Please help us tweak our NYC Itinerary!

Hi There,

I%26#39;m back again, and asking you to please help us tweak our first trip to New York City. We will be there Easter Weekend (Thurs-Mon). The first couple of days will be just my 18 yr old daughter and me, so we%26#39;re hoping to get the shopping out of the way then. It looks like mostly I need help with restaurants. Some we%26#39;d like to try, if they%26#39;re near anything we have planned, are: Shake Shack/Ellen%26#39;s Stardust Diner/Roberto Passons?

We like are pretty simple eaters, nothing fancy necessary. Would love your ideas!

THURS: Arrive @ LGA at 11 am.

Have car service take us to Times Square Hotel.

* LUNCH IDEAS??????

Head over to 5th Avenue and do some window shopping

OR

Macy%26#39;s? What else is around Macy%26#39;s as far as shopping?*can we squeeze both Macys and 5th Avenue window shopping in to one afternoon? Are they within walking distance of each other?)

* Dinner @ Robert Passon

* GUYS %26amp; DOLLS @ Nederlander Theater

FRIDAY:

I%26#39;m still google earthing things, but I assume we can do this via cab or subway?

* KATZ DELI FOR LUNCH

* TENEMENT MUSEUM TOUR

* CHINATOWN

* TOP OF THE ROCK? If we want to see Sunset, how much time should we allow?

* Dinner ideas, please?

SATURDAY:

10 am BIG APPLE TOUR

Dinner Locally

SUNDAY:

8 am Catch Cab to Brooklyn Tabernacle

9 am Easter Service @ Brooklyn Tabernacle

What would you do if you were me? Somehow/Sometime in this day, I%26#39;d like to walk the Brooklyn Bridge. I%26#39;m thinking we could leave church, head somewhere for brunch/lunch-fancy not necessary (ideas,please?)

Back to hotel for a nap

3 pm WICKED

Trattoria for dinner

3 pm WICKED

After show dinner at Trattoria?

MONDAY: CENTRAL PARK until we catch 4 pm flight

**I appreciate any help!!**

Please help us tweak our NYC Itinerary!

You really don%26#39;t need a car service from LGA. A regular NYC yellow taxi from the taxi stand outside the terminal will be fine. For lunch on the first day, since you%26#39;re staying in Times Square and will likely eat there some evenings, I%26#39;d eat closer to Fifth ave. You don%26#39;t mention budget but a few ideas:

%26gt;the Cafe inside Saks Fifth ave. has some lovely views from the tables along the window. Food is pretty simple (soups, salads, sandwiches) but perhaps a bit pricey for what it is.

%26gt;Brasserie Ruhlmann in the Rockefeller Center complex is another idea-very pretty and some outdoor tables too.

%26gt;OR, use this as your opportunity to go to Ellen%26#39;s Stardust Diner which is between Times Square and Fifth ave.

Macy%26#39;s has lots of other stores around it on 34 st. including Gap, Old Navy, Victoria%26#39;s Secret. If you decide to do that instead, I%26#39;d go to Ayza for lunch, one of the few decent, pleasant places in that area. There%26#39;s also a restaurant in the basement of Macy%26#39;s that%26#39;s fine, but I find it depressing eating in a windowless basement.

I personally would do the Fifth ave. thing on arrival. There is some affordable shopping along Fifth ave. H %26amp; M has a location at Rockefeller Center. I%26#39;d also go up to Top of the Rock at that point. St. Patrick%26#39;s Cathedral and Saks are both across from Rock. Ctr. There%26#39;s also a food court in the basement of Rock. Ctr.

LOOK AT A MAP.

I%26#39;d head to Macy%26#39;s first thing on Fri. morning when it will be less crowded. (mornings are always better for shopping). Take the subway from there to the lower east side for Katz%26#39;s and the Tenement Museum.

hopstop.com

will help with directions. You take the F train but get out at different stops depending on whether you go to Katz%26#39;s or Tenement Museum first.

Dinner on Fri. Why not in Chinatown since you%26#39;re going there? If not, I%26#39;d head to Soho to some place like Bistro Les Amis. See another neighborhood besides Times Square/midtown.

It%26#39;s very easy to get a subway to Brooklyn on Sunday. The A train is what you need. A taxi will take the same time (~ 30 mins.) and cost $15+.

I don%26#39;t know that you%26#39;ll have time for the church service, brunch walking the bridge AND a nap before a 3 pm matinee.

I don%26#39;t know what Trattoria you%26#39;re thinking about on Sunday, but you%26#39;ve already got Italian on Fri. night. I%26#39;d have something else.

Please help us tweak our NYC Itinerary!

Are you totally set on Guys and Dolls?

In the Heights is Awesome and the music is very 18-yr old friendly...

Or South Pacific is a once in a lifetime production....

';I%26#39;d like to walk the Brooklyn Bridge.';

I would think you could fit that in before/after Katz.

Set on Guys %26amp; Dolls, tickets already purchased. So many shows, so little time!

OK, Brooklyn Bridge we are flexible on the day/time. I just figured since we were at Brooklyn Tab it surely must be semi-close?

Is it close to Katz Deli?

You guys are awesome! Thanks for all your help!

If it%26#39;s between Macy%26#39;s and 5th Ave, I%26#39;d do 5th Ave without a doubt. I hated Macy%26#39;s, and my girlfriend didn%26#39;t like it either but insisted on walking through every floor anyway :(

5th Ave can have some good deals. I found some nice jeans in the basement of Bloomingdales when I was there.

but of course Bloomingdale%26#39;s is on Lexington and 59th, not on 5th......but you will have a wide choice of shopping on 5th Avenue but in large part (except for H%26amp;M and below 42nd) it tends to be pricier than the Macy%26#39;s neighborhood

Don%26#39;t plan absolutely everything.....you may see a restaurant as you are walking about that looks appealing to you....do remember, however, that if you want to eat in the Times Square neighborhood between 5:30 and 8, everybody going to theatre is having a pretheatre dinner.....it is a good reason to avoid this neighborhood when you are going to a matinee anyway....as was suggested, go to Soho, to the Village, to the East Village, to Chelsea, to the Upper West Side...go somewhere other than TSquare to eat whenever possible

Ok, we%26#39;ve re-worked some things. Please help with my Friday!!!

So far, we%26#39;re doing lunch at Katz and then the Tenement Museum. If I%26#39;m looking at my map correctly, these are all in the same area.

Can we do Chinatown/Little Italy in the morning, have lunch at Katz, Tenement Museum and then walk the Brooklyn Bridge? Is all of this within walking distance of each other? We will take the subway down there to start our day. (Thanks for the hopstop advice!) Once we get over the Brooklyn Bridge, is there something we should see on the other side? Also, once we get across, do we walk back, or can we get a subway back up to our hotel area?

FINALLY, is the World Trade Center/ Century 21 down on this end of the city?

I promise I%26#39;m trying to read the map. It%26#39;s not a great one. (Or my vision is not that great.) Going tomorrow to pick up another guide book, as I left my last one at a friend%26#39;s house while out of state:-(

Sorry for all the questions. You guys have helped more than you know!

Tammy

Skip the Shake Shack unless you feel like waiting online for an hour outside

Ok, will skip the Shake Shack.