<p>I often stay at a hotel near the Sheraton. Like earlier posters, I’m happy to get by with a slice of pizza for lunch or maybe a couple of street-vendor hot dogs. I hate to recommend a chain spot in NYC, but there is an Au Bon Pain on 55th between 6th and 7th that I rely on for breakfast (tea, croissant etc.)</p>
<p>Good to go to the museums when they are least crowded. Call them and they will tell you when that is. It is definitely not Saturday and Sunday, so that’s usually when I shop, which is free as long as you skip the buying part. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, even at full fare, is probably your best museum value, though I recently went here and found it fascinating: <a href=“http://www.tenement.org/[/url]”>http://www.tenement.org/</a> It routes well with a Chinatown lunch. Have fun.</p>