Wednesday, February 29, 2012
I'm going to Carnegie Hall tonight for a concert. It's supposed to rain today in NYC, and there's snow everywhere.
I'm a woman, and my first idea for an outfit was a dress and heels, but something tells me I'll slip and fall the moment I set foot inside the city.
Any suggestions?|||Wear something that is nice,but comfortable. I would forgo the heels and in their place wear some nice snow boots.|||I would suggest a dress and heels. But since you're afraid of falling, maybe you should wear a pair of flats until you get to the concert.
I have a 9 hour layover at the airport in newark, new jersey on a Sunday. Is going to NYC for a quick tour of the big apple be a good thing to kill time? I have never been to NYC, any suggestions? What's the cheapest way to get there from the airport? Thanks for your help!|||Take the AirTrain to the NJ Transit Newark Liberty International Airport station.
Take any NY Penn station bound train (there are 3 - 4 trains every hour on Sunday depending on the time of day) to NY Penn station. The fare is $15.00 one way. This includes the AirTrain fare of $5.50. Trip from the RR station takes about 30 minutes. There are timetables posted in the station.
It is hard to give advise on what to see in the limited time you will be in Manhattan because there is some much to see but
once you get to NY Penn station (34th St) you can go to Times Square either by walking to 42nd St or by taking the subway (1, 2, or 3 line [numbers in red circles) UPTOWN for one stop. In Times Square there is Madame Taussaud's Wax Museum or Ripley's Believe it or not Odditorium.
OR
Go to the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan. Take a DOWNTOWN E train (letter in blue circle) to the last stop (World Trade Center). Exit at the front of the station and use the staircase on the left. You can walk to Battery Park from there and see the Statue of Liberty (from the park). Taking the ferry to the statue might put a drain on what is left of your layover time.
The fare is the subway is $2.00 one-way ($2.25 as of June 28). Purchase a $4.00 MetroCard (selecting :"Other amounts" from the on screen menu) from any vending machine near the turnstiles in the subway station. The machines accept cash (maximum change is $6.00) or credit/debit cards. Also if the entrance has a blue booth (not maroon) you can purchase a $4.00 card there (cash only).
If you decide to go to the WTC site, you might want to take a walk into the Century 21 department store which is right across the street. It is a very popular store. They discount 1st quality name brand items (clothing, small appliances, luggage, watches, gifts anywhere from about 25% to 45% (depending on the item).|||Simple. Here's how to get from Newark Airport to New York City.
Step 1: take the Airtrain from the terminal to the Newark-Liberty International Airport train station.
Step 2: at the Newark-Liberty International Airport train station, purchase a one way NJ Transit ticket from EWR to Penn Station New York and take any New York City-bound (eastbound) train to Penn Station New York. A one way ticket on NJ Transit from EWR to New York Penn Station will cost you $15.
Since you only have a 9 hour layover, it best to budget your time accordingly, that way you will get to the airport before you flight departs.
I hope this information is very helpful. If you have any questions or need travel directions while in town, just drop me a line by clicking on the avatar and e-mail icon in the profile. I'll be glad to help.
Good luck and enjoy your trip.|||you could take the airtrain etc etc - i'd count (to be safe, get lost etc) about 2 hours each way - so that leaves you 5 hours in NYC/ plan your trip and you'll be able to see some stuff, avoid the things that require a line (like empire state building etc whatever) / yeah in 5 hours you can see quite a bit.|||Easiest way would simply get on the NJ Transit train at the airport and take into Penn Station in New York. It's about $15 each way.
You can take a series of buses. But with your short time it wouldn't be worth the hassle and possibly getting stuck in traffic.|||Mapquest it and check
The reason I am asking is because I am doing some minor household renovations to a newly purchase home and I was putting all the debris in heavy duty garbage bags until I rented a dumpster. Today I got a letter in the mail from The NYC Dept of Health telling to remove all the debris from my garage or they would do it for me and charge me $1,000 a day for the labor. Is this legal that they looked in my garage and sent out a violation based only on seeing garbage bags inside.|||One of your dirtbag neighbors turned you in to the sanitation. Nice block. Time to key someone's car at 3 in the morning.
I am about to accept admission to Rutgers Newark. I want am debating whether I should live near campus (which if it is unsafe and ghetto i won't) or live in NYC and take public transit into Rutgers. I understand it is a commuter school, but I do not know how safe the campus is. I will be there at night with my girlfriend and I want to know how safe the public transit from Newark to NYC is. If it is as dangerous as living near Rutgers Newark I would probably just live near the campus.|||pay no attention to any one on this/go monday night and drive area/do this afew nights in a row/the cops are hot in this area/dont try irvington at all/complete anarchy at night/try going up 21 for living in belville or nutley/or further up to clifton etc/bus service is available to north cities/even kearney is ok/check the kids around there/they will confirm this|||Downtown Newark isn't bad at all - you can get great lofts and apartments with NYC views. As a single girl I feel safe - like any city you stay away "suspect" people. There are bars in the neighborhood where college students hang out and I feel as safe as any city. Report Abuse
|||Nowhere is 100% safe. Largely due to worsening standards of parenting and discipline in schools. Your "ghetto" comment suggests you are rather elitist
Also it has to be okay for 14 year olds to go to. Do you know any that play bands in New York City? It has to be in the NYC area, you know like Fifth Avenue stuff because we're not planning on exploring the whole island.
Just name any if you can't think of any specific place located in the area specified.|||Here ya go --
Outpost Lounge
1014 Fulton Street, Brooklyn 11238
Btwn Downing St & Irving Pl
718-636-1260
[serves coffee/sandwiches]
Perch (Cafe & Bar)
365 5th Ave, Brooklyn 11215
Btwn 5th & 6th St
718-788-2830
The Lucky Cat
245 Grand St, Brooklyn 11211
Btwn Driggs Ave & Roebling St
718-782-0437
Tillie's
248 DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn 11205
At Vanderbilt Ave
718-783-6140
That should get you started -- I am including the link for the website containing this info below.
Happy Holidays!|||Oh yes I think you can go to most coffee houses no matter your age... Porbably depends on the night and who is playing I would guess. A good coffee house/ cafe I know of in New York is called 12 Chairs Cafe on 58 MacDougal St. Call them, might be a chance of hearing live music there!
I want to know when they start selling the tickets for the Ultra Fest in NYC? I want to go to the upcoming one in 2011 and I would like to buy my tickets very early.
Thanks to all those who answer
Also, does anyone know of any really good techno raves like DAYGLOW and etc? I would like to attend more of those fun concerts. Thank you!|||Ultra is only held in Miami. It was this past weekend (and totally epic!...150,000 people!) I had a blast.
As for an electronic music festival in NYC, you might be thinking of Electric Zoo.
http://www.madeevent.com/ElectricZoo/
Tix go on sale April 14th and the festival is in September.
Camp Bisco is another music fest in NY comin up in July ... http://www.campbisco.net/... its a ton of fun cause everyone camps out in tents for the 3 days. Mostly electro stuff
As far as "raves"...those are traditionally underground events and you kind of have to be in the scene or know somebody who is to find out about them. Dayglow is fun, but its pretty overproduced/commercialized....not really a rave so much as an excuse to dance, throw paint around, and drop some ebombs. If you're just looking for some good electro shows (or a good excuse to roll), the top DJs are always touring...especially in NYC. Just gotta look out for em at the big clubs or venues.
Rusko is coming to NYC on the 27th if you're into good dubstep and Pretty Lights will be around NY as well.
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