Brandon, can I come? :) :) :) :) :)

Come to what? I only got tickets for me and my sis if your talking about the game. Sorry :p

Done and done!

If you had more time I would suggest window shopping down 5th Ave or Madison. I'm a big fan of gawking at the $$$ stuff I can't afford. But then I go do my most favorite NYC thing...a good mani/pedi!!

I agree with Cream. Go see at least one exibit at a museum. And agreeing with Brandon, go see the Empire State Building. If it's a clear day you'll get a great up above it all view of all of the city. Nice photo op. too. :) But beware the lines!!!

If you're going to go somewhere with a line to get in, choose only 2 for the day. Not only does it save time but it will probably save your sanity as well. Lines blech.

A couple of jobs ago, I went to NYC often. We had a condo in Battery Park City and a facility just across from Battery Park.

(ETA: The COMPANY I worked for had the Condo -- I'm not that rich. I just realized that was pretty misleading. Sorry)

One time, I decided to just be dorky and take one of the Gray Lines sightseeing tours on the double decker busses. It was really fun. You can get off where you want and catch the next bus through. Remember, I had been to NY a lot -- but generally on business. Took the boat out to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty as well.

It's one way to see a fair amount of territory in a reasonably short time.

Having been there a lot, if I had a single day, I'd go see a show. Might even see Wicked again.

Enjoy.

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as well as time square, central park, wtc center, broadway and a good broadway play


Now this is all hyptotheical and could not be donwe in a day but those are the sites iw ant to see as well as Go to see David letterman and go to both good morning america and the today show

The PA bus terminal is at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue. Times Square starts at 42nd Street and 7th Avenue. That's a 5 minute walk. You'll want to walk around Times Square for maybe 20-30 minutes.

The Empire State Building is at 34th Street and 5th Avenue. That's about a 10 minute walk from Times Square. Buy tickets in advance.

By now you two will probably be starving. I'll have to think about a restaurant, and some of the New Yorkers may have an idea, but there are some decent ones on Madison Avenue in the 30s. Madison is one avenue east of 5th.

At this point, the WTC site is just an open pit. All of the ad hoc memorials, that many found moving, have been removed. It is in Lower Manhattan, which is pretty dead on weekends. The Statue of Liberty has been closed since 9-11, so that's pretty much out also. I would save those for a future trip, but you can still visit Lower Manhattan if you want.

If you want to visit Lower Manhattan, you'll take the 6 train to Brooklyn Bridge, walk past City Hall, and cross Broadway to get to St. Paul's church, which is across the street from the WTC site. They were heavily involved in the recovery, and I believe that they have a public exhibit about how they served during that time.

After St. Paul's, you'll walk west one block to the WTC site. Look west at the tallest building around, in the World Financial Center. The WTC was twice as tall. After a few minutes of looking at the pit, it will be time to move on.

On to the World Financial Center in Battery Park City. You want to get inside, because it is a nice, small mall. Also, there is the Winter Garden, part of the WFC, which is one of the finest public indoor spaces around. If you haven't had a bite to eat yet, either eat inside by the food court (real restaurants,) or outside next to North Cove.

Walk west through the Winter Garden, and you'll be outside at North Cove. This is probably the nicest marina in the city. Walk north through the park (along the Hudson River), and you should see the Irish Hunger Memorial. That'll take 5-10 minutes of your time, but its worth it. After you walk up the park, walk back south, around North Cove, and down the river. The Statue of Liberty should be in view most of the time that you are outside in Battery Park City.

As you walk down, you'll get to South Cove. Just south of that inlet is the Museum of Jewish Heritage. This is closed on Saturdays. Keep walking down, and you'll be forced to walk east. You'll be at Battery Park. This park contains a lot of war memorials, as well as Castle Clinton, the War of 1812 battery for which the park is named.

After this, you can walk to Wall Street, but the stock exchange is closed on Saturdays. There is Federal Hall, a former capital of the US, and where President Washington was inaugurated. New York was supposed to be this nation's capital, but Hamilton struck a deal with Jefferson to get rid of New York's Revolutionary War dept, and the price was moving the capital to D.C.

By now its probably 4-5:00. Shows are out, as well as museums, unless we bump the whole Lower Manhattan thing back a few hours. That way you can squeeze in 1 good small museum. I would go to the Frick Collection. That would mean taking the 6 train uptown, after the Empire State Building, to 68th Street, and walking to 5th Avenue, then up to the museum. That'll kill two hours of your time, but its a really good museum, and its in an amazing turn of the century mansion. While you're in that neighborhood, you can visit the Polo store at Madison and 72nd. Its also in a former mansion. After that, walk to Lexington Avenue, down to 68th Street, and take the 6 train to City Hall.

After you are done with Lower Manhattan, Take the 1 train up to 42nd Street, and walk back to the Bus Terminal.

Also, when you are dealing with numbered streets, 20 blocks = 1 mile. Numbered avenues from 5th Ave. on west are about 4 to a mile, and from Fifth Ave. east, about half as long.

If you have any more questions, yell.

That's good advice, Russ, and done without insulting any of us who don't live there, but may have some opinions as well.

One of my suggestions is more travel-based: taking the bus from Providence to NYC can take a little longer than the bus company says...I've spent 2-3 hours just in the Bronx on both ends because the traffic is so bad. If you can swing paying $30 extra, I would suggest the regional train, or for a little more, you can take the Acela Express, which is about 2 hours from Providence to NYC. It will allow you to maximize your time in the city, at least in the early hours of the day. I speak from the experience of getting in the city hours later than I was supposed to 'cause Bonanza just took so long. :mad:

That's a good idea, and the Acela is actually very nice. The sooner you get to Manhattan, the sooner you can get the Empire State Building (ESB) out of the way. The earlier you get to the ESB, the shorter the lines.

If you like books, you must go to The Strand, the best used bookstore anywhere! It's right on the corner of 12th Street and Broadway (take the 4,5,6,N, or R to Union Square, get out at the 14th Street Exit and go a couple blocks south) and it rocks.

I'd put the smackdown on the people who think they're better than everyone else because they're from New York. :p

We don't think we're better than everyone else. We KNOW we're better!! ;)

Dude you can't talk about where your from anymore ever since you moved to the middle of nowhere.

-Rudey

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