Hey everyone!

I'm visiting New York from abroad for the first time and planning to rent a car from Hertz to drive from Manhattan to Niagara Falls.

I'm a bit confused about how tolls work in NY. Hertz is offering me their PlatePass All-Inclusive service for around $45 per day, which seems insanely expensive. Some friends told me it's basically a rip-off.

So my question is: Can I decline PlatePass and just pay the tolls myself? If so, how does that work? Are there any cheaper alternatives, or will Hertz charge me extra fees anyway?

Assume I know absolutely nothing about driving in the US, because I really don't, haha.

Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Edit: The main reason I want to drive is that there are four of us traveling together (my family), so renting a car actually works out cheaper for us.

Hi there, I will be visiting Manhattan with my partner from November 6th - 12th (5 full days, 2 partial days). We will be staying in Chelsea.
I would appreciate some feedback on our itinerary and whether it is reasonable in the time we have and any other recommendations Thanks.

Friday:
Check in to hotel at 4pm
Explore some of Midtown
Dinner somewhere around Broadway
Broadway show: 7pm
Explore some of Midtown at night

Saturday:
The Met
Explore Central Park
Seinfeld diner
Plaza hotel
Top of the rock: 4.10pm
Any recommendations for after TOTR on a Sat night?

Sunday:
Times Square
Rockefeller centre
Radio city
Park avenue
Empire State Building
St Patrick’s cathedral
Chrysler building
Grand central terminal
Bryant Park
Central Park
New York public library
Fifth avenue shops
Macy’s
Jimmy Fallon show possibly: 3:30pm

Monday:
Walk through Battery Park
Wall st Bull
New York stock exchange
Walk through Stone st
Lunch at Frances tavern or on Stone st somewhere
World trade centre
The Oculus
911 memorial & Museum
Circle line Harbour lights cruise: 7pm

Tuesday:
The high line
Chelsea market
The vessel
Explore Greenwich village
Lunch somewhere in West village
Explore West village
Madison square park
Washington square park
Flatiron building
Sex and the city apartment
Friends apartment
Magnolia bakery
NBA game: 7.30pm

Wednesday:
Brooklyn bridge park
Brooklyn heights promenade
Explore Dumbo
Time out market
Walk across Brooklyn bridge facing Manhattan
Pier 17 for views of Brooklyn Bridge
Chinatown
Little Italy
Katz Deli
Soho

Thursday:
Check out of hotel: 9am (leave bags at hotel)
Anything else we missed (approx 4-4.5 hours)
Leave hotel for JFK: 1.30pm

I have a relative coming to visit who has done most the main tourism things and also is not interested in most of the things I like to do, so I'm trying to think outside the box. By chance does anyone have any recs for anything related to French, Lebanese or Egyptian culture?

We've done the Brooklyn Museum and the Met's ancient egypt exhibits, and we've been to Albertine (the french bookstore). I'll take all other recs though! Maybe there's a movie playing I don't know about? A talk? Another museum? Stores? A street fair? Anything at all!

Dates would be Oct 17th to 25th.

Thank you!

Hi NYC,

This will be my 2nd time in NYC, previously I’ve visited midtown Manhattan Central Park, Bryant park, Chelsea market, high line, Times Square, The Met, and pretty much the tourist spots.

I’m really looking forward to get food recommendations, my particular interests are Mediterranean and Italian cuisines and things to do.
I’ll also be in Brooklyn for dinner, I would appreciate any recommendations for good spots!

Thank you

Hi there! I (36F) will be coming by next month from the 8th to the 12th and here is what I roughly plan to do during my stay. Feel free to suggest anything or let me know if this looks off or too much/too little! I'm more going with the flow type of gal or last minute make random plans

Sunday (8th)

Arriving in LGA at 8 pm EST and checking into the HI hostel. Will grab some food and pass out

Monday (9th)

Explore Central park in the morning/ early afternoon

Ring making class at Ringram at 1 pm

Hit up Times Square and explore

2 hour night time ferry at 7 pm

Hit up a bar or two after the ferry (depends on what I'm feeling)

Tuesday (10th)

Ice skating at Rockefeller in the morning (9-10 am)

Possibly explore Manhattan Chinatown in the afternoon and try out all the food I can eat

Catch a Broadway show in the evening (given there are last minute tickets. I'm not picky on what show to watch)

Backup in case Broadway goes sideways: go check out a comedy show for NYC comedy fest

Wednesday (11th)

Go to a taping of the Drew Barrymore show at 10 am

Afterwards it's mostly a free day so I'll probably wander about and see where the day takes me

Thursday (12th)

Fly out of JFK to Atlanta to an event for the weekend (magic con) will be going home on the 16th

Backup plans just in case any of the things don't work out between the 8th and 11th (minus the Drew Barrymore show)

Go see the art of manga exhibition in the Brooklyn museum

Go to the Brooklyn bridge

Explore Chelsea market

Go to the Nintendo store and hopefully get a Pikachu plush wearing the statue of Liberty outfit

9/11 Memorial

Thank you!

Hello! My mom and I have a trip planned next week to celebrate her birthday in NYC! We are hoping to do some kind of bar hopping one of the nights. Right now, the plan is to go out on the 22nd, but we are open to change. We are struggling to find a good area to plan our night around! We would love to go to a bar with a live band (rock, 80s, country, pop, we're open to it all!) or anything that would be fun or unique! We are staying in Brooklyn, I think around the Bushwick area. We are open to traveling away from there if there is a good area to go out in! If there's any place that's known for cheap drinks, we're open to that too haha. We are from a boring midwest state, so we are open to all ideas on areas to go!