NewYorkjoe Wrote:the subway is the only way to go. Buses and cabs get caught in traffic (and with cabs, that meter just keeps clicking away). But, before you get on the subway, be sure you know where you want to go and which trains will take you there. Suggest you research this in advance. Maybe the New York Transit Authority has a website or other information you can use. The New York Transit Cops are always helpful if you get lost (and it is very easy to get lost in the New York subway system, I did it all the time and I lived there).
Remember, uptown (street numbers increasing) is north, downtown is south, the East River is (you guessed it) east, and the Hudson is west. Central Park is in the center (hence, the name). Avenues run north-south, streets are east-west.
Along the East river, is the East River Drive, NYU hospital, and the site of a number of RJ scenes. Sutton Place/Square is nearby, close to the Triborough (or 59th Street) Bridge. Not far away, at 62nd St., just off 1st Ave. is Il Vagabondo, Italian food and bocce ball.
From Penn Station (and lead us not into Penn Station), you can easily hop a subway to Times Square. After visiting Times Square, hop back on the subway (take the shuttle) to Grand Central Station. From there, you are close to the Waldorf-Astoria, Empire State building, and Park Avenue and 5th Avenue. Walk around a little, then you can hop back on the subway and head uptown to Bloomingdale's at 59th St. and Lexington and walk from there (east) to Sutton Place/Square, the East River Drive, and Il Vagabondo (if you wish).
DON'T SIT DOWN ON THE SUBWAY, that's for marks and tourists. Stand sideways and keep looking from one side to the other, so no one can walk up on you without your seeing them first. Take your ID, credit cards, and cash out of your wallet and carry them in a neck wallet under your clothes or in your front pants pocket. You can carry an empty wallet in your hip pocket, one you can take out and drop/throw, then run, just in case (some folks put some pieces of newspaper cut-up to the right size, just to make it look real).
I always carry a walking stick in the city. It discourages muggers and also makes people move out of your way when trying to negotiate a crowded sidewalk. Don't look around and gawk while walking, you'll look like a tourist (mark) and people will try to bother you. Always walk/look straight ahead, like you know where you are going and don't want to be messed with. You look like a nice guy, with an open face and smile, and that will work against you if you let it; some people will waste your time, so keep walking, shake your head, and pretend you don't speak English (Entschuldigen Sie mir, aber ich verstehe kein Englisch!) If you really want to stop and look around, step out of the foot traffic and put your back against a building (beware of pigeons!).
But, above all, relax and have fun!
ccosborne3 Wrote:From there I'd hop in a cab to the museum. Cabs are relatively cheap in NYC. Probably less than $10.
NewYorkjoe Wrote:the subway is the only way to go. Buses and cabs get caught in traffic (and with cabs, that meter just keeps clicking away). But, before you get on the subway, be sure you know where you want to go and which trains will take you there. Suggest you research this in advance. Maybe the New York Transit Authority has a website or other information you can use. The New York Transit Cops are always helpful if you get lost (and it is very easy to get lost in the New York subway system, I did it all the time and I lived there).
Remember, uptown (street numbers increasing) is north, downtown is south, the East River is (you guessed it) east, and the Hudson is west. Central Park is in the center (hence, the name). Avenues run north-south, streets are east-west.
Along the East river, is the East River Drive, NYU hospital, and the site of a number of RJ scenes. Sutton Place/Square is nearby, close to the Triborough (or 59th Street) Bridge. Not far away, at 62nd St., just off 1st Ave. is Il Vagabondo, Italian food and bocce ball.
From Penn Station (and lead us not into Penn Station), you can easily hop a subway to Times Square. After visiting Times Square, hop back on the subway (take the shuttle) to Grand Central Station. From there, you are close to the Waldorf-Astoria, Empire State building, and Park Avenue and 5th Avenue. Walk around a little, then you can hop back on the subway and head uptown to Bloomingdale's at 59th St. and Lexington and walk from there (east) to Sutton Place/Square, the East River Drive, and Il Vagabondo (if you wish).
DON'T SIT DOWN ON THE SUBWAY, that's for marks and tourists. Stand sideways and keep looking from one side to the other, so no one can walk up on you without your seeing them first. Take your ID, credit cards, and cash out of your wallet and carry them in a neck wallet under your clothes or in your front pants pocket. You can carry an empty wallet in your hip pocket, one you can take out and drop/throw, then run, just in case (some folks put some pieces of newspaper cut-up to the right size, just to make it look real).
I always carry a walking stick in the city. It discourages muggers and also makes people move out of your way when trying to negotiate a crowded sidewalk. Don't look around and gawk while walking, you'll look like a tourist (mark) and people will try to bother you. Always walk/look straight ahead, like you know where you are going and don't want to be messed with. You look like a nice guy, with an open face and smile, and that will work against you if you let it; some people will waste your time, so keep walking, shake your head, and pretend you don't speak English (Entschuldigen Sie mir, aber ich verstehe kein Englisch!) If you really want to stop and look around, step out of the foot traffic and put your back against a building (beware of pigeons!).
But, above all, relax and have fun!
ccosborne3 Wrote:Cabbing it is the way to go!.