Hot answers tagged new-york-city
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Contrary to popular belief, JFK and Newark (EWR) are just about equivalent, for all intents and purposes, as long as you're travelling to Manhattan.
Reasons to prefer Newark:
It is slightly more convenient to the West side of Manhattan
It is way more convenient if you are travelling to New Jersey or Philadelphia
If you are flying Continental/United. As a ...
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For the US in general, 15% is the commonly expected bottom line, not 10, unless you're trying to send a mean spirited message to your server. 20% is far from unheard of.
In NYC in particular, 17% is probably the most common number - this is because NY Sales Tax on your restaurant bill is 8.5%, and most people just double the tax to calculate their tip - ...
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We went to Empire State Building during our Christmas season trip to NYC. I carried a small digital camera in addition to my phone which had a camera. My girlfriend carries a Nikon digital camera D50 with exchangeable lenses, and also a camera in her smartphone. Security checked the camera equipment without difficulty. I was completely unaware that there ...
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They are both really easy to get to. As Artem noted, you can take NJ Transit from Newark to NY Penn Station, which is more comfortable than the subway.
You can actually do an almost identical trip from JFK: you take the AirTrain from your terminal to the Jamaica stop, then you can transfer to any Penn-Station-bound Long Island Railroad (LIRR) train. You ...
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The High Line is open and accessible by
Subway
L or the A / C / E to 14th Street & 8th Avenue
C / E to 23rd Street & 8th Avenue
1 / 2 / 3 to 14th Street & 7th Avenue
1 to 18th Street & 7th Avenue
1 to 23rd Street & 7th Avenue
Bus
M11 to Washington Street
M11 to 9th Avenue
M14 to 9th Avenue
M23 to ...
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In addition to Empire State building which is currently the highest vantage point there is also Top of the Rock which from people who have compared the two offers better views then Empire State Building.
Top of the Rock is a 3-tiered observation deck on the 67th, 69th, and
70th floors of 30 Rockefeller Centre (the upper decks 260 m above the
street ...
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There's a number of reasons why a flight might fly a different route, with Weather on-route being the most common.
However for this specific flight, there's probably a far less common reason - Solar Flares!
You may recall that around the 2nd of April this year there were a number of major solar flares, which have the potential to impact a number of aspects ...
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This zip code finder shows 11217 as the neighborhood of Boerum Hill.
This is a very nice part of Brooklyn. You have a choice of several nearby subway lines (Atlantic Ave - Barclay's Center is a major transit hub), which will get you into downtown Manhattan in 10-15 minutes, midtown in maybe 15-20 more. Smith Street has a lot of very good restaurants, as ...
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I usually round up to the next 5 dollar increment, with a minimum of 15%. If paying by credit card, I'll usually just use the automatic 20% button (the smallest offered), out of laziness.
This WSJ Article claims that the average in NYC is 18-19%. Which is above the national average by a little, but not much. That's a pretty decent number to target, but I'll ...
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If you do not have a tripod, bipod, monopod, or any other bulky equipment which will create an impediment or disturbance to the other guests, you should be allowed in. I've been up literally hundreds of times, and though I can't speak for them, I've a good feeling as to what they allow and prohibit.
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To the best of my knowledge, New York State does not offer a refund of sales tax on purchases that are later taken outside the state or country. Except for the North Dakota and Louisiana programs mentioned in the link you give, I have never heard of such refunds existing anywhere in the U.S.
I think you just have to pay it.
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The Boerum Hill neighborhood is not a bad option. I have never been there at night; however, it is a mostly residential area and I at least have never felt unsafe. While the media has made much of some recent incidents of violent crime, similar incidents happen in any gentrifying neighborhood, including the adjacent neighborhoods of Fort Greene or Park ...
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I don't recall any bars in NYC having a dress code, so T-Shirt and Jeans should be fine as long as you don't come in looking like a complete bum. Having said that there are quite a few rooftop bars. Here is the list of some of them that have menus available.
230 Fifth
The Heights
The Local cafe
But you can simply look at the top 10 list(?) to pick the ...
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Wikipedia has a thought on why this might occur:
Over longer distances and/or at higher latitudes the great circle
route is significantly shorter than the rhumb line between the same
two points. However the inconvenience of having to continuously change
bearings while travelling a great circle route makes rhumb line
navigation appealing in ...
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The one that springs immediately to mind is the Empire State Building. The main observation deck is on the 86th floor, which has 360 degree views over the city. There's also a smaller and fully enclosed observation deck on the 102nd floor; apparently the view is better, but you're indoors. I think it misses something not being able to feel the wind and see ...
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There's at least a couple of options, actually.
aplusnyc - they run art and architecture tours by design professionals - "a member of Guiding Architects, an international network for architectural guided tours by professionals."
Around Manhattan Official NYC Architecture Tour - "an educational around-Manhattan architecture tour, hosted by architects and ...
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Some of the cheapest rooms in Manhattan you're going to get are at the YMCA and those are about $90-$130/night. I don't think you're going to have much luck with finding $50-$60/night rooms unless you have a friend, are okay with a hostel. You might be able to catch a lucky break on Airbnb if you're okay with being in someone's house.
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Fastest
JFK AirTrain to Jamaica Station ($5, ~15 min)
Inbound Long Island Rail Road service to Atlantic Terminal ($6.25, ~20 min)
Cheapest
JFK AirTrain to Howard Beach Station ($5, ~15 min)
A Train (NYC Subway) to Hoyt-Schermerhorn Station ($2.25, ~30 min)
Well, that's not entirely true. The truly cheapest options are to take the B15 bus and ...
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There are plenty of haunted houses around the City and in surrounded areas let's start with the obvious:
Times Scare
Recently started seeing ads for the Killers
And of course Jekyll & Hyde series of haunted establishments.
There are also plenty of online resources that list the haunted houses as well like HauntedHouse.com in New York and New Jersey ...
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Simplest answer to all your questions: If you're worried pay the fine and forget this ever happened. NY state is not likely to pass along traffic violation information to Singapore.
So with that in mind: you could try and go to NYS Traffic Violations Page and pay your ticket, unless of course you decided to plead "Not guilty" or your violation required a ...
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I haven't done a Times Square New Year's Eve in over a decade, but I'd say if you can manage changing trains at 42nd Street during rush hour, it's no great challenge.
Compared to most American cities (if not, say, Mumbai), New York City is an "unyielding crush of humanity" on any ordinary day. The sidewalks are crowded, the subways are crowded, the stores ...
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Technically you could claim a Sales Tax Refund from New York State. To do that you need to fill out AU-11 form in which you can claim refund for goods you are taking out of state. And mail it to the state. Problem is that under NY law you likely won't qualify for a refund and on top of this they can only return NY State Portion which is 4%. So if you ...
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I think JFK is considered to be a nicer airport, but I find it awkward to get to. If I remember correctly, you can take the subway, but you will have to transfer and it might be difficult with luggage. The advantage of Newark is that you can take a NJTransit train right from the airport to Penn Station in NYC (around 33rd and 7th, so pretty well located in ...
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Amtrak runs daily trains for $114 that takes 13 1/2 hours, both of which are just above your thresholds.
Greyhound offers overnight buses that fit your requirements (10 1/2 hrs, $40 if buying now), or daily buses that take longer (presumably traffic related) - 12 to 12 1/2 hours.
Overall I'd recommend the bus, unless someone can find a plane flight for ...
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To get a decent vantage point you should probably get into a restaurant like Olive Garden on Times Square or some similar, menu is not that fancy but the location is great and you might want to reserve the seat by the glass now.
Generally it used to be that to get a place by the fence you will need to be on Times Square the morning of the 31st (times have ...
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One would have to caveat the answer: Laws regarding child safety in Cabs may vary from state to state but here goes:
New York city officially exempts Cabs from requirement of Child Safety seats in Massachusetts you will need to restrain the child.
In Buses and commuter trains it is simply not possible to use a child safety seat at all as there is no ...
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I don't know how you're using it, but when I run a Kayak query from the airport, I get about $47 a day.
I've run the query for your convenience.
However, remember that you're looking to pick up on THANKSGIVING. As this is a public holiday and the start of a long weekend, it's highly likely you'll pay extra charges or that rentals will be in demand as ...
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I used SkyScanner to check from New York (any airport) to San Francisco International for a period of one year. SkyScanner reports these figures using fares found by its website users within the past 10 days. Surprisingly it appears months further in the future are selling at higher rates while dates closer are selling at ~$300 range. Not exactly sure ...
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There is a Dutch company that specializes on so called cargo ship cruises. Their url has been in my bookmarks for some years now, but unfortunately I did not find the time to experience a cargo cruise. If I remember correctly you could order one way tickets. But best is to contact them for additional information. I believe that the average price is around ...
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There is no safe way, as there is a high fence that bars access from the long-term parking lot.
To save money, I would take the Q10 bus from terminal 5 and transfer to the A train at Lefferts Blvd or the F train at Kew Gardens.
http://mta.info/busco/schedules/q010cur.pdf
There are other buses (B15, Q3), but I am not familiar with them.
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