Days Inn Hotel New York
NY City trip.. Where to shop, to dine …?
Hello everyone,
My husband and I r visiting NY city tomorrow, and I will stay in ” Holiday Inn express Maspeth” for four days then will spend other three days in ” Four Season New York”
So I am wondering what do u think about my first hotel, is it a good one? what about its location? would I need to rent a car or transportation will b better?
Where should I go for shopping with normal and reasonable prices good brands? and where should i go to dine and spend nice evening? what is the famous and nice places should i visit?
thank u 
A car is not needed to get around New York City. Public transit is the best way to go. Its cheap and quicker than renting a car or taking a taxi in New York City.
The fare on the subway is $2.25, regardless of distance traveled. However, if you town for a week or two, you can purchase a week or 14-day unlimited ride MetroCard and travel the system for as many times as you wish for one price. The 7-day unlimited ride card will cost you $27, while the 14-day unlimited ride card will cost you $51.50.
Now, if you’re in town for less than a week, you can purchase a 1-day unlimited ride Fun Pass MetroCard for $8.25 and still get unlimited rides anywhere in city for one price.
In regard to shopping, places to go, and places to eat in the Big Apple. May I recommend the following.
Landmarks
-Empire State Building
-Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island
-Rockefeller Center and the Top of the Rock Observation Deck, as well as the Christmas Tree and a tour of the NBC studios
-Times Square (no trip is complete without a visit to the”Crossroads 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 world)
-A Ride on the Staten Island Ferry (its free and you can see the Statue of Liberty as the ferry crosses the harbor)
-Sightseeing tour on a Double Decker Bus
Museums
-Museum Mile (Fifth Avenue from East 82nd to East 103rd Streets)
-Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center for Earth and Space (formerly the Hayden Platerium)
-MoMa
-Whitney Museum of American Art
-New Museum of Contemporary Art
-Madame Tussaud Wax Museum
-New York City Fire Museum
-New York City Police Museum
-Transit Museum
-The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space 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
Other Attractions
-Broadway Show
-Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall
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)
-M&M World (49th Street and 7th Avenue)
-Grand Central Terminal (for the shopping)
-H&M
-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 Outfitters (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
In regards to place to eat in New York City. There are thousands of restaurants in the Five Boroughs of New York City. Depending on your taste, your budget and your preferred location, may I recommend the link below.
http://www.menupages.com/ — MenuPages.com is the one of the best website on the online. It included menus with prices, as well as restaurant reviews. Bon appetit!
I hope this information is very helpful.
Good luck
Native New Yorker
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