New York for New Year's Eve Christmas present!

Crimsonforce

Hi

Going to New York for four days. I've never been there and it was a pressie for Xmas
Flying to Newark and staying in a place called soho..

Anybody tell me what to do, where to go, where to eat ?

I've never been there and were very excited!!

Thanks

hatchets mcgovern

Go to Juniors for either breakfast, dinner or desert. You won't be disappointed. Not too expensive and really good! Its just at Times Square beside the Marriot hotel. Go to Top of the Rock for the view. Take the Staten Island ferry for a cheap view of the Statue of Liberty. Get a subway ticket and ask for a map! SOHO is a good area for shopping and your right beside little Italy and Chinatown.

Four days is not a lot for NYC so make the most of each day.

taxi from Newark is 80 dollars!

Crimsonforce

Thanks hatchets! I'll check juniors.

ardmacha

Don't forget your ESTA
https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/

jjbrien

Get the airtrain from Newark to New York Penn Station it only costs $15

Make sure to go to the ball drop in times square on new years eve its the big party in NYC

Crimsonforce

jjbrien wrote: »

Get the airtrain from Newark to New York Penn Station it only costs $15

Make sure to go to the ball drop in times square on new years eve its the big party in NYC

thanks jj, i heard that it might be very cold to stand in times square for 6 hours? what about central park for nye? i think there is fireworks on..

ProudDUB

Over a million people congregate in the Times Sq area for the New Years Eve ball drop. That's an awful lot of people. You won't see a thing unless you are willing to get there incredibly early. If you are with a gang of people, you are all hammered, and you are into standing around waiting on things for hours, enjoying all the atmosphere and build up can be a lot of fun. But if its your first time in NY, I'd give it a miss. It's one of those things that look fabulous on TV, but when you are actually there, it is a lot of hard work.

Crimsonforce

ProudDUB wrote: »

Over a million people congregate in the Times Sq area for the New Years Eve ball drop. That's an awful lot of people. You won't see a thing unless you are willing to get there incredibly early. If you are with a gang of people, you are all hammered, and you are into standing around waiting on things for hours, enjoying all the atmosphere and build up can be a lot of fun. But if its your first time in NY, I'd give it a miss. It's one of those things that look fabulous on TV, but when you are actually there, it is a lot of hard work.

thanks prouddb, good reply! sounds as if ill watch it somewhere else in a restaurant.

so i've got the following

visit empire state building
Roccafella centre
ground zero
chinatown
little italy
ice skating central park
shopping century 21,macys etc

anything else i can add!

hatchets mcgovern

Crimsonforce wrote: »

thanks prouddb, good reply! sounds as if ill watch it somewhere else in a restaurant.

so i've got the following

visit empire state building
Roccafella centre
ground zero
chinatown
little italy
ice skating central park
shopping century 21,macys etc

anything else i can add!

some Johns pizza!
walk over the brooklyn bridge!
Theres big shopping outlets like woodbury common!

3DataModem

Crimsonforce wrote: »

thanks prouddb, good reply! sounds as if ill watch it somewhere else in a restaurant.

so i've got the following

visit empire state building
Roccafella centre
ground zero
chinatown
little italy
ice skating central park
shopping century 21,macys etc

anything else i can add!

Go see a broadway show.

scrap_man

If you can fit it in, for shopping go to woodbury common, Its about an hour on the bus but well worth it. Its like a little village of outlet stores, great bargins there.
Go see the uss intrepid
If your into a bit history go see ellis island.
You have to go to hooters... the food is savage:D

Crimsonforce

scrap_man wrote: »

If you can fit it in, for shopping go to woodbury common, Its about an hour on the bus but well worth it. Its like a little village of outlet stores, great bargins there.
Go see the uss intrepid
If your into a bit history go see ellis island.
You have to go to hooters... the food is savage:D

BEEN TO HOOTER IN VEGAS. GOT AN EYEFUL

smurfjed

Bring some WARM clothes as the place really gets cold.