In New York for @12 hours what to do, never been.

[doctornursejan]

Sorry For The Double Post! \

[AlohaPride]

I was so happy to read about the great reviews for the NY Party Shuttle!! We have arrainged our transportation through Airlink. Round trip from LGA.

 

DH and I will have a busy 3 days in NY before and after our cruise this december. Please tell me what you all think - too much, too little, just right.

 

Arrive Friday am 9:00 pm Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Plan for the day is to check in to the hotel and just walk around if we want. The flight from Honolulu is brutal so I don't see us doing very much.

 

The next day we board our cruise!

 

After cruise we arrive, check into hotel, then activate our 48 hour double decker bus tickets. Use that for the remainder of the day. 8:30p Spamalot.

 

Next day we have a 10 am NY Party Shuttle tour. Last stop is the ESB we have tickets. We plan on using the double decker bus to get us back to the hotel. That night we are going to take the Double Decker Bus Christmas lights tour.

 

Are we missing anything?

 

btw, we are staying at the Hotel Edison

[patches123]

Are you sure your bags won't be checked through? If not, I have had luck going to the bellman or the front desk and asking to leave my bags for a few hours. Of course I then give a nice tip. I just explained that I was in the city for a few hours on layover and that I needed a place to drop my bags and could they keep them behind the desk for me. It probably depends on the hotel if they will or not.

[Cruisewebber]

How far is it from JFK to the port? Any suggestions of best way to get there? Thanks!

[Miss Jolly]

There are tons more, and there is some Christmas related info thrown in, probably more stuff that interests dh and I, but there just might be something here for you. Also if you have more than 12 hours ;)

 

Times Square- (Broadway & 46th & 47th Sts and more)

Besides just walking around and taking in the sights and sounds, I love to go into the Virgin Atlantic MEGA store

For Broadway show tickets, if you do not have them before you get to the city go to TKTS AT Times Square http://www.tdf.org/

 

 

Rockefeller Center (5th between 49th & 50th Sts) http://www.rockefellercenter.com/home.html

Ice Skating http://rapatina.com/iceRink/

Christmas Tree

 

Walk 5th Ave

Museum Mile & Millionaire's Row- Early 20th century many mansions built there as the richest New Yorkers moved their residences north to face Central Park. Earlier, several opulent Vanderbilt houses and other mansions were built in the 50s and in even earlier times further south

Metropolitan Museum of Art (53rd St, between 5th & 6th Aves)

Guggenheim Museum (5th Ave, at 89th St)

Central Park

 

 

Between 34th St & 60th St (lots of luxury retail)

Empire State Building (350 Fifth Ave, at 34th St)

Walk the Christmas Windows see this map http://gonyc.about.com/od/christmassights/l/bl_xmaswindows.htm

F.A.O. Schwarz on 58th St.

Tiffany & Co. (57th St,)

Abercrombie & Fitch, Banana Republic, Gap flagship stores

Apple Computer's 32-foot glass cube (Between East 58th and East 59th St) entrance to Apple's completely underground flagship retail store

New York Public Library (42nd St)

St. Patrick's Cathedral (Madison Ave between 5th & Madison) real close to Rockefeller Center

 

Macy's way down at 34th St. could be a stop on the way to the Financial District

Financial District

Ground Zero

Trinity Church (resting place of Alexander Hamilton) present building built 1846 (church chartered late 17th century)

St. Paul's Chapel (Church St. between Fulton & Vesey Sts., opposite the east side of the World Trade Center) Manhattan's oldest public building in continuous use. Located directly across from the World Trade Center site- was home to the volunteer relief effort after 9-11, now displaying "Unwavering Spirit", http://www.saintpaulschapel.org/ an interactive exhibit, honoring the legacy of love and compassion for 9-11.

Federal Hall (Broad & Wall Sts) http://www.nps.gov/feha/

New York Stock Exchange (Broad St)

 

Our two favorite restaurants:

Celebrity Deli- located at the Milford Plaza Hotel ("the Lullaby of Broadway") at 270 W. 45th Street with their own street front entrance- "typical" NY deli with HUGE portions

 

Carmine's- southern Italian, family style, have a big breakfast that day, skip lunch and do an early dinner before they get too crowded

2 Locations

Theater district- 200 W. 44th St

Upper West Side- 2450 Broadway

 

Other stuff...

South St Seaport

Walk around Little Italy Chinatown, Tribeca

If the weather cooperates and it is not too cold

http://www.nps.gov/stli/ Statue of Liberty National Monument

http://www.nps.gov/elis/ Ellis Island National Monument

Maybe too late, but if you like him, could always try to get tickets to "Late Show with David Letterman". Jerry and I did it once and it was a lot of fun, just make sure you wear a very heavy sweater, they keep the theater really really cold like below 60 degrees? 'cause that is how Dave wants it. Can't get tickets to a show, you can always stop by and see his neighbor Rupert.

Great news. That is the hotel we are staying at. (Celebrity Deli- located at the Milford Plaza Hotel ("the Lullaby of Broadway") What type of food does it sell please. By "deli" does that mean that it is take-away food only or can you dine in? Do you know it's hours of trade please?

Thanks.

Jennie