r/visitingnyc

I have a Europe trip planned and my flight ended up with an 8 hour layover in JFK.

I didn't choose it - it just happened.

I've done NYC - i like NYC, i just like to give myself more than 8 hours there. :)

With the transit time into the city i wasn't sure if it was worth it for a good meal and a quckie walk through the city, or if there were things to do nearer JFK that are worth it

I also have NO IDEA what security times are like (land around noon, fly out 8pm on a tuesday or wednesday night). One of our crew doesn't have TSA PreCheck so it'll be the main security line.

I don't want to hurry and force things, but if there's a treasure i can see or do that i otherwise wouldn't get a chance to, it'll be a cool way to start the trip

Thanks all

We will be in NYC for a birthday party at 3PM Saturday. I kind of want to go in the morning and do something before hand since I’ve never been to NYC before and I kind of want our picture in time square. I heard there are random photographers there most of the time, is that true?? How reliable is that? Also what is something we can do in the morning with two young toddlers? We were thinking a double decker bus tour or something idk any ideas would be great!! Thank you!

Hello, I'm taking my son to NYC for a graduation trip: 5 days in the beginning of June. Here is our itinerary:

Day 1-no plans yet

Day 2-Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Tour

Day 3-911 Museum

Day 4-Intrepid Museum

Day 5-Natural History Museum

I want to also do the NYC Revolutionary Trail, maybe on Day 1 or maybe in the afternoon on day 2 or 3 since we'll already be by Battery Park.

My son is a big fan of history, science, and transportation. My questions are these:

1. Out of The New York Historical, The Museum of the City of New York, and the Tenement Museum, which would you pick if you could only do one?

2. Apart from the Revolutionary War trail, what do you consider some must-see historical sites?

3. Apart from the subway, busses, and Roosevelt Island Tramway, is there any other interesting transportation I should be looking at? Like a ferry you think is especially cool or maybe a bridge that is nice to walk over?

4. Any smaller activities that would fit in after our main activities for each day?

5. Any other advice, especially relating to my son's interests in history, science, and transportation, or anything else you think seems relevant?

Thanks in advance! I really appreciate your help.

Hi everyone!

Ya’ll asked me to do a write up when I got back from my NYC trip to let you know how I felt about the city coming from a town of 500 in Vermont.

It was simply…incredible.

My best friend and I came down here to do an event with a woman’s snowboarding group in Jersey. I’ve never been to NYC so she insisted we go and frankly, I’ve always been intimidated by the city so I was a bit nervous. I saved up my tips from work for 6 months so we could “experience” NYC. We didn’t stay in NYC though, we stayed in Hoboken at a hotel that I still cannot comprehend. The W is easily the nicest place I’ve ever been to. My friend had a bunch of credits so we got to experience cocktails at their bar where Peter and Jose us the best drinks I’ve ever had. This hotel even changes the rugs three times a day in the elevator to say Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening.

We were a five minute walk to PATH so we took that over to Manhattan which was SO COOL! We do not have cool public transportation in VT like that and I have epilepsy so it’s neat to not need a car. We went to diner at The Chemistry Room and had a 12 course Omakase meal that I’m still trying to understand because the flavors were mind blowing, and an incredible smoked old fashioned. We were initially going to see The Book of Mormon, but the theater had an electrical fire and they canceled our tickets! We ended up getting last minute tickets to see Wicked though and I have zero regrets. We sat in the very front row and I could see every facial expression and hear everything in the orchestra and it was just a very special experience. We walked around Manhattan after that and ended up at a ramen place that I cannot quite remember the name of because it was all a whirlwind, but the ramen was quite tasty! We ended up getting home at midnight because we had our snowboarding event the next morning at 8am at Big Snow.

Big Snow is actually pretty neat. It was a bit odd coming go from VT to that… but it was perfect for needing to get your snowboard on when there ‘t any snow around. I even ended up doing some boxes for the first time. Enough about Jersey though, let’s get back to NYC!

We got home from Big Snow, showered and got ready and then headed down to use our 100$ credit at the bar. We met really cool people and befriended our bartenders and ended up being there for almost 3 hours. Then we realize how late it was and I had to get the The Station which is a dispo here in Hoboken because I needed to give the front desk attendant some home grown bud from VT. Then we hopped on PATH and headed to Brooklyn.

My friend had never been to Brooklyn and my Step Grandpa played for The Brooklyn Dodgers so I figured we must experience it. It was SO COOL!! We first went to the Brooklyn Brewery (I run a brewery in VT so I had to experience it) and that was lovely and everyone treated us so well. Then we went walking and I noticed a birria place. I haven’t had birria since I visited Chula Vista years ago so I pretty much shoved my friend in the door and we ended up waiting for almost 40 minutes for food and my friend told me it better be worth it. Holy crap, I had a spiritual experience with this food. The restaurant was Birria L.E.S. and we got a burrito, consume, a surf and turf taco and churros. Whoaaaaaa food had no right to be that good. We left there to get back to the train because it was around midnight and I realized I hadn’t eaten pizza yet in New York!!! We stopped at the first place I saw, Joes Pizza, and that was a fabulous slice of pepperoni. I ate it on the way to the subway and we hopped on the train and headed back to our hotel.

I had a magical experience in New York City. Every single person we met wa incredibly kind and hospitable. I waved at probably 100+ people and almost all of them waved back. I got called baby girl in an endearing way probably 15 times by random humans who seemed so kind. I chatted with strangers and found out life stories and got into a compliment war with a stranger in the bathroom. I‘m so grateful for the experience I had in your city and I am so thankful for your hospitality and amazing food. NYC was a 15/10 experience and I will dream of coming back one day.

Context: I (19F) and my family are planning to spend a week in New York from June 20 - June 27, and I was tasked with creating the itinerary. For context, we're five in total, and we decided to stay in an Airbnb in Newark, NJ, just because hotel prices in NYC were an arm and a leg. I ran the itinerary through ChatGPT, and it said I had too much on it. So I want to ask y'all, is this too ambitious, okay, or is there room for more?

EDIT: I used GoCity to help plan, and we decided to use the 6-item explorer pass

EDIT2: Ended up booking a hotel in queens (Jamaica) and theres five of us on this trip

OFFICIAL ITINERARY FOR NYC TRIP (JUNE 20 - JUNE 27)

NOTES

• Airbnb to Park Avenue Station (leads to Penn Station): 6 min walk
• Highlighted places for BigBus tours are the only places from the tour we’re disembarking to see

Saturday, June 20th (Departure)

• Train departs @ 10:13 am
• Arrival at NYC train hall @ 8:35 pm
• Airbnb check-in time: anytime after 3 pm
• Take subway to Airbnb
  • Penn Station to Park Avenue Station
• Head to grocery stores to fill Airbnb

Sunday, June 21st

• Church service @ 9:15 am
• Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) @ 1 pm (Commute from Airbnb: ~ 1 hr, 20 min)
• Rockefeller Center @ 5 pm 
  • Top of the Rock
    • See Empire State Building
• Time Square at night

Monday, June 22nd

• Embassy (to get international passport; usually takes till 3 pm) @ 9:30 am (Commute from Airbnb: ~ 1 hr, 20 min)
• Madame Tussauds New York @ 3 pm
• Broadway @ 7 pm

ALT Monday, June 22nd (For Brother and Dad)

• TBD
• Chim Chim Bakery
• Madame Tussauds New York @ 3 pm
• Anything after up to y’all

Tuesday, June 23rd

• Aquarium @ 10 am (Commute from Airbnb: 1 hr)
• American Dream Mall (remainder of day)
  • Nickelodeon Dream World

Wednesday, June 24th

• RiseNY @ 10 am (Commute from Airbnb: ~ 1 hr, 10 min)
• RiseNY to M&M World (5 min walk)
• BigBus (RedRoute) Duration: 1hr 30 min; Frequency: every 30 mins (@ 12 pm)
  • M&M's World
  • One Times Square
  • Empire State Building / KoreaTown
  • Flatiron District
  • SoHo
  • Chinatown / Little Italy
  • Brooklyn Bridge
  • Wall Street / Statue of Liberty
  • Trinity Church
  • World Trade Center
  • Chelsea / Pier 57
  • Hudson Yards
  • Circle Line Sightseeing
• Brooklyn Bridge (both ways combined: 2 hrs)
  • DUMBO
• Staten Island Ferry
  • Statue of Liberty

 
Thursday, June 25th

• Begin BigBus @ 10 am (Commute from Airbnb to HopeSculpture[stop]: ~ 1 hr, 10 min)
• BigBus (BlueRoute) Duration: 1hr 15 min; Frequency: every 60 mins 
  • Hope Sculpture
  • One Times Square
  • Rockefeller Center
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art (@ 1 pm)
  • Central Park Zoo (for 1.5 hrs) (@ 11 am)
  • Columbus Circle
  • Carnegie Hall
• Central Park while at zoo

Friday, June 26th

• American Museum of Natural History @ 10 am (leave around 12/1230)
• Luna Park (Coney Islands) @ 2 pm

Saturday, June 27th

• Airbnb check-out time: 10 am prompt or prior
• Train departs @ 7:04 am
• Arrive home @ 5:22 pm

We are visiting NYC mid June. My husband booked us a helicopter ride and I don't think I can do it. I have a history of anxiety and the last 24 hours since booking I have had multiple panic attacks. The company does not issue refunds. Would anyone be able to take my ticket off my plate? I think they can reschule it anytime in the next 12 months.

I really don't think I can handle this anxiety for another month.

Hey guys! I am about to catch an international flight from JFK Terminal 4. And it happens to be on the same day as one of the FIFA 2026 matches. Any suggestions? I cannot take a subway coz of huge suitcases. People are suggesting reaching several hours ahead of time to beat traffic (> 12h). I was thinking of checking into a nearby hotel to avoid anxiety and spending so many hours at the airport. Any better suggestions? Thanks!

I am visiting NYC in June, and it will be my first time in the USA. I wanted to ask about tipping culture since I’ll also be visiting LA. There’s no tipping culture in my country, so I have no clue who I’m supposed to tip.

I know you’re expected to tip restaurant servers, but what about Uber drivers, food trucks, grocery stores, or anyone else? I’m on a budget, so I’ll need to plan accordingly.

Hi everyone,

Me, my wife and daughter visited New York 3 weeks ago. Since this is a popular place to ask for itinerary checks, I’d reckon to go the opposite route and share our 7-day program with the idea this hopefully can be of some help to future visitors.

Before getting to our itinerary I’d like to point out a few things about New York that stood out to us as first time visitors:

-We expected New Yorkers, solely based on silly assumptions and maybe also how they sometimes like to describe themselves, to be somewhat rude and unfriendly. This could not be farther from the truth: every interaction we had was fun, polite, spontaneous and genuine! So much that I wish we’d have the same culture over here (The Netherlands)

-I’ve felt at least as safe strolling the streets of New York than walking around my hometown, maybe even safer. If safety concerns are the only thing holding you back from visiting, just book that flight and hotel and have a great time!

-Risking to sound like Captain Obvious: New York is a city with amazing history and it shows. There are so many epic spots in the city with a tie to (recent) history or simply majestic views that it’s impossible to not be impressed by it.

-For those who need to hear this: expect to walk. a. lot. Luckily the New York subway is easy to use and cheap, so you can still move around the city if you don’t feel like walking a lot.

Anyway, here is how we roughly spent our time in New York:

Day 1:
Arrival at JFK around 5pm, taxi to our hotel (in only 45 minutes!) situated close to Rockefeller Center. Check-in, quick fresh up and our first stroll in the city to Times Square and a quick bite afterwards.

Day 2:
Early wake up (thanks jetlag), coffee and bagels to go, metro ride to Jay Street and walk to DUMBO from there. Went to the rooftop of Time Out Market for awesome views of the NYC skyline, East River, and both the Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge. Walked the Brooklyn bridge to Manhattan, past City Hall to Oculus and the 9/11 Memorial. From there a short walk to the Charging Bull and some shopping at Century21. Metro back uptown to Bryant Park, spent some time there before walking back to the hotel.

Day 3:
Basically a shopping day (what else to expect when tagging along with 2 women lol) combined with checking out landmarks like The Plaza Hotel and Central Park. From Central Park walked through UES and went back to the hotel. Shorter list than the day before, but shopping with a jetlag is twice as demanding as it usually is lol.

Day 4:
A bit of a Taylor Swift themed day, having a 13 yo daughter who is a huge fan of hers. Walked to Grand Central Station, took a metro to Tribeca, walked the Tribeca Boardwalk and then went to SOHO, Joe’s Pizza (my expectations were too high), West Village (Cornelia Street), Greenwich Village (Electric Lady Studios), and Washington Square Park. Amazing atmosphere there on the sunny day it was. From there walked to the Flatiron Building (great to see the scaffolding getting removed), back to hotel by metro.

Day 5:
Shopping (yes, again…) but this time at Macy’s, followed by a walk to Madison Square Garden, The Vessel / Hudson Yards. Metro back to Bryant Park, one of our favorite spots in the city. Visit to the New York Public Library. Walk back to our hotel area to make sure we were on time for our Top of the Rock visit. Stunning experience, one of the absolute highlights of our stay! Were up there for almost 3 hours and saw the city change from day to evening with all it’s lights. Awesome!

Day 6:
More Fifth Avenue shopping (sigh lol) but also visited St. Patricks Cathedral and took a metro to Canal Street to balance things out. Walked around Chinatown and Little Italy. Metro to Grand Central, picked up some sweets at Magnolia Bakery. Easy laid back day with lots of walking again.

Day 7:
Morning walk to Times Square. Metro ride and short walk to Pier 79 to take the NYC Ferry St. George route to see the Statue of Liberty from the water. Can’t recommend this option enough, waaay better than the free Staten Island ferry since it’s less crowded, only costs a few bucks and has a route that is more fun. Last ferry stop was Wall Street (Pier 11) , so I was able to check out the Cocoa Exchange (John Wick anyone?) and Stone Street as well. Metro to SOHO for a second visit (we liked the vibe) followed by a short metro ride (we were done with walking by then) to West Village for L’industrie Pizza. Great pizza, worth waiting in line for. From there back to the hotel.

Day 8:
Early morning stroll. and our last one for this trip unfortunately. Times Square. Bryant Park. Rockefeller Center. The inevitable moment of needing to check out of the hotel and grab a taxi to JFK. 50 minutes this time, which also isn’t that bad. Promised ourselves to definitely come back. New York, we love you!

While writing this all down, I realise it seems we focused a lot on shopping (which isn’t entirely wrong) but I still feel we also saw and did a lot. We knew up front that it would be impossible to check everything off the list that we made prior to visiting (didn’t get to visit any museums for instance), but that’s just another reason to visit again.

In hindsight day 2 and 7 felt the most efficient and might be a nice blueprint for others. The other days were less structured but this added to the charm of just wandering and experiencing the city. Lastly, what really helped in putting our schedule together is watching some of the many YouTube walking vids to get a better grasp of distances and things to do.

Apologies for the wall of text (in which I tried but feel I didn’t fully succeed in conveying our thoughts and enthusiasm - harder to bring across in a language that is not natively mine), but I still hope this is of use to someone.

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I love NYC. This is probably my 30 th visit. I used to live upstate before moving to California.

I plan my trips. I read reviews in the NYT, the New Yorker, and the New York magazine.

My family is physically active so we walk a lot. I would say 15-20 k steps a day.

I prefer subway to bus and to Lyft if I can't walk somewhere. Cabs are easy to flag if one doesn't feel well enough to walk somewhere.

We love just walking around the city at night as we continue living on California time.

I ❤️ NYC. People here walk fast, and truly fantastic humans

May 1. Friday Flight to NYC. JFK, Subway to the hotel on the Lower East Side. Check in. Dinner at Veselka

May 2. Saturday. Breakfast at Blackseed Bagel. Studio Museum. Lunch at Charles Pan Fried Chicken.Wandering around at night

Little Frankie. Viniero for dessert.

Casey's Stamps. I finally got myself a cat stamp!

May 3. Sunday. Bronx Botanical Gardens. Lunch at the Cafe.

Rest.

Burnout Paradise at Astor Pl Theater.

Epistrophy for dinner. Wandering around LES.

May 4. Monday. Day at The Bathhouse Flatiron and a massage. Evening. Dinner with family at Nice Matin. ( Upper Westside) Wandering around West side.

May 5th. Tuesday. Brunch at Russ and Daughters. Tenement Museum LES building walking Tour at 2 pm. Snack at Pickle Guys and a bialy from Kossar Bagels. Stopping at Bella Ferrara. I love this hole in the wall! Rest, then Oh Mary Play at the Lyceum Theater.

Dinner at Bao Noodles.

Dessert, at the hotel with cannoli from Bella Ferrara. Wandering around St. Mark's Place, etc

May 6th. Wednesday.

Brooklyn Bagels and Coffee Company. Get bagels to freeze for the trip home. Hanging out with Family. Laundry.

New Museum on Bowery. Fantastic futurism exhibits Rest.

Puppetry on The Edge show at Wild Project.

Yopparai for dinner

Wandering around all the way to Donut Pub on W 14.

May 7th, Thursday,

Met. Rafael and a tiny hidden wedding dress exhibit at the St. Gallery 599.

Hot dog.

Walk around Central Park.

Coffee and Lobster Tail pastry at Bella Ferrara. Rest

Burgers is a Holy Cow with a relative, then drinks at Lovers of Today. Wandering around Alphabet City. Ray's Candy Store.

May 8th, Friday. The Frick Collection. Central Park. Rest

Dinner at Bea.

The Jellicle Ball at Broadhurst Theater.

Coffee at a cafe.

May 9th. Saturday, Whitney. High Line. A couple of Chelsea galleries. Evening. My Birthday dinner at my dad's apartment. Chocolate mousse cake from Le Bergamot.

May 10th. Fly home.

My itinerary is pretty rushed ! I’m wondering about cabs and if it’s worth trying around 630/7pm . We’ll be in midtown area , then heading towards Hudson yards . Then back near ritz Carleton . My options are either subway or cab just want quickest way over

Hello New Yorkers! Next week will be my first time visiting the city and my goal is to see as many bodega cats as possible. Does anyone have a list of bodegas with cats or are there any known bodega cats you all could share with me? I need to make sure they all get pets while I’m there.

Planning a trip ,by train next week .

I use a cane ,have a walker as well .

Walking is an issue absolutely.

I know we come into Penn Station ( right?)and I heard that Hudson Yards had areas with benches available to rest .

Honestly I don't know anything about Hudson Yards except through pictures .

I'm trying to stay low budget as well . Senior here/ limited funds .

My question is how do I get to Hudson Yards ,are buses friendly to folks like me and what is Hudson Yards actually like ?

This trip is a gift for my birthday last month .

I'm close to calling it off because I am apprehensive about everything .

My thought is also see Central Park ,find some falafel.

Low energy day trip .

Any thoughts ,help appreciated.

Hi!

So I am supposed to visit NYC for 6 days at the end of this month. Booked it with a friend, we live in EU. I have never been to NYC, but he has. Unfortunately, he cannot come anymore and I have a hotel I can cancel but not the flight (around $500). Honestly, not so much about the money. But it's around an 8 hr flight, going alone, never been there etc. I feel pretty overwhelmed. On the other hand, I was looking forward to the trip, but also booked it since I did not want to go in alone. He would like us to go in the future together, I'm afraid I would be kinda tired after this trip for a while. IDK. Thoughts? I guess mostly asking if I am overdramtizing going by myself or not...

i have family coming from out of the country, and their hotel options are voco times square on W 36th and delta hotels on W 40th. i know that area can feel a little sketchy at night sometimes, especially with the homelessness around there. realistically though, do you guys think they’ll be okay as long as they stay aware of their surroundings?

i don’t wanna fear monger or make them anxious, but i also wanna be transparent lol

I’m visiting NYC this week for the third time, and rain is currently forecast all day Thursday. Does anyone have any suggestions of indoor things we can do please? Thank you

Me and the boyfriend and potentially a couple other friends want to go to NYC for new years (not Christmas) and I’m looking for no specific hotel, only for it to be somewhat away from the crowds. I guess what I’m asking is how far does the ball drop crowd go cos we don’t really care for that and kind of want to avoid it/go around it

Hello! We will be visiting in early summer with our 2 teens and an 11 yo. We are staying in the Financial District (best place I could find that would fit all 5 of us in an apartment size). My spouse and I have been to NYC a few times, but this is the first time we are bringing our kids. Our kids are great travelers and have traversed many major cities. We plan to take the subway most of the time. We're trying to fit in things they want to see as well as try to see something new ourselves.

Day 1: Hopefully get to hotel by 2pm at the latest

• Take the subway (or the ferry?) over to pop into the Transit Museum
• Walk the Brooklyn Bridge back
• Dinner at Fraunces Tavern (or The Dead Rabbit? Wasn't sure if there were ok with kids)

Day 2: Breakfast

• 9/11 Museum first thing
• Get lunch and swing by Trinity Church
• Staten Island Ferry to see Statue of Liberty from afar
• Dinner at Lumlum or Joe Allen (any preference here?)
• Broadway Show

Day 3: Breakfast

• Central Park (might try to rent some bikes to ride around the park for a while)
• Lunch and Summit One Vanderbilt
• Walk (some of) the Highline, see Little Island
• Dinner at Chelsea Marketplace
• (Would it be too much to add on the tenement museum on this day?)

Day 4: Breakfast

• Kinokuniya/Bryant Park/Library/Grand Central Station, then walk up to 5th Ave Shopping
• Afternoon: Museum, haven't decided which. Leaning toward the Met per one teens request
• Dinner Suggestions? Having a hard time narrowing it down!

Day 5: Breakfast, head to train station

How does that sound? Also, the older kids plan to tap in/out with Apple Pay on their phones for the subway. Should I get the 11 yo a card? Thank you so much for any input!

Looking forward to all your suggestions and comments on my plan below. Its going to my 1st time visit to NYC for 4/5 days from May 16-20

Already Booked:

·       Broadway show 16^(th) May Saturday 8 pm

·       Top of the Rock Observatory 18^(th) May Monday 6 pm

·       Summit One Observatory 19^(th) May Tuesday 9 am

·       Lost in Paradise booking on 19^(th) May evening 7.30 pm

Wishlist:

·       Staten Island Ferry on 17^(th) May Sunday maybe Afternoon

·       Do the East River NYC Ferry cruise maybe on the same day but in the blue hour (sunset or just after sunset)

📍 Staying: The New Yorker Hotel (Hell’s Kitchen)

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📅 Day 1 – Saturday (16 May)

·       Land at LGA → hotel → freshen up

·       Walk to:

·       Have Bagels from Best Bagels/Liberty Bagels/ Apollo Bagels

·       Times Square

·       Bryant Park

·       New York Public Library

·       Stavros library rooftop (opp. NY Public Library)

·       Grand Central Terminal

·       🍽 Lunch: Los Tacos No. 1 Times Square (if there is time)

·       Visit Central Park (1st Visit), Enter through South Side or West 72nd Street and cover the Pond, Bethesda fountain/terrace, Mall & the walk, Strawberry fields

·       Broadway show at 8 pm

·       Have Dinner at Adel's Famous Halal Food, 1221 6th Ave, New York, NY 10020, United States (open upto 4 am)

·       Times Square at night, maybe the Midnight light show

📅 Day 2 – Sunday (17 May)

·       Hotel to Dumbo. Explore Dumbo neighbourhood in the morning all that is there to see (Not Williamsburg, not worth it)

·       Walk the Brooklyn bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan

·       Explore Lower Manhattan area (9/11, Charging Bull etc.)

·       Take the Staten Island ferry up & down to catch the statue of liberty view from the ferry

·       Have an early dinner at Xi'an Famous Foods

·       Take the NYC East River cruise in the blue hour to catch the sunset

📅 Day 3 – Monday (18 May)

·       Walk to the Vessel, explore the area

·       Walk the High Line to Chelsea market.

·       Eat something at Chelsea Market

·       Explore Little Island

·       Need advice on what to do for a few hours until say 5 pm (Should I explore West Village/Greenwich, or it needs more time.

·       Top of the Rock Observatory

·       Banana pudding at Magnolia bakery (could be before top of the Rock visit too)

·       Dinner somewhere (suggestions welcome)

📅 Day 4 – Tuesday (19 May)

·       9 am Visit to Summit One Vanderbilt observatory

·       Explore Greenwich, West Village, Friends building etc.

·       Maybe Katz Deli/Mama’s too Pizza

·       Lost in Paradise Rooftop Queens (7:30 PM booking)

📅 Day 5 – Wednesday (20 May)

·       Check out from hotel

·       Coffee + walk Hell’s Kitchen

·       Levain Bakery 🍪

·       Roosevelt Island Tramway

·       Central Park 2^(nd) time Visit (this time via Upper West side to explore the Conservatory Garden etc.)

·       Optional Upper East Side. Suggestions welcome

·       Leave with sufficient time to catch 6.30 pm flight back from LGA

Hi everyone,

I’ll be visiting NYC for the 4th and was wondering if anyone knows of some fun 4th experiences and/or rooftops? I visited Summit One Vanderbilt during my last visit (loved it) and checked to see if they had any tickets and of course, sold out 😅

Please share your recommendations! Thanks