What to see in New York by neighborhoods
As we mentioned in the preparations for the trip to New York during Holy Week to do a planning of what to see in New York It is not always an easy task, but the opposite. That has been the main reason why we propose to write a extra post on this trip to New York in which to explain the itinerary, more or less detailed with all the places what to see in New York by neighborhoods.
The first thing to do is get used to and identify the different neighborhoods that we find in both Manhattan and the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens or Staten Island, places that we will also know these days, although to a lesser extent.
The day of our arrival in New York, telling us that we will land in the JFK at noon and we have reserved the game between the New York Knicks - Chicago Bulls at Madison Square Garden at 19:30 in the afternoon, we will dedicate it to that first take of contact with the city, taking advantage to enjoy the surroundings of the Holiday Inn New York City - Times Square, which will be our hotel in New York, located only 3 minutes walk from the most central area of the city.
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2nd day - March 25 - Friday
(Tomorrow) The second day of trip to New York We will start touring a part of Midtown, approaching Times Square again, to have that vision early in the day that allows us to take a few minutes to take some photographs without too many people, following Broadway until we reach NYC & Company where we will pick up our New York CityPASS and follow the route towards Upper West Side, passing through Hearst Tower, Columbus Circle, to enter later in Central Park, to know the Strawberry Fiedls area, the memorial to John Lennon and arrive at what will be one of the sour cherries of the day, the Museum of Natural History, where we will spend the rest of the morning and one of the 10 best free things in New York.
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(Afternoon) After lunch, our tour will pass through Lincoln Center, to return to Midtown to arrive later at St. Patrick's Cathedral, open every day from 6:30 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.
Once this visit is made, we will approach an entire symbol of the city, Rockefeller Center, where we will miss a visit to Rockefeller Plaza, the Radio City Music Hall and of course enjoy views from the heights of New York, visiting Late afternoon, to have those views both day and night, Top of the Rock Observation Deck.
3rd day - March 26 - Saturday
(Tomorrow) The third day of the trip we will use all the morning in the Tour Contrasts that we reserve in advance, the most famous tour of the city, which will take us to know some of the least visited places on conventional routes through New York, with whom We will visit Harlem, Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn, where we will finish this 4-5 hour tour.
Another good option is to book the VIP Contrast Tour that takes place in a minibus for up to 15 people or this Contrast Tour that includes the Gospel Mass.
We will take advantage of the end of the tour to tour this area of Brooklyn, following one of the recommended itineraries in the New York guide of Lonely Planet, in which we will follow a route that will take us to part of DUMBO, from the English Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass , a district of New York located on the shore of the East Riverpor, by the St. George Hotel, Plymouth Church, Truman Capote's house, Montague Tce, Brooklyn Heights Promenade, from where we will have incredible views of the city, Fulton Ferry Landing, to finish in the famous Brooklyn Bridge, passing before the Empire Stores.
(Afternoon) After lunch we will approach again to Empire Fulton Ferry Park, to see one of the attractions of the area, the Jane's Carousel, and then approach to some of the many viewpoints from which there are beautiful views of the city and to the Manhattan Bridge.
Then we will approach to Front street, to continue on Jay street, finishing our tour through the impressive Brooklyn Bridge, before the afternoon falls, to enjoy the vision of Manhattan, both day and night.
From here, we will only have to take the subway to return to the area where we will stay, to enjoy a dinner that recharges the lost energy on this very complete day.
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4th day - March 27 - Sunday
(Tomorrow) The first Sunday of our trip to New York during Holy Week, we will dedicate it to meet Harlem, one of the New York's best known neighborhoods, among many other things for being destiny to enjoy a Gospel mass or a jazz concert.
The idea is to take the blue metro line first thing in the morning to be able to be in the Cathedral of San Juan el Divino at 7 in the morning, opening time, and after visiting it, go to Columbia University and then go to the Apollo Theater, one of Harlem's symbols.
From here we will continue the visit to Harlem giving preference to the area located from east to west between
5th avenue and 7th, also called Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, where we can see the classic stone houses, with the typical stairs with railing at the entrance, and from south to north between 125th and 138th streets.
A good option to explore the neighborhood and know its history is to book this tour with a guide in Spanish in which we will also attend a gospel mass.
After this tour and how could it be otherwise, we will approach to Bethel Gospel Assembly, where we will have the experience of living an authentic Gospel Mass
(Afternoon) After enjoying a Harlem brunch, we will take the subway to the beginning of Columbus Circle Park to enjoy a Sunday in Central Park.
Even knowing that it will be practically impossible to cover the entire area, we leave you what will be our itinerary, which if we do not finish, we will resume the following Sunday.
We will begin the tour of The Pond, one of the park's great lakes, located a few steps from 5th Avenue. After touring it, we will approach Wollman Rink, the mythical skating rink, scene of films like Love Story.
Then we will approach the Carousel, another great Central Park classic, from where, looking south, you can see an area of baseball fields.
From here we will continue our walk through The Mall, the main park promenade, which borders West Sheep Meadow, a vast green area perfect for a picnic.
After this slightly longer tour, we will arrive at Bethesda Terrace, one of the park's most famous areas, near Strawberry Fields, the John Lennon memorial, through which we spent the first day of the trip.
From here we will approach to The Lake, another of the park's great lakes, where you can rent small boats.
From here, and how could it be otherwise, we will approach the statue of Alice In Wonderland, the most famous of Central Park to continue our walk to Belvedere Castle, the most emblematic building of the park that houses an observatory.
From there, we will approach Shakespeare Garden, especially beautiful when spring begins to emerge and the first flowers of the year appear.
From here we will arrive at the oldest monument in the city, the Obelisk or Cleopatra's Needle, built around 1450 BC, along with another equal, which is today in London and was a gift from Egypt.
Finally we will approach Great Lawn, the most famous green grass area of Central Park, which we have seen so many times in the movies.
About 6-7 in the afternoon, we have an appointment at a place that we have been recommended to enjoy a live jazz concert, with which we will finish another day more than complete with everything what to see in New York.
5th day - March 28 - Monday
(Morning-Afternoon) On Monday we will dedicate it completely to touring Lower Manhattan and the financial district, being any day during the week, the ideal time to enjoy the atmosphere in this area of New York.
We will begin the tour in the World Trade Center, to then have one of the most extreme experiences in the Museum 11 /, one of the best museums in New York, and then make the itinerary on page 70 of the Lonely Planet, which will take us through the most important points of this area of the Big Apple.
If you are interested in everything that happened in the 11S, it may be interesting to book this 9/11 tour with a guide in Spanish.
We will go through 8 hook & ladder, the Ghostbusters movie building, the Woolworth Building, the St. Paul Chapel, the Singer Building, the Trinity Church, and then reach one of the city's most prominent buildings: The NY Stock Exchange.
From here, we will go to the Federal Reserve to later approach the Wall Street area, perfect place to observe how the brokers go out to eat between 12 and 14 in the afternoon and of course, approach us to the Wall Street Bull.
Before eating we have booked this Helicopter Tour through New York, to enjoy it at the best time and not run out of seats.
How could it be otherwise, after lunch, we approached Fraunces Tavern Museum, then visit Battery Park and catch the Ferry Staten Island one hour before nightfall, to enjoy one of the most amazing views of New York and of the Statue of Liberty.
After this tour, we will return to Battery Park, to enjoy the views at dusk and then have dinner in the area, before taking the red metro line 1 to Street Penn Station or Times Square Station, next to our hotel.
A good option to see New York at night is to book this tour in Spanish that includes the best illuminated places in the city.
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6th day - March 29 - Tuesday
(Tomorrow) The first part of the morning will be dedicated to touring part of the Upper east side, heading first by subway to 81, where we will cross Central park, taking the opportunity to approach the places that on Sunday did not give us time to reach the Metropolitan, where we hope to pay a visit to his most famous works.
From there we will go to the Guggenheim, leaving the visit for another occasion, then tour the 5th Avenue, pass through the Frick Collection mansion and then arrive at the Temple Emanu-El, an impressive synagogue that we do not want to miss.
(Afternoon) After this visit, we will return to the Midtown, doing this time a tour that will take us through the Seagram building, the Citygroup Center, the Waldorf Astoria, until we reach the Grand Central Terminal, from where we will start a tour of the area, following a route marked on page 180 of the New York guide of Lonely Planet.
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On this route we will pass by the iconic Chrysler Building, the New York Public Library, to end later in Bryant Park and wait for the afternoon to begin to climb to another of the symbols of New York, the Empire State Building, from where we will say goodbye of the day with a sunset, which for sure, will become unforgettable.
7th day - March 30 - Wednesday
(Tomorrow) Arrived on the seventh day of this trip to New York during Easter, we will enter the area of Union Square, Flatiron District and Gramercy, three areas not too large, to which we really want to put them in hand.
The idea is to start the route on page 157 of the Lonely Planet New York guide where we will begin the itinerary through Madison Square Park, to continue through Flatiron Building, Gramercy Park, Roosevelt's birthplace and Union Square and then finish In DSW, some department stores that we want to enter, not to buy, if not to climb to the fourth place from where we have read there are very good views of the Big Apple.
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After this walk, we will approach until SoHo, NoHo and Nolita neighborhoods, where we will follow a route indicated in the guide, through which we will pass by Cable Building, St. Patrick Old Cathedral, singer Building, the Haughwout Building and The New York Earth Room, a gallery designed by Walter de María.
From here we will continue the route to reach Washington Square and The Cage and then continue to Greenwich Village.
In Greenwich village we will make the route on page 129 that passes through Cherry Lane Theater, number 90 of Bedford, where the series building is Friends, 66 Perry St., where we will see the house of Carrie, protagonist of Sex in New YorkChristopher Park, the Jefferson Market Library to finish in Washington Square Park. If you are a follower of the series you cannot stop booking this tour through the Sex scenarios in New York.
(Afternoon) After a morning-afternoon more than complete, we will enter Chinatown and Little Italy, two neighborhoods that have recommended us to meet in the late afternoon, passing through Mott Street, Mulberry Street, Canal Street, the Mahayana Buddhist Temples and Eastern States to end the tour in Columbus Park.
To know the history of these two neighborhoods and not miss anything, it can be very interesting to book this visit with a guide in Spanish.
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8th day - March 31 - Thursday
After a day like yesterday, in which we certainly do not stop from the beginning of the day, the approach for today is that of a somewhat quieter morning that we will start in the same area yesterday, arriving at the Chelsea Hotel, touring some of the areas that yesterday we could be less known for lack of time, to later approach Chelsea Market, buy some food and tour the High Line, one of the things to do in New York that we have more desire to live and have recommended us so much.
After this morning in height we will approach until pier 81, where we will make a New York Cruise, which enters with the New York CityPASS, at 15:30 in the afternoon, time that we believe is ideal for this type of activity.
Other good and romantic options are to book this New York night cruise that includes dinner or book this sunset cruise.
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9th day - April 1 - Friday
Approaching the weekend, today if the day accompanies, we want to approach the Statue of Liberty. While we have read and given us mixed opinions, we believe that in a first trip to New York, we must get here, although we will not go up to the crown and that is when we went to see if there were tickets, logically already quite late, it was impossible to get them.
After this visit, we will approach until East village, where we will start a tour that will take us through The Cube, CBGB, one of the most famous concert halls in the city, Joey Ramone Place, Cooper Union, Trash & Vaudeville, an emblematic store that we do not know for sure if it has closed or not, Filmore East until you reach Tompkins Square Park.
After eating, we want to approach one of the New York's most interesting places, the Museum of Modern Art, MOMA, which is free admission (will) on Fridays from 4 to 8 in the afternoon.
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After this afternoon visit, we will approach the Lincoln Center area to enjoy it with the evening-night lights.
10th day - April 2 - Saturday
As you can see, as we move forward the days of this trip to New York, the itineraries of the day are much more relaxed and knowing that the first days will be quite marathon, we have preferred to leave the last a bit free, to take them with more tranquility if we are too tired.
This last full day in the Big Apple we will approach the Queensboro Bridge, scene of the film Manhattan Woody Allen, to then take the Roosvelt Island Cable Car, to enjoy some views, we have been told, impressive of Manhattan.
After spending the morning in this area of the city, we will approach one of the best known places in New York, where we will enjoy brunch at 230 Fifth.
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After enjoying a brunch, we hope that unforgettable and exceptional views, we will spend the rest of the day walking along Broadway and Fifth Avenue, taking those free hours to enjoy the city, only watching life go by.
Although at 8 pm we have an appointment with Broadway to see the play Aladdin at New Amsterdam Theater, with which we will end the day. Other famous shows are: The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, Blue Man Group, Cats, Wicked, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Chicago, Anastasia or School of Rock.
11th day - April 3 - Sunday
This will be our last day in New York, although having the flight at 17:20, we can still take advantage of the city all morning.
And our best way to say goodbye will be having a picnic in Central Park, one of the places that we will surely find the most beautiful in the city.
This is only a small, although extensive, sketch in which we wanted to capture the places and itineraries that we have prepared for this first visit to New York. As we commented in the trip preparations, after our experience, we believe that there is so much information on the internet, that making a compilation of everything is practically impossible, so we advise you to take a blog that you like or a guide as a reference and based on it, make your initial itinerary. Once you have it, adding interesting details or points that you discover in other guides or blogs will be much easier.
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