New York City will be the place I miss most at the end of this trip after 3 amazing weeks! To thoroughly explore NYC's 5 boroughs need at least 3 months! The touristy stuff in NYC is expensive, but the local experience is definitely within budget. Most of the attractions are almost free and the most expensive Broadway show was $37.
Published this post while waiting at Montreal-Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport. I am very grateful to my friend's mom for hosting me at her beautiful apartment in Queens, and another friend for hosting me at W New York hotel in downtown Manhattan for 3 nights on her business trip. Without them, NYC would not have been so affordable.
1 Oct (Thu)
- LaGuardia Airport Terminal C (LGA)
- Downtown Flushing
- Queens Library (Flushing)
- Main St Metro Station (bought MetroCard 7-day pass)
- Corona neighbourhood
2 Oct (Fri)
- Subway #7, #6, R, and bus Q38
- Grand Central Terminal (free walking tour inside and outside)
- New York Public Library (Schwarzman and Mid-Manhattan Library)
- Chrysler Building (and surrounding buildings)
- MetLife Building (lunch at Cucina & Co)
- Queens Center shopping mall
3 Oct (Sat)
- Trump Tower (dined at Trump Cafe)
- Sony Tower (Sony Store and Sony Wonder Technology Lab)
- Apple Store with Glass Cube entrance
- Empire State Building (ground display and dined at Heartland Brewery)
- Flatiron Building District (Flatiron Building, Madison Square Park, Lego Shop)
- Nutella Bar at Eataly
- Fifth Avenue from 59th to 23rd Street
4 Oct (Sun)
- Queens Zoo (did not go in)
- New York Hall of Science
- Queens Museum
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park (Unisphere, JDRF Walk event, Playground for all Children)
- Terrace On the Park, CitiField, State Pavilion, and Queens Theater
- Pitch & Putt Mini Golf, Aquatic Center
- Queens Botanical Garden
5 Oct (Mon)
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (dined at American Wing Cafe)
- Museum of the City of New York (and part of Museum Mile stretch)
- Conservatory Garden & Vanderbilt Gate @ Central Park
- Fifth Ave, Madison Ave, Lexington (82th to 110 St)
- East Harlem Cafe
- Subway #6 and Bus M2
6 Oct (Tue)
- Times Square
- Dos Caminos Cafe
- American Museum of Natural History (dined at Cafe on 4)
- New York Historical Society
- Food Truck (ate Knish)
- Subway B and M
7 Oct (Wed)
- Bronx Zoo
- New York Botanical Garden (and Bronx River)
- Whitestone Bridge (view from bus Q44)
- Fordham University
- Josephine Caminiti Playground & River Park
- Bus Q58, Q44, BX19 and BX9
8 Oct (Thu)
- Greenwich Village District (F.R.I.E.N.D.S. building @ 101 Bedford St, Lucille Lortel)
- Magnolia Bakery @ 401 Bleecker St and
- The Plaza Hotel (Champagne Bar)
- Central Park South & Columbus Circle
- Rockefeller Plaza, Radio City Music Hall, St Patrick's Cathedral, Carnegie Hall
- Museum of Modern Art (The Modern restaurant)
- Subway 1, 2 and 3 Limited, Bus M2 Limited
9 Oct (Fri)
- New York Aquarium (and Sealion show)
- Tom's Coney Island Restaurant
- Steeplechase Pier
- Coney Island Beach & Riegelmann Boardwalk
- MCU Park, Luna Park, Scream Zone, Cyclone, Carousel (did not go in)
- Trump Village Estates (view from outside)
- Subway F
10 Oct (Sat)
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden (and Yellow Magnolia Cafe)
- Brooklyn Museum (and cafe)
- Prospect Park (and lake)
- Prospect Park Zoo (did not go in) and Green Market
- Brooklyn Public Library
- Grand Army Plaza
- Subway #2 and Q
11 Oct (Sun)
- Statue of Liberty & Staten Island Ferry + Terminals (Central Market Grills)
- Battery Park (Castle Clinton and Seaglass Carousel)
- Seaport District (Museum, Piers and East River Walkway)
- Brooklyn Bridge & City Hall
- Secret City Hall station
- Subway #6
12 Oct (Mon)
- Terrace on the Park
- Ashley Fine Food
- Loeb Boathouse @ Central Park
- Sixty Five Bar & Restaurant @ Rockefeller Center
- W New York Hotel
13 Oct (Tue)
- St George Ferry Terminal (dined at River Dock Cafe)
- Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden
- Staten Island Museum
- 1 World Trade Center / Freedom Tower
- 9/11 Memorial and Museum
- Subway #4 and Bus S40
14 Oct (Wed)
- Al Hirschfeld Theatre @ Broadway (watched Kinky Boots)
- Kodama Sushi
- Bryant Park @ Washington Square
- Vander Bar and Arturo's Bar
- Seafood @ Eataly
- Explore middle south Manhattan
- New York Taxi
15 Oct (Thu)
- W New York Hotel (stayed 3 nights)
- Nougatine at Jean-George
- Loeb Boathouse & The Mall @ Central Park
- Ess-a-Bagel
- Explored South of Central Park between 5th Ave to 3rd Ave
16 Oct (Fri)
- High Line
- Chelsea Market (bought lunch)
- Ground Zero Museum Workshop (did not go in)
- Pennsylvannia Station
- New York Public Library (2pm guided tour + get temp library card)
- Bryant Park (dined at corner stand)
17 Oct (Sat)
- Wall Street (Charging bull, Trump Building)
- Federal Hall National Memorial
- Aladdin Lottery @ New Amsterdam Theater
- Booth Theatre @ Broadway (watched Hand to God)
- Subway #3, #5
18 Oct (Sun)
- New Amsterdam Theater @ Broadway (watched Aladdin)
- Shubert Theater @ Broadway (watched Matilda)
- Ate at multiple cafes around Times Square
19 Oct (Mon)
- Loeb Boathouse @ Central Park (lunch)
- South of Central Park (from 72nd St to 59th St)
- Downtown Manhattan
- Bloomingdale's at 59th St (bought Ivanka Trump boots)
20 Oct (Tue)
- Trump Soho (Taschen Library)
- Koi Soho
- Soho District
- Lord & Taylor Mall
- Times Square
- New Amsterdam Theater @ Broadway (watched Aladdin again)
21 Oct (Wed)
- Corona neighbourhood in Queens
- Downtown Manhattan
- Vivian Beaumont Theater @ Broadway Lincoln Center (watched The King and I)
22 Oct (Thu)
- LaGuardia Airport Terminal B in New York City Queens (LGA)
- Montreal-Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport (YUL)
Estimated spending in USD
Transport: $94 ($31 for 7-day pass + $1 for MetroCard)
Broadway shows: $185.50
- Aladdin (2 x $30) = $60
- Matilda $27
- The King and I ($32 + $2.50 online booking) = $34.50
- Kinky Boots $37
- Hand to God $27
Paid Admission: <$20 (average $2 donation for paid attraction)
Fancy restaurants: <$250 (Friends treated for a few places)
Cheaper food: <$500 (average $20-$25 per day for 2 meals out plus snacks)
Shopping: $105 for Ivanka Trump boots
(30% discount, no sales tax below $110 spending @ Bloomingdale's)
Groceries: $150 (about $50 a week on toiletries, bread & instant noodles)
Lodging: < $150
UBER to airport: <$20
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