Tips

Has anyone got a quick summary of tips for a a first timer to New York.

Tips

1 Make sure you do Times Square the first night, it%26#39;s awesome, the smells ,sounds,people around. If you go the first time in the day I reckon it would kind of prepare you

2 Goto Empire State, we book our tickets on line in advance to beat queues and also Statue of Liberty.

3 Grab a show if it%26#39;s your thing.Plenty of sites with tickets...playbill, broadwaybox

4 But most of all enjoy yourself it%26#39;s a fantastic experience. Id say it was one of those places you could go back to again and again. If you want to just wander around looking then do that, there is just so much to do.

Enjoy

Tips

Walk over the Brooklyn Bridge and have lunch at Grimaldis Pizza (by the promenade)

Stattan Island Ferry - It%26#39;s free and great views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

Grab a slice of Cheescake from Juniors at Grand Central Station

Check out Central Park on a Sunday - Graet Buskers

Katz Deli - Delancy St %26gt; Don%26#39;t miss this one, great food / great atmosphere and great value

corned beef on rye is to die for!

Get to the Empire State Building early as quese can be long - or for an alternative, try the view from the top of the rockefeller centre

Buy a metrocard for the subway $24

I could go on and on.....

Have a great time!

Get a good guide book before you leave. I like the DK Eyewitness Guides. Don%26#39;t run yourself into the ground trying to do everything..leave time to actually enjoy the city

The first thing you need to do is get a good map. Many folks here recommend the DK Eyewitness guides. Personally, I like the Not for Tourist maps. Very thorough, and all are printable from the website:

www.notfortourists.com/newyork.aspx

There are also maps on Trip Advisor. Click on ';New York City Maps'; on the left of this webpage.

To sightsee, group things by location/neighborhood. For example, in lower Manhattan you can do these within a 1 mile radius: Staten Island Ferry, Battery Park, Wall Street, Trinity Church, Subtreasurey Building, Museum of Finance, Ground Zero, Century 21, St. Paul%26#39;s Chapel, Fulton Street, South Street Seaport.

If you would like some advice on the %26#39;must-see'; attractions, see these previous posts:

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You can search this forum for great helpful hints. Try searching for ';first timer'; to see other questions by NYC novices.

For basics about NYC tourism, check

www.newyorkled.com

www.theinsider.com/newyork (Check their ';survival tips'; page)

www.nycvisit.com

www.nyc.gov (click on ';visitors'; in the blue band)

The subway and tourism:

www.mta.info/metrocard/tourism/index.html

How to ride the subway:

http://www.mta.info/nyct/subway/howto_sub.htm

For nightlife, comedy shows, live music, etc.:

www.newyork.citysearch.com

www.thelmagazine.com (free magazine, too.)

www.timeoutnewyork.com (hard copy magazine is better.)

www.nyc.flavorpill.net

For restaurants:

www.menupages.com

www.newyork.citysearch.com

For things on the cheap:

www.cheapotravel.com/newyork

www.nymetro.com/cheap

I think the best deal for a first-timer is the double decker tour bus. It takes you to all the highlights - you can hop on and off whenever you want. That way you can get a good picture of where the different neighbourhoods/attractions are. Then you can go back and spend more time in the areas you want to later.