New York - 1st Trip 2024

Visiting NYC for a week in May and planning my itinerary. I’m focusing on specific areas of Manhattan for each day to minimize travel times. Giving me a chance to hit 12 neighborhoods in 7 days. I wanted to take my time and soak in each neighborhood and tourist attraction vs trying to zip through everything.

Original Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival/Times Square/Midtown South
Day 2 - Midtown/Chelsea - MoMa/Highline
Day 3 - Lower Manhattan/Brooklyn - Staten Island Ferry/Dumbo
Day 4 - SoHo/Summit One
Day 5 - Upper West Side & Central Park
Day 6 - Upper West Side - AMNH
Day 7 - Upper East Side/Departure - Met

Day 1 - Arrival - Times Square/Midtown South

10:40 am LGA ✈️
11 am - Q70 Bus 🚎 to Subway E/F train
Noon - Times Square
1 pm - Lunch - Luke Lobster Roll/Udon Lab
1 pm - K-Town
4 pm - Checkin Hotel 🏨
6 pm - Dinner - Pizza + Sushi Co
8 pm - Hotel Bar

Day 2 - Upper West Side/Midtown West/South - MoMa/Central Park/Chelsea

8 am - Breakfast - Levain Bakery
10 am - Tiny Dancer Coffee
10:30 am - MoMa
Noon - Lunch - MoMa Cafe
4 pm - Highline
5 pm - Chelsea Market
6 pm - Dinner - Lobster Place
9 pm - Anita Gelato
10 pm - Hotel Bar

Day 3 - Lower Manhattan/Brooklyn - Staten Island Ferry/Dumbo/Chinatown

7 am - Breakfast - BTS - Bagels
8 am - Battery Park
9 am - Staten Island Ferry ⛴️
11 am - FiDi
Noon - Chinatown
1 pm - Lunch - Dim Sum Palace
1 pm - Dumbo
6 pm - Dinner - Hotel Bar

Day 4 - SoHo / Summit One

9 am - SoHo
9 am - Breakfast - Balthazar
11 am - Laduree Coffee
2:30 pm - Grand Central Terminal 🚉
3 pm - Summit One
6 pm - Dinner - Omusubi Gonbei
Midnight - McDonalds

Day 5 - Central Park & Upper West Side

8 am - Breakfast - Hotel
8 am - Central Park
11:30 am - Lunch - Tenzan
12:30 pm - Upper West Side
3 pm - Little Island
4 pm - Starbucks Reserve Bar
7 pm - Dinner - Celeste
9 pm - Hotel Bar

Day 6 - Upper West Side - American Natural Museum/5th Ave

8 am - Breakfast - Hotel
9 am - Central Park/5th Ave
10 am - American Museum Natural History
1 pm - Lunch - Raku II
3 pm - Midtown South
6 pm - Dinner - BCD Tofu

Day 7 - Times Square/Midtown South - Departure

10 am - Breakfast - Paris Baguette 86th St
10:30 am - The Met
12:30 pm Lunch - Met Cafe
2 pm - Ralph Coffee
5 pm - Midtown —> LGA
6 pm - Dinner - Del Toro
7:40 pm LGA departure ✈️

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