NYC - gear advice

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Evening chaps. I'm off to New York for 5 days next week for the mrs' 30th birthday. I'm looking for some advice on what photo gear to take from those who have been. I have the following kit available:

Nikon D750
Nikon 24-120 f4
Nikon 50mm 1.8
Tamron 15-30 2.8

Panasonic G80
Panasonic 12-60 f3.5-5.6
Panasonic 25mm 1.7

I'll be doing the majority of the touristy stuff, but also looking for advice on what you'd recommend seeing that'll make for some good shots (outside of the obvious stuff). Considering a helicopter ride, could be a bit different but depends heavily on the weather.

My current thoughts are to take the D750, the Tamron and the Nikon 24-120 which should just about cover everything, though it is a heavy loadout, but should yield the highest quality. As I said, completely open to suggestions though having never been. Cheers.
 
Thanks for all of your advice guys. Have taken the D750 with the 15-30 and 24-120. Have only used the 15-30 so far, tricky shooting conditions in NYC with the high contrast between the buildings, sky and the sun. Finding that if I shoot with highlight-weighted metering I can use the awesome dynamic range of the sensor to recover the shadows in post.
 
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