<p>Last time I went by Statue of Liberty the lines were so long and ridiculous we gave up. You may be able to order tix before hand. The 911 memorial requires tix before hand also.</p>
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<p>The Statue is currently closed for repairs. You can still get on the Island, but you can’t go up in the statue.</p>
<p>"The Statue is currently closed for repairs. You can still get on the Island, but you can’t go up in the statue. "</p>
<p>That’s why I didn’t recommend it. Otherwise I would have recommended it in combo with Ellis Island. </p>
<p>Lately I’ve just enjoyed the free (or very inexpensive) things.</p>
<p>Walked the entire length of the highline. Awesome space. My B & I remember riding the El “through” the building we now can walk “through” - as kids we always used to duck!</p>
<p>If I remember correctly, and if you decide to eat at Katz’s Deli when you do the lower east side, it’s cash only!</p>
<p>What’s the best place for pizza?</p>
<p>Bump.</p>
<p>I’ll be in NYC next week [Saturday] for only about 8 hours (~12PM to 8PM). Both my starting and ending points are Penn Station. I have only been to NYC once before so I can’t really calculate what I will be able to cover over that time period, and Google Maps isn’t very helpful either. </p>
<p>I am a fast walker and want to see as much as possible without visiting any museums (from personal experience, I know if I go into the museum, I won’t be back to Penn Station at the designated time :)) I went to Times Square and Central Park last time I visited, so I think I’d prefer to go towards downtown this time. </p>
<p>Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Hop-on, Hop-off bus tour will give you the best overview of the city. I would hop-off at the 911 memorial, go to it and walk around lower Manhatten - Wall Street & Battery Park. </p>
<p>Look on the 911 memorial website for timed tickets. </p>
<p>There’s another recent thread about taking 17yo son to NYC, which has lots of good suggestions.</p>
<p>So, we’ve been back for several weeks. My daughter and I had a GREAT time. I will say that the best laid plans…We did change some of our itinerary but here goes: My daughter ate pizza…lots of pizza. Grimaldis (in the city…cash only) as was the Carnegie Deli (cash). The Boathouse was booked solid so we ate at Serafina’s (UES) one. We had reservations for Circa one evening. But unbeknownst to us (and many others) they decided to close for the weekend. Favorite things that we did: Highline, Statin Island Ferry, top of the Metropolitan Museum…Bergdorfs and Bloomingdales, Central Park…and the unexpected fun: We took a train (I’m from Los Angeles. We don’t do public transportation) to Westchester where we met my cousins. It was beastly hot and this was better. I saw the house my husband grew up in…and we went to Connecticut to a Stars Hollow kind of place.</p>
<p>I can’t wait to go back!!! I am now researching Brooklyn. I want to connect with my roots there.</p>
<p>Oh…we didn’t take the subway or a public bus. Taxis with their mastercard (and auto tip) was great. I didn’t wear my engagement ring. I asked my cousin and she said that it would really get unwanted attention. But after going, the next time I would wear it. The conductor on the New Haven line was GREAT! He knew we didn’t have a clue about getting on/off trains and where we were going: He kept calling out our stop…i.e. EAST MOUNT VERNON…next stop PELHAM…after that…</p>
<p>The MET and ABT. One is free and the other is costly. Both sublime. For dinner . . . a hot dog on the street.</p>
<p>Ellbud - glad to hear you had a great time. What’s great about Ny is every time you go back you discover something new.</p>
<p>Ok - a question. We have tickets to see 911 at about 1:30 PM … any suggestions for a good place to eat lunch in that area before hand and or something to do that morning around there?</p>
<p>NYC is full of small delis & pizza joints that generally have decent quality food if you aren’t looking for waitress service.</p>
<p>Depending how early you start, you could walk both ways over the Brooklyn Bridge, walk around Wall Street and Battery Park, and/or take Staten Island ferry both ways to see the harbor. (it’s about a 10-15 minutes walk from tip of the Battery to 911 memorial).</p>
<p>Right around the corner from 9/11 Memorial is Big Al’s Pizza. Not a fancy but a grab a slice and enjoy kind of place. Nice guys and very good slices. Plus they have access to a restroom (ask the guys, they’ll guide you).</p>
<p>We were in NYC last week and before going to the 9/11 Memorial we spent some time at St. Paul’s Chapel, where many rescue workers found solace during the recovery and clean up. They have a very nice set of displays around the edge of the sanctuary. I highly recommend it.</p>
<p>Saint Paul’s is pretty inspiring.</p>
<p>Was in the Apple last week for a family visit, but had time to get to Zabar’s, Big Nick’s, both on Broadway, and Pastrami Queen on Lex.</p>
<p>Also saw the feature in the Hayden Planetarium narrated by Whoopie Goldberg, Journey To The Stars - highly recommend. Many Night at the Museum moments walking through the Museum of Natural History…</p>
<p>St. Paul’s Chapel was a wonderful recommendation - thank you. Very nice addition to our itinerary.</p>
<p>The Met is also fabulous. Recommend the CityPass ticket for five nice tourist spots and skip a lot of lines and saved money.</p>
<p>I’m glad you got to see St. Paul’s! </p>
<p>The CityPass recommendation is a great one. We learned of it too late, and it would have saved us a good deal of money since several of the attractions included were places we visited.</p>