<p>Sorry, I just got back from a visit in the Big Apple. It was my first time there and I absolutely loved it. I went to a Broadway musical (“In the Heights”- HIGHLY recommend it, it was great) visited Times Square, stayed across the street from Madison Square Garden, went to Ellis Island, the State of Liberty, etc. but I’m sure those types of touristy things get old. The Empire State building was fun as well.</p>
<p>I’ve almost convinced myself Fordham or NYU is in my future.</p>
<p>I, too, love NY. I used to get there at least once a year for business but not any longer. I still try to get my “fix” every year or so. I am going in April (my neice’s HS band is playing at Carnegie Hall) and have been hoping to find a hotel deal. Not super cheap but something nice, clean and well-located for $150 to $200. Since my round trip air fare from Los Angeles is only $259, it kills me to spend more than that on a hotel room I will hardly ever see! Any thoughts?</p>
<p>D1 fell in love with NY on a choir trip in her freshman year and would not hear of going to school elsewhere. D2 followed.</p>
<p>New York, New York … so nice they say it twice!</p>
<p>New York is great to visit. Unfortunately it is an older city with much decay. If you visit many of the newer Chinese cities, you can see what a shinning city on the hill looks like. (Not that they don’t have their problems, such as smog.) New York’s restrictions on new development and its antiquated landlord tenant laws are slowly but surely making it an old run down city. Yes, there are part of NY that are “new and improved” but they are too few and far between to make a difference.</p>
<p>The one thing that is remarkable about NYC is that there are people who actually want to live there. Compare that to most US cities and NYC stands out in the crowd.</p>
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<p>Having grown up in the ‘real’ run-down NYC of the 60’s and 70’s, I can assure you that the current NYC is nowhere near what it used to be like. With the current economic situation some of the shine will be off, yes. But it’s still a glittering place compared to 30 years ago. Who, from my generation, ever thought that Park Slope would be chic and expensive? </p>
<p>And actually, some of us miss aspects of the old, grittier NYC. Times Square was dirty and dangerous, but at least it didn’t look like DisneyWorld. And back in the day, because of those antiquated housing laws, middle class people could afford to live in nice neighborhoods, amid the little mom-and-pop stores. Now it’s filled with Starbucks and Gaps. I still love it, though. :)</p>
<p>I Love New York, too!!!</p>
<p>I think I like the idea of New York almost as much, since I can’t get there as often as I would like. I like knowing that it is there, waiting for me.</p>
<p>I am glad you had so much fun in the Big Apple. I have seen In the Heights and it is wonderful and my daughter saw it twice (she loves it). </p>
<p>One of my kids goes to college in NYC (is about to graduate) and she loves NYC and has always wanted to live there and will continue living there post graduation. She grew up in a rural area that could not be more opposite from NYC. My other D just visited her sister in NYC and just called me as she is heading out by car…to our state…which seems like a world away. </p>
<p>I was in NYC a week ago. I personally don’t want to live there but it is a city like no other and is fun to visit, though can be expensive.</p>
<p>RE52-- you might not find anything cheap and located near Carnegie Hall. That is pretty much high priced tourist town. But you could try the Brooklyn Marriott. It is in, yes, Brooklyn, but that is its appeal. Near to Brooklyn Heights (not the Heights in “In the Heights”-- that’s Washington Heights), which is just about the nicest neighborhood in the city. It’s easy to get into Manhattan from there, and the rates are not bad at all. Check it out! And, have a great visit to my home town!</p>
<p>^^True, it is a city like no other. I was born and raised there, but do not live there now. And true, its old grittiness mixed w/ new and cutting edge gives it its charm.</p>
<p>My d has discovered NYC. She interned there last summer, is again this summer and is there right now on spring break. She LOVES it.</p>
<p>It is a city like no other!!</p>
<p>I Love NY! D fell in love with the city three years ago (she is very into dance & theater) and will attend college there this fall. Hopefully she will continue to love the city and the school…</p>
<p>RES2 - you may also want to look into Jersey City, NJ. It’s a Path away. You could take the Path into 34th street, then subway up to Carnegie. Just checked online, You could get a room at the Westin Jersey City Newport for 129, Doubletree for 125, Candlewood Suites for 100.</p>
<p>RE52- Try the Milburn Hotel on West 76th Street in Manhattan. Good rates, safe, clean, kitchenettes, easy transportation, and you can often book a room for around $200 a night.</p>
<p>Willing to share the bathroom? Try Hotel Seventeen.</p>
<p>I love NYC too. I live near enough to go there for a day. It still can be very expensive. A round trip train ticket off peak runs about $13. Then if you buy a whole day MTA pass, it is another $4. So you don’t have much left from a $20 bill before you even do anything or eat anything. </p>
<p>It can be horribly expensive to spend a night on the town. I know we just went to the opera, compliments of a business colleague, and we paid for a “reasonably” priced dinner for the 4 of us. Still quite expensive, though something we pretty much should be doing for business reasons, not to mention that we like these folks. After show desert and coffee can add up too. I paid a bargain $20 to park the car this time, but the night out was still high.</p>
<p>My little guy want to go to the city for his birthday with a couple of friends. We’ll go to the SONY museum (free), visit TRU, and eat at the Mars restaurant which is pricey, even with the coupon I have.</p>
<p>I visit NYC every year for a week. Absolutely hate the place.</p>
<p>MiamiDAP, why do you hate NYC? Are you comparing it to Miami? I am more concerned about safety in Miami than in NYC when I visit both places. I like Miami’s beaches and many of the buildings, but the homeless are an eyesore.</p>
<p>I grew up in Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx. In retrospect, a great experience, but a hard way to live, for most. Great place to visit if you’ve got money though, and my D wants us to go in May. I’m posting so I can follow this thread and follow up on suggestions for “deals”.</p>
<p>I will never be able to drive in NYC, I hate crowd everywhere, dirty streets, smell, living in apartment vs house with back yard. I always feel very restricted and confined, loosing sense of freedom while in NYC.</p>
<p>Forgot to mention that I live nowhere close to Miami, not in Florida at all.</p>