Everyone knows that when you go to New York there’s a lot to do and not a lot of time, so I went with a rough plan and an Itinerary. Personally I’m not a massive museum fan so we only went to one, but this itinerary really worked for us and we loved every minute of it. I recommend buying a 7 day Metro card costing $32 and that’s unlimited travel for the whole week and will also get your to JFK airport.
Monday
- 11:15pm Flight arrived
- Journey to Hotel- NYC Perfect Transportation
- Check In- Freehand Hotel
- Have a wonder round and explore
- Dinner- Numero 28 Pizzeria
Tuesday
- Rumble Flat Iron Boxing Fitness Class ($34)
- Empire State Building by Daylight
- Battery Park– Free Staten Island Ferry (Statue of Liberty)
- Subway to Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Heights
- Walk across Brooklyn Bridge
- Wall Street
- One World Observatory ($34)
- 9/11 Ground Zero
- Dinner: The counter (Restaurant)
- Bar 54 Rooftop Bar in Times Square
- Times square comedy club ($30)
- Empire State Building by night after 9pm ($53 am/pm pass)
Wednesday
- NYSC Astor Place Gym
- Bluestone Lane Breakfast
- Grand central station
- Chrysler building
- Shopping Day: Hershey’s world + 5th avenue shopping
- Summer Garden & Bar 5-7pm Happy Hour
- Rockefeller centre & top of the rock Bar after 5pm (Must Dress up)
- Times Square
Thursday
- Walk the High Line
- Bubbys Gavsenport- Breakfast Pancakes
- Zip Aviation Helicopter over New York
- Central Park
- Central Park Zoo $12
- Natural History Museum
- Dinner: El Centro (Mexican restaurant)
- New York Yankees vs. Tampa bay Baseball Game ($29)
Friday
- Day to do anything you didn’t get time for or want to do as well.
- We wanted to go to the Rooftop pools but didn’t get time >> Rooftop Pool
- Get Subway to Airport
- 8pm Flight
Tips
- My phone contract does not make it cheap to use my phone abroad. I have an unlocked Iphone which means I can put any sim in it and it will work. I bought a pay as you go sim card from Three which has a ‘feel at home deal on it’ basically you can use data, minutes and texts at no extra cost from UK prices, I paid £25 for 30GB data and 3000 texts and minutes which could all be used in the USA. This meant I could use google maps to find my way around, use subway maps and update my socials all the time !
- I recommend buying a 7 day Metro card costing $32 and that’s unlimited travel for the whole week and will also get your to JFK airport.
- Get the NYC Subway app to help you navigate the subway
