[Marilyn]

I spent a week in NYC with one of our daughters in August. We stayed at the Warwick. It was a great location and we got a really good deal on our room on Travelocity. Hotel was our single largest trip expense. But our room was very clean, not too small, and very, very nice. We went for a inside King room on a lower floor to keep the cost more reasonable.

Things we did an would do again:
1. Toured NBC Studio's in Rockerfeller Center.
2. Went to the top of Rockerfeller Center. The observation decks are at about the same level as the Empire State Building, and you don't have to stand in a line for 2 hours to get on the elevator. Would definitely recommend.
3. Time Square, you have to go there and walk around.
4. The subway is a great way to get around town. There is a station near most anywhere you would want to go, and it's really very safe during the day. We took taxi's at night. Taxi service is great, and most fares were in the $3 to $4 range, but you need to add a tip to that. Your subway pass works on the busses also, but we found the bus routes not as easy to understand.
5. Went to a broadway play. We bought our tickets at a discount from a counter in the corner of the Virgin Music store across from MTV in Times Square. May not have been the absolute cheapest, but was discounted substantially, and we had really good mezzanine (sp?) seats. Don't bother dressing up to go to a play. Everything was pretty casual.
6. Took the ferry to the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island.
7. Visited the Museum of Modern Art. Wish we had seen the Metropolitan Art Museum, but ran out of time.
8. Shopping-----Macy's is awesome. The new Apple Store is really cool. Nike store...Wow. The shopping is absolutely incredible. You can buy anything there.
9. Food and everything is pretty expensive. For lunch we enjoyed the little corner deli's and pizza shops. The ones the locals frequent, not the touristy ones. The prices there are not bad.

PM me if you have any specific questions. I could go on and on. We loved NYC. My not want to live there, we like green grass, trees and open spaces, but an incredible place to visit.