The Empire State Building is not great, Top of the Rock is better and you get to take a pic of the ESB. The trick is to book a tour around sunset time, and near the tour end, you get to go to the observation deck, which is cheaper and easier than booking just the observation deck at the most popular times (or even if sold out).

I'd go to the Statue of Liberty, if you get to the port early you can usually get a free ticket to go to the top area, and you can get some nice pics being up close.

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Been to NY twice, 10 years apart, both times got the new york pass for 4 days, which covers pretty much every touristy thing you may want to try and then some others.

Best bet is to work out the bits you definitely need/want to see and then plan your days around certain parts of the island, ny isn't big but getting around can be time consuming, stressful and an offence to the senses on a packed subway train :D

Observation towers - I've gone up ESB during the day and do top of the rock at sunset/night time. The edge is worth going up during the day, this is better if it's bloody cold as it's more sheltered and protected compared to ESB.

Boat Tour, grab one of the Cruise lines tour around the island, great to see from a different view point rather than looking up at anything. Combine this with the intrepid and growler as they're all over this way.

Times Square you'll probably end up walking through numerous times, if you want to see a show, just grab something cheap from the tkts stand here, you can book in advance if you want to see something in particular, but i've managed to get $25 same day tickets with a less than 10 minute wait both times for Chicago and Mary Poppins, no matter what you see the production will obviously be top notch.

If you get the ny pass do some walking tours, they are a great way to fill up a few hours and see some of the lesser seen sights. last time we did the highline tour (worth visiting alone) and the marvel/dc one and both were great, despite it being absolutely freezing.

Get to Burger joint at Le Parker Meridien too at some point.
 
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