Lots of great places mentioned indeed, the chopper tour is great and taking the ferry is mandatory.

I stayed several months in NYC in 1998 - and on a shoestring back then

My best advice if you want to discover the city is to get lost, take a subway, get off it and wander around for a few hours - you can afford to in 10 days.

NYC is not as dodgy as movies tend to make you think, even Harlem, just get somewhere safe at night, that's it

Of course bring your camera and shoot, shoot and shoot some more.

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Depending on whether you want to stay in NYC for all 10 days you could easily drive down to Washington for day or two or even drive up the coast to Rhode Island and Boston. There is also an express train from Penn Station that goes from Washington to Boston and runs along the coast but not cheap.

Trip down to the Jersey Shore or Atlantic City.

You might even want to look at a trip up to Niagra Falls.

Or with 10 days time to drive across America and back and still do most of NYC tourist attractiions. There is a difference between knowing your sh!t and knowing you're sh!t

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Rej is right, DC is a must, but you'll spend 2 days just visiting its stunning museums (Smithsonian, etc). The thing is you'll probably see several in NYC already, so...

Boston is fantastic but a bit to much like "home" considering the heritage (it does look like UK).

Niagara falls, if you have a spare day, but i'd rather visit more of NYC really

Coast to coast Round trip in 10 days doable, (and done ) but you'll only see highways, truckstops and motels (and maybe the E.R... ). not the best if you want to treat Madame, but definatly something to do with a good mate (i.e. in an 84 Monte Carlo... )

Focus on NYC and save the rest for another trip with the kids - ten days will give you a good idea of what the city is.  l=Oo\________/oO=l l:OolΞΞΞΞΞΞΞloO:l

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If you want to do a different kind of dinner and like a lively atmosphere try Beauty & Essex. Great restaurant and great food and lots of champagne for the ladies. If you want something more refined try Babbo in Greenwich village but book now as long waiting list.

If you want to impress the Mrs (and really splash cash) One if by Land, Two if by Sea in Greenwich Village or River Cafe (absolutely stunning views) in Brooklyn will give you lots of brownie points. Again book now if you can.

Wilfie & Nell in Greenwich Village was a really nice feel good pub/bar in Greenwich Village.

Pre-dinner or time with sunset drinks at the Top of The Standard is worth doing, very nice bar at the Standard Hotel in meatpacking district with stunning skyline views and even more amazing bathrooms.

Romantic walk along the high line park (starts by Standard Hotel and ends up in Chelsea) is really nice and lovely walk.

Must do a walk or just day in Central Park. Its just a whole different experience and feels great. Brunch at Sarabeths on Central Park South, best eggs benedicte and Bellini's I've had.

View from top of the standard is the best one in NYC IMHO as you get to see empire state and world trade centre. Sunrise or sunset spectacular. But also do empire state for the experience as someone said earlier.

Shopping - walking 5 Avenue is nice and some really nice displays for Tiffany's etc. Bergorf Goodman is like our Harrods. Macy's for decent shopping and designer stuff at good prices, and take passport to get tax free.

If you are in to photography go check out B&H store its pretty cool.

Metropolitan Museum is amazing. Natural history museum also.

Go downtown to see world trade centre memorial and wall street and the bronze bull, and then go to battery park and walk along the river.

Take Staten island ferry for free to see statute of liberty and then come back to get the whole Manhattan skyline.

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Rockafella tower is well worth going up. Has some good history and a nice little shopping arcade in the bottom with a soup shop as well which was great for lunch when me and my lady went at this time last year.

Are you flying into JFK? If so and your hotel isn't far from a subway station take the mtr from the airport instead of the overpriced cabs, you get to see a lot of the suburbs as you go in and well worth it IMO.

Also if she likes shopping there is a mall out in jersey that's a bus trip away from the central bus station and is only a few bucks per ticket. When you get their find he welcome desk as tourists get an extra discount book on too of some already cheap prices take a small suitcase if you go, it's much easier than bags

Staton island ferry is worth doing on a clear day and is free as well.

Don't underestimate the power of just having a wander around

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Lot's of really good advice here, having been to NYC many times, main thing I would say is to pace yourself as you have plenty of time & don't want to spoil it by trying to do too much. Bring good walking shoes and book meals in advance when you can.

A few more pointers:

Whilst downtown in the Wall St / Ground Zero area, check out Delmonico's on William St for great steak & lobster - it's the oldest restaurant in NY if not the US.

Breakfast / brunch at Balthazar on Spring St is a must.

If you want an old fashioned NY Italian Il Mulino, Downtown on West 3rd or they have one midtown at East 60th - booking is essential.

Ottos pizza on East 10th has a great buzz.

Try and take in a show, either get tickets online before you go or TKTS in NYC.

If your wife loves shopping either hire a car or take a bus to Woodberry Common outlet mall about an hour upstate, you also pass the Garden State Plaza mall on the way and get to see a little bit of The Catskills.

If you can, check out Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum on pier 86 on W46th & 12th

Enjoy

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Been the states but never New York.

Remember you need an Esta to get in. When applyinlg make sure you use a link from a repultable website. I have heard of people applying through a search engine that looks like the right site and charges you the correct money. You arrive for your flight to be told you aint got a visa.


Also get a credit card that doesnt charge you for foreign usage. Halifax has one. You will get a great exchange rate and will save u a fortune. Try moneysavingexpert.

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Thank you Amos, good advise there sir

+1 for the Metropolitan Museum , esp if weather isn't great.

I enjoyed getting the yellow cabs around , felt like I was in a movie set as you see the landmarks.
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Jump on another plane and come and see me climbing some mountains in South America. I'm sure Lorna would much prefer that than drinking and enjoying yourselves.
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Went years ago pre 9/11 on a school art trip (and I didn't do art!) What seemed like a draw back was the fact we had to go to art museum's but there were okay actually gugenheim (spl? ) was a super building , make sure you're camera can have the flash off if you do go

We ate in China town and Greenwich city a couple of times

If doing the sky scrappers try one in the day and another at night totally different perspectives

Travel as mentioned walking the best way, as is getting lost! In a small group (2 of us) we crossed over at times Sq and veered off track back up
Turned out arriving back at the rendezvous place in can was "cool" back then $6 an 20 mind seemed like where the f#$ know did we go and how r we getting back

Last time I was there was the May before 9/11, so a tad out of date, lots of good advice so far, a few odd sugestions, the real Pooh Bear and Piglet live in the New York childrens library, The Goog use to be free on a Tuesday eavning, Lie on the floor dead centre and look up, then take the lift to the top and see if you can find a real picture as you walk back down. cant remember which but one of the lower East side bridges is worth the walk across. Don't drive to Niagra, it took us all soding day and was described by Oscar Wilde as the second biggest disappointment in married life. letters not necessarily in the right order

If there for 10 days may be worth getting a local mobile if you don't have one. I normally get anyone travelling with me a $20.00 and put $100 credit on it, cheaper than hotels or UK phones for calling back home and handy for boking resturants and generally keeping in touch. I get $100 credit as then valid for a year and cheaper calls, if you or someone you know is going back to the US you can use again and just top up or even sell when you get back to recover a few £. There is a difference between knowing your sh!t and knowing you're sh!t

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Thank you for all your advice gents.. We have less than a week before the off so, any last minute idea's please?