I am traveling with 4 of my good friends for one last hurrah after we graduate college in December. We will be going from the 27 - 30 of December but as the 27th and 30th will be mostly travel days, they are pretty useless as planning days.

What are some must see’s or any personal favorite things to do in New York during the holidays? Or cheap places to stay?

4 Responses to “Perfect 2 Day New York Itinerary? ?”

1. Native New Yorker on June 26th, 2009 9:15 am

   My friend, may I recommend the following.

   Landmarks

   -Empire State Building
   -Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island
   -Rockefeller Center and the Top of the Rock Observation Deck
   -Times Square (no trip is complete without a visit to theCrossroads of the World)
   -Lower Manhattan/Wall Street Area
   -United Nations
   -Central Park
   -Brooklyn Bridge (you can walk across it too)
   -Grand Central Terminal (largest railroad terminal in the country)
   -A Ride on the Staten Island Ferry (its free and you can see the Statue of Liberty as the ferry crosses the harbor)

   Musuem

   -Museum Mile (Fifth Avenue from East 86 to East 103 Streets)
   -Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center for Earth and Space (formerly the Hayden Platerium)
   -MoMa
   -New Museum of Contemporary Art
   -Madame Tussaud Wax Museum
   -The Bronx Museum of the Arts
   -Brooklyn Museum
   -Milk Gallery
   -American Craft Museum
   -Museum of American Folk Art
   -Museum of the Moving Image
   -The Paley Center For Media (formerly the Museum of Television and Radio)
   -The Municipal Art Society

   Shopping

   -Macy’s (West 34th Street and Broadway in the heart of Hearld Square)
   -Bloomingdale’s (Lexington Avenue at East 59 and East 60 Streets)
   -The shops along Fifth Avenue (just don’t max out you credit cards)
   -FAO Schwarz
   -Toys R Us in Times Square
   -Lord and Taylor (5th Avenue at East 38th Street)
   -Chinatown/Canal Street Area (if you want to go on the cheap for the stuff you can’t get on Fifth Avenue)
   -NBA Store (for the basketball fan - 5th Avenue at East 52nd Street)
   -The Apple Computer Store (East 59th Street and Fifth Avenue)
   -The Time Warner Center (West 59th Street - Columbus Circle)
   -Hershey Store (for those with a sweet tooth)
   -MM World (49th Street and 7th Avenue)
   -Grand Central Terminal (for the shopping)
   -HM
   -Century 21 Department Store (Church and Cortlandt Street)
   -forever 21
   -Barneys New York (660 Madison Ave)
   -Abercrombie Fitch (5th Avenue @ 57th Street and Water Street between Fulton and John Streets)
   -American Eagle Outfiters (4 locations in Manhattan)
   -Urban Outfitter (8 locations in Manhattan)
   -Manhattan Mall
   -Queens Center Mall
   -Queens Place Mall
   -Roosevelt Field Mall (on Long Island)
   -Fulton Street Mall
   -Kings Plaza Mall
   -Woodbury Common Premium Outlets
   -Garden State Plaza
   -The Westchester Mall
   -Palisades Center Mall
   -Westfield Sunrise Mall
   -Green Acres Mall
   -Jersey Gardens

   Restaurants

   -Second Avenue Deli
   -Carnegie Deli
   -Stage Deli
   -Junior’s Cheescake (home to their World Famous Cheesecake)
   Among others

   I hope this information is very helpful.

   Good luck
   Native New Yorker

2. Nuyorkson on June 29th, 2009 12:35 am

   Try sightseeing tours and attractions here

3. Skt on July 1st, 2009 11:41 am

   This is what we did when we were there for 2 days few years ago.

   Day 1:
   Statue of Liberty
   Wall Street
   China Town
   Brooklyn Bridge
   Empire State Building
   Circle line cruise
   Times Square

   Day 2:
   Grand Central Station
   Rockefeller Center/Top of the Rock
   Central park
   Moma/Guggenheim museum
   Monks Restaurant, if you are Seinfeld fan, on 112th Broadway

4. FamousNYLover on July 1st, 2009 8:18 pm

   Manhattan:
   Museums:
   Metropolitan Museum of Art- same day admission to Cloisters Museum in Ft. Tryon Park. Mostly Angel Tree exhibition will be up by then.
   American Museum of Natural History
   Museum of TV/Radio
   Museum of Modern Art
   Native American Indian Museum (free)
   Solomn G. Guggehin Museum
   Jewish Museum at 92nd St
   Jewish Museum of Living Memorial Holocaust
   Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
   86th St bet. Mad and 2nd Avs
   FAO Schwarz
   American Girl Place (If you have one of female friends)
   Alexander Doll Company (same reason as American Girl Place)
   Marcy’s
   Toy’s R’Us at Times Square (they have 2nd story dollhouse that you could visit.
   World Financial District (Battery Park City)
   Public Cafeteria at Metropolitan Museum of Art-
   self service with choice of grill, pastas, main concourse, salads, juice, etc. This will be much better break.
   Petrie Court Cafe- Located on 1st floor of Europerean Painting, it is hostess service, so it could be busy when crowded.
   Balcony Cafe located in 2nd Floor of Great Hall Balcony.
   This will have great place to eat.
   Lili’s Noodle and Grill Shop- located on 3rd Av/85th St
   This place is rated by ZARGAT survey, so it’s excellent food with Chinese Cultural Food, well as Japanese Sushi bar also included.
   Sofia Famous Pizza is hidden on Mad Av bet. 79th 78th Sts because it occupied 2nd and 3rd floor (terrance). NY Times claims it a PIE IN SKY because they referring to eating pizza at terrance).
   They’re pizza are freshly cook and delicious place!!
   NBC Studio Tour
   Grand Central Partnership Tour (FREE)
   Central Park
   Empire State Building and NY Skyride
   Top of Rock at Rockfeller Center

   Bronx:
   Bronx Zoo
   Bronx Museum of Art
   Van Cortlandt House Museum
   New York Botanical Garden
   Arthur Av at Fordham Rd (Bronx’s Little Italy)
   White Plains Rd Shopping District (see their website)
   Bay Plaza Mall
   City Island

   Brooklyn
   Brooklyn Museum of Art
   Prospect Park Zoo
   Brooklyn Botanical Garden
   NYC Transit Museum (this is located in old Court St Subway Station, so entrance will be like subway station).
   Fulton Mall
   Spring Creek Mall
   New Ikea in Red Hook. Free IKEA Shuttle provided by New York Water Taxi.

   Queens
   Queens Museum of Art
   Queens Botanical Garden
   Queens Center Mall

   Staten Island
   Staten Island Museum
   Snug Hurbor
   Historical Richmond Town
   Tottenville Conference House
   Alice Austen House
   Staten Island Mall

   Westchester County:
   Hudson Valley tours
   Galleria Mall of White Plains- great place to shop and eat.
   PJ Segway Tours (tour by scooter)

   Rockland County
   Palisade Mall: Same reason as White Plains, and plus little arcades are there also.

   Nassau County
   Green Acres Mall
   Roosevelt Field Mall

   Bus Tours
   Big Taxi Tour $25 per person (open-roof double-decker bus)
   CitySight NY Tours
   NY Grayline Sightseeing Tours
   NY Film and Movie Tour

   Ferry Tours
   NY Film and Movie Tour provided by New York Water Taxi
   Free NYCDOT’s Staten Island ferry (this busy commuter ferry is best way to see Lady Liberty and Ellis Island, Governors Island than wasting your time waiting for free to Liberty/Ellis Islands via Circle Line.

   CircleLine cruise at either 42nd St Pier at 12th Av or South Street Seaport

   New York Waterway Sightseeing Tour at Pier 79 (W. 38th St Ferry Terminal at 12th Av) Hail a ferry shuttle bus at city bus stop.
   World Yacht Cruise- Diner onboard the ferry.

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